Malphite vs Shyvana
How to Beat Shyvana as Malphite
based on 2,024 Malphite vs Shyvana matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Malphite vs Shyvana Matchup Summary
Best Malphite vs Shyvana Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Shyvana as Malphite
Tips for Playing as Malphite against Shyvana
Despite his abilities scaling on Armor, some games require Malphite to get Magic Resist. When those games occur, try getting Aegis of the Legion, Mercury's Treads, and Guardian Angel.
Armor naturally reduces the rate that attacks go through Granite Shield, so Brutal Strikes will strengthen the shield against physical damage.
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.
Malphite vs Shyvana Counter Stats
How to Counter Shyvana with Malphite in LoL
The stats shown here clarify several important Malphite against Shyvana counter statistics that may help us interpret the distinctions between this pair of champions. As an example, Malphite’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Shyvana’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Malphite may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Shyvana..
Malphite typically has a similar longest killing spree as his counter does. On average, he receives less damage than Shyvana. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, but it can also imply that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from further harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Malphite and Shyvana
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Who is Better, Malphite or Shyvana?
Both League champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Malphite usually wins when facing off against Shyvana, with a 51.6% win rate. Therefore, Malphite makes a good counter to Shyvana.
While Malphite does have a higher win rate than Shyvana, when they face off with one another, Malphite also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less complex character to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Malphite into Shyvana.
Moreover, Malphite has a great deal of utility and CC, a similar amount to Shyvana. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Malphite vs Shyvana matchups, Malphite is the better champ with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.
Malphite is a decent counter to Shyvana. You will do well by focussing your play on maximizing your CS and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Malphite against Shyvana.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Malphite in order to counter Shyvana during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions presented above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Malphite most often gets more CS as Shyvana. Champs who on average don't acquire much CS usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers displayed on this page to do well.
The best items to have in your Malphite versus Shyvana build include Unending Despair, Kaenic Rookern, and Sunfire Aegis. When Malphite incorporated at least these three items in his build, he did much better when fighting Shyvana than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Malphite boasted an average winrate of 51.6% battling Shyvana with these items in his kit.
To have the best chance of defeating Shyvana as Malphite, you should equip the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Overgrowth, and Second Wind runes from the Sorcery and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players used for Malphite vs Shyvana clashes, this mixture of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 51.6% winrate overall.
By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Shyvana as Malphite are given for every ranked division. If you would like to narrow the statistics and builds to a particular rank, you should use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.