Could We Have Some Context For the Shen Nerfs?

Lasslow·7/13/2016, 2:40:47 AM·7 votes·758 views

This isn't a complaint thread or rage thread. Just wondering because I'm only silver. The reason people are playing Shen is to counter pick popular champions like Jax and Irelia, so wouldn't it just be a better idea to nerf those champions instead of ones that are only used as counter picks for Irelia and Jax?

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DeltaRaven7/13/2016, 3:09:00 AM3 votes

Shen is honestly one of the more balanced champions in the game right now, the nerf's aren't that bad but it doesn't feel necessary to nerf him at all. I mean he has very defined strengths and weaknesses.

Friendly Ram7/13/2016, 3:15:50 AM3 votes

I like shen but his health regen is a little outrageous. Normally up to 5/sec by level 5.

Calabok7/13/2016, 3:19:15 AM2 votes

i think he is too strong and should be balanced more.

Stalinium7/13/2016, 2:53:59 AM1 votes

I've seen him quite a lot in the LCS recently

Taliyah + Shen (and jg) = five man top/botlane derpfest

KVbqbFsC8e7/13/2016, 6:00:40 AM1 votes

Picked alot in the LCS, and boring to watch.

warpenguin5557/13/2016, 2:41:35 AM1 votes

because hes too balanced. nothing else i got

MoarCowbell987/13/2016, 2:30:04 PM1 votes

shen is popular in lcs, and is too strong vs tanks right now. he's intended to be strong vs tanks but he's crowding out other tanks. basically if you are going to pick a tank its either maokai or shen. there's no reason to pick anyone else because those two are just better. nerfing them gives a chance for other tanks who should be being played like Sion a chance to shine.

CerealBoxOfDoom7/13/2016, 2:46:04 AM1 votes

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This isn't a complaint thread or rage thread. Just wondering because I'm only silver. The reason people are playing Shen is to counter pick popular champions like Jax and Irelia, so wouldn't it just be a better idea to nerf those champions instead of ones that are only used as counter picks for Irelia and Jax?

weren't jax and irelia already nerfed?

Also shen is really strong I think. Can you honestly say that its easy to balance shen???

TheThundersRoar7/13/2016, 2:52:13 AM1 votes

I dunno, maybe Shen is OP, maybe he isn't, but...

Back when Riot buffed all ADCs in the preseason and got us into that 2-3 ADC per team meta, they still nerfed Malphite and Rammus for doing well in that meta.

So, I wouldn't count on their balance team following this thought process.