How to gank as shyvana?

fisox··1 votes·1,300 views

IM SICK of those who is spamming "thanks for ganks" or "why no ganks noob?" or even "no ganks? afk" I dont know what to tell them cuz I dont have the time to explain shyv's gameplay... i just want to know if there's a way to gank early.

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Kãtãrinã1 votes

at 6 walk behind the enemy and ult them to your laner, other than that when yoru close hit W and E then auto them to keep your W up. thts bout it.

fisox1 votes

That's what I usually do but before 6? and if I come behind them they have the time to run and survive... not the best gank.

Kãtãrinã1 votes

did not say it always works. depend son lane, your ally the enemy many factors

fisox1 votes

so i can gank in rare situations... but teammates cant understad... i usually mute them all

TeemoXNidalee1 votes

Just powerfarm and take dragons

fisox1 votes

Yep that's what i'm doing but teammates cant understand...

GroundRuleDouble1 votes

Run smite/exhaust. That might help.

fisox1 votes

Umm.. yea , this may work. ty

Trebbi1 votes

From behind the enemy or counter gank when you have Ultimate. She cant really provide much gank assistance other than walking up and just decimate their healthbar and you are far better of controlling Crab vision and just hover around lanes while you wait for monsters to respawn.

Not to mention teammates shouldnt really expect you to gank for them much unless they really need help or are bad. However you should at least be able to force summoners on overextended enemies and you should always try to either punish their laners or their jungler.

Serevas1 votes

The best gank is to let the enemy push up in lane and come in behind them, side brush in the river for mid lane, or the furthest point back be it river or Tri Brush in side lanes.

Binxy Prime1 votes

if they are pushed up enough try to get behind them and just walk up with slow smite and w and go ham, dont be afraid to flash if you think you might be able to run them down. You pretty much need at least red buff. But basically what you should be doing is just clearing quickly and helping ward so you can counter gank for your team because you should be more farmed and should be stronger.

If they warded you can clear it with a red trinket go do a camp then try again, even if they catch you both times they have to give up pressure and cs.

67chrome1 votes

i just want to know if there's a way to gank early.

Yes, yes there is. You walk into lane and attack the enemy champion.

Just becaue Shyvana isn't the greatest ganker doesn't mean you want to abstain from ganking completely. I've...killed champions as a jungler after missing every skill and just auto-attacking them a few times. 2v1 OP. Just be smart about when you go in.

Also - one of the main advantages of a jungler is applying global pressure.

  • You want to show up to countergank.
  • You want to apply some pressure early. What Shyvana lacks in raw ganking power she more than makes up for in clear-speed so she actually has the time to help other lanes, and help with full health.
  • If one of your allies has solid lockdown/innitiation/CC potential, they can also pin down an enemy long enough for the 2 of you to take them out.
  • if an enemy is already committed to a fight because your allies got in trouble or you coordinated with them so they'd bait a gank, you can kill someone with Shyvana's lacking gank potential.
  • A 2v1 is going to favor the 2.

Not to mention you can accomplish a lot of things just by showing up in your opponent's lane. If an opponent knows there's a chance you could be lurking in the shadows and strike, they're probably going to be less likely to push really hard and make really aggressive plays that could easily result in them dying if you did happen to show up. Which can relieve a lot of pressure for your allies, translating directly into less zonning and kill threats from your opponents, and more accessible CS.

Anywas - Shyvana is obviously a farm-heavy jungler that's all about fast clear times. And junglers arguably get an unfair share of blame.

But as a jungler, you have a significant amount of influence on how the early game for your entire team is going to play out. Removing global pressure on your allies and applying pressure on your enemies isn't just a nice side-benefit other junglers can do, that's a key part of your lane position and your job. And just forcing a favorable 2 vs. 1 is often enough to cause that to happen.

JustMyBassCannon1 votes

Red buff and timing.

The point of a gank isn't necessarily to kill someone. Sure, you want to get kills, because kills = gold/XP. But, when you're ganking, the point is to relieve pressure from your allies' lanes. The other side has a lead and is pushing hard, so you go and force them to back off.

Red buff is invaluable for Shyvana ganks though. Seriously, it's the difference between scaring them away and landing kills most of the time.

fisox1 votes

My old playstyle is to farm and counter jung as hard as I can early finish the stacks and get the part of botrk and start to gank more often. but now I can gank early as well thanks guys for helping me get better :D Love this community. I can leave here my own build as well so you may fix my mistakes...

Raxicor1 votes

If the opponents are overextended you should be able to walk up easily. I've only played her a couple times in the jungle but her gameplay seemed really straight forward. Obviously you soak more damage with ult but its not required to help out a lane.

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