The Rank 1 KR Shen Plays a Completely Different Game...

Dangerous Boy Ady, the Korean Rank 1 top laner, plays Shen. Let's analyze what he does differently.
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[@xPetu]

This is my first replay analysis video so I would love to get some feedback from you, the viewer. Tell me what you liked, disliked and if I should do more of these in the future. As always, I will read every comment. Best regards, Petu.

[@kriminal012]

So good petu replay analysis like this every so often is really interesting

[@kriminal012]

“To achieve one goal, there is more than one way”

[@letallettuce816]

Very 👍. Want more (if u feel like it idk)

[@vanton4595]

Very enjoyable, would like to see more. Your natural approach is perfect. Personally, I watch you for your skill and personality.

[@Kiduk90]

Petu just hearing your voice makes my day, love your content and your personality as it helps me look forward to things after a long hard day of work! Keep it up and thank you from the bottom of my heart!

[@lukazgarza4075]

It's so nice seeing xPetu admiting he's the best Shen player in the world

[@jakobkraft1961]

He did this in the most humble way possible. But I think we all agree

[@lukazgarza4075]

@@jakobkraft1961 Yes we do

[@mubumubu5975]

*best mechanical

[@Jimmy.arriagada]

He said best Mechanic's

[@lukazgarza4075]

@@Jimmy.arriagada I know, I know, but having the best mechanichs with a champion in the world makes you the "better player" with that champion specifically, no the better player overall. What I mean is that if someone is better than him even if playing Shen, it's not because of his mechanics with Shen are better but because of his overall game mechanics, thus making him the best Shen player.

[@romnoelpetracorta7244]

Pointing out things outside of your own can be really beneficial since your perspective is not limited by personal aspects. Analyzing other people's actions make you reflect on what you need to improve upon. This is a great type of content, Petu! Keep it up!

[@ChromaJune]

It's true. The dopamine spike on flash-taunt is probably limiting our Shen Potential (PoShential). Update: Ghost is working out very well.

[@psyjinx]

Add Heartsteel in the mix, and we're running it.

[@guitarweeklyjournal4099]

E flash combo is so damn satisfying 😍

[@Nako3]

"Its a shame I have to go to my friends birthday party" lol :D

[@jonasslemming5766]

Love the massive output of videos lately

[@Twisted_Mind_Man]

Great analysis video, was fun to watch. The thing I personally like the most is the fact that you took a replay where protagonist was actually behind 0-2-0 on kills and came back. This shows how macro and clear head are so important. So many times I see a vid titled "This item is broken" just to see the guy is 10-0 at 20 min and game is already won when he buys that "broken item" and think to myself, another clickbait. Anyway as I said, great video, loved it.

[@oldmanlak816]

This comment right here. It's so much more informative & interesting to see a game where our "protagonist" struggled a little bit. Very refreshing.

[@Ballerheiko]

not only the best, but also the most humble Shen player in the world. gotta love his down to earth attitude. :)

[@vallasrandall7602]

I think the Conditioning was also due to the plan of building Jak’Sho, as the bonus resistances from Conditioning would scale harder into Jak’Sho. Otherwise, great video Petu!

[@Matt-og5kd]

its not multiplicative is it? conditioning applies to jaksho passive?

[@RioNolund]

This is great commentary. I hear you talking more about game sense than you do in your typical games. Thanks for the change of pace

[@NovakayLoLYT]

This player reminds me a lot in gameplays; losing trades, losing tower, winning the game. Great Analysis Petu, best regards to you PD: Jak'Sho is actually good with Shen due to the last chage in the item; Stacks more Armor/MR and the heal absortion is better against champions BUT now can't absorb heal from minions.

[@HHmmOOnnGG]

11f111

[@ExalyThor]

I like your videos Petu. I'm an Irelia main and don't even Shen, but your high elo mentality is still helps and entertains me.

