That dodge looks OP but tbh, he's worst than before. He no longer has reliable poke. His sustain has been reduced massively. The dodge component only works against autoattacks.
In order to make use of his Q, you must be aggressive. In order to make use of his passive, you must be aggressive. And yet Shen's ult is completely defensive. That spirit blade is barely controllable. Shen can no longer last hit from a distance.
So why Riot? D:
KONO RUBICK DA4 votesthey just need to increase the dodge duration, 1.5 sec with its drawbacks is way nothing
meanwhile windwall which is generally better has .3.75 sec duration
Proto Saber3 votesI've been playing Shen since season 1 and all I can say I am disappointed af about the changes. He's my main I love him, everything about his current kit and visuals. His current passive makes him strong early game for decent trading, it scales of hp which is great for Shen as a bruiser vs his current passive which is pretty much his feint. Now Shen's Q, think of the match ups like renekton, Darius, ect. I can't exaggerate how much he needs his Q, it's his poking/sustain and last hitting tool and taking that from him literally cripples his top lane potential (also it's his ranged kill move) vs his current Q skill that isn't ranged and positioning it sounds like a hassle. W is good tbh low CD-R would be nice if feint would have a small aoe dmg after the shield breaks vs new W is something I like but seems broken for the game if it protects ADC from autos idk...anyways visuals / animations are a downer too...rip Shen
I played shen since the day league only had 30 champions, since Beta, I can prove the time that I've been playing on http://wasted-on-lol.com/top/na/1/ I am rank #80'ish anyways
Shen is officially dead from top lane and moved to support role if they go on with this rework
To me, he was a unbreakable wall, you can easily go evenly top lane while you babysit bot lane and ult when you needed to and TP, he could break games if played in good hands. I really hope they don't go through with this rework. 
Dreadlocks2 votesPretty much... I made a long post basically explaining how he got gimped, however i think we are of a minority here because too many people think shen is boring and this creates a more "exciting" experience.
Satanstein1 votes[{quoted}](name=Epik High,realm=NA,application-id=3ErqAdtq,discussion-id=lobElXuE,comment-id=0004,timestamp=2016-01-14T10:20:36.642+0000)
I've been playing Shen since season 1 and all I can say I am disappointed af about the changes. He's my main I love him, everything about his current kit and visuals. His current passive makes him strong early game for decent trading, it scales of hp which is great for Shen as a bruiser vs his current passive which is pretty much his feint. Now Shen's Q, think of the match ups like renekton, Darius, ect. I can't exaggerate how much he needs his Q, it's his poking/sustain and last hitting tool and taking that from him literally cripples his top lane potential (also it's his ranged kill move) vs his current Q skill that isn't ranged and positioning it sounds like a hassle. W is good tbh low CD-R would be nice if feint would have a small aoe dmg after the shield breaks vs new W is something I like but seems broken for the game if it protects ADC from autos idk...anyways visuals / animations are a downer too...rip Shen
I played shen since the day league only had 30 champions, since Beta, I can prove the time that I've been playing on http://wasted-on-lol.com/top/na/1/ I am rank #80'ish anyways
Shen is officially dead from top lane and moved to support role if they go on with this rework To me, he was a unbreakable wall, you can easily go evenly top lane while you babysit bot lane and ult when you needed to and TP, he could break games if played in good hands. I really hope they don't go through with this rework.
Apparently, Shen being an unbreakable wall was a problem. Just like Garen, Darius, and Mundo, who are also unbreakable walls, but no one cares about them.
P0IS0N IVY2 votesTanks are supposed to be "unbreakable walls". But unbreakable walls aren't supposed to do a lot of damage, a problem Garen, Darius, and Mundo seem to have. Shen has never been a big damage dealer. His old kit is what I call a good example of a tank.
Itadaki Seieki1 votes[{quoted}](name=Epik High,realm=NA,application-id=3ErqAdtq,discussion-id=lobElXuE,comment-id=0004,timestamp=2016-01-14T10:20:36.642+0000)
I've been playing Shen since season 1 and all I can say I am disappointed af about the changes. He's my main I love him, everything about his current kit and visuals. His current passive makes him strong early game for decent trading, it scales of hp which is great for Shen as a bruiser vs his current passive which is pretty much his feint. Now Shen's Q, think of the match ups like renekton, Darius, ect. I can't exaggerate how much he needs his Q, it's his poking/sustain and last hitting tool and taking that from him literally cripples his top lane potential (also it's his ranged kill move) vs his current Q skill that isn't ranged and positioning it sounds like a hassle. W is good tbh low CD-R would be nice if feint would have a small aoe dmg after the shield breaks vs new W is something I like but seems broken for the game if it protects ADC from autos idk...anyways visuals / animations are a downer too...rip Shen
I played shen since the day league only had 30 champions, since Beta, I can prove the time that I've been playing on http://wasted-on-lol.com/top/na/1/ I am rank #80'ish anyways
Shen is officially dead from top lane and moved to support role if they go on with this rework To me, he was a unbreakable wall, you can easily go evenly top lane while you babysit bot lane and ult when you needed to and TP, he could break games if played in good hands. I really hope they don't go through with this rework.
