User:Usiar/Guides/Shen/Hybrid AP Shen

Strategy
Going for a more assassin-style ninja, my build focuses mainly on items that give Ability Power. However, There is still good use for items that provide Health and Magic Resist or Armor.

Your primary skill will be Vorpal Blade.

I level up Vorpal Blade twice early because the healing amount scales very well early on. From there, I rely on spamming Shadow Dash and later, Feint.

Masteries

 * 9 in Offense Mastery
 * 1x
 * 3x
 * 4x
 * 1x
 * 21 in Utility Mastery
 * 1x
 * 1x
 * 3x
 * 4x
 * 2x
 * 3x
 * 3x
 * 1x

Runes

 * 9x Marks of Insight.
 * 9x Seals of Vitality.
 * 9x Glyphs of Focus.
 * 3x Quintessences of Vitality.

Skills & Abilities
My spell order is as such:

Items
My item order is:
 * (eventually or )
 * When possible, build into
 * After getting Rylai's Crystal Scepter, will benefit you more than Sheen. Get Lich Bane when you are able to.
 * (starting with ) or (Starting with )
 * (starting with ), (starting with ), or  (starting with  or  depending on which you can afford).
 * If your team's tank is doing good, and you're facing numerous crowd-control effects, choose Banshee's Veil. If there is very little or no crowd-control, take Zhonya's Ring.
 * If your team's tank isn't doing good, take Guardian Angel.
 * (starting with ) or (Starting with )
 * (starting with ), (starting with ), or  (starting with  or  depending on which you can afford).
 * If your team's tank is doing good, and you're facing numerous crowd-control effects, choose Banshee's Veil. If there is very little or no crowd-control, take Zhonya's Ring.
 * If your team's tank isn't doing good, take Guardian Angel.