Shen Patch History
Every buff and nerf, with the numbers, 3.8 to 26.16
Shen has been touched in 32 of the 305 patches tracked here, across 98 individual values: 41 moved in their favour, 57 against. Most recent change: patch 26.6.
32Patches touched
98Values changed
41Buffed
57Nerfed
26.6Last change
The abilities Riot keeps touching
StatsBase stats
Health, attack damage, armour, magic resist, movement speed, attack range and their per-level growth.
STATS
Base stats
15 changed8▲ 7▼
PKi Barrier
After casting a spell, Shen gets a shield. Affecting other champions reduces the cooldown of this effect.
P
Ki Barrier
2 changed1▲ 1▼
QTwilight Assault
Shen recalls his spirit blade to attack with it, dealing damage based on the target's max health. The attacks are greatly empowered if it collides with an enemy champion, and all collided enemies are slowed while running away from Shen.
Q
Twilight Assault
37 changed13▲ 24▼
WSpirit's Refuge
Attacks that would hit Shen or his allies near his spirit blade are blocked.
W
Spirit's Refuge
8 changed2▲ 6▼
EShadow Dash
Shen dashes in a direction, taunting enemies in his path.
E
Shadow Dash
21 changed12▲ 9▼
RStand United
Shen shields target allied champion from incoming damage, and soon after teleports to their location.
R
Stand United
15 changed5▲ 10▼
The kit this replaced
Reworked in patch 6.2. Icons are the originals, still served by Data Dragon at version 3.7.9.
P
Ki Strike
Q
Vorpal Blade
W
Feint
E
Shadow Dash
R
Stand United
Every change, newest first
Patch 26.6nerfMarch 17, 2026
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 6.2 rework | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q | Effect 7 | 120/140/160/180/200 | → | ▼ 100/125/150/175/200 6% |
Patch 25.12nerfJune 10, 2025
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 6.2 rework | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E | Bonus HP Ratio | 0.15/0.15/0.15/0.15/0.15 | → | ▼ 0.11/0.11/0.11/0.11/0.11 27% |
Patch 25.9buff
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 6.2 rework | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q | Emp Percent Health | 4/4.5/5/5.5/6 | → | ▲ 5/5.5/6/6.5/7 20% |
Patch 25.8buff
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 6.2 rework | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q | Effect 4 | 15/20/25/30/35 | → | ▲ 25/30/35/40/45 40% | |
| W | Cooldown | 18/16.5/15/13.5/12 | → | ▲ 16/14.5/13/11.5/10 13% |
Patch 14.22nerfNovember 5, 2024
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 6.2 rework | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | Shield Cooldown | 10 | → | ▼ 11 10% | |
| P | Shield Cooldown Reduction End Value | 7.5 | → | ▲ 8 7% | |
| R | Base Shield Amount | 290/450/610 | → | ▼ 220/320/420 29% | |
| R | Shield Coefficient | 0.16 | → | ▼ 0.15 6% |
Patch 14.2buffJanuary 23, 2024
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 6.2 rework | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base AD | 60 | → | ▲ 64 7% |
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 6.2 rework | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | Base Shield Max Level Up Tooltip | 512/800/1088 | → | ▼ 464/720/976 10% |
Patch 12.10nerf
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 6.2 rework | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armor per level Class-wide | 3 | → | ▲ 4.2 40% | ||
| Base HP Class-wide | 540 | → | ▲ 610 13% | ||
| HP per level Class-wide | 85 | → | ▲ 99 16% | ||
| MR per level Class-wide | 1.25 | → | ▲ 2.05 64% | ||
| Q | Cooldown | 0/0/0/0/0 | → | ▼ 8/7.25/6.5/5.75/5 | |
| Q | Effect 1 | 110/110/110/110/110 | → | ▼ 1/1/1/1/1 99% |
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 6.2 rework | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q | Effect 1 | 1/1/1/1/1 | → | ▲ 110/110/110/110/110 |
Patch 12.2nerfJanuary 19, 2022
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 6.2 rework | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q | Emp Percent Health | 5/5.5/6/6.5/7 | → | ▼ 4/4.5/5/5.5/6 17% | |
| W | Cooldown | 18/16.5/15/13.5/11 | → | ▼ 18/16.5/15/13.5/12 1% |
