Talk:Shen/@comment-3259258-20120818022751/@comment-124.148.206.166-20120818163552

dont bother with TF since you dont spam enough to make the sheen proc worth it. nor do you need crits. aegis is only worth it if your babysitting alot, if your top lane shen dont bother , leave that for support to buy. warmogs should be core most games and one of your key items, you want to get it early on when the hp boost gives you a great advantage since carrys wont be equiped to stop you yet, plus you want time to farm it up. randuin, thorns/sunfire , FoN all good picks , depends on what you need.

merc treads should be your boots of choice simply because you dont want people meddling in your affairs an slowing you down. an early HoG can be great even if you dont plan on finishing randuins off, or least not till last. atmas can be useful ,as you should generally always have a large hp pool as shen, but its not essential as you do enough damage most of the time anyway.

i prefer getting ryalis scepter over frozen mallet ( though mallet is a fine choice overall, and is useful if you plan on getting items such as witsend ) , and an abyssal scepter. these two items add good stats to shen, hp , mr , ap. both together will give your skills a nice boost, stronger sheilds and your vorpal sword will become alot more effective. it all depends on what lane you start in an your overall role in the team.

cdr isnt overly useful since you lack the energy to spam, your auto attacks arent super strong ( its ki-strike+vorpal sword that gives you your burst ) so more then a witsend for attack speed is a waste of slots. dont bother with a banshee veil, get a force of nature , it has much better synergy. people are unlikely to waste much cc on you so you dont need the spellblock sheild, and the mana is wasted stats. FoN gives you more MR, boosts your hp regen ( since you should have alot of hp ) , and increases your movement speed which is very useful for shen since he relys on positioning to land taunts and be disruptive ect.

ionic spark is also a bit of a wasted choice, the magic damage is low late game , and the item offers little in the way of defensive stats , and you will farm better with a sunfire cape or more ap for vorpal sword nuke.