Counter-Jungle Shyvana?

Paragon Fury·11/29/2014, 3:58:03 AM·1 votes·1,498 views

So I just recently played a game of Shyvana Jungle since the update and I noticed something; her recommended Jungle item is the counter jungle item - Poacher's Knife item 3711 - for some reason.

Now maybe its just me, but wouldn't item 3713 or even item 3715 be better for Shyvana? Shyvana has always struck me as one of those power-farm junglers who has the benefit of being someone you don't want to try and invade on because she will ruin you. But she has always struck me as a weak invader because while she hits like a truck she doesn't have the evasion, mobility or strength to deal with an opponent if a laner reacts to her invade (unlike the opposite, where Shyvana can demolish MOST junglers who would dare step foot in her jungle).

I've had the most success (and seen more people do well in streams etc.) playing her as a power-farmer that farms jungle and then leaps out at Level 6/7/mid game as a monster raid boss or splitpusher, rather than someone lurking in the enemy jungle trying to pick monsters and kills like a Lee Sin, Rengar etc.

11 Comments

ZeroAnarchy11/29/2014, 6:46:14 PM2 votes

Poacher's is just terrible compared to the other jungle items, I wouldn't even bother getting it.

Kuroi8611/29/2014, 4:20:01 AM1 votes

Wouldn't item 3711 and item 3715 both work for counter jungle? One to steal camps, the other to stomp junglers?

Dunderflump11/29/2014, 4:22:24 AM1 votes

Shyvana's a top tier invader because she wins most 1v1s and can run if people come. You won't get many kills because you have no CC, but they sure as hell won't be farming their jungle.

SionideCN11/29/2014, 10:02:22 AM1 votes

Actually taking riots recommended items seriously

wat.

WeG11/29/2014, 5:51:44 PM1 votes

My hopes for Shyvana jungle this season were absurdly high. I dove in, with 0/21/9, aspd reds, armor yellows, mr blues, and 2x lifesteal 1x Aspd quints. She completely wrecks the jungle, sustaining forever. My 2nd game this preseason as Shyvana jungle, I got a penta. I was happy.

My build was devourer/skirmish, merc treads, botrk, randuins, banshees veil, zephyr (sell boots) GA. Just as in previous seasons, if your carrying as Shyvana your basically just a big ball of stats that can a-move into the enemy and win.

The problem is, this only happens every 1 in 5 or so games. The reason is, because your a farm centric jungler, your team has to PLAY SAFE until you hit that level of uberness. This barely ever happens in soloqueue.

Shyvana's actually got an amazing level 2-4 gank this season, if you run exhaust like I do. I only fail maybe 1 out of 5 games on the first gank, but the problem is if I stay and camp I can't farm devourers. If I don't camp, they play stupid because I put them ahead.

While I'll still main Shyvana this season, I'm very sad about the poachers knife.

FiraBurn11/29/2014, 10:52:29 PM1 votes

OK Idgi why do people main her? Like her ganks are god awful no cc and gets easily kited around. She can't even carry games when lanes get behind. The only thing she have going for her is fast clear which any jungler can do with better ganks and can actually solo carry games. So tell me what she has that makes her worth using over jungler like godyr, yi, kha, rengar, vi , and Lee sin.