Have you actually played Shyvana at all? (being sincere here).
She has a niche. Not a bad one, either; she's one of my favorite champions. Her niche is diving and objective control. She has weak early ganks (since she has almost no CC) but is very good at power farming (and by extension pushing, once she has a few items). She hits her stride at around the midgame, right as teamfights start breaking out. Heck, her passive literally is for taking dragons; she does extra damage to them and grows stronger with each one the team secures.
Shyvana could use a VU (it really doesn't make much sense that Demacians tolerate her) but other champs definitely need it more. And gameplay wise, no. She's one of the few champions in this game who is both fun and very simple.