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when is it a good idea to go bruiser vs tank? what are the tradeoffs of one vs the other, and are there any situations where you reconmmend bruiser shen over tank shen? im just curious.
Both playstyles are definitely viable. They just got a slightly different playstyle. Tank Shen is usually the most reliable in most situations, but bruiser Shen might be the better choice if your team already got 1-2 tanks (let's say Sejuani jungle and Leona support). Here are some pros/cons of both playstyles:
Tank Shen
+ Still useful while behind
+ Really tanky with some items
- Relies more on your team to deal damage
Bruiser Shen
+ More damage => more solo carry potential
Shen when behind+ Better for splitpushing due to more damage
- Weaker than tank
Hope this helps!
I'm really really happy a top quality guide writer like you (of which I have learned a lot when I started playing LoL) considers my work to be good. Doing the guide across 3 roles was quite a challange, but I guess it turned out well. :)
Thank you for the kind words, the contest and the feature! (Didn't know you also featured guides excluding from the free champion rotation)
In most cases it'll be within the free rotation. In this case I picked 3 new guides from the contest that had 0 features so far.
Im happy you liked my guide! Shen jungle is very fun (and it has been getting better after some recent buffs) and as a jungle main myself, I really had to include it in my guide! Good luck and have fun with Shen!
This guide needs obviously much more votes!
It's so useful in the runes part, i really love how you make it! It's clean and very descriptive. 11/10 IGN.
By the way, I saw people with Shen with Conqueror in the part of "bruiser" too. Which one you recommend more knowing this? Conqueror or Press the Attack? ^^
Thanks for the guide!
The guide is only a few days old so hopefully more votes will come soon!
For Bruiser Shen, I think both Press the Attack and Conqueror can work. Conqueror can work, but Shen isn't super fast at stacking it. You need to go for more extended trades in order to make full use out of it. If you want to use it, I recommend tank matchups as extended trades will be easier and Conqueror's true damage is even more useful then. Against bruisers, short trades are usually better as their early damage can hurt a lot, making the burstier Press the Attack better. And due to the meta being around bruisers, Press the Attack is usually the best choice.
But Conqueror is a viable keystone on Shen after all. If you want to try it, go for it. As long as it fits your playstyle it can work.
I'll add Conqueror to my guide!
Hope this helps!