[@arjunswayamkumar2507]

YOO SAME

[@ryerock32]

Since Shen seems to be an off-main pick for him I think it makes sense for him to prioritize the mid and late game, when shen shines, especially given his playstyle than trying to minmax his laning phase. That's why he prioritizes conditioning, overgrowth and TP. He's essentially sacrificing the lane phase and basically daring his opponent to beat him hard enough that he can't run them over with rotations and movement later on.

[@lucasezequielpereiracaitan9983]

Yes!

[@Lehtimac]

It's easy to pick ignite over tp when you're mechanically the best Shen player. Also it's really nice to watch you analyse high elo Shen players and give your own take on their playstyles.

[@paarthurnax2967]

When Petu uploads Its a good day

[@TCHiper95]

This game just taught me that you don't always have to have great mechanics to win a game. And now, I have also some build and rune ideas for counter matchups now. I'll test it out in the future. Thank you Master Petu. 🙏🏻

[@morgan2513]

Shen tps at 25:00 as soon as Ryze shows his face top and mid tower is downed. They kill Talon, survive, and team takes another mid tower. Talon dead, Lucian bursts on closest. Enemy team is weak and lose mid inhibitor. The whole game switched tempo from that weird ass Teleport

[@lucasschranck8541]

I truly enjoy the effort of trying to understand the mindset behind plays and decisions. Keep it up! Careful when analyzing Korea as it's macro in challenger is very different from other regions. Perma fighting and greeding there. Also ppl always try ff after they lose first fight which makes Ady's style more difficult to pull off

[@thatonegirl1007]

Love the idea of not giving up even when you’re not doing well. I win games that seem really bad in the start but I think it’s all about helping your teammates and playing off your win condition. You won’t always win like this but definitely saves games.

[@chadrattington]

regarding TP Shen in the late game: I feel like there is a ton of value successfully executing an ult on a drag play while sidelaning top, and being able to TP right back to top to continue the push. The pressure of TP late game shen feels more valuable to me than the early game pressure ignite provides.

[@icarus9768]

I liked hearing your comentary about who to ult in each situation, it's something that I think about a lot when I'm playing.

[@capetzproductions8690]

Its nice to see analysis videos sometimes.Especially if they bring a new play style or build.I like your commentary,adding your own knowledge when is needed and explaining the player's decisions.Usual Petu W ❤️

[@arvin6606]

I love the fact that you keep looking at other lane like real shen player even though you're only watching replay 😂

[@ChibiTenshi1000]

Now I understand that maining Shen its truly an art form

[@angrykouhai2053]

In my humble opinion you are the best and most educational content creator on this plataform. Not only you teach us league, you also teach us how to improve ourselves in real life. Long live master Petu!

[@AzureAzucar]

With a build that heavily prioritizes scaling and potential in long teamfights over Shen's early duelling strength (Jak'Sho components are a bit mediocre until you get the full item, conditioning over second wind, overgrowth is probably slightly weaker than revitalize early as well), TP is possibly a safer choice meant to save you from sinking hard should you take a bad gank, fall behind, and hard lose the pure 1v1 subsequently. Because you need your items with this build more than 3cs/min mid Petu just building boots, balmi's, radiant virtue, and rolling with it, the higher safety from tp could trump the higher upside from ignite. Also helps make sure you always have a way to join fights in which your build is good while being able to get sidelane farm to buy said items.

[@Cheribar]

In my bronze placements i usually ask if anyone know xpetu... when it starts a spam of: "frorrbiddenn technology," "illegal E-flash".. usually the game goes well! Great content as usual!

[@psyjinx]

Jaksho, Ignite, Ghost might actually be an insanely good build for low elo.

[@fiveeightdrumstudio3499]

Absolutely love everything you do, more of this would be great!!

[@cerotonen]

More of these please. Was really entertaining and informative to watch.

[@Max_Griswald]

Nice to see another video!

