Shyvana

Shyvana Build

the Half-Dragon

Role: Jungle Pick Rate: 4.2% Win Rate: 53.52%

Recommended Build

Summoner Spells

Flash Flash
Smite Smite

Skill Priority

Q W E

Items

Start
Scorchclaw Pup
Core
Trinity Force Trinity Force
Gluttonous Greaves Gluttonous Greaves
Spear of Shojin Spear of Shojin
Late
Death's Dance
Jak'Sho, The Protean

Runes

Most Played
Precision
Press the Attack
Press the Attack 64.2% · 52.9% WR
Triumph
Triumph 98.2% · 53% WR
Legend: Haste
Legend: Haste 60.2% · 52.8% WR
Last Stand
Last Stand 75.1% · 53.1% WR
Inspiration
Magical Footwear
Magical Footwear
Cosmic Insight
Cosmic Insight
Attack Speed
Attack Speed
Adaptive Force
Adaptive Force
Health Scaling
Health Scaling
Best WR
Precision
Conqueror
Conqueror 32.5% · 53.2% WR
Triumph
Triumph 98.2% · 53% WR
Legend: Alacrity
Legend: Alacrity 37.2% · 53.4% WR
Last Stand
Last Stand 75.1% · 53.1% WR
Inspiration
Cosmic Insight
Cosmic Insight
Magical Footwear
Magical Footwear
Attack Speed
Attack Speed
Adaptive Force
Adaptive Force
Health
Health

Skill Order

Q
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
W
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
E
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
R
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15

Win Rate by Elo

Iron Iron 46.54%
Bronze Bronze 51.92%
Silver Silver 52.55%
Gold Gold 53.18%
Platinum Platinum 53.10%
Emerald Emerald 53.20%
Diamond Diamond 52.55%
Master Master 53.04%
Grandmaster Grandmaster 53.89%
Challenger Challenger 54.46%
All Elos All Elos 52.94%

Best Counters and Matchups for Shyvana

See all counters for Shyvana

Top 5 Counters Against Shyvana

Nasus
44.8% WR -0.6%
Ivern
46.7% WR -0.7%
Zaahen
46.9% WR -0.5%
Cho'Gath
Cho'Gath Matchup detail
47.3% WR +0.5%
Sylas
47.3% WR -2.0%

Top 5 Best Matchups for Shyvana

Olaf
63.8% WR +16.2%
Dr. Mundo
Dr. Mundo Matchup detail
61.0% WR +12.4%
Malphite
Malphite Matchup detail
60.8% WR +11.9%
Ambessa
58.8% WR +7.6%
Shen
57.8% WR +9.8%

