Can we add SHYVANA to the tank update? Here's why:

LunSeiSleidee··3 votes·619 views

Shyvana is fun to play and cool, and is one of my favorite champions.

But there are two big problems with her:

  1. no reliable ganks till level 6, which is an old, outdated mechanic;

  2. she doesn't feel at all like you're playing a dragon.

I know Shyvana got a sort of gameplay update not too long ago. But that felt like an hasty bandaid.

Since Riot is now considering a big scale update of tank gameplay, I would REALLY love if they would finally address the two big problems mentioned above.

When I play Shyvana, I want to feel like a dragon, not like a crawling lizard. When I play Shyvana, I don't want to wait level 6 before doing good ganks. When I play Shyvana, I want to FLY and I want her dragon form to be HUGE since the beginning, not as she levels up (because she is NOT Cho'gath!!!).

Please, Riot.

EDIT: if you disagree, please comment and explain me why. I love Shyvana but why should I play her when I can play other champions that REALLY feel like you're playing the beast they are?

6 Comments

TyrekGoldenspear5 votes

Only issue is that Shyv is a juggernaut, not a tank.

Tanks trade damage for CC (insert poppy joke here)

Juggernauts trade CC for damage.

LunSeiSleidee1 votes

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Only issue is that Shyv is a juggernaut, not a tank.

Tanks trade damage for CC (insert poppy joke here)

Juggernauts trade CC for damage.

Very well, but Rek'sai, who plays like a tank now, is supposed to be a juggernaut. And she's in the tank update.

DarkRitual1 votes

Rek'Sai is a mess of a kit now. A sad shell of her release state.

She just had too much that it eventually had to be cut back so hard that she's basically only viable as a tank, even though she was not intended to be one. Riot is embracing the vanguard identity of her, and likely to be rebuilding her kit around that.

Ralanr1 votes

Riot has said they want to push her more towards a diver, so until they announce her as a member of the roster update I'll assume that thought hasn't changed.

TyrekGoldenspear1 votes

Actually her design shtick is meant to be a offensive tank, in other words a Vanguard.

Visible here: http://boards.na.leagueoflegends.com/en/c/developer-corner/3A5uuBw7-champion-subclass-list

She just plays like a Juggernaut now because reasons.

Trust me, you don't want your precious Shyv to have little damage in exchange for CC. Juggernauts get the damage and tankiness that dragon ladies want. She also dips into the Diver category thanks to her ult.

Also, she's a farming jungler, this just can't be helped. Trust me, you don't want her to have reliable CC to allow for early ganks, otherwise everyone will ban her. She can farm faster than most junglers, and can 1v1 most of them as well. Their chance to get ahead is with ganks.

Valderis Vandala1 votes

I just want her ult carrying not to suck, I've never seen it do as advertised. It's supposed to carry anyone caught in it along with her but this never happens, at least never for the full length. So disappointing, it feels like really crappy cc.

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