Truthfully, I think the Shen Rework is terrible. (Rant with possible fixes)
Shen quite literally does the same thing he did before but Riot unnecessarily put a leash on him in the form of his spirit sword. Many of you out there will see what I mean when you get your hands on him when the update hits live but that leash doesn't feel good at all.
This blade being grasped so tightly by his Q and W makes Shen's new kit feel completely unnatural. Shen no longer feels like a Champion with 4 abilities but more like a champion with 2 abilities and a sword with 2 as well. He's basically Kindred down wrong.
I really do believe they should scrap the spirit sword and work on his Q and W more, they just don't roll off with Shen very well since they aren't even him.
Leaving the realm of gameplay for a movement check these out.
http://www.lolking.net/models?champion=98&skin=0
http://i.imgur.com/pQjnP7Y.jpg
http://www.cosplayhouse.com/images/D/3-4251.jpg
Something I thought was really cool about the rework was that it essentially used Raphael Perroni's art as then VU Shen look just with darker colors.
Back to the post I just thought that was pretty cool
If I were to give an ideas I'd convert his Q back to a Vorpal Talon state but instead of it being a single target free heal blade, it'd be a linear skill shot similar to Yasuo's Q. The New Vorpal Talon wouldn't be straight forward with it's damage. When an enemy is stuck the follow up damamge done by Shen and/or his allies (just spit balling here) would heal him for a portion of the damage done to the target but with a twist. Like I said the damage wouldn't apply normally. All of the health Shen gains from Vorpal Talon upon it's reactivation would turn into damage of the enemy champion recently struck.
What could of been done with his W is something truly amazing. Riot could of made it a pure synergy ability. Imagine a Sion W, you activate it and you spawn a shield. After a short time you can become a walking grenade at the cost of that shield. This would work the same way, on it's own just without the explosion of damage. Alone, it would be a normal shield that takes a moment to charge up. In the time it takes the charge up, when Shen casts an ability his W would be modified.
With Vorpal Talon the shield would instead take all of the damage with it's second activation while adding on it's own health as damage allowing Shen to keep the health while putting out some pain. With Shadow Dash the dash would leave a trail from the point of where Shen's W was cast that Shen and allies could use as a MS boost. Typically it's hard to follow up a tank on their engage if you're immobile or just can't waste your mobility. This would help those slow immobile champions get into a fight faster. Lastly with Stand United, Shen would cast an AOE shield on his teammates within the shields radius. With the main target being the only member of the team to receive the full shield bonus of Stand United.
If Riot still wishes for him to have dodge chance or tons of shields then his passive could accommodate that desire. These are just ideas to make it so Shen's Q and W don't feel like otherworldly abilities that don't line up with his kit. Shen's PBE Q and W just don't feel right. I remember another person pointing out that his Spirit Blade seems like a concept best saved for Irelia's future rework but for Shen it feels extremely out of place.
I know for sure Riot won't take to kindly to someone insulting their vision of a champion, pure example is how they handled Mordekaiser. I guess I'd have to transform into the next Malicious Metal in order to ensure the safety of one my most beloved champions. I even stopped playing Shen out of fear of getting too attached to his old kit and the rework changes plaguing me forever. Did the same with Poppy and Taric and have been doing the same for over a year now with Warwick. Still no word on his rework.
But this Is different, instead of his abilities being changed for the better, they've just been changed for the sake.
Most likely because Riot needs a champion type to feel a certain gap, which I understand but don't want forced it onto Shen. Please release a new champion to take it up instead of killing the promise of the old. His current Q and W aren't great but they are atleast Shen.
