Talk:Shen/@comment-30205098-20170131122913/@comment-24447033-20170131160019

Not sure if troll or not, but I'm going to give a rundown of why shen isn't useless (albeit not a top pick)

1. You say his Q is useless, but it has a potential slow and attack speed steroid if used correctly. 2-4% hp per hit = 6-12% total (or potentially 12-18%). That's quite a significant amount if you manage to use it to it's maximum potential. The energy cost isn't actually that high considering shen has double the energy of other champions using energy, furthermore, each hit restores some energy depending on shens level with a maximum of 90/105/120 at levels 1/7/13 which basically makes his Q give him extra energy if all 3 hits are used and the spell is maxed.

2. W is a potent tool, especially when used correctly. It can potentially save an ally, such as blocking a twisted fate stun card, or gangplank's parley, or blitzcrank's knockup, etc... The long cooldown is justified, however I would agree the duration is a little short and 2 seconds would be a nice buff to have.

3. E is useful, however reliant on the skill landing. A nice buff to have would be to increase the taunt duration from 1.5 seconds to 1.6-2 seconds depending on skill rank (as of the moment his only cc spell is short range, short duration, ok damage, and somewhat unreliable - and also his escape).

Shen imo is quite balanced as he is, although a few minor buffs would be nice to have.