@Riot, A Consideration for Shen's Spirit Blade

Ironclad Dragon··37 votes·2,390 views

http://i.imgur.com/EwHM5kM.jpg I'll be honest. I don't play Shen; I've played him perhaps one or even twice. My voice isn't one of a veteran Shen player. However, perhaps I can give voice to a thought actual Shen players might have.

I noticed on Shen's official update page that none of his abilities mention the nature of Shen's new spirit sword. Heck, the unofficial League of Legends Wiki gave me a clearer understanding of the spirit blade because it actually includes its context. I doubt you'll make this mistake, but for the love of Bard, Rito, mention it somewhere in the kit!

On that note, if you so outline the idle behavior of the Spirit Blade, could you differentiate that innate and name it "Vorpal Blade"? The rest of the kit doesn't have to change its wording; just have the flavor name be Vorpal Blade, in tribute of Shen's outgoing Q. Again, I am not a Shen player, but a cool name like Vorpal Blade just disappearing strikes me as a waste. Rito, I know you can make flavor names just fine; look at Jhin's innate! You didn't have to name the different components of it, but you did, and I actually like that. Not only do those flavor names break up an innate into concise chunks, but it also adds . . . well, flavor. I was confused at first when I read a description of Shen's new innate, still called Ki Barrier, just suddenly talking about a spirit sword. I mean, u wot?

Don't do this for me, Rito. Do it for the little Kinkou children!

4 Comments

Melledoneus18 votes

As a Shen main, I whole-heartedly agree. Vorpal Blade was one of the coolest names in Shen's kit. Maybe they should add it in the tooltip as a secondary passive.

Also, I think "Ki barrier" should be changed to something cooler, like "Ki essence" or "Equilibrium Zone" or something like that.

Proto Saber5 votes

They should just not change shen at all. Shen

Knalxz2 votes

The should of just updated him. He didn't need much change. Instead of making him the position tank they should of made him a hardcore counter to assassins.

Most tanks can only CC them Shen should be the guy to make them waste their abilities.

His W isn't bad for this idea the biggest problem is that it replies on his Q. Literally can't level it up without a point into his Q.

Moxu Kraze1 votes

Vorpal blade was a unique and iconic skill, when I play shen I always loved the glorious cash making sound of vorpal blade hitting a farm! Ka-ching! But now it replaced by a generic "spirit blade" that acts like a oriana ball. Check out my article on this update, and leave a comment if you like it!

https://moxugaming.wordpress.com/2016/01/14/shenriana-update/

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