Talk:Shen/@comment-1920550-20160623065332/@comment-25755036-20160722200612

I disagree with your opinion on Shen's lackluster waveclear. While it is true that there is literally zero to be found in his kit, his Q makes it easy to last hit, and many, many split push items either synergize with his kit or shore up some of his weaknesses (e.g. sunfire cape, titanic hydra, zz'rot portal).

In regards to his ult, a global teleport is very strong; it's the only one in the game right now that's attached to a champion. Having a small shield at early ranks and a scaling that does not synergize with his tank build makes sure that some of Shen's strengths being self-sufficient. If his ult is stronger, his other abilities must be weaker, and that is a fine line to walk, especially since the effectiveness of his ult relies so heavily on the decision making and skill of it's target.

In regards to AP, I've been working on a build that relies on burst and high sustain instead of tankiness. One of the core items is Hextech Gunblade, and even just the 80 AP from that goes a long way. I'm not sure how viable it would be in a more "traditional" tank build however. Just food for thought.