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Shyvana vs Aatrox

How to Beat Aatrox as Shyvana in LoL Aatrox is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Aatrox as Shyvana

based on 1,786 Shyvana vs Aatrox matchups
Win Rate
53.3 %
K/D/A
2.69
Pick Rate
4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our matchup stats from the millions of rated LoL games that we get from Riot Games each and every week. This guide on how to beat Aatrox as Shyvana resulted from an evaluation of 1786 ranked matches where both champions battled each other. This matchup is somewhat rare. Shyvana fights Aatrox in only 4.0% of her matches.

Shyvana vs Aatrox Matchup Summary

Shyvana does a good job of countering Aatrox. On average, she wins a terrific 53.3% of the time the champions fight each other in. In Shyvana versus Aatrox rounds, Shyvana’s side is 0.1% less probable to gain first blood. This implies that she most likely won't get first blood against Aatrox.

Best Shyvana vs Aatrox Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
HailbladeRefillable Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsBami's Cinder

Core Shyvana Items

~22 Mins
Frostfire GauntletCosmic DriveDemonic Embrace

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapZhonya's HourglassThornmailMorellonomicon

Summoner Spells

summonersmite summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Shyvana to level up e
>
Second ability for Shyvana to level up w
>
Last skill for Shyvana to max out q

Runes

Precision Press the Attack TriumphLegend: TenacityCoup de Grace
Resolve ConditioningUnflinching
AttackSpeed Adaptive HealthScaling
Shyvana's passive ability p
Shyvana q ability q
Shyvana w ability w
Shyvana e ability e
Shyvana's ultimate ability r
1
E
2
W
3
Q
4
E
5
E
6
R
7
E
8
W
9
E
10
W
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R
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W
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W
14
Q
15
Q
16
R

Guide to Countering Aatrox as Shyvana

Tips for Playing as Shyvana against Aatrox

Flame Breath is great to level-up against difficult lane opponents.

Burnout is an ideal choice for jungling. Monsters will be hit by the full duration, and the speed boost improves her ganking potential.

It can be valuable to purchase one of the items that can slow enemies: Frozen Mallet, Dead Man's Plate, or Entropy.

Shyvana's abilities all benefit from attacking units. As a result, Attack Speed items are more valuable on her than most champions.

Advice to Win Against Aatrox

Keep your distance when Aatrox uses his Ultimate to prevent him from reviving.

Aatrox's Infernal Chains are easier to exit when running towards the sides or at Aatrox.

Aatrox's attacks are very telegraphed, so use the time to dodge the hit zones.

Shyvana vs Aatrox Counter Stats

Shyvana Image
Win Rate
53.3 %
VS
Win Rate
46.7 %
Aatrox Image
6.2
< Kills >
6
5.1
< Deaths >
5.9
7.5
< Assists >
5.6
1.47
< Killing Sprees >
1.36
56
< Minions Killed >
159
1.76
< Dragons Killed >
0.09
0.5
< Inhibitors >
0.39
3,407
< Physical Damage >
18,478
14,579
< Magic Damage >
72
1,740
< True Damage >
809
19,727
< Damage Dealt >
19,359
32,289
< Damage Taken >
31,031
11,838
< Gold Earned >
11,299
1.86
< Towers >
2.04
0.33
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
9,084
< Total Healing >
10,978
13,732
< Experience >
14,085
22
< Vision Score >
16
5
< Wards Placed >
8
505
< Time Dealing CC >
227

How to Counter Aatrox with Shyvana in LoL

The stats provided here show some influential Shyvana versus Aatrox counter stats that can help us grasp the distinctions between the two. As an example, Shyvana’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Aatrox’s ratio of NaN, showing that Shyvana may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Aatrox..

Shyvana normally has a similar longest kill spree as her enemy does. Typically, she receives a similar amount of damage to Aatrox. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, yet it can also show that the champ with more HP has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Shyvana and Aatrox

Damage Types Compared

Shyvana
Aatrox
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Shyvana
Aatrox

Who is Better, Shyvana or Aatrox?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Shyvana usually wins when facing off against Aatrox, with a 53.3% win rate. Thus, Shyvana makes a great counter for Aatrox.

While Shyvana does have a higher win rate compared to Aatrox, when they face off with one another, Shyvana also has a greater level of difficulty that makes her a more complex champ to pick up and master. You should be be fine when picking Shyvana into Aatrox.

Moreover, Shyvana has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Aatrox. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

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

Shyvana is a great counter for Aatrox. Focus your tactics on increasing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Shyvana against Aatrox.

Other Champion Matchups Against Shyvana

Shyvana Loses Against

Skarner Skarner 43.9% winrate Braum Braum 48% winrate Singed Singed 48.3% winrate Trundle Trundle 48.9% winrate

Shyvana Wins Against

Lee Sin Lee Sin 61.3% winrate Aphelios Aphelios 60.3% winrate Kalista Kalista 60.2% winrate Taric Taric 59.2% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

Zac Zac + 57.9% 254 Games Rell Rell + 59.1% 281 Games Lillia Lillia + 59.1% 340 Games Shaco Shaco + 60.1% 411 Games

Additional Information for Shyvana Players

How We Calculated Our Shyvana vs Aatrox Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Aatrox as Shyvana, we analyzed 1,786 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 Aatrox as Shyvana 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

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Shyvana in order to counter Aatrox during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and stats presented above, you should increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Shyvana often accumulates less CS as Aatrox. Champions who typically don't acquire many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers shown here to do well.

The most crucial items to use in your Shyvana versus Aatrox build include Frostfire Gauntlet, Cosmic Drive, and Demonic Embrace. When Shyvana combined at least these three pieces in her build, she did significantly better vs Aatrox than with most other typical builds. In fact, Shyvana boasted an average winrate of 53.3% battling Aatrox with this counter build.

To have the best chance of defeating Aatrox as Shyvana, you should take the Press the Attack, Triumph, Legend: Tenacity, Coup de Grace, Conditioning, and Unflinching runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players used for Shyvana vs Aatrox LoL games, this set of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 53.3% win rate overall.

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