[@Ttia9]

Great video ( as always), really interesting content, i had the stalking korean rank1 thing from the world of warcraft era, btw i probablyi can watch a whatever video with your voice, I love how you think and speak

[@NLLHW]

Big fan of this video format! I think it'll be insightful to hear your reactions/analysis to other players' strategy and to be able to compare and contrast that with yours.

[@irichardson1337]

Can we do more of these commentaries? Just started maining Shen this season and have learned so much from the comparative skillsets between the two of you. Very helpful and refreshing content!

[@EvilAvenger18]

Very good video, I loved the part about just thinking about ourself and looking how to improve our decision

[@patmcroin]

The tp is essential for keeping xp level with gwen/other top laner. If he doesn't take it it's much easier get a level disadvantage. which makes it easier for enemy top to snowball. He is making advantages across the map while not giving their top an advantage. That's the key

[@mkcoco4293]

Honestly anything you upload we will happily consume. So put out content you enjoy making

[@arthurp.4272]

I love it ! Please continue doing challenger shen commentary !!

[@forestcochran4196]

I like the Jak'Sho on Shen and Malphite, especially if you're having a tough lane phase, which I often do lol

[@Greedman456]

Great video, very insightful analysis!. I find jaksho very very good especially with ghost as well. I agree with ignite (or exhaust second!!??? Tried it and it works very good against bullies). On the force of nature discussion I am with ady here because the 25% on the full stack is comparable to the chains put on ryze for example, and if you wanted to put chains on Cait then wouldn't randuins be much better? So I think mathematically seems better if you consider more than half of Gwen's damage on you magical since she shouldn't be focusing her middle q on you either way. And there was also karma but kind of irrelevant dmgwise. 1. Love the commentary, would love more like this. 2. Would like to see the teams at every point to see item spikes and farm on the map in total. 3. Also I would love to see what your camera movement would be or what you would take caution on the map at certain points you find important. Edited after finishing the video

[@ryuuzyt]

I think he picked conditioning to scale armor and m.r. with Jaksho so he could last longer in teamfights.. Second wind is better in Laning/making trades with an opponent early on, but I think KR Shen does not think about just winning the lanes, he aims to scale more late game to tank more dmg and keeping his team healthy by taunting enemies to attack him instead, hence he took conditioning.. I think that's also the reason why he took teleport as a spell just so he could tp back and guard his lane more often while supervising his teammates.. I also agree with the fact that he didn't utilize the teleport more, but overall he still managed to get it together at the end with his teammates.. I don't intend to exaggerate this but Mastering Shen is truly an Art, Thinking what Build you put into Shen also reflects what your thoughts and emotions are at the moment, and I can conclude that this KR Shen that we've seen today is one that truly cares for his team, is very Precautious and also Patient..

[@bjornneuhauser6636]

Hey, first time viewer, I really enjoyed it. Especially funny when you try predicting something and it either turns out to be completely right or completely wrong. I also liked that you had very good shen knowledge and were on top of what he was trying to do with the champion

[@omfgupwnkenny]

Let’s fucking go, loving the uploads dude. Keep it up

[@overpoweredjelly3513]

Rank 1 in start of the season doesnt say much but it it still ultra top tier skill level .

[@AlexFeature]

8:50 exactly! A few days back we won a game by defending our nexus with literally one auto worth of HP and they had all tier 2 still up. Never give up.

[@myzo247]

xPetu the GOAT, the Michael Jordan of Shen gaming. Shendinghelp is Kobe.

[@horyukinen]

You are good at commentary xPetu, I think everything you mention was relevant. I can only suggest that it might be good to pause the game a couple of times and draw some things on an overlay so it is more visually clear. I think you can copy that from Neace, it's a good idea when there are simultaneous things happening on the map. I would have loved to see his POV to check his camera movement too, so maybe it's better to get a vod than a replay file. Good work man, loved the insight and gave me a few ideas on my kench strats

[@eriksans7]

Nice video xPetu, bring us more analisis! Have a nice day.

[@maxca]

I really liked this type of video, thanks!

