Talk:Shen/@comment-8121733-20160113195132/@comment-3463132-20160113212008

"His toplane seems weaker now"

(Obviously this is a giant IMO piece)

In one area, his sustain, he is weaker.

In all others: survivability, dueling, ulting, assisting allies, taunting, he appears to be the same or better.

Survivability: While he lost the spammable healing/ranged Q, he has gained a shield that goes off when he uses his abilities. Menaing he has a harder time healing but he's also harder to hurt. I'd call that even because you can buy lifesteal if you want.

Dueling: Instead of just once every few seconds, Shen now can get 3 strong hits,  that are based on his target's maximum health,  in on his enemy  if he lands the Q properly.

In addition, his W is now a dodge instead of a shield, meaning the 1000 stacks Nasus is going to whoosh right past with his Q. This shield also goes to allies nearby, so when he teleports he brings something more noticable than just a taunt.

And his taunt and ult have been largely untouched- so the same- no better or worse.