I am a huge fan of Shadow Shaman, and play him often. He is an extremely fun, fast, fluid, and satisfying hero to play. With good use of a force staff, arcane boots and a wind lace, I love dancing around the battlefield with always something to do, whether it be harrass, pull, stack, smoke, level q to finish a small item, check on fountains and player items, and call shots for my team, throwing out a dust on the enemy invoker, slamming my wards down after seeing the enemy sniper just tped to another lane, pinging rosh like a madman and end up tanking 5 rosh hits while my team finally realise we can take it using my wards, blinking in at a perfect angle and timing to perma-shackle the enemy sven, doing the 'shit, i just hexed someone, ill run alongside him to keep vision and just pray someone on my team notices', doing the 'shit, i just spazzed out and placed my fucking wards in the middle of nowhere because i thought i was about to die' walk of shame............... Shaman is a fun hero. I like his new level 10 talent choices because even in that the designers have instilled an element of excitement. Being without +200hp is a huge risk on your ability to stay alive and in the game. It feels very greedy, with that in mind, to venture without it, and opt for the 20% xp route. I love this - it's a fun choice. Well played!