Talk:Shen/@comment-114.43.202.243-20121125051416/@comment-4677525-20121125230238

I don't play a lot of lane Shen, but I think that Heart of Gold is still a solid item for him no matter where he is played. It supplements the gold generation from minions, gives him a solid amount of early game health and, most importantly, builds into Randuin's Omen which is arguably one of the best Armor items in the game (besides Frozen Heart, which Shen would end up having to purchase mana in order to obtain). I would build that item first (after starting boots + 3 pots), then Aegis, Ionic Spark, Sunfire Cape, FoN and Raduin's Omen (throwing in either Tabi or Merc Treads somewhere in the mix).

As Senario pointed out, Season 3 is a whole different beast and considering the patch is likely to come out sometime next week, you might as well chuck a lot of our advice right out the window. I, personally, am NOT in favor of Statikk Shiv as, from my very brief testing experience on PBE, it didn't seem to build charges fast enough to help him push. I am thinking of a pretty decent build involving Ravenous Hydra and another S3 item, but I would need to test it out first. All I know is that Bulwark will be absolutely CORE on him.