Matchup

Sustained DPSHeavy AP damageHeavy AD damageDive threat

Build vs Shyvana

Build adapted to this matchup

Starting items

Health Potion
x2

Core build

Locket of the Iron Solari
1HP
Frozen Heart
2vs AD
Kaenic Rookern
3vs AP

Standard

Boots of Swiftness
4vs Slow
Solstice Sleigh
5HP

Summoner spells

3433%
4733%

Anti AD

Plated Steelcaps
4vs AD
Thornmail
5vs Hybride
Knight's Vow
vs AD

Anti AP

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC
Bandlepipes
5vs Hybride
Abyssal Mask
vs AP

Other options

Solstice Sleigh
HP
Celestial Opposition
HP
Redemption
100.0% WR1 games
InspirationInspiration
Glacial AugmentGlacial Augment
Cash BackCash Back
Biscuit DeliveryBiscuit Delivery
Cosmic InsightCosmic Insight
ResolveResolve
UnflinchingUnflinching
Bone PlatingBone Plating
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Early (0-15)
Mid (15-30)
Late (30+)
ThreshThresh
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