Talk:Shen/@comment-4659726-20121116205702/@comment-4677525-20121120205926

You might want to move the first Avarice Blade higher up on that list as, more than any other GP/10 item, is better the earlier in the game you get it. At this point, other laners and the jungler are relatively confined to their designated areas, leaving you with a lot of access to free farm. Thus, it makes sense to capitalize on that early free-farm with Avarice Blade (instead of rushing Phage straight out the gate).

As for that second Avarice Blade, that really depends. Even though it has the potential to pay itself off quickly - 750 gold for only 10% crit chance is pretty crappy statwise especially for a tank. More often that not, I feel that getting more tanky more quickly is the best solution and to that end, I would try putting the 750 gold towards either upgrading Aegis or Phage instead. A way to extend the milage of your first gp/10 is to instead build Aegis BEFORE building Statikk Shiv (since I don't believe the item is as "core" as the others).

In general, though, I agree with your build path and am excited for the possibility of trying a new crit-based Shen build.