Update pls!

I really have no idea why this guide is rated so high. I think this build sucks so hard really. This expensive items, and in early game, what damage output or health do you have here?

Pfff...

Despite what the rest of them say. The best shen in the world used trinity force in every game that he played shen in the world championship. Im pretty sure he knows better than them. Considering they won

I just think if he is tank support instead of black cleaver you use frozen mallet but the masteries are perfect

Thank you for the guide, it is very helpful.
I do have one question about your rune choices. For your tank build you went with Greater Seal of Endurance to give .5% health. I did some math and if you assume the health at the start of this guide is correct you will have about 3300 hp with a full build. This means that each seal will be giving you 16.85 health. The HP/Level seal (Vitality) give 1.08 hp/level. That is 19.44 HP at level 18. That means you can get 2.59 more health per rune if you go with the HP/Level runes.
If your build has you end up with over 3888 hp then you will get more from the Seal of Endurance, but I would argue that if the seal is only better when you have a full six items, it is likely better to go with Vitality since games are only at that very late stage for a small percentage of the game.
Other than that I really like your guide. Thanks for all the hard work, and if there is something I am not seeing with those seals please let me know.

Thanks,
Melkor220

I tried the Trinity Force Shen build and I really loved it :D I really enjoyed that build.
I can't really help you out with the rest of the guide, because I never made one myself :).

-edit- I did an upvote, but it doesn't show in my post...Just wanted you to know :P -edit-

I don't think this guide for AD bruiser is the best, but with a little bit of adjustment on items (early Wit's End + Frozen Mallet, as some mentioned), it can be a great one.
Still, the tank/support build worked very well for me.

+1

Thanks for all the feedback,
I appreciate the constructive criticism sAlatji. I'm not saying that this is the best way to build and play Shen, this is just what's worked for me. I've used many other guides and not had as much success, so I decided to share the build I've made myself.
I'll definitely consider your alternate items choices when I put more detail into the items section

I do not really like your your "support"-build.
Reason why: Full build costs you 14.000 gold in total, way too much a normal support would every own in a regular game.

You only get Philosopher's Stone only for the bonus-gold-passive? Wasted money if you ask me, also will slow your "build", which has basically no other purpose to get tanky with expensive items. I miss items like Aegis of the Legion, Locket of the Iron Solari and Shurelya's Battlesong(when you buy Philosopher's Stone on a energy-champion, use it at least, otherwise there are (for early healthregen/sustain better options,e.g. Emblem of Valor which might not have the goldpassive, but would help your lanepartner (most of the time AD-carry, quite squishy) more.


Interesting choice of summoners ( Flash & Teleport, i might give this a try when i am playing supportshen, i always thought that the channelingtime of Teleport is to high to be really usefull, also really ward-dependant, because otherwise you will have a long way to go until you arrive where the action happens (or happened :P)


Bruisershen: I don't know if rushing Trinity Force is a smart move, also i made the experience, that a good/decent toplaner knows how to push you out of the lane when he sees that you started Doran's Shield, so you will fall behind him, other stuff is quite basic, so yes, trinitiy could work, but i would not get it as first item.

This is a good start and I can see you understand the general basics of coding to make your guide more appealing and readable. I think you could use a bit better organization as well as more detailed chapters, but I do like your solid effort at start. I see nothing glaringly obvious with your runeset, masteries, or item build, although I agree that you should really try Warmog's Armor -> Atma's Impaler + Wit's End on Shen, he's a very strong tanky DPS now with the changes. +1 from me my friend, PM me if you want to know some other great things you can do with coding.