Talk:Shen/@comment-137.189.255.19-20111231154551/@comment-3486816-20120101115456

Shen solo top can actually zone pretty damn well, and he sets up ganks in lane like few others can while sustaining well and DARING his opponent(s) to move close to his tower (Rammus does it better, but in Lane Rammus's case that's ALL he does). It also makes use of his extensive farming power and allows him to get tanky to the point where he can stay in a fight forever supporting your team. I think your issue is that you just don't want a pure tank at all (which is perfectly understandable, I'm around that point myself; just use metagolem Maokai or whatever these days).