Patch 11.9nerfApril 27, 2021
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 6.2 rework | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | Base Shield Amount | 350/525/700 | → | ▼ 320/500/680 5% |
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 6.2 rework | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base MR Class-wide | 32.1 | → | ▼ 32 0% | ||
| Q | Effect 2 | 2/2.5/3/3.5/4 | → | ▲ 130/130/130/130/130 |
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 6.2 rework | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q | Effect 7 | 75/100/125/150/175 | → | ▲ 120/140/160/180/200 28% |
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 6.2 rework | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q | Effect 6 | 4/4.5/5/5.5/6 | → | ▲ 5/5.5/6/6.5/7 20% | |
| E | Effect 2 | 50/75/100/125/150 | → | ▲ 60/85/110/135/160 10% |
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 6.2 rework | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q | Cooldown | 8/7.25/6.5/5.75/5 | → | ▲ 0/0/0/0/0 100% |
Show the earlier 33 patches, back to V1.0.0.83
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 6.2 rework | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q | Effect 4 | 35/35/35/35/35 | → | ▼ 15/20/25/30/35 29% |
Patch 8.2January 23, 2018 · Read the 8.2 notes
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 6.2 rework | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP regen Class-wide | 8.5 | → | ▼ 1.7 80% |
Patch 7.22
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 6.2 rework | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base armor Class-wide | 25 | → | ▲ 34 36% |
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 6.2 rework | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q | Effect 1 | 2/2.5/3/3.5/4 | → | ▲ 100/100/100/100/100 | |
| Q | Effect 2 | 4/4.5/5/5.5/6 | → | ▼ 2/2.5/3/3.5/4 40% | |
| Q | Effect 6 | 30/50/70/90/110 | → | ▼ 4/4.5/5/5.5/6 93% | |
| E | Cost | 180/180/180/180/180 | → | ▲ 150/150/150/150/150 17% | |
| E | Effect 3 | 15/15/15/15/15 | → | ▲ 25/25/25/25/25 67% | |
| R | Cooldown | 180/150/120 | → | ▼ 200/180/160 20% | |
| R | Effect 1 | 250/550/850 | → | ▼ 175/350/525 36% |
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 6.2 rework | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armor per level | 2.6 | → | ▲ 3 15% | ||
| HP per level | 73 | → | ▲ 85 16% |
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 6.2 rework | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q | Effect 1 | 3/3.5/4/4.5/5 | → | ▼ 2/2.5/3/3.5/4 25% | |
| Q | Effect 2 | 5/5.5/6/6.5/7 | → | ▼ 4/4.5/5/5.5/6 17% |
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 6.2 rework | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP regen | 10 | → | ▼ 8.5 15% |
Patch 6.4tweak
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 6.2 rework | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q | Cost | 130/120/110/100/0 | → | ▼ 140/130/120/110/100 30% | |
| Q | Effect 1 | 5/5.5/6/6.5/7 | → | ▼ 3/3.5/4/4.5/5 33% | |
| Q | Effect 2 | 3/3/3/3/3 | → | ▲ 5/5.5/6/6.5/7 100% | |
| Q | Effect 3 | 35/35/35/35/35 | → | ▼ 3/3/3/3/3 91% | |
| Q | Effect 4 | 2/2/2/2/2 | → | ▲ 35/35/35/35/35 | |
| Q | Effect 5 | 30/50/70/90/110 | → | ▼ 2/2/2/2/2 97% | |
| Q | Effect 6 | 75/100/125/150/175 | → | ▼ 30/50/70/90/110 44% | |
| Q | Effect 7 | 8/8/8/8/8 | → | ▲ 75/100/125/150/175 | |
| Q | Effect 8 | 50/50/50/50/50 | → | ▼ 8/8/8/8/8 84% | |
| Q | Effect 9 | 75/75/75/75/75 | → | ▼ 50/50/50/50/50 33% | |
| W | Cost | 40/40/40/40/0 | → | ▼ 40/40/40/40/40 25% | |
| W | Effect 1 | 2/2/2/2/2 | → | ▼ 1.75/1.75/1.75/1.75/1.75 12% | |
| E | Cost | 180/180/180/180/0 | → | ▼ 180/180/180/180/180 25% | |
| E | Effect 1 | 50/75/100/125/150 | → | ▼ 1.5/1.5/1.5/1.5/1.5 98% | |
| E | Effect 2 | 15/15/15/15/15 | → | ▲ 50/75/100/125/150 | |
| E | Effect 3 | 300/300/300/300/300 | → | ▼ 15/15/15/15/15 95% | |
| E | Effect 4 | 125/125/125/125/125 | → | ▲ 300/300/300/300/300 140% | |
| E | Effect 5 | 150/150/150/150/150 | → | ▼ 125/125/125/125/125 17% | |
