my man, unfortunately shen now it's completely useless even after the boycott. I will be honest, shen it's a top laner and we should stop trying to play him in other lanes, cause there are champions more stronger than him actually, but i feel you. Im bored like every otp shen and I think u're not the only one keep trying to find the best way for playing this champ. I'm playing ivern now, and reached a good elo. gl for everything petu, ive learned shen watching you and listening your tips, but now we can't do nothing. thank you and hope something will change for Shen
if one likes a champion, what reason is there to stop playing them in another lane? "Ah nah the meta doesnt allow me to play that champion my hands are tied". If you were a true otp you'd have fun playing to champion to begin with regardless of lane. Will it be the most efficent? Hell nah. Will it be fun. Yes.
As the guy who played Shen the most in EUW with 5 million mastery (and i'm still playing him despite his current state, peaked rank 1 euw split 1) yeah you are 100% right. The champion feels useless and get outclassed by 99% of the top lane roster... hell, maybe by every single top laner at this point. All of his power is concentrated inside one single spell, Stand United, and that specific spell is probably the most team reliant ultimate in the whole game. So when you pick Shen you are basically playing slot machines. You hope to have someone fed enough to ult and win through him. There is pretty much no more depth inside this champions kit anymore. He used to be a champion with strong early game and lane pressure and used to have a pretty decent skill expression through his Q and how he could play proactive after getting a couple of kills in lane to enable his team mates. He is not a lane bully anymore, he is not a laner at all. He is not even an enabler at this point, his playstyle is way more reactive these days so yeah, you flip the matchmaking and if you get someone fed you press R on him and peel him. Shen became Soraka but the problem is... Soraka is way stronger and can play bot because her kit allows her to play support. Shen's kit was created for a top laner and that's why you can't really blind pick him support and even in those scenarios that allows you to pick him there is always a better alternative to Shen. So yeah, the champion is doomed and i think a rework is necessary at this point. Riot is busy cooking the new Aphelios making old champions obsolete and useless in 2023 more and more. Don't swap champion if you are not satisfied, just close the client and don't open it anymore. That's what Petu should have said during that boycott. Riot doesn't really care as long as you play, make them lose money so they stop buffing Riven and ignoring League's real problems. EDIT - His current best build is Ionian Boots, Radiant Virtue, Redemption into full support items (Abyssal Mask, Putrifier, Ardent Censer, Knight's Vow, Flowing Water, Anathema's. Sometimes you could go for a Frozen Heart, Randuins, Zhonya but most of his items are support items). Sounds like a complete joke but it is the reality of this champion in 2023
Hey xPetu! Have you considered doing a Q&A? I think your followers would really appreciate actually getting to know the legendary man behind these sick Shen moves better. It seems that your fan base consists of really loyal people who loves everything you say. Not just what we learn from watching you but also your personality and character. I would really like that. Also thanks for allowing me to gain 34 lp per win and getting me on my way to platinum. Stay united!
I literally learned shen from you man... I played so many jungle shen games I failed them all until hahaha how you say... I finally found it... Rush Bork. Maybe even if you get some lead by over-extended disrespectful bot then buy dorans blade and continue continue your momentum to lvl 6. Keep ruins same as you found the extra clear speed with CD ruin and tempo+bork=
Bork+titanichydra/shojen+navari(trust me) then it's up to you. I've gone... Embrace = (beautiful) ... Guardian... Spirit visage... After hydra or shojen whichever I didn't take. Late game shen jungle I believe is very very difficult for the enemy to stop... Take tp if you want it creates that extra ult cooldowns play
Personally I like goredrinker the best for the jg. You just die too fast and clear too slow with other bruiser mythics. Tank builds also feel kinda bad since Shen can’t really use demonic like most tank JGs.
@@CJManning86 sunfire doesn’t proc it, last season’s iceborn did but not anymore. His Q and E (I think) can proc it, but not as good other tanks because his abilities are basically all single target and on semi high cd unlike udyr, Zac, and Maokai. I’m taking about strictly for clearing btw, you can probably make demonic semi work in top.
Q bonus damage changed from: 10 − 40 (based on level) (+ 2 / 2.5 / 3 / 3.5 / 4% of target's maximum health (+ 1.5% per 100 AP)) to: 10 − 40 (based on level) (+ 2 / 2.25 / 2.5 / 2.75 / 3% of target's maximum health (+ 1.5% per 100 AP) (+ 1% per 100 bonus AD)) Q empowered damaged changed from: 10 − 40 (based on level) (+ 4 / 4.5 / 5 / 5.5 / 6% of target's maximum health (+ 2% per 100 AP)) to: 20 − 80 (based on level) (+ 4 / 4.5 / 5 / 5.5 / 6% of target's maximum health (+ 3% per 100 AP) (+ 2% per 100 bonus AD)) W cooldown changed: from 18 / 16.5 / 15 / 13.5 / 12 to => 18 / 16 / 14 / 12 / 10 Shen now has 10 / 20 / 30 / 40 / 50 bonus armor and magic resistance while in the area. E duration changed: from 1.5 seconds at all ranks to => 1.1 / 1.2 / 1.3 / 1.4 / 1.5 R shield no longer scales with 16% bonus health. R now plays a global sound effect when cast and when interrupted. I am (still) banning Shen until these changes are implemented.
Petu sensei? Have you tried the PBE items? I'm personally excited about the new jg objective before Herald, like, will Shen be able to take towers now? I must be dreaming
Im a low elo silver pleb but ive been having some fun (and success) playing this build- would love to hear your thoughts. Divine. Ionion boots. Titanic Hydra Sunfire. Witts end. Abysal / thornmail.
Petu, i love your videos and i love Shen as a character, i have recently playing only Hail Of Blades, Revatalise on Support it is quite fun and i think it could have potential. For me recently it is the only way to enjoy Shen and i really come to love Hail Of Blades
Xpetu, I'm a huge fan, an ex player and Shen user at that, I'm nowhere near your level/rank but please consider my build, I run JG shen Runes Lethal tempo Overheal Alacrity Last stand Conditioning Overgrowth Build is: Titanic's into riftmaker then depending on enemy and lead, may get nashors then full tank, or just full tank. It's quite wild with infinite scaling