Patch History

V14.20
  • Burnout Bonus movement speed AP ratio increased to 10% per 100 AP from 12% per 100 AP.
  • Flame Breath Dragon Form field base damage per tick reduced to 20 − 50 (based on level) from 30 − 60 (based on level).
  • Dragon's Descent AP ratio reduced to 80% AP from 130% AP.
V14.15
  • Flame Breath Fireball base damage increased to 85 / 125 / 165 / 205 / 245 from 60 / 100 / 140 / 180 / 220. Fireball AD ratio changed to Champions stunned with Pyromania (P)50% bonus AD from Champions stunned with Pyromania (P)40% total AD. Fireball AP ratio reduced to 80% AP from 90% AP. Dragon Form fireball AD ratio changed to Champions stunned with Pyromania (P)100% bonus AD from Champions stunned with Pyromania (P)70% total AD. Dragon Form fireball AP ratio reduced to 100% AP from 120% AP. Dragon Form field AD ratio per tick changed to Champions stunned with Pyromania (P)15% bonus AD from Champions stunned with Pyromania (P)5% total AD. Bug Fix: Tooltip calculations for the scorched zone's DoT no longer incorrectly factor in an extra tick of damage (which never takes place in reality).
V14.13
  • Twin Bite Bug Fix: Second strike now properly applies the second stack of Press the Attack.
  • Dragon's Descent Bug Fix: Hitting a (non-idle) target that is performing a non-movement spell and who is under an effect preventing the displacement's original application (e.g. a spell shield) no longer has the capability to change their facing direction at a later point of Dragon's Descent's dash.
V14.10
  • Twin Bite Bug Fix: No longer sometimes counts as one attack instead of two for specific effects.
V14.8
  • Twin Bite Bug Fix: Dragon form version no longer incorrectly consumes a Hail of Blades stack when used as a basic attack reset.
V14.6
  • Twin Bite Bug Fix: No longer incorrectly consumes 2 stacks of Hail of Blades upon casting the empowered attack.
V14.3
  • Twin Bite Empowered AP ratio increased to 50% AP from 35% AP. Bonus attack speed increased to 50 / 55 / 60 / 65 / 70% from 40 / 45 / 50 / 55 / 60%.
  • Burnout Bonus movement speed AP ratio increased to 12% per 100 AP from 8% per 100 AP.
V13.20
  • Worlds 2014 Shyvana Skin renamed to Worlds 2014 Shyvana from Championship Shyvana.
V13.16
  • Burnout Base damage per tick reduced to 10 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 from 10 / 16.25 / 22.5 / 28.75 / 35. Bonus AD ratio per tick reduced to Champions stunned with Pyromania (P)10% bonus AD from 15%. On-hit damage changed to 5 / 7 / 9 / 11 / 13 Champions stunned with Pyromania (P)(+ 5% bonus AD) from 50% of Burnout's damage per tick.
V13.15
  • Stats Attack damage growth reduced to 3 from 3.4. Health growth reduced to 104 to 109.
V13.14
  • Twin Bite AD ratio increased to Champions stunned with Pyromania (P)20 / 40 / 60 / 80 / 100% AD from Champions stunned with Pyromania (P)20 / 35 / 50 / 65 / 80% AD. New Effect: Now grants 40 / 45 / 50 / 55 / 60% bonus attack speed for her next 2 attacks. Cooldown increased to 8 / 7.5 / 7 / 6.5 / 6 seconds from 7 / 6.5 / 6 / 5.5 / 5.
  • Flame Breath New Effect: On-hit damage now also scales with Champions killed with Comeuppance (R)1% of the target's maximum health Champions stunned with Pyromania (P) per 100 bonus AD.
V13.13
  • Twin Bite Bug Fix: Cooldown in Dragon form is no longer longer than in normal form. Bug Fix: Now properly grants Fury on the first hit.
V12.23
  • Flame Breath On-hit health ratio reduced to Champions killed with Comeuppance (R)3% of target's maximum health from 3.5%.
V12.19
  • Burnout Bonus AD ratio per tick increased to Champions stunned with Pyromania (P)15% bonus AD from 10%. On-hit bonus AD ratio increased to Champions stunned with Pyromania (P)7.5% bonus AD from 5%.
  • Flame Breath Fireball AP ratio increased to 90% AP from 70% AP. Fireball AD ratio increased to Champions stunned with Pyromania (P)40% AD from Champions stunned with Pyromania (P)30% AD. On-hit health ratio reduced to Champions killed with Comeuppance (R)3.5% of target's maximum health from 3.75%. Explosion base damage reduced to 75 − 135 (based on level) from 100 − 160 (based on level).
  • Dragon's Descent AP ratio increased to 130% AP from 100% AP.
