Talk:Shen/@comment-68.27.143.46-20121225200213/@comment-50.53.139.17-20121230023923

"...I mean, they've almost brought his abilities to their pre-buff/post-nerf state..."

Nope. Not even slightly.

Shen was utter crap prior to his .134 remake. I'm surprised you don't remember that - either you haven't been playing long enough to see his remake or you just weren't paying attention. Either way, Shen was definitely underpowered and virtually worthless. He was not only unviable, he was considered a troll pick in normal play. High elo players complained about him endlessly on the message boards and how desperately he needed a major rework/buff. And the mid and low elo players didn't even bother with him.

So let's look at what the major differences were at the time:


 * 1) 1 - Ki Strike's cooldown reduction changed from being hit to hitting;


 * 1) 2 - Ki Strike changed from giving no energy to giving up to 30;


 * 1) 3 - Vorpal Blade scales MUCH better into late game now;


 * 1) 4 - Shadow Dash rewards hitting a bunch of champions and the taunt made his early game stronger;


 * 1) 5 - Stand United got a substantially stronger shield (which he needed)

These changes were definitely significant and they opened the doors for high elo and tournament play. It wasn't some small insubstantial bullshit, it was major (especially the change to Ki Strike). Now over time they've nerfed some stuff but he's still far superior to what he was prior to the remake. To equivocate current Shen with old Shen is crazy.