ad and speed+ap shen? seems legit

I find this happens a lot with all guides and Thornmail is such an underated item. The passive alone is worth the low cost of the item along with the fact you get 100 armor to go with it.

However, after playing Shen for many games I've noticed that Thornmail is very situational (like it is on all champs). Therefore, I would definately list it as an optional item for a late game build if playing against the likes of Yi, Tryndamere, Aatrox etc. Any champ that is AD and heavily based on AA's just burst into tears after ecountering Thornmail. Not to mention you can rush to the adc and laugh as they kill themselves due to the taunt.

Also, Thorn returns all damage as magic damage and therefore would support your team's overall damage output if you have an AD heavy team.

@sortkaffe: Those are very nice suggestions. I'll try them out when i get to play shen again and probably add them to the guide.

@Markykong: Your logic about Thornmail is spot on. However unless you're getting raped by AutoAttacks the item is pretty useless as it doesnt do that much for shen. However I may add it to the guide.

The guide seems to be needing an update anyway so i'll play some more shen games and work with your suggestions.

I like your jungling perspectives. If you want to improve your ganks even more then build your first giant's belt into a Frozen Mallet instead of Warmog's. You will get enough health with Randuin's and Sunfire Cape and if you feel that you really need some health regen late game, build your negatron cloak into a spirit visage instead of abyssal. That gives you some handy cooldown reduction for more taunts.

you mention how Randuin's is one of the best items for a taunting tank. i agree but i didn't see a thormail even as a suggestion. Taunting with a thornmail makes people like Yi just cry just a suggestion otherwise i love it just won my first jungle shen game in ranked with little to no issues thanks to this guide otherwise

i take this guide for my first time shen jungle and i got 3 victory ! awesome

Used your guide when I had to jungle Shen for a match earlier. I figure it worked because it was the first time in a long time that my team wasn't raging at me.

What's the jungle route???

Thank you guys, never thought this guide would become a top 3 shen-guide!

"Just a suggestion, I got a Locket of the Iron Solari and it worked really well, consider making that an early item choice, maybe even core."

I need to try this, because it seems like a good item especially when you need to peel for your carry. After which item do you typically built this and what item do you leave out?

"Considering this is the top jungle shen guide on mobafire to my knowledge, it couldn't hurt to pretty it up a little. The build itself is fine, but the only thing I would change is the build order. A rushed Sunfire Cape (after madreds and boots of course) gives you a lot of clear speed as well as early game damage."

Ha! I do not know how to do the fancy stuff! I'm always more interested in the information of the guide, not it's look. However I understand many care about the look so maybe I'll pretty it up in the future (if i'm really bored ^^). Sunfire Cape is a powerful item when rushed and it really makes sense. I would not finish it before Witt's End though. The Attack speed of Recurve Bow not only speeds up your jungle (especially with Madred's proc) but also provides you with more energy. Finishing Wit's End is a small investment after recurve bow.

I'll test these suggestions of you guys and will add them to the guide if I like them. Cheers!

Considering this is the top jungle shen guide on mobafire to my knowledge, it couldn't hurt to pretty it up a little. The build itself is fine, but the only thing I would change is the build order. A rushed Sunfire Aegis (after madreds and boots of course) gives you a lot of clear speed as well as early game damage. It deals magic damage so your magic pen offensive mastery will help a lot early game before enemies build much MR. After that I would finish boots then build part of or the whole Wit's End depending on the situation.

Good Guide clear and concise! thank you, I didn't even think about the wit's end, Voted

Great guide, helped me figure out shen. Just a suggestion, I got a Locket of the Iron Solari and it worked really well, consider making that an early item choice, maybe even core.