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Xayah
Xayah
91%
9%

vs

50.0%
Shyvana
Shyvana
73%
27%
Sustained DPSHeavy AP damageHeavy AD damageDive threat

Build vs Shyvana

Build adapted to this matchup

Starting items

Doran's Blade
Health Potion

Core build

Essence Reaver
1DPS
Navori Flickerblade
2DPS
Infinity Edge
3DPS

Standard

Berserker's Greaves
4AS
Lord Dominik's Regards
5vs Tank

Anti AD

Plated Steelcaps
4vs AD
Guardian Angel
5vs AD

Anti Heal

Mortal Reminder
6vs Hybride

Anti AP

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC
Mercurial Scimitar
5vs AP

Anti Tank

Lord Dominik's Regards
5vs Tank

DPS

Bloodthirster
DPS

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Early (0-15)
Mid (15-30)
Late (30+)
XayahXayah
ShyvanaShyvana
Careful
Careful
Aggressive

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