@Meddler, Potential Shen -W- Tweak which Could Help Him a Lot

WARNING, A LOT OF TEXT. HOWEVER, DO NOT FEEL DISCOURAGED FROM READING. I WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE ANY FEEDBACK.

Riot Meddler recently announced possible reductions to Shen's Ultimate cooldown. Many people disagreed and said that that is not what he needs. I for one, think that it is a very good idea, and a step in the correct direction in terms of helping Shen in the current meta.

I know that Riot often handles champion buffs gradually; they look into one change and see how it affects the champion, and then adds further changes based on the success of that change. However, I do not believe this to be enough to put Shen in a good spot. I've thought of a few changes that would help Shen in the top lane meta, and I believe one to be the simplest and most effective, and addresses many of the reasons that he is not very strong. This change will occur with his W - Feint, which is one of the most lack-luster shields in the game.

~~ Current W - Feint: COST: 50 ENERGY ||| COOLDOWN: 9 / 8 / 7 / 6 / 5 ACTIVE: Shen gains a shield that absorbs a certain amount of damage. The shield dissipates after 3 seconds if not already destroyed. SHIELD: 60 / 100 / 140 / 180 / 220 (+ 60% AP) While the shield persists, Shen's basic attacks reduce the cooldown of Ki Strike by an additional 1 second (2 seconds total). ~~

So here, Shen's current W offers a shield that consumes 1/4 of his resources at all levels, and has a fairly long cooldown early. The shield is also fairly small, unless you run a butt-load of AP runes on your active page (which is not efficient for shen, because while his damage is derived from magic damage, his AP ratios are too small to invest AP into, except for ulti; Instead, you should run Magic Pen if going for early damage). Not only is the shield small, but the shield's utility that helps the CD on his Passive suggests that you should have the shield up for a long time, while auto-attacking, so that you can get your passive up sooner.

~~ Now, let us look at some of the reasons that Shen is not strong ATM.

1. Toplane Teleport Meta (Meddler already announced a reduction to Shen's Ulti cooldown, so that's great!)

2. No MR per level. This is a huge problem, as it limits Shen's strength against a magic damage comp. Not only does it contributes to the damage done to Shen by the AP Carry, but also helps those that build BOtRK melt through Shen like butter due to BOtRK's passive magic %health damage. This helps other tanks, such as Gnar, Shyvanna, Volibear, and WW shred through Shen.

3. Also, unlike most top laners, Shen only brings ONE considerable aspect of himself (taunt) to a teamfight. Others, such as Maokai, Shyvanna, and Jarvan bring a lot more peel (in peoples' like Mao case) or a lot more damage (Jarvan and Shyvana).

~~ New W - Feint: COST:50 ENERGY ||| CHANGED COOLDOWN: 7/6.5/6/5.5/5 NEW PASSIVE: Every Auto Attack steals 5% of his target's MR (stacks up to 5 times). This bonus MR lasts for 3 seconds, +.4 per stack. CHANGED ACTIVE: Shen gains a shield that absorbs a certain amount of damage. The shield dissipates after 3 seconds if not already destroyed. Shen also gains 5% of his Armor as Attack Speed. If the shield is destroyed by incoming damage, Shen keeps the attack speed for 3 more seconds (DOES NOT STACK). SHIELD: 60 / 100 / 140 / 180 / 220 (+ 60% AP) CHANGED While the Attack Speed Buff persists, Shen's basic attacks reduce the cooldown of Ki Strike by an additional 1 second (2 seconds total). ~~ ALTERNATIVE TO PROPOSED PASSIVE: Instead of stealing MR through auto-attacking, I feel like stealing MR from all nearby champions through an Aura - that increases in potency the longer you are in combat - would give him more teamfight pressure, however, I feel like that would easily be very strong and prove difficult to balance. ~~

In the proposed W, Shen's strengths - Constantly Auto-Attacking in a duel and absorbing damage - are brought out. The new W still encourages Shen to build tanky so that the player can get a noticeable attack speed buff. Not only that, but the new passive helps to allow Shen to deal with magic damage without giving him MR per Level. Also, many have pointed out that Shen has hideous energy costs. The new Attack speed passive will now help Shen in terms of energy cost by helping him get Ki Strike up faster. Not only will it help him with energy, but having more Ki Strikes will encourage Shen players to build more tank without feeling like they are sacrificing their ability to deal considerable damage.

Please if you have any comments or suggestions about this, please comment below. Any comments regarding the balancing of ratios on the new -W- are strongly appreciated.