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Small shen Q change to make him more viable in solo games.

Paroe··3 votes·333 views

The only change id like to see for shen is to his Q; _ Once it arrives, Shens next three basic attacks within 8 seconds become empowered and gain a cone aoe centered on shen, bonus range, and magic damage._

Additionally but not required; When the duration of this ability becomes greater than the cooldown, shens basic attacks are ALWAYS empowered.

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Basically the first change adds an AoE and would change the attack animation from overhead to 180 swipe; this effectively gives shen waveclear and makes him MUCH more stable of a laner in solo queue while not giving him a lot of extra utility in coordinated play. The second change is mostly a QoL change, because its super easy to have duration eclipse cooldown.

Edit: Second change is dumb and wishful thinking. ;-;

4 Comments

khorney1 votes

so like noct passive then

Paroe1 votes

{quoted}

so like noct passive then

Sort of? Nocturnes passive is a circle though. The purpose of the cone shape is to make it so shen can only really hit half the wave at any given time; its a cone centered on shen. Think of it like titanic hydra but with the starting point on shen instead of the target. Positioning with it would be very important, and it gives him that little edge of waveclear that all solo queue champions need.

LyingOnLine1 votes

If Shen wants waveclear, he's supposed to itemize into Hydra.

Paroe1 votes

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If Shen wants waveclear, he's supposed to itemize into Hydra.

Yeaaaah no. Very few - like one or two - champions rush titanic hydra. And by the time you GET that hydra the enemy top laner will have shoved your lane and be at least a level ahead if not more... and god forbid you get a gank. If shens ult wasnt a global TP+shield, he would be in the dumpster right now.

Waveclear is something EVERY healthy champion should have. It doesnt have to be "zomg oneshot the wave!" like jinx rocket crits or caitlyn Qs, but it has to be an actual AoE or a spammable auto attack/reset (like fiora or vayne). Shen cant have said low cooldown auto attack reset because he is meant to be a global damage soak, so the only creative option left is to add an AoE component to his Q; Which is the exact suggestion i made in the opening post.

Adding an AoE that turns shens Q from an overhead strike into a side to side strike would give shen a good buff to his solo queue without being THAT strong of a buff to his coordinated play. He will still be a "hold top until team says i ult" champion. Also, with the cone centered ON shen, the only way to hit most of the wave would be to hit a group of minions from the side. Because the smallest point starts and shen and gets wider at the end of the cone.... since ya know its a cone. It wouldnt be like hydra where its a circle. So theres still value in risk vs rewards play there and positioning becomes a little more important. It adds a little depth to otherwise extremely simple gameplay that revolves around "Can i win a trade?", "Am i skilled enough to land my E properly?", and "ULT ULT ULT".

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