Mid Lane Shyvana

Ageknight10··1 votes·772 views

Hello My name is Ageknight10 and most recently I've been playing a lot of games with mid lane Shyvana ( Shyvana ) and i think I've come down with a very decent strategy for it.

Abilities

Shyvana is a Melee type champion relying mostly on her fists to do the talking. However there is one move that grants her some range and that's Flame Breath. you can use this to harass you enemy from a distance and secure some early game gold. i add a point to this at level one and max after taking 1 point in each ability.

Next is Burnout. i take this at level 2 because the damage over time effect is great for clearing early game minion waves, and keeping your enemy at bay. Combined with Flame Breath you can cause a lot of damage is they get to close. I max this second.

Lastly is Twin Bite. Shyvana will attack twice in one swift movement and deal physical damage equal to her attack damage. this is useful when your enemy gets even closer to you as you can deal quite a lot of damage with it if your up against the right person. i max this last and take a my first point at level 3.

Shyvana's Ultimate is Dragons Descent. Shyvana turns into a dragon, diving to the enemy and pushing them back dealing magic damage. Shyvana needs fury to activate Dragons Descent which can be built up with attacking. all of her abilities change along with her changing form. Flame Breath goes out in a cone shape, Twin Bite changes to a swipe that damages all units in front of her, and Burnout scorches the ground that she walks for 5 seconds which deals continuous damage. I max this when the points unlock at there respective levels.

For Summoner Spells i go in with summoner 14 and summoner 4 .

Runes

(for this next part please keep in mind i'm only level 16 and have 5 runes each with one quintessence. all of these are tier one. this is in no way what i recommend for your runes this is just what i'm using at the moment that i feel are worth explaining.

Quintessence Lesser-Health Regeneration

Marks: Lesser-Ability Power Lesser-Attack Damage Lesser-Attack Speed Lesser-Health Lesser-Magic Resist

Seal: Lesser-Magic Resist x2 Lesser-Health x2 Lesser-Attack Speed

Glyphs: Lesser-Cool down Reduction Lesser-Magic Resist Lesser-Attack Speed Lesser-Ability Power Lesser-Health

Mastery's

Offense 6 2 points in Fury 4 points in Sorcery Defense 10 2 points in Block 2 points in Recovery 2 points in Enchanted Armor 2 points in Tough Skin 2 points in Resistance

Item Sets

Starting Items

item 2003 item 1001 item 3340

Mid Game

item 3065 item 3111 item 3102 item 2044

End Game

item 3143 item 3153 item 2044

These Items boost her Cool Down Reduction, Magic Resist, and Health, which are all good for mid laning against the common magic users. it also boost your attack speed and attack damage a bit.

21 Comments

Deep Terror Nami1 votes

I've heard a lot of people suggest not to buy any Runes at all until you can buy the tier 3's (level 20 I think?). You won't really notice the loss of not having tier 1's, and will save IP for the tier 3's which you'll keep for good.

I've never considered using Shyv in mid (only top or jg) but I guess it's worth a shot as long as I don't get a bad matchup.

Ageknight101 votes

i do notice that if the match up isnt right you lose rather easily. Champs ive personally done well against include Ryze, Twisted Fate, Yi, Brand, and Malphite. Ones ive lost utterly are Swain, LuLu, and Vayne. But those are just personal experiences.

And thanks for the tip about runes. Ive known they were there but i didnt really know when to start buying. so yeah thanks for that.

Sailor Mint1 votes

The benchmark for a champion to be considered playable mid is being able to lane against Orianna and Syndra.

Anyway, just keep having fun while it works. Things change a lot at 30.

Featherztorm1 votes

Definitely not worth buying any runes til you get the tier 3's. Your tier 1's and 2's go obsolete very quickly, and it is not cost effective at all. Any champ works mid, honestly, and if you have the skills to pay the bills then go for it, but the only thing stopping anyone in Gold+ from accepting our odd choices of going a melee ad champ in mid is because the "''''"'""META"''""'""" says AP mid, Tank/Bruiser Top. Know what I say? Fuck the Meta. Just something some people came up with so they can have "order". I've been playing nothing but Fiora mid on my alternate account, and my teammates love every minute of it. I love shyv. Bought her the Champ skin because her others are hideous.

Ageknight101 votes

yeah im not one to follow the meta. Play the game the way you want to play it. As Solwolf says "Supports can do more then support Range AD's dont have to carry bot, and Heimerdinger isnt a troll pick. Time to stop ridiculing other people in champ select."

