Talk:Shen/@comment-114.43.202.243-20121125051416/@comment-4659726-20121125091128

I like to start with boots, build HoG first, then a Phage, upgrade to boots 2, after that I will build aegis or spark. And then build the other one after.

The reason I build HoG first is because Shen scales off hp and the extra gold income helps more than you might notice. Phage second for early game damage and utility.

Stacking warmogs is never the answer from what I know. Even on ones that scale off of HP.

A finalized build might look like for S2 if you focus on defensive stats/tanking.

Mercs, Ionic Spark, Aegis, Frozen Mallet, Randuin's Omen, FoN.

If you are feeling lucky/are super ahead, trinity force instead of mallet, and wit's end instead of FoN. Though I hardly go this way since mallet is just more consistent.

S3? Anybody's guess, some say ravenous hydra AoE clear based off AD. Some like me say that he will build...

Mercs, Mallet(trinity maybe), Statikk Shiv, Runic Bulwark, Randuin's, Atma's.

Which focuses on making use of Statikk shiv's passive for wave clear while keeping a similar level of tankyness to previous S2 builds. (Note, 35% crit chance is meh but trinity to me is so expensive you only get it while ahead. So sadly itemization is a bit tricky).