These Shen nerfs seem a tad over the top. He was recently nerfed too.

Arakadia·Aug 24, 2016·9 votes·661 views

His Q is his main source of damage and power in lane. I don't see anyone saying Shen is too strong.

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NotCounterAug 24, 20163 votes

Nerfing him for competitive I suppose makes sense, but why his damage which is already bad? Shouldn't they be nerfing his ult (which is the sole reason he's played)?

ArakadiaAug 25, 20161 votes

Exactly!

xTropicalPenguinAug 24, 20161 votes

Doesn't matter, he's played in lcs, he does decent, he's getting nerfed.

ArakadiaAug 24, 20161 votes

So sad... I wish he had his old passive over this new one too.

Bob4131Aug 24, 20161 votes

As a support, I miss old Shen. Though his shield and passive we're super impactful, the heal off his Q was great for keeping an ADC at full, while still having plenty of engage potential.

asamuAug 24, 20161 votes

He's permabanned in the LCS. Not sure if they're hitting the right part of his kit with the change though; his Q isn't all that strong as is without being empowered. I'd rather see them nerf the empowered bonus from 2% to 1.5% or so, so it doesn't hit his damage to objectives.

His laning is pretty good early on at levels 3-5, because his taunt -> Q +3 autos can do a sizable amount of damage to squishier characters, but it's not like other characters can't do the same, and taunt range is pretty short, so he can't even engage on anyone ranged. He also has no sustain, so he can get poked down over time.

He's already sort of shit in the 1v1 if he isn't ahead, and relies on his ability to affect the map with his ult to get his team ahead.

Something like nerfing his ult shield at ranks 2 and 3, or increasing the teleport time/reducing the shield duration would probably make for a better change.