Shen Q Pull not rewarding enough?

When I saw this pull-through mechanic I intuitively thought:

• Dis mofo looks like a jedi master
• This magic sword should heal me, because that's what old Shen's Q did and as a tank it makes sense for him to have sustain
• Like most melees, Shen has a tough time touching anything, so surely his Sword-swipe would at least slow people
• This ability looks like it should certainly do a ton of damage

Instead it does none of those things and only gives you a little tiny boost to autoattack damage, as if you could touch them anyway.

Shen's graphics revolve so much around this ridiculous flying sword, even more so than Orianna's ball, so I can't help but think it should definitely do more things