Can we talk about Shyvana?

Succubús GF··1 votes·465 views

Her playrate is 3% but her winrate seems fairly high, sitting at around 51%. Now i dont see shyvana much to really complain about her, but she is somewhat of a hassle to deal with, especially in games with her getting 3 quadra kills and a penta in teamfights. I am not really sure what her counterplay is other than mobile adcs? Idk tho

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Loco Mot1ves1 votes

As a person who plays Shyvana, you have a couple options. Build tons of damage and jump on squishies, bursting them down and usually chasing them down to finish the kill if they manage to escape the initiation. The problem I run into with this build is that some champs, if they survive the first bit, do a very good job of kiting you from there and pick up the kill instead because you get tunnel vision. Once she uses her ultimate, all she has is her MV speed buff from W. The second option is going bruiser/tank and building tenacity to counter her major weakness and make sticking to people a lot easier and dealing consistent damage over a longer period of time which is great for drawn out team fights. Countering that is more difficult, as there are fewer champs capable of kiting the build on her but have more time for team mates to come to their aid in a sticky situation.

Overall, she's pretty well balanced and her win rate is a good reflection of that as well. Her pick rate on the other hand is just a reflection of the meta. She has great clear times and can split push like a baws but only has one knock back in the form of her ult for CC which is the main culprit for her lower pick rate. If you don't have a comp built to deal with her, she can be oppressive and carry a game. She is very situational when it comes to drafting and building your team or countering.

PapaGreg211 votes

Shyvana stinks right now which is why her play rate is so low. I main Shyvana but don't like to play her since the nerfs to twin bite. If you want to beat Shyvana in a 1 on 1 you just pick Master Yi and blow her up. In team fights, you can pick somebody like morgana or lux and just freeze her if she engages (or Nautilus, Thresh, etc.) You also need to get ahead by ganking because she can outfarm most champs if you decide to afk farm in the jungle. If you struggle playing against anybody I would suggest actually playing that champ yourself and learning what they can do at different points in the game.

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