Talk:Shen/@comment-4956331-20120610171249/@comment-5122602-20120610225540

This is very SITUATIONAL of course. To decide that you have to note the following things: Is your or the enemy AD Carry fed? Does your team or the enemy team already have a good Initatior/Bodyguard?

The thing is: Shen itself is not a very good Initiator like, say, Malphite or Amumu. There are also better Bodyguards in my opinion. But the good thing is, Shen is very versatile and flexible and can potentially fit in any of these roles. So in the end, the key thing to look after most of the time is the positioning of your AD Carry and the enemy AD Carry, respectively.

TL;DR:

Your AD Carry out of position > Bodyguard.

Enemy AD Carry out of position > Engage.