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Creator: rareshu12 January 3, 2011 11:42pm

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Hi everybody! I need some help^^ with character selection between Shen and Akali. I don't know what champion to buy. Please, leave me your opinion.
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I'd say Akali. IP Farm ftw.
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What do you prefer playing more? Dps ( Akali ) or Tanky ( Shen ) characters?

I'd personally go for Shen, but that's because i suck with Akali. :<
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If we're going by personal preference, akali would be my choice (she was the 3rd champ I learned to play so im kind of attached to her) but for more utility and overall usefulness get Shen. Akali is pubstomp city, though if you solo queue a lot.

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To be completely honest, Shen is straight-up better and higher tier than Akali. He's extremely useful. But Akali is way more fun. They're both good choices.
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I played both and I'm better with Akali, Her combos are really good and ult is awesome, she uses 3 essences so you can use her ult 3 times. but the cooldown is really slow. (cooldown = 2 seconds) (if you love ksing ;). I perfer Akali.
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Depends mainly on which role you prefer to play as. The tank or the assassin?

While AP Shen isn't a bad idea, he really just has much more of a presence as the tank since he can easily turn a losing 2v2 into a winning 3v2 with his ultimate.

Akali however, is really just friggin' fun to play. Her ultimate is great for jukes and KSing (Kill securing :D), while her W can make people's heads roll if you do it correctly.
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If we have special threads for this kind of questions, why don't we even refer to them?

To Original Poster: check the stickied threads please.
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Akali and Shen are very different champions. Other than both being ninjas, relying on energy as a resource, and being melee, they are completely opposites.

Shen is a tank. He has 3 jobs: split push lanes to force down turrets, be a front liner in team fights, and save people's lives with his ultimate. He is not a very exciting champ to play, but he definitely is a huge asset to any team he is on.

Akali, on the other hand, is an AP assassin. She is my main champion, and I absolutely love her play style. She can make crazy plays, juke enemies, nuke down enemy carries, and stealth. She is much harder to play successfully than Shen is, but once you master her, she can be an unstoppable force.

Personally, I'd recommend Akali to anyone. She is a hyper carry, and she is crazy amounts of fun to play. But if you like the tanky front liner play style, maybe Shen is the champ for you.
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