| E | Effect 6 | 800/800/800/800/800 | → | ▼ 150/150/150/150/150 81% | |
| R | Effect 1 | 5/5/5 | → | ▲ 250/550/850 | |
| R | Effect 2 | 175/175/175 | → | ▼ 5/5/5 97% | |
| R | Effect 3 | 2000/2000/2000 | → | ▼ 175/175/175 91% | |
| R | Effect 4 | 600/600/600 | → | ▲ 2000/2000/2000 233% |
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 6.2 rework | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AD per level | 3.375 | → | ▼ 3 11% | ||
| Armor per level | 4 | → | ▼ 2.6 35% | ||
| Base AD | 60.17 | → | ▼ 60 0% | ||
| Base HP | 570.8 | → | ▼ 540 5% | ||
| Base armor | 25.72 | → | ▼ 25 3% | ||
| Base mana | 200 | → | ▲ 400 100% | ||
| HP per level | 85 | → | ▼ 73 14% | ||
| HP regen | 8.37 | → | ▲ 10 19% | ||
| Move speed | 335 | → | ▲ 340 1% | ||
| Q | Cast range | 475/475/475/475/475 | → | ▼ 400/400/400/400/400 16% | |
| Q | Cooldown | 6/5.5/5/4.5/4 | → | ▼ 8/7.25/6.5/5.75/5 30% | |
| Q | Cost | 60/60/60/60/60 | → | ▼ 130/120/110/100/0 53% | |
| Q | Effect 1 | 60/100/140/180/220 | → | ▼ 5/5.5/6/6.5/7 96% | |
| Q | Effect 2 | 3/6/9/12/15 | → | ▼ 3/3/3/3/3 67% | |
| Q | Effect 3 | 1.5/1.5/1.5/1.5/1.5 | → | ▲ 35/35/35/35/35 | |
| Q | Effect 4 | 5/5/5/5/5 | → | ▼ 2/2/2/2/2 60% | |
| Q | Effect 5 | 3/3/3/3/3 | → | ▲ 30/50/70/90/110 | |
| Q | Ratio a1 | 0.6 | → | ▼ 0.015 98% | |
| W | Cooldown | 9/8/7/6/5 | → | ▼ 18/16.5/15/13.5/11 111% | |
| W | Cost | 50/50/50/50/50 | → | ▲ 40/40/40/40/0 36% | |
| W | Effect 1 | 60/100/140/180/220 | → | ▼ 2/2/2/2/2 99% | |
| E | Cooldown | 16/14/12/10/8 | → | ▼ 18/16/14/12/10 17% | |
| E | Cost | 100/95/90/85/80 | → | ▼ 180/180/180/180/0 60% | |
| E | Effect 1 | 1.5/1.5/1.5/1.5/1.5 | → | ▲ 50/75/100/125/150 | |
| E | Effect 2 | 40/40/40/40/40 | → | ▼ 15/15/15/15/15 62% | |
| E | Effect 3 | 50/50/50/50/50 | → | ▲ 300/300/300/300/300 | |
| E | Effect 4 | 50/85/120/155/190 | → | ▲ 125/125/125/125/125 4% | |
| E | Effect 5 | 50/50/50/50/50 | → | ▲ 150/150/150/150/150 200% | |
| R | Cast range | 25000/25000/25000 | → | ▲ 35000/35000/35000 40% | |
| R | Effect 1 | 250/550/850 | → | ▼ 5/5/5 99% | |
| R | Effect 2 | 200/300/400 | → | ▼ 175/175/175 42% | |
| R | Effect 3 | 3/3/3 | → | ▲ 2000/2000/2000 |
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 6.2 rework | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q | Effect 2 | 6/10/14/18/22 | → | ▼ 3/6/9/12/15 36% |
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 6.2 rework | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base MR | 30 | → | ▲ 32.1 7% | ||
| MR per level | 0 | → | ▲ 1.25 | ||
| E | Cost | 100/100/100/100/100 | → | ▲ 100/95/90/85/80 10% |
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 6.2 rework | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | Cooldown | 200/180/160 | → | ▲ 180/150/120 17% |
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 6.2 rework | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E | Cost | 120/120/120/120/120 | → | ▲ 100/100/100/100/100 17% |
Patch 4.20November 19, 2014 · Read the 4.20 notes
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 6.2 rework | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base AD Class-wide | 54.5 | → | ▲ 60.17 10% | ||
| Base HP Class-wide | 428 | → | ▲ 570.8 33% | ||
| Base armor Class-wide | 19 | → | ▲ 25.72 35% | ||
| HP regen Class-wide | 7.45 | → | ▲ 8.37 12% |
Patch 4.5April 6, 2014 · Read the 4.5 notes
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 6.2 rework | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base armor Class-wide | 15 | → | ▲ 19 27% |
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 6.2 rework | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E | Cast range | 575/575/575/575/575 | → | ▲ 600/600/600/600/600 4% |
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 6.2 rework | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Effect 1 | 70/115/160/205/250 | → | ▼ 60/100/140/180/220 12% |
Data Dragon’s archive begins at patch 3.8; everything older comes from the community-written League of Legends Wiki (CC BY-SA 3.0). Only the numbers are reproduced here — for the wording of non-numeric changes, follow the link.
