Talk:Shen/@comment-24208043-20141118065257/@comment-25754362-20141123210112

Well season 5 has just started, but I do have to admit even at this stage I don't really see Shen making an impact again for another season so far, even with the new items. Crystalline Bracer's a really nice new early game item, and it can build into Warmogs or even Righteous Glory since I was thinking that active ability it has could be pretty mean when R'ing in on a team mate...but so far I can't really see much that's really outright changing his game. What it comes down to is while that Teleport Ult is still good (if somewhat expected now, that's a huge problem people just know when it's coming.) Shen overall just doesn't seem to have very much utility himself in comparison to other tanks or even bruisers. I was kind of hoping that the new season would bring in new items that could maybe make support Shen more of a legitimate possibility as I always saw Shen just being a few items short of being a potentially really good and unique support, but I don't really see that happening either.

When it comes to buffing him, I think people are so afraid of his ult and the return to the first seasons that they're afraid to touch the character in any way right now, but as he is now I feel like he's so comparatively situational that he's become a bit too situational. Is essentially a teleport with a shield really worth that in most cases? It's still very early in the new season, but I feel like the meta's already sort of at least planting its seeds now and I just don't see Shen as he is having very much part in that either. I think at this point a complete rework of the character is almost inevitable.