[@Masterpouya]

If I may add Master petu, Force of nature was chosen because Gwen & Ryze mostly instantly stack it, that’s probably why he went for it :)

[@EsenEspinosa]

I just loved when he ranting about this guy wasting his ultimate on a minion top lane to get a kill, and then "oups, not wasted, we used.... we decided to use the teleport there". Great Man Xpetu. Balanced.

[@HumbuStudio]

"what a shame i have to go to a birthday party" 🤣🤣🤣 Love the analysis btw ! A while without watching league videos (years I haven't played) Yet I still watch some of your videos sometimes with pleasure :)

[@TheEmperius]

I only runs ghost+ignite for months. The truth is flash+taunt sometimes gives you a HUGE disadvantage when you miss it, some similar to dying in the attempt for one more heat of steel procs

[@atsushi_142]

New video, Thank you Petu 🙏

[@andrewkelley9405]

Loved this idea of watching replays. Also looking forward to your next video, "Jak'Sho on Shen is a whole other game" :P

[@ivanbukac4618]

"Yeah, I'm switching to ghost" at 23:07 was hilarious. Just xpetu getting to that conclusion of how Ghost seems so superior to flash.

[@johnreeves3876]

I was taking revitalize on almost every champ since I greed lifesteal/omnivamp items until I realized its early game numbers were inflated since it calculates its amp on fountain healing when you base.

[@xPetu]

wait a minute... i got to check this out

[@Phantom-Neon]

lol i got much better at shen from watching your vids, but oh my god your commentary is amazing, informative and hilarious XD you'd have a field day watching me bumble around the map

[@SkyRaider_LB]

Hey @xPetu :) could you please make an overall Shen Item Build guide? When to build what? What combinations are the best and so on! Would be amazing, especially after the new items are a bit confusing :)

[@siljolink1803]

Ure so calming to watch, i love it

[@nischalthapa2460]

Petu commented, "Not gonna comment on the fact that he missed the cannon minion"

[@surflash4272]

I mean Shen is my favorite support in he game. This guy really emphasizes the sup mindset.

[@heiwanashuppatsu6709]

Let's gooo! Consecutive uploads

[@gummi1203]

That's it, I'm going to learn shen, you give me no other choice

[@flaemtail]

I'm surprised he's the rank 1 shen on KR. He's quite popular for running weird shit in challenger, very skilled player (hit challenger first this season). Very creative player.

[@warriorofkorn]

If you ever do more I tried x champion videos give Olaf a shot. I think he is the polar opposite of Shen. When played properly he is powerful but also unforgiving. I used to have issues with falling off late game but now I go chainsword and virtue every game. People don’t expect the healing durability and damage.

[@m4k1avel1]

You missed the part in the beginning where he bought kindlegem after null-magic mantle and he sold it for some reason and took bami's cinder and after that bought kindlegem again for some reason idk why

[@Brakka86]

Gretings Petu :)

[@mjleach95]

Loved this commentary

[@abrarnoorani8385]

This was just the great teleport/ignite debate

[@agustincai8116]

Watching the video while listening to your voice is very satisfying

[@MaulerBYP]

I love the way you comment a game

[@javiersoave]

xPetu you are rank 1 of our hearts

[@marilatte539]

"It's a shame I'm gonna have to go to my friend's birthday party" 💀😳

[@limitless_blxde]

egoistic? nah i actually think u have the best Shen mechanics world too, gotta say what u gotta say man. also keep up the good vids Petu, much love

[@Harledaren]

Agree. Have started watching other shen mains and they are not even close to Petus mechanics, making it kinda annoying to watch them

[@muhammedaydn5137]

8:50 bro started to talking a motivation speech

[@dwiinelprotonautaderadioma9480]

8:03 Champion difference, dodge the R but she tanks more and does more damage. What can be done against that, so that later they say that the tanks are broken...

[@souzouker]

Gwen is made to beat tank, and shen currently has a lot of health bought.