V12.10 - May 25th Hotfix
  • Twin Bite Bug Fix: Fixed a bug causing her to strike one more time then intended.
V12.10
  • Stats Base health increased to 665 from 595. Health growth increased to 109 from 95. Armor growth increased to 4.55 from 3.35. Magic resistance growth increased to 2.05 from 1.25.
  • Twin Bite New Effect: Now grants 25 bonus attack range. Bug Fix: Dragon Form Twin Bite now correctly strikes twice against inhibitors and nexus.
V12.9
  • Twin Bite Bug Fix: Now properly attacks champion summoned units twice. Bug Fix: Second attack now properly deals damage even if the enemy was running away from her.
  • Burnout Damage tick interval reduced to 0.5 seconds from 1. Bug Fix: VFX is now properly displayed while inside the Mordekaiser's Realm of Death.
  • Flame Breath New Effect: Area of effect zone now applies marks to enemies that enter the zone.
V11.21
  • Twin Bite New Effect: Now trigger spell effects when dealing damage.
V11.15
  • Twin Bite Cooldown reduced to 7 / 6.5 / 6 / 5.5 / 5 seconds from 9 / 8 / 7 / 6 / 5. First attack AP ratio increased to 35% AP from 25% AP. Second attack AP ratio increased to 25% AP from 15% AP.
V11.6
  • Dragon's Descent Bonus Fury regeneration from Cloudbringer's Grace increased to 10 / 23.33 / 36.67 / 50% (based on stacks) from 10 / 20 / 30 / 40% (based on stacks). Bug Fix: Fury gain once again increased by Cloudbringer's Grace.
V11.5
  • Burnout Bug Fix: No longer causes subsequent basic attacks while it is active to not trigger Ravenous Hydra's Cleave after using a basic attack.
V11.3
  • Twin Bite New Effect: First attack now scales with 25% AP and second attack now scales with 15% AP.
  • Burnout New Effect: Bonus movement speed now scales with 8% per 100 AP. Bug Fix: Bonus movement speed AP ratio now properly applies in dragon form.
V11.1
  • Stats Base magic resistance reduced to 32 from 32.1.
V10.25
  • Fury of the Dragonborn ARAM Innate: New: Shyvana gains 1 bonus armor, Champions that have been made a Vessel by Test of Spirit (E)1 bonus magic resistance, and Shunpo (E) uses 5s before or after killing a champion0.05 bonus Fury regeneration whenever a siege or a canon minion dies within 1400 units range of her, or when she is healed by a health relic's area of effect on the enemy's side of the map. Old: Shyvana starts with 5 bonus armor and Champions that have been made a Vessel by Test of Spirit (E)5 bonus magic resistance, which is permanently increased by 5 for each turret destroyed by Shyvana's team. Nexus Blitz Innate: New: Shyvana gains 2 bonus armor, Champions that have been made a Vessel by Test of Spirit (E)2 bonus magic resistance and Shunpo (E) uses 5s before or after killing a champion0.05 bonus Fury regeneration whenever she or her allies kill nearby epic monsters, jungle monsters, and Rift Scuttler. Old: Shyvana deals 20% bonus inheritphysical and inheritmagic damage to the Rift Herald and Walking Nexus. Additionally, Shyvana starts with 5 bonus armor and Champions that have been made a Vessel by Test of Spirit (E)5 bonus magic resistance, which is permanently increased by 5 henever her team wins an event.
  • Dragon's Descent Undocumented: Cloudbringer's Grace no longer grants 10 / 20 / 30 / 40% (based on stacks) increased Fury generation.
V10.18
  • Flame Breath ( Dragon Form) Explosion radius changed to 345 units at all ranks from 220 / 240 / 260 / 280 / 300 (based on Flame Breath's rank). Ground zone radius changed to 345 units at all ranks from 220 / 240 / 260 (based on Dragon's Descent's rank). Explosion radius now checks for the enemy's center, instead of the enemy's hitbox radius edge. Explosion visual effects and spell indicator now correctly matches the area. Dragon Form Flame Breath no longer casts at maximum range when player attempts to cast near maximum range. Tick rate reduced to 1 per 0.5 seconds from 1 per 1. Total damage unchanged. Dragon Form ground zone is now more responsive.
V10.16
  • Dragon's Descent Bug Fix: Now properly grants two stacks of Conqueror after hitting an enemy champion while Burnout is active.
V10.14
