Talk:Shen/@comment-9713132-20121116094408/@comment-62.1.167.177-20121202203018

Because he is a Tank Support who runs on Energy, and has a global teleporting ulti.

A HUGE part of all Tanks (but Shen) in the game is managing their Mana and fueling their Tank abilities. A GIGANTIC part of all Supports is managing their Mana or being completely useless in the game.

Shen has "yellow Mana" which early game imitates the effectiveness of high mana-regeneration, and his ulti both super-shields AND teleports him to where the action is. These are extremely powerful early-to-mid game potentials, ranked players don't want to be forced to deal with them (and for good reasons).

All in all, nobody really likes an enemy ninja teleporting where you are and taunting you and kicking you and getting away too.