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How to Win Irelia vs Shyvana Counter MatchupIrelia is in the b tier of champions

Irelia vs Shyvana

How to Beat Shyvana as Irelia in LoLIrelia is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Shyvana as Irelia

based on 1,405 Irelia vs Shyvana matchups
Win Rate
50.5 %
K/D/A
1.87
Pick Rate
1.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our matchup statistics from the millions of recently rated LoL games that we get from Riot Games every week. This guide on how to beat Shyvana as Irelia resulted from an evaluation of 1405 ranked rounds where both champs fought one another. This champ matchup is somewhat rare. Irelia fights Shyvana in only 1.4% of her rounds.

Irelia vs Shyvana Matchup Summary

Irelia has done a average job of countering Shyvana. On average, she wins a acceptable 50.5% of games the champs battle each other in. In Irelia against Shyvana games, Irelia’s team is 0.1% more likely to earn first blood, implying that she most likely will get first blood versus Shyvana.

Best Irelia vs Shyvana Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
PickaxeVampiric Scepter

Core Irelia Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageExperimental HexplateBlade of The Ruined King

Optional Items

Sundered SkyTerminusWit's EndDeath's Dance

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
InspirationBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Irelia's passive ability p
Irelia's q ability q
Irelia's w ability w
Irelia's e ability e
Irelia's ultimate ability r
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Q
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E
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Shyvana as Irelia

Tips for Playing as Irelia against Shyvana

Defiant Dance is not interrupted by crowd control, try timing it for incoming disables.

Flawless Duet does not have a maximum travel distance, try using it in creative ways.

Use Bladesurge to cover great distances by targeting low life minions on your way to champion targets.

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.

Irelia vs Shyvana Counter Stats

Irelia Image
Win Rate
50.5 %
VS
Win Rate
49.5 %
Shyvana Image
7.6
< Kills >
6.2
6.7
< Deaths >
6.1
4.9
< Assists >
6.7
1.71
< Killing Sprees >
1.46
207
< Minions Killed >
67
0.1
< Dragons Killed >
1.63
0.49
< Inhibitors >
0.44
16,633
< Physical Damage >
5,223
6,219
< Magic Damage >
13,883
763
< True Damage >
1,145
23,615
< Damage Dealt >
20,252
31,196
< Damage Taken >
33,556
12,994
< Gold Earned >
12,251
2.28
< Towers >
1.7
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.29
10,996
< Total Healing >
12,264
15,185
< Experience >
14,338
17
< Vision Score >
22
8
< Wards Placed >
7
107
< Time Dealing CC >
194

How to Counter Shyvana with Irelia in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here emphasize several critical Irelia versus Shyvana counter statistics that can help you realize the differences between the two. For instance, Irelia’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Shyvana’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Irelia may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Shyvana..

Irelia normally has a similar longest killing spree as her foe does. Commonly, she takes a similar amount of damage to Shyvana. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also illustrate that the champ with more health has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Irelia and Shyvana

Damage Types Compared

Irelia
Shyvana
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Irelia
Shyvana

Who is Better, Irelia or Shyvana?

Both LoL champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Irelia usually fairs equally well when taking on Shyvana, with a 50.5% win rate. Thus, Irelia makes an ok counter to Shyvana.

While Irelia does have a higher win rate compared to Shyvana, when facing one another, Irelia also has a greater difficulty level that makes her a more difficult champ to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Irelia into Shyvana.

Furthermore, Irelia also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Shyvana. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Irelia vs Shyvana matchups, Irelia is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.

Irelia is a decent counter to Shyvana. You will do well by focussing your tactics on keeping up your gold income and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Irelia against Shyvana.

Additional Information for Irelia Players

How We Calculated Our Irelia vs Shyvana Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Shyvana as Irelia, we analyzed 1,405 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 Irelia 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Irelia in order to counter Shyvana during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips shown above, you should increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Irelia on average racks up much more CS relative to Shyvana. Champs who on average don't get much CS usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values shown here to do well.

The most crucial items to prioritize in your Irelia versus Shyvana build consist of Sterak's Gage, Experimental Hexplate, and Blade of The Ruined King. When Irelia included at least these three pieces in her build, she performed significantly better when facing Shyvana than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Irelia boasted an average winrate of 50.5% battling Shyvana with this counter build.

To have the highest likelihood of coming out on top against Shyvana as Irelia, you should use the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for Irelia vs Shyvana face-offs, this mix of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 50.5% win rate overall.

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