  • Twin Bite Bug Fix: When she is in dragon form now appropriately does two points of damage to wards. Undocumented: The second strike while in dragon form now correctly triggers after 0.25 seconds (like it does in human form), properly reducing its own cooldown upon casting the ability. Undocumented: The second strike while in dragon form can no longer critically strike secondary targets. Undocumented: The second strike while in dragon form now properly deals damage to turrets. Undocumented: Now properly reduces the cooldown when attacking turrets. Undocumented: No longer consumes an additional stack of Hail of Blades while in human form. Still consumes an additional stack when in dragon form. Despite being noted as fixed, still deals only 1 point of damage to Illaoi's tentacles and traps.
V10.3
  • Twin Bite The second strike now correctly triggers on-attack effects while in non-dragon form.
V10.1
  • Fury of the Dragonborn New Effect: Now also gains 5 bonus armor and magic resistance for every Elder Dragon her team slays.
  • Flame Breath Target's health ratio increased to Champions killed with Comeuppance (R)3.75% of target's maximum health from as 3.25%. Monster damage cap increased to 150 from 100.
  • Dragon's Descent New Effect: Cloudbringer's Grace now grants 10 / 20 / 30 / 40% (based on stacks) increased Fury generation.
V9.23
  • Twin Bite Bug Fix: Dragon Form attack now properly grants multiple stacks of Conqueror.
V9.22
  • Twin Bite Bug Fix: When on cooldown, her basic attacks on structures now properly reduce the ability's cooldown.
V9.19
  • Twin Bite Bug Fix: When taunted or silenced, the empowered attack properly launches onto the target before being consumed.
  • Burnout Bug Fix: No longer loses her gained movement speed from Burnout when transforming via Dragon's Descent.
V9.6
  • Burnout New Effect: Now triggers effects that are triggered by DoT AoE abilities.
V9.2
  • Fury of the Dragonborn Bonus physical and magical damage to dragons and Vilemaw increased to 20% from 10%.
  • Flame Breath Bonus damage against marked enemies increased to Champions killed with Comeuppance (R)3.25% of target's maximum health from 2.5%.
V9.1
  • Burnout New Effect: Ability icon HUD now shows the remaining duration of the ability.
V8.9
  • Burnout Removed: Damage per second scaling with 10% AP. Removed: On-hit damage scaling with 2.5% AP.
  • Flame Breath Fireball AP ratio increased to 70% AP from 30% AP.
  • Dragon's Descent AP ratio increased to 100% AP from 70% AP. Bug Fix: Shyvana Bot no longer becomes dormant while in Dragon form.
V8.5
  • Stats Attack damage growth increased to 3.4 from 2.8.
V8.4
  • Stats Attack damage growth reduced to 2.8 from 3.4.
  • Twin Bite AD ratio reduced to Champions stunned with Pyromania (P)20 / 35 / 50 / 65 / 80% AD from Champions stunned with Pyromania (P)40 / 55 / 70 / 85 / 100% AD.
V8.3
  • Stats Base health regeneration reduced to 8.5 from 8.594.
V7.23
  • Stats Base attack damage reduced to 66 from 69.
V7.22
  • Stats Base attack damage increased to 69 from 60.712. Base armor increased to 38 from 29.
V7.15 July 27th Hotfix
  • Stats Bug Fix: Fixed a bug where her Dragon Form wasn't properly affected by this patch's armor increase (27.628 to 29).
V7.15
  • Stats Base armor increased to 29 from 27.628.
  • Flame Breath New Effect: Projectile now scales with Champions stunned with Pyromania (P)30% AD. Dragon form bonus damage reduced to 100 − 160 (based on level) from 100 − 200 (based on level). New Effect: Dragon form bonus damage now scales with Champions stunned with Pyromania (P)30% AD. New Effect: Scorched earth now scales with Champions stunned with Pyromania (P)10% AD.
V7.5
  • Super Galaxy Shyvana Bug Fix: Fixed a bug where Cinders Mark would be fade out too early.
V7.1
  • Burnout Removed: Dealing 20% increased damage to monsters.
  • Super Galaxy Shyvana Flame Breath Bug Fix: Dragon Form explosion permanently leaving behind subtle flame effects on the map.
V6.24
  • Howling Abyss Fury of the Dragonborn Each turret destroyed by Shyvana or her allies permanently grants her 5 bonus armor and Champions that have been made a Vessel by Test of Spirit (E)5 bonus magic resistance.
