Talk:Shen/@comment-78.92.250.103-20120813150537/@comment-4087140-20120813230648

Solo top can gank and counter-gank across the map too. The thing is that is very good at last-hitting, but mediocre at sustained damage in the early game. This makes him more dangerous against a lane because he regularly has superior exchanges with the enemy, and can spam a ranged last-hit (that heals him) without ever running out of energy.

This is to say: may be a good jungler, but his kit is built for quick exchanges in the early game, which is far more beneficial to a lane than a jungle.