Talk:Shen/@comment-115.64.177.102-20110915064648/@comment-3473553-20110915204537

The buff to Vorpal's level 1 and 2 damage allow him to jungle more effectively. For players like me, it also means easier farming at level 1~5. I'd wager they're trying to encourage more aggressive play styles, instead of full tank shens that just refuse to die but don't do much else. I wouldn't go as far as to say they want heavy AP shens, but I think they want to see players use items like Rylai's Crystal Scepter, Abyssal Scepter, and maybe even Zhonya's Hourglass on him.