Talk:Shen/@comment-26231232-20160105222420/@comment-27244691-20160106201223

The base heal of Vorpal Blade got nerfed some time ago, Q's damage is somewhat lackluster IMO (not to mention it's tiny range) and most importantly: HP scaling of this skill (0,5% of max HP per sec.) does NOT increase and the heal value obtained by it outclasses the base value by FAR after buying a Sightstone and Targon's Brace which You should get quite fast, also put HP/LVL seals and compesate the lack of armor by armor quints and there You go! I'm a big fan of maxing W personally because it helps making good trades in lane the most, negates enemy's harrasment completly when used properly and makes Shen a very solid tank with few items - and as we all know, good support ain't gonna be rich. Optimal way of leveling Shen's skillset for me is: Q/E>the other one>W>W>W>R>complete W if you are losing or max E instead. But if You think that Feint is useless, just max Taunt. Oh and maxed vorpal blade will mess up Your ADC's last hitting, that is propably the most important thing I should have mentioned.

Btw. What do you guys think about Guinsoo's on top lane Shen? This along with Sunfire Cape, Abyssal Scepter and Rylai's was damn scary in TFs and it mades pushing sonic fast, although it requires more risky playstyle and you should enter TFs only by using Ult (CDR/LVL glyphs are must have). Bigger shields which are covered by nice amount of resistances compensates the lack of tankiness if you focus on sticking to your target and proceed to AA constantly, refreshing passive's cd and recovering energy used to cast spells much more frequently, so you can actually use cooldown reduction without going OOM (OOE to be exact), Rylai's helps with sticking, Abysall makes sunfire's passive and Rage's passive hurt more, not only players but also minions which will receive 20% more magical damage because their MR is reduced to -20 from 0. And  frickin' 64% AS at 8 stacks is just soo good.. But full tank with Titanic Hydra is actually the best build for Shen, isn't it?