Why the Shen nerfs? Seriously...

ExecutorDill·10/1/2016, 9:42:36 PM·6 votes·1,096 views

It's like his ultimate doesn't allow anything else about him to be good and that's sad cause it really lacks the depth to be the ability where all his power is allocated. It's literally just an average meat shield and TP.

Shen literally can't get sht done now without it, no chance for early lead and gold advantage outside his R because he isn't strong against anyone anymore but gained more counters against him what once were skill match-ups.

If I was to put shen in a class of champ, i'd say he's a bodyguard tank, the type that lingers around and offers incredible peel for a single ally. Saying this, i'd put him between Poppy and Braum. He isn't a CC warehouse like Braum or has as much dmg as Poppy and they both have better engage than him but he does have better peel utility than Poppy and of course brings more damage than Braum would while being a better split pusher than both of them via ult. You could say that balances it out and their unique jobs are Poppy Bruiser Braum ** Disrupter** Shen Porter (Map Control).

But I can't help but feel Shen falls short of what he should be allowed to have. Pre-Reworked Buffed Shen was the best and the only thing I like about this one is that he has conveniently scaling meat shield and another ally peel ability.

9 Comments

Chrysonyx10/1/2016, 9:49:13 PM4 votes

The only reason they nerfed him was because of Worlds. He is a top pick for the LCS for his ultimate. I love to play Shen but his nerfs made him really mediocre. He was decent the way he was before, but now he's just a pocket pick. Good for specific compositions.

ExecutorDill10/1/2016, 9:52:51 PM1 votes

Im pretty sure they nerfed his Q cause it deals %max health damage. So why not make it flat magic damage? Having it scale with max health leads for interesting and unique damage output against different enemies.

GULAG 4 U10/1/2016, 10:55:58 PM1 votes

Lcs patch where they nerfed top tier lcs picks.

Melledoneus10/2/2016, 1:14:13 AM1 votes

I wouldn't worry, since he has been confirmed to be receiving buffs after Worlds.