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Ahri vs Shyvana

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How to Beat Shyvana as Ahri

based on 5,216 Ahri vs Shyvana matchups
Win Rate
46.3 %
K/D/A
2.68
Pick Rate
4.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of recently ranked LoL rounds each and every week. In our database, Ahri did battle with Shyvana in 5216 games. Including so many games with Ahri vs Shyvana gives us a lot of confidence in our ability to provide enlightening statistics and a recommended build to smash your rival. This particular champion pairing is fairly uncommon. Ahri fights Shyvana in only 4.9% of her matches.

Ahri vs Shyvana Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Ahri has done a pathetic job of countering Shyvana. Typically, she wins a lowly 46.3% of games the champions fight each other in. In Ahri vs Shyvana rounds, Ahri’s team is 0.1% more expected to get first blood, implying that she most likely will get first blood versus Shyvana.

Best Ahri vs Shyvana Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeDark Seal

Core Ahri Items

~22 Mins
Luden's TempestRabadon's DeathcapHorizon Focus

Optional Items

Banshee's VeilShadowflameZhonya's HourglassVoid Staff

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Ahri to level upq
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Second ability for Ahri to level upw
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Last skill for Ahri to max oute

Runes

DominationElectrocuteTaste of BloodEyeball CollectionUltimate Hunter
InspirationMinion DematerializerCosmic Insight
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Ahri's passive ability p
Ahri's q ability q
Ahri's w ability w
Ahri's e ability e
Ahri's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Countering Shyvana as Ahri

Tips for Playing as Ahri against Shyvana

Initiate team fights using Charm, and chase down stragglers with Spirit Rush.

Spirit Rush enables Ahri's abilities, it opens up paths for Charm, helps double hitting with Orb of Deception, and closes to make use of Fox-Fire.

Use Charm to set up your combos, it will make landing Orb of Deception and Fox-Fire dramatically easier.

Advice to Win Against Shyvana

All of Shyvana's basic abilities hit multiple enemies in dragon form. It's important for opposing champions to not cluster while fighting her.

Shyvana's Fury Bar indicate her ultimate can be activated. Harassing her when she's low on Fury can be very effective.

A significant portion of Shyvana's power is generated through aggression, making her weak against opponents who are able to keep their distance.

Ahri vs Shyvana Counter Stats

Ahri Image
Win Rate
46.3 %
VS
Win Rate
53.7 %
Shyvana Image
5.6
< Kills >
5.9
4.7
< Deaths >
5.4
7
< Assists >
5.7
1.27
< Killing Sprees >
1.33
160
< Minions Killed >
83
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
1.41
0.4
< Inhibitors >
0.57
1,378
< Physical Damage >
6,238
13,466
< Magic Damage >
12,733
4,645
< True Damage >
869
19,490
< Damage Dealt >
19,841
18,969
< Damage Taken >
30,769
10,606
< Gold Earned >
12,187
1.7
< Towers >
2.14
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.3
4,741
< Total Healing >
10,275
13,596
< Experience >
14,247
19
< Vision Score >
21
9
< Wards Placed >
6
63
< Time Dealing CC >
246

How to Counter Shyvana with Ahri in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here show some valuable Ahri against Shyvana counter stats that may help you distinguish the differences and similarities between the two. For instance, Ahri’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Shyvana’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Ahri may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Shyvana..

Ahri usually has a similar longest killing spree as her foe does. Commonly, she takes less damage than Shyvana. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities; however, it can also hint that the champ with increased health has less mobility and thus is not able to escape further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Ahri and Shyvana

Damage Types Compared

Ahri
Shyvana
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Ahri
Shyvana

Who is Better, Ahri or Shyvana?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Ahri usually loses when playing against Shyvana, with a 46.3% win rate. Therefore, Ahri makes a poor counter to Shyvana.

While Ahri does have a lower winrate than Shyvana, when they face off with one another, Ahri also has a greater level of difficulty that makes her a more complex champ to learn and master. You may get destroyed when picking Ahri into Shyvana.

Furthermore, Ahri also has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Shyvana. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Ahri vs Shyvana matchups, Shyvana is the better champion with a much lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.

Ahri is a garbage counter to Shyvana. Focus your actions on maximizing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Ahri against Shyvana.

Other Champion Matchups Against Ahri

Ahri Loses Against

ZyraZyra45.2% winrateIvernIvern45.3% winrateMaokaiMaokai45.5% winrateShyvanaShyvana46.3% winrate

Ahri Wins Against

K'SanteK'Sante56.7% winrateKennenKennen54.6% winrateYuumiYuumi54.5% winrateTaricTaric54.2% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

ShyvanaShyvana+ 52.8% 4805 GamesAurelion SolAurelion Sol+ 52.9% 308 GamesViktorViktor+ 53.1% 81 GamesLissandraLissandra+ 53.9% 180 Games

Additional Information for Ahri Players

How We Calculated Our Ahri vs Shyvana Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Shyvana as Ahri, we analyzed 5,216 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Shyvana as Ahri comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

Other Useful Resources

Ahri Build Shyvana Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Ahri to counter Shyvana during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips shown above, you should increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Ahri usually gets more CS as Shyvana. Champs who on average don't acquire much CS typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values shown on this page to do well.

The ideal items to have in your Ahri versus Shyvana build include Luden's Tempest, Rabadon's Deathcap, and Horizon Focus. When Ahri combined at least these three items in her build, she performed much better when facing Shyvana than with many other common builds. In fact, Ahri boasted an average winrate of 46.3% when countering Shyvana with this counter build.

To have the highest probability of vanquishing Shyvana as Ahri, Ahri players should equip the Electrocute, Taste of Blood, Eyeball Collection, Ultimate Hunter, Minion Dematerializer, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Domination and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players chose for Ahri vs Shyvana clashes, this combination of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 46.3% winrate overall.

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