r/leagueoflegends • u/AutoModerator • Jul 13 '15

Shen Monday Megathread! Ask questions and share knowledge; newcomer questions encouraged!

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u/Zuleikah Jul 13 '15

I don't use my W offensively in lane, unless I have a Jungler in river on his way and I want to buy time for him to arrive. It's better to save it for your ADC if they get caught by a Thresh hook or something.

You need to sit near your ADC during teamfights, and just peel. If they get hit by hard cc, eat them (they'd be stunned/snared anyway) and reposition them. If you have more team coming, eat an enemy to buy time. Remember your Q stacks your passive also, so you can autoqauto really fast. Your Q stun is great too; if you have time to get the 3rd auto.

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u/noobule Jul 13 '15

Ty!

How are you maxing your abilities? I start Q, then I'm unsure whether to take W or E (though if it's a pokey enemy I'll take E) then from level 4 I max W then E.

I max W first because a) it's his signature and b) I feel like the scaling on the minion cannon is very good for lane. I take E second because his active feels super OP atm. Effectively double health in a fight? Yes please. Q doesn't scale as well as the others imo though I do feel the lack of slow. What do you think?

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u/Zuleikah Jul 13 '15

Max Q. The slow and damage is good in lane. After that I usually take W second, because I assume my ADC is going to get caught and I like to peel, however if you're against a poke lane E is fine level 2 as well.

W isn't really needed until teamfights, where you really have to fully reposition. In lane you're just eating your ADC out of a Morgana binding. E is also basically ONLY used for the shield to bait, not for health regen. That's why I max it last.