Shen vs Sion in Top lane is a favourable lane on patch 26.16. The one thing to respect: sidestep his charged Q — dodging it punishes him far harder than cancelling it. Below is the exact page the OTP runs — runes, skill max order, summoner spells, item build and the four tips that decide the lane, plus a quick quiz before you lock in.

⇄ ChangeYOU · TOPSHENthe Eye of Twilight

⇄ ChangeENEMY · TOPSIONThe Undead Juggernaut

VS

Favors youPre-6 EasyPost-6 EasyTake Ignite

How to play it

✓ DO

Sidestep his Q

His charged Q comes from the bush and fog early — bait it out and sidestep; dodging it costs him a far longer cooldown than taunt-cancelling.

Break his W shield

If he starts W, kill the shield before it pops — denying the burst is good for your wave control.

Short trades on cooldown

Trade in short bursts when your Q and passive are back up, then step out.

✕ DON'T

⛔

Never take an even-ish trade that leaves you low when he has Teleport — that trade is worth more to him than to you.

Runes

RESOLVE

INSPIRATIONuniversal page

SHARDS

No rune change for this matchup — run the universal page, our every-game default.

Spells

FLASH

IGNITE

Items

Start

Core

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16.14 Emerald+ - 55% WR - 872 games

Skill order

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
	Q			Q	Q		Q	Q
			W											W	W		W	W
		E							E	E		E	E
						R					R					R

MAXQ→E→W

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