Reworks on the PBE. Nothing you can do to stop them.
His kit was old, his kit was boring.
Boring =/= LCS Big Plays.
Luckyghost912 votesHe wasn't broken nor was he fixed, he was updated.... too much buffs for older champions and op newer champions was making him obsolete. just saying. a lot of people couldn't play him against champions with the newer style abilities. I mean when he is 4 levels higher than a champion with more items and he can't get close enough to hit them and they can chase him down and kill him it's kind of stupid.
Dreadlocks5 votesYou are clearly showing you dont play Shen.. at least not very well.
Critmaster Garen1 votesif were completely honest, shens theme and his playstile entirely contradict each other.
a bruiser/tank simply doesnt make much sense for a ninja. technically completely reworking him into an assassin would have made more sense.
not saying they should do it. people got attached to his playstile and abilities, and now he is what he is. but if the same champion was designed today, he would be something entirely different gameplay wise.
Dreadlocks4 votesExcept there are far better champions to rework right now.. Shen didnt need it nearly as bad.
Quepha2 votesExcept there are far better champions to rework right now.. Shen didnt need it nearly as bad.
Shen also didn't take nearly as much effort. He's more or less healthy for the game even with a low-impact lane phase. They just added a little something for him to do when he isn't ulting or taunting.
Dreadlocks2 votesYeah it didnt take much effort cuz they ruined him.
Quepha1 votesYeah it didnt take much effort cuz they ruined him.
They could have simply removed Shen's Q, W, and passive and left him with nothing in those slots and he would still be good.
Dreadlocks1 votesloool
IRFodder4 votes[{quoted}](name=Critmaster Garen,realm=NA,application-id=3ErqAdtq,discussion-id=lobElXuE,comment-id=0000,timestamp=2016-01-14T08:37:07.821+0000)
if were completely honest, shens theme and his playstile entirely contradict each other.
a bruiser/tank simply doesnt make much sense for a ninja. technically completely reworking him into an assassin would have made more sense.
not saying they should do it. people got attached to his playstile and abilities, and now he is what he is. but if the same champion was designed today, he would be something entirely different gameplay wise.
Ninja are not assassins, they were spies. Stealth is a ninja, ninja is stealth.
Critmaster Garen1 votesNinja are not assassins, they were spies. Stealth is a ninja, ninja is stealth.
ok well. he isnt stealthy either. and stealth in this game is mostly associated with assassins.
even kennen with his magey playstile works better with the ninja theme imo. im not saying thy should change him. but riot themselves basically said that it is kindof weird to make a ninja who is a fighter/tank.
IRFodder1 votes[{quoted}](name=Critmaster Garen,realm=NA,application-id=3ErqAdtq,discussion-id=lobElXuE,comment-id=000000010000,timestamp=2016-01-14T09:43:34.865+0000)
ok well. he isnt stealthy either. and stealth in this game is mostly associated with assassins.
even kennen with his magey playstile works better with the ninja theme imo. im not saying thy should change him. but riot themselves basically said that it is kindof weird to make a ninja who is a fighter/tank.
Yeah, he really does have zero stealth abilities or even scouting abilities for that matter lol. I guess he's more of a bodyguard if anything.
Luckyghost911 votesActually i can but when kindred can 3 shot me it's kinda bullshit when i'm 3 level higher than her.
Catastrop1 votesI don't think you were Shen'ning right.
pE4CbxDPQO1 votesProbably because he was too boring OR that he was kinda feast or famine.
TiiGz1 votesHe wasn't broken, his skills were just dated. When champs are broken they get nerfed, when they are dated they get updated.
P0IS0N IVY1 votesI think you missed the meaning of broken in this case. Riot tried to fix something that wasn't broken. If you want to talk about "dated" champs there are plenty of better options.
Phoenix Kotori 2 votesOther dated champions take far more effort see fiora/poppy reworks being much larger gameplay scale than Shen, so riot took the chance to do a lower scale rework on between Poppy & Taric's major ones.
P0IS0N IVY1 votesExcept the point is that Shen doesn't need a rework. And this rework made him worse. Where's his sustain? Why is being forced to be aggressive?
Phoenix Kotori 1 votesHe got a free shield & dodge instead of sustain and was generally given more interaction.
P0IS0N IVY1 votesHe had a shield before. The dodge is only for those who auto attack.
Not every champion has to be played aggressively. Not everything is about LCS big plays.
Earl Eulrich1 votesthey don´t fix anything ,they´ll just make him disappear -apparently their way of making him fit the ninja-theme. Too sneaky to see play.
Big Lincoln1 votesi think they sort of have the right idea but they executed it wrong. his glowing sword feels very lackluster and unintuitive, but I like the empowered auto attacks
The spirit-sword-fling of his Q should be aimable, it'd make him a lot more interesting i think (I still think it should do damage but w/e riot probably won't) His W definitely needs to scale up in duration with levels, it's too short
i didn't play shen that much because I think he's boring and generic, but he at least looks more appealing on paper. just need to change it to work better in practice