


To perform the Towercrash Taunt, start by walking up to the opponent under tower and dragging your blade through him thus activating your passive shield. It requires you to have a slow-pushing minion wave that crashes into the enemy tower. This trading tool is the most situational out of the three. There is no way for the opponent to win short trades versus a perfect grasp-chopping Shen, because you are always shielded when going in for the short trade. The secret behind the success of the Grasp Chop is Ki Barrier. Now that's a lot of damage coming from one (1) basic attack! Performing the Grasp Chop consistently will create a health-advantage for you, which will inevitably lead to kill opportunities with the Extended Trade. When performed correctly from an offensive Spirit Blade position, the Grasp Chop will trigger the following runes: Grasp of the Undying (stay in combat with minions), Shield Bash (activate your Passive with Q) and Cheap Shot (drag-through Q slows). The Grasp Chop is simply one Q-AA with a Grasp of Undying proc. In contrast to the aforementioned Extended Trade, that requires some set-up and commitment, the Grasp Chop is a trading tool that can be used from almost all positions and it's very noncommittal by definition. Always try to adapt the tools to fit the situation presented to you. the Extended Trade can be performed from a defensive Spirit Blade position or with any number of initial Q stacks. Naturally, there is room for variation, i.e. This trading tool is at its best during the early stages of the laning phase (levels 2-5). You should use your W to block the enemy's retaliation attempts during the trade.

You can use your E to close the initial gap, to chase for a kill or to disengage after your Qs, depending on the matchup and how the enemy plays it. You are almost guaranteed to win the trade if you manage to get all 6 empowered basic attacks off. After 3 basic attacks, you should position yourself inside of the enemy champion's model to guarantee a second drag-through with your Q. If the enemy does not respect you, you can simply walk up and start attacking him. The 3 empowered Q stacks last for 8 seconds, so you're in no hurry. Now you want to wait for a couple of seconds to let your Q cool down. To perform the Extended trade, start off by simply using Q to pull the Spirit Blade through your opponent. When playing aggressively, always looks for opportunities to drag your Spirit Blade to an offensive position. A defensive Spirit Blade position means that your Spirit Blade is close to your tower or behind you in general. In general, we consider the Spirit Blade to be in an offensive position when it is deep on the enemy's side of the lane. To set the Extended Trade up, you need to use Twilight Assault to drag your Spirit Blade to an offensive position before the trade. This is an extremely powerful trading tool that can be applied notably well in most melee matchups. By combining and using these newly-obtained trading tools in game, your Shen gameplay will ascend to another level. After reading this section, you will have acquired three (3) new tools to your trading tool box on Shen. The usage of the trading tools available to you comprises your trading pattern in the laning phase. In League of Legends we can take a similar approach. I'm then able to combine and use the available tools in my mathematical tool box to solve different problems. Let's take me for example: Every time I take a course at my university and learn about a new branch of mathematics, I'm adding a new mathematical tool to my existing mathematical tool box. In academia, it is possible to analyse a person's capabilities through a tool box metaphor.
