Shen vs Tahm Kench

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Skill matchupPre-6 MediumPost-6 MediumTake Ignite

How to play it

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Dodge his Q stun

At 2 stacks, don't prolong a trade unless you can hide behind minions: a third Tongue Lash lands the stun.

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Poke with Emp Q

Poke him with empowered Q's from right behind your melee minions so he can't Q you back: a little at a time, then reset your blade.

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Taunt threshold

Only taunt in once he's at 50-60% HP from short trades, or when you have a level lead.

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Never prolong a trade at 2 stacks unless you're 100% sure minions block his next Q.

Runes

RESOLVE

INSPIRATION

SHARDS

Spells

FLASH

IGNITE

Items

Start

Core

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16.14 Emerald+ - 51% WR - 531 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

Shen vs Tahm Kench in Top lane is a skill matchup on patch 26.17. The one thing to respect: his Q stun, a third Tongue Lash at full stacks stuns you, so never trade out of minion cover.

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