  • Twisted Treeline Fury of the Dragonborn Each Vilemaw kill scored by Shyvana or her allies permanently grants her 5 bonus armor and Champions that have been made a Vessel by Test of Spirit (E)5 bonus magic resistance. Shyvana deals 10% increased damage (physical and magic only) to Vilemaw.
V6.23
  • Stats Base health increased to 595 from 594.6. Base health regeneration increased to 8.6 from 8.594.
  • Fury of the Dragonborn Renamed from Dragonborn. Bonus resistances reduced to 5 at all levels from 5 / 10 / 15 / 20 (based on level). Removed: 「 Doubled 」「 20 / 30 / 40 (based on level) 」 bonus resistances while in Dragon Form. New Effect: Each elemental drake killed by Shyvana or her allies permanently grants her 5 bonus armor and Champions that have been made a Vessel by Test of Spirit (E)5 bonus magic resistance. New Effect: Shyvana deals 10% increased damage (physical and magic only) to dragons.
  • Burnout Removed: Leaving a flame trail behind Shyvana while in Dragon Form. Area of effect size increased to 350 / 365 / 380 (scales with Dragon's Descent's rank) from 325 at all ranks.
  • Flame Breath New Effect: Projectile stops on first enemy champion hit. Projectile AP ratio reduced to 30% AP from 60% AP. Projectile speed reduced to 1575 from 1700. Area of effect while in Dragon Form changed to ground-targeted from conic in front of Shyvana. New Effect: While in Dragon Form, explodes upon hitting a champion or reaching the target location, dealing 100 − 200 (based on level) (+ 30% AP) bonus magic damage to enemies within 220 / 240 / 260 range (scales with Dragon's Descent's rank) and scorching the earth for 4 seconds. Enemies standing on scorched earth take 60 − 120 (based on level) (+ 20% AP) magic damage per second and are persistently marked.
  • Dragon's Descent New Effect: Dash cannot be interrupted. New Effect: Grants Champions killed with Comeuppance (R)150 / 250 / 350 bonus health on cast. New Effect: Dragon Form model size increases by 0 / 8 / 16%. Base damage reduced to 150 / 250 / 350 from 175 / 300 / 425. Maximum range reduced to 850 from 950. Dragon Form attack range increased to 175 / 190 / 205 from 175 at all ranks.
V6.20
  • Twin Bite Animation speed increased.
V6.16
  • Super Galaxy Shyvana General Bug Fix: Stretchy hands during death animation.
V6.15
  • Dragon's Descent Fury gain changed to 1 / 1.5 / 2 per second from 1 / 2 / 3 per 1.5.
V6.14
  • Worlds 2014 Shyvana General Bug Fix: Super elastic teeth when roaring in Dragon Form.
V6.10
  • Burnout New Effect: Damage per second has a 10% AP ratio. New Effect: On-hit damage has a 2.5% AP ratio.
V6.8
  • General Splash artwork for Boneclaw Shyvana updated to the Chinese art.
V6.6
  • Twin Bite Second hit bonus damage reduced to Champions stunned with Pyromania (P)40 / 55 / 70 / 85 / 100% AD from Champions stunned with Pyromania (P)80 / 85 / 90 / 95 / 100% AD.
V5.23
  • Dragon's Descent Dragon Form attack range increased to 175 from 125.
V5.13
  • Burnout Base damage reduced to 20 / 33 / 45 / 58 / 70 from 20 / 35 / 50 / 65 / 80. On-hit base damage reduced to 5 / 8.25 / 11.25 / 14.5 / 17.5 from 5 / 8.75 / 12.5 / 16.25 / 20.
V5.11
  • Burnout New Effect: Basic attacks deal (「 25% total damage 」「 5 / 8.75 / 12.5 / 16.25 / 20 Champions stunned with Pyromania (P)(+ 5% bonus AD) 」) bonus magic damage while Burnout is active. Bug Fix: Doubled AD ratio while Shyvana is in Dragon Form.
V5.5
  • Flame Breath Mark damage increased to Champions killed with Comeuppance (R)2.5% of target's maximum health from 2%.
V4.21
  • Twin Bite Cooldown reduced to 9 / 8 / 7 / 6 / 5 seconds from 10 / 9 / 8 / 7 / 6.
  • Burnout New Effect: Deals 20% increased damage to monsters. Bug Fix: Damage calculation using incorrect AD ratio while Shyvana is in Dragon Form.
V4.15
  • General New splash artwork for Original Shyvana.
  • Flame Breath Dragon Form particles updated to match damage cone (area of effect unchanged) Bug Fix: Base damage increased by 20 at rank 1 (tooltip updated)
V4.13
  • Burnout Removed: Extending maximum duration by using Dragon's Descent. Dragon Form's flame trail damage tick rate increased to once every 1 second from 0.75.
