Shen

Because before the damage nerfs made cause of worlds,he was actually good in a solo lane. Also, He always was a top laner as far as i know,before his rework he would've been considered a bully thanks to his Q manaless Harass+Heal+Damage thanks to his passive. I played a lot of shen,both top and supp,before the 6.15,then started to look for other champs knowing they would decrease his power for the "Pr0s",but if you find an AA enemy top laner,he is still a good choice,providing a 2nd support and more possible picks for the main supp,maybe a mage like Karma.

So,why trying him top lane? Cause it WAS his lane. not his role,he has always been a team supporting champ,but his lane.

because it looks dumb ulting the dude right next to you

The fact that he's a Warden doesn't have to mean that he is a Support.

Then you ult top lane and suddenly your adc gets tower dove and lose tower

:x

Warden? I'm not familiar with these sub-classifications, but I can tell you why Shen isn't taken bot lane anymore (I've been playing Shen for a while, level 6). He's not as good a support as he used to be. And even then, the Shen support would need a team comp to compliment his shortcomings. He's better off top lane because he's a relatively safe laner against most bruisers/tanks/fighters (he's meant to be a top laner anyway, just look at his kit). He can really hold his own in a solo lane because of his taunt threat under tower which also leaves the enemy overextended (if you're in a situation where you can't go super aggro, not like Shen can push a wave anyway), and his scaling is above average (tank-wise), despite him receiving a nerf recently (health regen, I believe). He becomes a monster engage tank mid-late game who can strike at least expected times with his ultimate and negate a LOT of potential damage with his shield and W. His map pressure is also above average which is why he's better top lane as he can keep his tower standing while still being able to help his team from across the map, turning around fights or solidifying a siege. Yes, Shen "can" support, but he's better top lane. His peeling ability is below average because if you must CC someone, you're pretty much all in. When you gotta peel, it's usually because you need to save yourself and your ADC from a bad situation and run away. He was a better support pre-rework because his Q healed people who hit the person you Q'd (which tremendously helped his support-laning. His engage and ultimate are good too. He lost the ability to heal which is why he's more of a niche pick to go support now-a-days because his laning is weaker, especially compared to other tank supports. Besides, supports don't get XP and gold and there are other tanks who do the same job Shen can do and do it a lot better (Leona, Alistar, Braum, Nautilus, Taric) with less gold. Gotta admit though, Shen support is still loads of fun :)

"Ninjas are hired guns; mercenaries, if you will--- I want GOLD FOR MY SERVICES" winks

Same reason why people don't play Orianna support.

he was a good support before his rework because of his Q sustain for both you and your adc, Very strong base stats and lots of free poke ( no mana ) Now he has shitty base stats, No poke, No sustain beside his w but is on a very huge cooldown. Honestly, you could use him support before his nerf ( if you bring ignite and cought a good flash taunt and emporered Q, its pretty much a kill, now you just dont have the damage anymore cause of the huge nerf on his Q) but he isnt even viable top so dont bring him bot lane trust me. I am waiting for a buff ... soon My friends...