[@bantikenator48]

❤ty bro, about his tp on 14 minutes - upgraded tp have less cooldown then he used it after 14 minutes, so i thing by this move he did want to abuse cd time

[@dizzyd4ever129]

I don’t think Anathema’s is the play here, as it doesn’t reduce true damage. He’s clearly also a big fan of movement speed, and with 2.5 AP threats, I agree with the FoN.

[@BertockLeg]

You will always be the european number 1 shen in my heart

[@stefanul]

2:45 when your jungler says "just last hit under Tower"

[@chrispascual8118]

8:08 he played so well , that drag through dodge by gwen

[@TheCleamOneArt]

Petu. good videos as always bro

[@Moyinnier]

i think the tp wasnt wasted, the top tp on the baron was just because of that, the baron steal, he tped, gained the position and dewarded making his team able to do baron. the gwen bot push was a backfire of that play, but since the baron buff allows a faster recall it wasnt that much. ofc the ignite could made his score way better, good analysis.

[@Carsa-is6vb]

"There are only Shen and TF (as global kinda tp ults)" Pantheon left the lobby.

[@TheMrHotGook]

19:34 I have honestly settled on mainly using Jak'sho over the other mythics (then Radiant Virtue and THEN Heartsteel, in order of priority). I am surprised you haven't tested it out horoughly!

[@Pineappletrainable]

Love it, I'm not a shen player but i learned a lot

[@MaximumBoolin]

Addy seems to play for lategame scaling runes and uses his mechanics to just survive the lane till he scales. Just like a ticking clock til lhe achieves unkillable exodia status

[@youraverageyoutubeenjoyer]

*“It’s a shame I have to go to my friend’s birthday party after this.”* - your typical League of Legends player

[@voidgaming6037]

I like this item build its the classic tanky af build. For his team, Frontline meatshield, so the rest of his team can clean up the kills

[@barto7490]

Ghost for that minion but missed it anyway... I felt that

[@briannguyen7565]

Back into the shen lab and try out those new shen gameplay style/

[@user-vi4mr7we6b]

이번시즌 처음으로 챌린저 찍은 분입니다 탑타릭등 기발하게 게임하시는 분이에요

[@iamaherotoo]

In high elo(korean challenger) you have to take tp, or the opponent knows they can force you to make game losing mistakes by forcing a lose-lose situation, and early kills isn’t game winning on a champion like Shen to risk using ignite.

[@tinius9276]

Im gonna comment here for the sake of defending tp on shen or any champion for that matter. This guy plays incredibly proactively, always looking for the next play and how to further the lead of his own team. The play where he tps to tier 2 tower looks weird in a vacuum, but if you think about what it does for him, its actually quite simple when you take consideration into what just happened in the game and what he is trying to do forward. He used tp right after a fight where many people died on the map, making them reset. this includes the fact that gwen is not currently in top as she went mid and backed after. Tping saved only a few minions, but it meant that he was fast enough to push all the way to the tower before gwen could return to harass him while doing so. Right after he pushes it in he leaves to roam again. Essentially making him have no downtime being an unknown on the map for the enemies. He uses tp to speed up is own positioning. From the enemies perspective, he was just around killing people by roaming, and ulting- just when they are about to reset again after this he is already roaming again. gwen is forced to stay top for a little while putting her behind on rotation. This basically means that he is trying to suffocate the enemies mental when it comes to where he is on the map. so in a vacuum its a tp that saves 3 minions, but in the whole picture it allows him to be ahead positionally from his laning opponent while also giving the entire enemy team a very short window to figure out he is already roaming again.

[@VoidHarbinger]

Crtl + shift+ z and scrolling will zoom out the camera in replays btw

[@Gorgoras50]

"Wha.. whats going on? This technology..." 19:05

[@novaseer]

I'm guessing blade not showing up is a replay bug, because... well, it'd be really nice to see his blade positioning.

[@minivann4110]

Shen main here; ghost is working out very well

[@h3l_l]

petu such a speech giver me love that