V4.11
  • General Model hitbox size increased by 15 units to match average size.
V4.5
  • Stats Base armor increased to 22 from 18.
V4.1
  • Burnout Base damage per second reduced to 20 / 35 / 50 / 65 / 80 from 25 / 40 / 55 / 70 / 85. Minimum base damage reduced to 60 / 105 / 150 / 195 / 240 from 75 / 120 / 165 / 210 / 255. Maximum base damage reduced to 140 / 245 / 350 / 455 / 560 from 175 / 280 / 385 / 490 / 595.
  • Flame Breath Base damage changed to 60 / 100 / 140 / 180 / 220 from 80 / 115 / 150 / 185 / 220.
  • Dragon's Descent Bug Fix: Base damage changed to 175 / 300 / 425 from 200 / 300 / 400.
V3.15
  • Flame Breath Bug Fix: Reducing armor while Shyvana is in Dragon Form.
V3.9
  • Dragonborn - New I Shyvana gains 5 / 10 / 15 / 20 (based on level) bonus armor and Champions that have been made a Vessel by Test of Spirit (E)5 / 10 / 15 / 20 (based on level) bonus magic resistance, each 「 doubled 」「 20 / 30 / 40 (based on level) 」 while in Dragon Form.
  • Twin Bite New Effect: Basic attacks reduce Twin Bite's cooldown by 0.5 seconds.
  • Burnout Bug Fix: Damage calculation ignoring AD ratio while Shyvana is in Dragon Form. New Effect: Basic attacks extend Burnout's duration by 1 second, stacking up to 4 times for a maximum 7 seconds total duration.
  • Flame Breath Base damage reduced to 80 / 115 / 150 / 185 / 220 from 80 / 125 / 170 / 215 / 260. Removed: 15% armor reduction on targets hit. Removed: Projectile stopping on first unit hit. New Effect: Basic attacks deal bonus damage to targets marked by Flame Breath. Mark damage changed to Champions killed with Comeuppance (R)2% of target's maximum health from 「 15% total damage 」「 12 / 18.75 / 25.5 / 32.25 / 39 (+ 9% AP) 」. Mark duration increased to 5 seconds from 4.
  • Dragon's Descent Removed: Passive bonus resistances. Fury gain per 1.5 seconds increased to 1 / 2 / 3 from 1 at all ranks. Dragon Form's Fury decay per second reduced to 5 from 6.
V1.0.0.152
  • Stats Movement speed increased to 350 from 325.
V1.0.0.145
  • Dragon's Descent Bug Fix: Hitching on first use when Shyvana uses a skin other than Classic.
V1.0.0.136
  • Fury of the Dragonborn Tooltip updated. Maximum Burnout duration extension reduced to 4 seconds from 6.
  • Burnout Bug Fix: Lasting longer than intended.
  • Dragon's Descent Passive bonus resistances reduced to 10 / 15 / 20 from 15 / 20 / 25.
V1.0.0.134
  • Flame Breath Bug Fix: Armor reduction affecting immune units ( Baron Nashor, Dragon)
  • Dragon's Descent New Effect: Allied ultimate HUD indicator turns grey immediately after activation.
V1.0.0.128
  • Added

Recommended build

What players actually run on Shyvana on the current patch: summoner spells, skill priority, starting, core and late items, runes and skill order.

Every entry comes with its pick rate (how often it is chosen) and, where available, its win rate. For runes, Most Played is the page the majority takes and Best WR the variant that wins most among those with enough games: when they differ, the second is usually the sharper choice, the first the safer one.

Win rate by elo

Shyvana's win rate in each rank tier, from Iron to Challenger, plus all tiers combined.

A champion that climbs with rank is usually one that rewards mechanics or game knowledge; one that peaks in low elo is often easy to pick up and punished by better players. Read the tier you play in, not the average. Tiers with no data for this patch are hidden.

Counters and matchups

A preview of the counters page: the five opponents Shyvana struggles against the most, and the five it beats most often, on the current patch.

Percentages are Shyvana's own win rate in each duel, with the gap to its overall win rate. The full lists, with every matchup that has enough games, are on the counters page linked below each table.

Patch history

Balance changes that touched Shyvana, patch by patch, most recent first, as published in the official patch notes.

The ten latest patches are shown, the older ones fold out. Use it to read the win rate movements above: a jump right after a patch is usually a buff or a nerf, not a change in how people play the champion.