I love her Championship skin so awesome looking. i dont mind Ironscale Shyvana either.

Sailor Mint1 votes

No idea where you got those ideas because they're really outdated. If you're going to go out of your way to break the meta, you're probably on the fast track to Bronze and going to ruin a lot of games along the way.

People are willing to put up with a lot of stuff, as long as it makes some sense. Too often i see people going with the idea that they are playing something no matter what, and you end up with Nidalee jungle on a team that desperately need a tanky/CC engage jungle.

Sailor Mint1 votes

Are we back in season 2 now? Mid and top lane have always been really unrestrictive. Can you lane against the gatekeeper (traditionally was Renekton for top lane, Ori/Synra for Mid).

Only thing people really cry about right now is all AD comps (i.e.: Jayce/J4/Zed) and that's understandable considering how easy it is to counter.

As for Fiora mid. How is that not a meta pick? She's an assassin. Mid lane is populated by assassins and mages. It's really not much different than playing Zed/Yasuo/Riven/Jayce mid.

Featherztorm1 votes

Are we back in season 2 now? Mid and top lane have always been really unrestrictive. Can you lane against the gatekeeper (traditionally was Renekton for top lane, Ori/Synra for Mid).

Only thing people really cry about right now is all AD comps (i.e.: Jayce/J4/Zed) and that's understandable considering how easy it is to counter.

As for Fiora mid. How is that not a meta pick? She's an assassin. Mid lane is populated by assassins and mages. It's really not much different than playing Zed/Yasuo/Riven/Jayce mid.

Thumbs down for worthless response.

Sailor Mint1 votes

How so?

You don't understand the meta. You don't even realize that you're a meta adhering player who thinks he's a hipster. Fiora has been considered a very strong soloQ pubstomper (~54.5% win rate) for a while now.

Featherztorm1 votes

How so?

You don't understand the meta. You don't even realize that you're a meta adhering player who thinks he's a hipster. Fiora has been considered a very strong soloQ pubstomper (~54.5% win rate) for a while now.

Are you stupid or what? Did I say anything meta wise about me playing fio mid? I was referring to shyv. There's a reason you play aram. Meta adhearing? MF did I not say Idgaf about what the meta says and that I'll play anyone I want mid?

Sailor Mint1 votes

Why bring up my spamming ARAMs, I'm not making it from Plat V to Diamond in 9 days.

My question is, why do you cry about the meta when you play standard anyway?

Graiskye1 votes

How so?

You don't understand the meta. You don't even realize that you're a meta adhering player who thinks he's a hipster. Fiora has been considered a very strong soloQ pubstomper for a while now.

stop conversing with yourself it makes you look crazy. And when exactly has Fiora not been a strong soloq Pubstomper ?

Sailor Mint1 votes

stop conversing with yourself it makes you look crazy. And when exactly has Fiora not been a strong soloq Pubstomper ?

You can display threads in either discussion or chronological order. I'm guessing you're using the latter. I suggest using discussion mode outside of GD.

Graiskye1 votes

Dont waste IP on Runes till your level thirty, you will waste too much IP on useless runes. The boost given by most runes sets are so minor as to be almost unoticeable to most players, these are not game changing, so dont even start worrying about them till you get to thirty and start to really learn the game. They are useful, dont get me wrong, just not something to worry too much about. Im sure sometime there is, or was a fight that is or was won, on account of the rune page, but it is pretty freaking rare. If you get used to playing without them, when you use them, they will be a bonus, and not something you need to survive. They are not needed to survive.

PS: If Mid Lane Shy works good for you, and you have fun and contribute to the team with her, then play her. One of the real draws of League is the huge variety of play styles that can be used.

Raja Chachki1 votes

I'm sorry, but you're lvl 16. No one takes anyone below lvl 30 srsly, including me :(.

Ageknight101 votes

I'm sorry, but you're lvl 16. No one takes anyone below lvl 30 srsly, including me :(.

wells thats rude...

Raja Chachki1 votes

Lol what I meant is that I'm not lvl 30 either, and so no one takes me seriously either. Sorry if that came out wrong....

Ageknight101 votes

nah its fine haha just rude that people are like that

Marthian1 votes

Except if you get a good matchup mid lane at 30, Shyvana Mid lane can work. It's rare, but it's possible.

Linna Excel1 votes

If Sej can go mid, anyone can. Never really tried it though and I'm sure some match ups are going to be crap.

Sailor Mint1 votes

With a name like Mister Oink, I don't think he cares what lane he's in.

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