How to play shyvana top?

Trogmar·Apr 25, 2016·2 votes·1,379 views

I want to try shyvana top, but not sure the best way to build her. A lot of the guide I find are really out of date. What item, runes, mysteries would I choose. Would her skill order be the same as jungle or max q/e first?

10 Comments

LadracApr 25, 20162 votes

I played Shyvana on top a few times but it didnt worked too well...maybe I am just bad or maybe top lane isnt a good place for Shyvana. I feel like she has a lot of counters. I usually build her tanky and a build for her would look like that: item 3068 (for better farming) item 3153 (works very well hit her kit and you will most likely build this everytime because you face a lot of tanks in top lane) item 3078 (pretty good item, boost your damage while offer you some defensive stats as well. I dont know how gold eficient is this item on Shyvana because she has no mana, but I like to build it, especially when I am ahead) item 3742 (with your W+ passive from this item and item 3009 you will have great map presence due your insane movement speed) Last item could be item 3065 , especially if you grabbed BOTRK. I think you could switch it with item 3091 if the enemy got a fed ap or maybe you just wanna deal more damage. Anyway, I am not a Shyvana top lane expert, but I enjoyed to play her and I consider item 3068 + item 3153 to be the core items. Also, dont forget to pick item 3075 if the enemy is most aa based. + works very good together. When it comes about masteries, I would suggest to pick fervor of battle keystone or grasp of the undying if you are planning to be more tanky. Runes that I prefer: Red: 8x AD, 1x Crit chance Yellow: 9x Armor or 9x Scalling Armor Glyphs: Flat/Scalling CDR or Scalling MR Quints: AD...you can get some 1-2 AS Quints if you want, but getting 3x AD will make last hitting very easy. I hope I helped you...good luck!

FurretHasAGlockApr 25, 20161 votes

Maxing your E or W first is optimal because of either the burning damage, providing a constant threat, or your E, which allows you to duel well. You should build one or two offense items (trinity, ruined king, possibly mallet) then go tank :)

Hullabaloo907Apr 25, 20161 votes

I've only played shyvana a couple times, but I'm surprised people don't do sunfire/wits combo on her more.

The thing about shyv is that some champs really punish her super hard in Lane. A swain will make your laning hell, among others

WenderwallApr 25, 20161 votes

She lacks CC, so if your opponent has decent CC then you will lose lane hard. And Teemo will make everyone's lane hell. I'm not top lane shyv, but a jg so here's my 2cent advice. If opponent is AP he

ll - Get first. - It gives AD+MR + a nice shield.
If opponent is AD hell - Get - It gives AD + Health + CDR. or - Armor + health and make's you tanky.
If opponent is AttackSpeed ( etc) I would recommend tanky item over AS item. Your W does good damage for initial few lvls.

Mastries, go with Grasp of undying ( as tank) or BloodLust (for AS). I find %AS is best choice compared to flat AD.

For Tanky, get AS runes+scaling Armor+MR.
For AS, get 1 Bloodsteal +AS runes+scaling Armor+MR.
For Bloodlust to work, you have to commit almost dying and then hitting with everything when you are low on health. Remember / / will kick in and it'll shield while your lifesteal kicks in.

If going tanky. item 3071 item 3053 item 3742 / item 3068 item 3748 item 3102 / item 3065 item 3111

If going AS item 3153 item 3156 / item 3091 item 3742 / item 3068 item 3748 item 3102 / item 3065 item 3009 - This should give enough AS to stay in drag form as long as you are hitting something.

item 3156 is good for anyone and everyone. If enemy team has no burst damage mazes then go for wit's end,

Linna ExcelApr 25, 20161 votes

Shyv top is pretty meh at best. It's not that she can't, it's that she lacks CC and it's too easy for her to push the lane when she shouldn't. Also, she's more tuned as the power jungler and riot recently nerfed her dueling potential a little.

As for the build, it depends on your team's needs. I try to get at least a bork and a TF on her, but on some games, you may need to go full tank.

GoosetardApr 25, 20161 votes

Ever since they changed item 3071 and started this new itemization crusade her top lane build path went to shit. She does roughly even magic/physical damage, so the armor pen from is a wasted stat. The phage passive is great though. Since her passive naturally gives her armor/mr and her Q is an aa reset/double hit mechanic, items with on-hit damage have particularly good synergy. item 3748 is probably a good bet to rush, and the item 3077 in the build path can make for some pretty powerful trades with auto/q/tiamat being very bursty. Against champions with low mobility, shyv can control spacing pretty well with W, so you can get away without a "sticky" item. Eventually, you're going to need one though. item 3025 has a wasteful mana stat, item 3071 we discussed already, item 3153 got nerfed and I don't believe it's gold efficient; I almost never see it purchased except on niche champs, most of whom are ADCs. Personally I feel like item 3022 would be a decent go-to, because of all the health synergy with passive and titanic, but I rarely see this item on anyone when I watch high elo play, so I dunno if the cost effectiveness is just bad or what.

For skills, you should almost always max E last. It's useful for the %HP on-hit damage debuff, and leveling it doesn't improve that at all.

There's really not much to laning with shyv. Your trade pattern is pretty fixed, and will shove the lane a lot. If you have the damages to scrap with your opponent, you can bully him. If you don't, you can't, and might wind up farming with E (here a second rank might be helpful, despite what I said earlier). Once you hit 6, shoving the lane isn't so bad since your ult is a much better escape than engage tool. Remember, if you're all-inning, it's better to ult sooner rather than later; the increased resistances and W DoT help a LOT, but you lose out on a (mediocre) gap closer.

Hope this helps. Good luck! I used to play her top a lot but I think the meta really screwed top shyv.

MunchCrunchLunchApr 25, 20161 votes

you play her against tanks. especially mundo. shes a good tank buster. rush sunfire first. then botrk then sv.

TrogmarApr 25, 20161 votes

Thanks for the advice guys, sad to here her top isn't that great. Guess I'll have to see why I can do with her.

KitteneagleMay 4, 20191 votes

How I play shyvanna I have found is different than a lot of people. When I get into lane I am not afraid of taking damage until I am below half because with the minion kills and building my E straight away, if they poke me, I can poke back. What i usually build first is item 3077 because it helps me farm allot in AOE then I go straight for item 3748 to aswell help me farm. In my lane I wait for my ult to go into head to head combat because I can push the push the enemy back towards my tower and use my E, then W, then spare Q for a good hit and It does allot of damage and most of the time the enemy will immediately flee and most of the time you can chase because you still have your w active. But with shy dragon form I usually spare my e because the circle doesn't indicate WHERE the damage will be dealt. It just indicates where the fire will be. Your E will explode and do a really good amount of damage in dragon form. I am still working on my full build and currently I am exploring item combos on shy.