i go with:
Tabi or Merc
Sunfire (For farming)
Warmog (for hp regen and passive)
Force of Nature or Thornmail
Guardian Angel or Force of nature or Thornmail (depends on the team)
Offensive item (Abysal/Rylai/Atma)
Tabi or Merc
Sunfire (For farming)
Warmog (for hp regen and passive)
Force of Nature or Thornmail
Guardian Angel or Force of nature or Thornmail (depends on the team)
Offensive item (Abysal/Rylai/Atma)
The 'problem' with Shen is that he has no core build imo. It's one of his strenghts that he's quite flexible. However my first three items tend to be the same.
Doran's Shield > Mercury's Treads > Heart of Gold
The rest is entirely situational, Banshee's Veil and Randuin's Omen are the most common choices though. However I tend to grab Abyssal Scepter and Rylai's Crystal Scepter a lot if I need more damage or if I got fed. Rushing Aegis is also a fine choice but it's situational imo (actually did rush it a lot, just no must have).
Well, my complete build is in the description.
Doran's Shield > Mercury's Treads > Heart of Gold
The rest is entirely situational, Banshee's Veil and Randuin's Omen are the most common choices though. However I tend to grab Abyssal Scepter and Rylai's Crystal Scepter a lot if I need more damage or if I got fed. Rushing Aegis is also a fine choice but it's situational imo (actually did rush it a lot, just no must have).
Well, my complete build is in the description.
His core build is Doran's Shield, Mercury's Treads, and Heart of Gold.
Randuin's Omen is a staple tank item. Health, Armor, mitigates attacks, and AoE slows enemies on demand.
The rest is situational.
Randuin's Omen is a staple tank item. Health, Armor, mitigates attacks, and AoE slows enemies on demand.
The rest is situational.
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Hey guys, have started to play as Shen in every game, and I have some questions for those of you that play him:
1. In games I think I really dominate, my stats are typically something like 2-3/3-4/10-15-20. Does that look about right for a shen?
2. I am having two big problems: a) dying early, and b)farming.
a) Shen seems so worthless early game. Anyone with range seems to just pick him off endlessly. I typically die 3-4 times early/mid game, and still end up being useful to my team, but I would love to cut down on early deaths. Any tips?
b) I literally have like 30-50 minion kills at the end of the game. Am i missing something? I hardly ever have very much gold to buy stuff. Any tips for how to farm better as Shen? Thanks!!
1. In games I think I really dominate, my stats are typically something like 2-3/3-4/10-15-20. Does that look about right for a shen?
2. I am having two big problems: a) dying early, and b)farming.
a) Shen seems so worthless early game. Anyone with range seems to just pick him off endlessly. I typically die 3-4 times early/mid game, and still end up being useful to my team, but I would love to cut down on early deaths. Any tips?
b) I literally have like 30-50 minion kills at the end of the game. Am i missing something? I hardly ever have very much gold to buy stuff. Any tips for how to farm better as Shen? Thanks!!
@Dante Rebellion:
Why rely on a stacking item if you are supposed to take damage? It's not like you won't ever die as Shen. Might be good for stomping though. I don't like the risk on a tank.
@Aecus11:
1. It does. Probably the same with any other tank. Btw, stats don't win the game.
2. To begin with I max Vorpal Blade first, taking one point into Feint and Shadow Dash until Lvl 5. Obviously take Stand United whenever possible. Th order wether you put more points into Shadow Dash or Feint is situational. They're both very useful, although I wouldn't get more than 3 points into it because Shadow Dash is just more useful for your team.
For the laning phase don't autoattack and don't push your lane but try to lasthit to get more gold and stay safer. You can lasthit with Vorpal Blade, Ki Strike and your auto attack.
Try to play safely, don't overextend. You can keep yourself alive with defensive runes and masteries, Doran's Shield and your playstyle. Try to dodge their skillshots and/or hide behind your minions if they have some. If you're about to take damage, consider to use Feint to block some. You can regen quite some health with Vorpal Blade as well. Don't forget that you can put pressure on them with Vorpal Blade, don't overextend though.
Why rely on a stacking item if you are supposed to take damage? It's not like you won't ever die as Shen. Might be good for stomping though. I don't like the risk on a tank.
@Aecus11:
1. It does. Probably the same with any other tank. Btw, stats don't win the game.
2. To begin with I max Vorpal Blade first, taking one point into Feint and Shadow Dash until Lvl 5. Obviously take Stand United whenever possible. Th order wether you put more points into Shadow Dash or Feint is situational. They're both very useful, although I wouldn't get more than 3 points into it because Shadow Dash is just more useful for your team.
For the laning phase don't autoattack and don't push your lane but try to lasthit to get more gold and stay safer. You can lasthit with Vorpal Blade, Ki Strike and your auto attack.
Try to play safely, don't overextend. You can keep yourself alive with defensive runes and masteries, Doran's Shield and your playstyle. Try to dodge their skillshots and/or hide behind your minions if they have some. If you're about to take damage, consider to use Feint to block some. You can regen quite some health with Vorpal Blade as well. Don't forget that you can put pressure on them with Vorpal Blade, don't overextend though.
Aeacus11 wrote:
Hey guys, have started to play as Shen in every game, and I have some questions for those of you that play him:
1. In games I think I really dominate, my stats are typically something like 2-3/3-4/10-15-20. Does that look about right for a shen?
2. I am having two big problems: a) dying early, and b)farming.
a) Shen seems so worthless early game. Anyone with range seems to just pick him off endlessly. I typically die 3-4 times early/mid game, and still end up being useful to my team, but I would love to cut down on early deaths. Any tips?
b) I literally have like 30-50 minion kills at the end of the game. Am i missing something? I hardly ever have very much gold to buy stuff. Any tips for how to farm better as Shen? Thanks!!
Always consider Assists to be worth 0.6 of a kill. Your score will always look fine then.
Laning:
Use Vorpal blade, and avoid harass.
I lane just fine as Shen. It may seem like the life-tap is insignificant, but it's really amazing for keeping you alive. It makes Shen an amazingly balanced laner.
Q + Attack for last-hits, back off, repeat.
Harass:
Go into a brush, wait for the enemy like a Garen.
Initiate any harass on enemies with vorpal + ki strike, then run into a brush to avoid retaliation. You grab soe HP, and take minimal damage.
Farming:
I've been having this problem since playing Coop. Killing bots makes me forget about farming.
Just always make time to visit a jungle camp, or go to a lane to clean it up.
My best game, I have 2nd most creep score, and was alwasy focused on pushing and ult-rescues to always stay in fights.
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