Talk:Shen/@comment-4659726-20121211082014/@comment-5266525-20121221014907

I don't quite get your hesitation. It's not like Tiamat is any more of a tank item than a Banner is - it's almost certainly less so. Both give HP regen but Shen would make infinitely better use of a minion aura, armor and Promote active than AD, lifesteal and splash damage. It's also more versatile - you could splitpush two different lanes at once with yourself and your super minion or push together and have it continue to push without you while you ult away to join an ongoing teamfight.

Tiamat is better when it comes to direct fighting, of course, but the splash is unlikely to rack up to very much damage as you don't stack AD on Shen.