I main 
jungle and I'm currently at mastery 5 and really want to get 6 and 7. Do you guys have any recommended item + rune builds (preferably off-meta) or just tips in general to help me get those S ranks? I've only gotten an S on him twice (S and S+) but that was when I was at mastery 3*[slayer-jinx-unamused]*
Edit: and yes I know a lot of CS helps massively
420 grams1 votesBuild Tiamat first item to help you clear quickly.
Buy and place at least one control ward.
Consider getting the green jungle item for more vision control.
F1SHEYES1 votesshould I go for Unsealed Spellbook since I won't be using 
on champions?
likerio1 votesI recommend playing something else. That isn't going to let you climb xd.
All jokes aside, you do need to rush Tiamat. Go Unsealed Spellbook, Stopwatch, Boots, CDR rune. Swap to TP, and focus on split pushing lanes in mid game.
Your ganks are going to be weak, so I'd focus on farm early. Problem is invade is not very safe for this champion.
F1SHEYES1 votesNow we can't have stopwatch and boots 
Spellbook, boots, biscuit, CDR, Conditioning, Overgrowth??
For item build just go standard tank?
likerio1 votesNow we can't have stopwatch and boots
oh for some reason i thought that was next patch. stopwatch def over boots. I wouldn't go biscuit because its not really that necessary having smite with a tank champ that won't be ganking early. Go futures I guess, man the inspiration tree(rightfully) got pretty nerfed with that swap, last two slots are lackluster. Conditioning and overgrowth for sure for jng. i think titanic hydra should be your only "offense" item but I'm not sure how you play. i mean trinity force could be considered for split pushing. I like rushing bamis on shen a lot normally so you may try that as well. But I'm no shen expert.
I think you are starting to see why shen is not a good jungler xd
anyways yeah go trackers. establish vision. i mean you are a support champ. unless of course you want to just do something silly like PtA shen and go full attack speed.
F1SHEYES1 votesI should probably learn to play him top lane again LOL I main jungle because it really takes the pressure off of taking trades and knowing wave management perfectly (when to freeze, slow push, etc) and I suck at CSing for Shen top should I go spell book or aftershock (my usual)?
likerio1 votesI should probably learn to play him top lane again LOL I main jungle because it really takes the pressure off of taking trades and knowing wave management perfectly (when to freeze, slow push, etc) and I suck at CSing for Shen top should I go spell book or aftershock (my usual)?
Ah, thats why I first got into maining Jungle when i first started. Have you tried Jax or maybe Sejuani. Those are tank junglers that I can think of that are very strong.
What exactly are you trying to get out of playing Shen. If you are trying to climb up in ranked and are pretty sure you want to play top I'd really suggest Jax. He's simple to play, like Shen and probably somewhat matches the play style of fighting you like with Shen. He's just better than Shen at carrying the game, which is what you're going to have to do to climb out of low-elo. I think you just have to rely too much with a Shen on others doing the right thing. Simple things like knowing you have ultimate and they can go for certain things. Jax you just win lane, you jump on top of people and bash their heads in. I have a IRL friend of mine who couldn't play any champ out of Silver. Then he picked up Jax last season and finally got to Diamond.
You should play grasp for shen and really any tanks top IMO. Unless you are playing high elo or have found something that works better for you through experimentation/studying .
F1SHEYES1 votesI'll probably try Jax, I don't play ranked at all and just wanna upgrade my mastery