V3.01Wiki
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ki Strike | On-hit cooldown reduction | 1.5 | → | ▼ 1 second |
| Ki Strike | On-hit cooldown reduction while Feint is active | 3 | → | ▼ 2 seconds |
V1.0.0.152Wiki
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stats | Movement speed | 310 | → | ▲ 335 |
V1.0.0.146Wiki
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Dash | Cooldown | 10/9.5/9/8.5/8 | → | ▲ 16/14/12/10/8 seconds |
V1.0.0.143Wiki
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ki Strike | Base damage | 4 + (6 level) | → | ▼ 4 + (4 level) |
V1.0.0.142Wiki
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stand United | Cooldown | 180/150/120 | → | ▲ 200/180/160 seconds |
V1.0.0.140bWiki
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ki Strike | Cooldown | 8 | → | ▲ 9 seconds |
V1.0.0.136Wiki
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vorpal Blade | Base damage | 60/105/150/195/240 | → | ▼ 60/100/140/180/220 |
| Vorpal Blade | Cooldown | 5/4.5/4/3.5/3 | → | ▲ 6/5.5/5/4.5/4 seconds |
V1.0.0.125Wiki
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stats | Base attack damage | 53.8 | → | ▲ 54.5 |
| Stats | Attack damage per level | 3.075 | → | ▲ 3.375 |
| Stats | Base armor | 18 | → | ▲ 19 |
| Vorpal Blade | Base damage | 50/90/130/170/210 | → | ▲ 70/115/140/175/210 |
| Vorpal Blade | AP ratio | (+65% AP) | → | ▲ (+75% AP) |
| Vorpal Blade | Heal | 10/20/30/40/50 | → | ▲ 18/26/34/42/50 |
| Feint | AP ratio | (+60% AP) | → | ▲ (+75% AP) |
| Shadow Dash | Taunt duration | 0.8/1.1/1.4/1.7/2 | → | ▲ 1/1.25/1.5/1.75/2 seconds |
| Stand United | AP ratio | (+100% AP) | → | ▲ (+150% AP) |
| Stand United | Energy cost | 50 | → | ▼ 0 |
Removed · Vorpal Blade
V1.0.0.118Wiki
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ki Strike | Base damage | 15 | → | ▼ 10 |
| Ki Strike | HP ratio | 3.5 maximum | → | ● (+ 8% bonus health) |
| Vorpal Blade | Base damage | 50/95/140/185/230 | → | ▼ 50/90/130/170/210 |
V1.0.0.115Wiki
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stand United | Shield | 300/525/750 | → | ▼ 200/475/750 |
V1.0.0.100Wiki
| Ability | What changed | Before | After |
|---|
Removed · Shadow DashRemoved · Stand United
V1.0.0.99Wiki
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feint | Duration | 1.5 | → | ▲ 2.5 seconds |
Removed · Stand United
V1.0.0.94Wiki
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vorpal Blade | Heal | 15/30/45/60/75 | → | ▼ 10/20/30/40/50 |
V1.0.0.87Wiki
| Ability | What changed | Before | After |
|---|
New Effect · Feint
V1.0.0.85Wiki
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ki Strike | HP ratio | 4 | → | ▼ (+ 3.5% maximum health) |
| Ki Strike | On-hit cooldown reduction | 3 | → | ▼ 2 seconds |
| Vorpal Blade | Base damage | 50/100/150/200/250 | → | ▼ 50/95/140/185/230 |
| Feint | Shield | 40/75/110/145/180 | → | ▼ 40/70/100/130/160 |
| Stand United | Cooldown | 150/135/120 | → | ▲ 180/150/120 seconds |
V1.0.0.83Wiki
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vorpal Blade | Damage | 60/100/140/180/220 | → | ● 50/100/150/200/250 |
| Vorpal Blade | AP ratio | (+60% AP) | → | ▲ (+65% AP) |
| Feint | Cost | 60/55/50/45/40 | → | ● 45 at all ranks |
| Feint | Cooldown | 3 | → | ▲ 9/8/7/6/5 seconds |
| Shadow Dash | Energy gain on champion hit | 40 | → | ▲ 50 |
| Shadow Dash | Cooldown | 9 | → | ▲ 10 seconds |
| Stand United | Shield | 400/600/800 | → | ▼ 300/525/750 |
| Stand United | Shield duration | 8.5 | → | ▼ 7.5 seconds |
New Effect · FeintRemoved · Stand United