User blog comment:M.Davidz/Need your help for Shen !/@comment-5077844-20141114105053

Reason: Shen is only really played as fulltank, in which casxe his damage is really low. Also, he only has one lockdown spell, which makes him lose in every aspect to even underpowered (somewhat) tanks like Nautilus.

the only thing shen really brings is strong laning agaisnt certain champs, but since sustain tanks now dominate top, even that's not his domain anymore.

Basically, Maokai and Mundo outclasse him in every aspect. Rammus and AMumu as jungle tanks do his job better too.

Unless you go Full AD Shen (dammage is crazy but you're squishy as fuck...1v1 is broken tho) or some weird AP version, your damage as a tnak is probably one of the lowest in the game, only surpassed by Nautilus, who in turn has tons of utility, while oyu only have 1 cc and a decent ally shield