Talk:Shen/@comment-78.100.249.126-20120711184839/@comment-5162027-20120716083507

They're more similar than you give them credit. For starters, Shen is also a melee bruiser (more commonly than a melee tank, at least), and he can also jungle pretty well. They both scale with attack speed for their damage (Udyr with reapplying the Tiger Dot for as long as possible/Procing Phoenix as much as possible, Shen with Ki Strike). They both tend to stack a bit of health, although Shen does it for damage whereas Udyr really just doesn't need more than 1 or 2 damage item. They both have pretty high sustain, Shen with Vorpal Blade and Ki Strike for his health and energy, and Udyr with his Turtle Stance for both.

They are actually really similar champs in terms of playstyles.