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How to Win Lissandra vs Shyvana Counter MatchupLissandra is in the a tier of champions

Lissandra vs Shyvana

How to Beat Shyvana as Lissandra in LoLLissandra is in the b tier of champions
Mage
FighterTank

How to Beat Shyvana as Lissandra

based on 558 Lissandra vs Shyvana matchups
Win Rate
47.3 %
K/D/A
2.28
Pick Rate
1.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our counter stats from the millions of ranked League of Legends rounds that we analyze each week. Our guide on how to beat Shyvana as Lissandra came out of an examination of 558 ranked games where both champions engaged one another. This particular champ pairing is fairly rare. Lissandra has to counter Shyvana in only 1.2% of her games.

Lissandra vs Shyvana Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Lissandra has done a poor job of beating Shyvana. On average, she wins a lowly 47.3% of matches the champions fight one another in. In Lissandra against Shyvana games, Lissandra’s team is 0.0% more expected to gain first blood. This indicates that she probably will get first blood versus Shyvana.

Best Lissandra vs Shyvana Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeLost Chapter

Core Lissandra Items

~22 Mins
MalignanceZhonya's HourglassShadowflame

Optional Items

StormsurgeLuden's Companion

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

DominationElectrocuteCheap ShotEyeball CollectionUltimate Hunter
SorceryManaflow BandTranscendence
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Lissandra's passive ability p
Lissandra's q ability q
Lissandra's w ability w
Lissandra's e ability e
Lissandra's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Countering Shyvana as Lissandra

Tips for Playing as Lissandra against Shyvana

Lissandra's abilities are shorter range than those of many mages. As a result, buying items that offer both ability power and defense, like Zhonya's Hourglass and Banshee's Veil, can be a great choice to help her both survive and deal damage.

Casting Glacial Path and then running in the opposite direction will leave your enemies uncertain which way you will actually go.

You can instantly use your ultimate on yourself by pressing the self cast key and the ultimate key at once (alt+R by default).

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.

Lissandra vs Shyvana Counter Stats

Lissandra Image
Win Rate
47.3 %
VS
Win Rate
52.7 %
Shyvana Image
5.3
< Kills >
6.1
6
< Deaths >
5.7
8.4
< Assists >
6.6
1.22
< Killing Sprees >
1.38
158
< Minions Killed >
67
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
1.68
0.42
< Inhibitors >
0.5
1,170
< Physical Damage >
4,981
17,809
< Magic Damage >
14,291
944
< True Damage >
1,026
19,924
< Damage Dealt >
20,298
22,200
< Damage Taken >
33,152
10,843
< Gold Earned >
12,252
1.76
< Towers >
1.81
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.32
3,358
< Total Healing >
12,342
13,752
< Experience >
14,338
22
< Vision Score >
22
10
< Wards Placed >
6
486
< Time Dealing CC >
193

How to Counter Shyvana with Lissandra in LoL

The stats shown on this page feature several important Lissandra vs. Shyvana matchup statistics that may help us figure out the differences and similarities between the pair. For instance, Lissandra’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Shyvana’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Lissandra may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Shyvana..

Lissandra normally has a similar longest kill spree as her enemy does. On average, she receives less damage than Shyvana. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, but it can also hint that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Lissandra and Shyvana

Damage Types Compared

Lissandra
Shyvana
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Lissandra
Shyvana

Who is Better, Lissandra or Shyvana?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Lissandra usually loses when trying to fight Shyvana, with a 47.3% win rate. Thus, Lissandra makes a poor counter to Shyvana.

While Lissandra does have a lower winrate than Shyvana, when facing one another, Lissandra also has a greater learning curve that makes her a more challenging champ to learn and master. You should be very concerned when picking Lissandra into Shyvana.

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

While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Lissandra vs Shyvana matchups, Shyvana is the better champ with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Lissandra is a bad counter to Shyvana. Make sure you focus your gameplay on maximizing your CS and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Lissandra against Shyvana.

Additional Information for Lissandra Players

How We Calculated Our Lissandra vs Shyvana Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Shyvana as Lissandra, we analyzed 558 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 Lissandra 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 Lissandra to counter Shyvana during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats shown above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Lissandra most often picks up more CS relative to Shyvana. Champs who typically don't take many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers shown here to do well.

The top items to focus on in your Lissandra versus Shyvana build consist of Malignance, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Shadowflame. When Lissandra used at least these three items in her build, she did significantly better vs. Shyvana than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Lissandra had an average winrate of 47.3% when countering Shyvana with this counter build.

To have the highest likelihood of beating Shyvana as Lissandra, Lissandra players should take the Electrocute, Cheap Shot, Eyeball Collection, Ultimate Hunter, Manaflow Band, and Transcendence runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for Lissandra vs Shyvana counter picks, this blending of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 47.3% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Shyvana as Lissandra are given for every ranked division. To narrow the stats and builds to an individual rank, you can use the selection menu located at the top of this page.