Talk:Shen/@comment-4659726-20130208074131/@comment-4677525-20130208160425

Implying that he isn't a useful jungler already <.<

He is my go-to jungler and I rarely ever lose a game with him. His clear-time (while slow initially) speeds up dramatically with Madred's. On top of that, his gank potential is godlike even pre-6 just because of his gap-closing taunt; if it doesn't burn a flash, it will probably force them out of lane if not lead to their death. Post-6 jungle Shen's power exceeds that of lane Shen because his ultimate can be used from ANYWHERE (without being tied to a lane).

Also, scaling mr/lvl is a non-issue for Shen - he already has so many virtually-free sources of sustain and his armor growth is among the highest in the game to counteract this. Speaking of which, Shen is actually really hard to kill in his own jungle as his sustain and escape potential keep him rather healthy (I never go below half-health with him). The best that most junglers can hope for is to try and counterjungle his camps, but Shen can just go around and gank to make up for it.

tl;dr - Jungle Shen is still perfectly fine, despite his slow-ass clear time. Like Xin Zhao, who also has a pretty slow clear-time compared to the jungle "Gods", Shen has more than enough tools to make up for it.