Matchup

Sustained DPSHeavy AP damageHeavy AD damageDive threat

You are stronger early — look to snowball before your opponent scales.

Build vs Shyvana

Build adapted to this matchup

Starting items

Doran's Blade
Health Potion

Core build

Titanic Hydra
1Bruiser
Black Cleaver
2vs Tank
Hullbreaker
3Bruiser

Standard

Boots of Swiftness
4vs Slow
Overlord's Bloodmail
5HP

Summoner spells

41475%
12145%

Anti AD

Plated Steelcaps
4vs AD
Death's Dance
5vs AD
Guardian Angel
vs AD
Randuin's Omen
vs AD

Anti Heal

Mortal Reminder
6vs Hybride

Anti CC

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC

Anti Tank

Profane Hydra
5vs Tank
Voltaic Cyclosword
vs Tank
Hubris
vs Tank

DPS

Sundered Sky
Bruiser
Eclipse
DPS
Ravenous Hydra
DPS
Stridebreaker
Bruiser

Other options

Overlord's Bloodmail
HP
Sterak's Gage
Survival
100.0% WR4 games
PrecisionPrecision
ConquerorConqueror
TriumphTriumph
Legend: AlacrityLegend: Alacrity
Last StandLast Stand
ResolveResolve
DemolishDemolish
Bone PlatingBone Plating
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Early (0-15)
Mid (15-30)
Late (30+)
KledKled
ShyvanaShyvana
Neutral
Neutral
Neutral

Shyvana's abilities

Passive, spells and ultimate

Scalemail (P)

Takedowns on enemy champions, large minions, and large monsters grant Shyvana Scalemail stacks, improving her defenses.

Cooldowns

Cooldowns by spell rank

LevelQWER
310s13s12s
68s13s12s0s
96s12s12s0s
116s11s12s0s
166s9s10s0s
186s9s8s0s

Playing against Shyvana

How to counter and exploit weaknesses

1

Without her dragon form (R), Shyvana is much less dangerous — fight her when her fury bar is low.

2

Contest drakes: each drake makes her stronger and recharges her R faster.

3

Her E in dragon form does the majority of her damage: dodge the fire zone on the ground.

4

Shyvana has no hard CC — kite champions counter her well since she can't catch you.

Source: op.gg + LTL Engine · Patch 16.9.1 · May 9, 2026