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How to Win Shyvana vs Annie Counter MatchupShyvana is in the b tier of champions

Shyvana vs Annie

How to Beat Annie as Shyvana in LoLShyvana is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Annie as Shyvana

based on 877 Shyvana vs Annie matchups
Win Rate
51 %
K/D/A
2.07
Pick Rate
1.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our counter stats from the millions of rated League of Legends matches that we analyze each and every week. This guide on how to beat Annie as Shyvana came out of an analysis of 877 ranked rounds where both champions opposed one another. This pairing is fairly rare. Shyvana is forced to battle against Annie in only 1.7% of her rounds.

Shyvana vs Annie Matchup Summary

Shyvana does a decent job of beating Annie. Typically, she wins a acceptable 51.0% of games the champions face one another in. In Shyvana versus Annie rounds, Shyvana’s team is 0.0% more expected to obtain first blood. This implies that she most likely will get first blood against Annie.

Best Shyvana vs Annie Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsRecurve Bow

Core Shyvana Items

~22 Mins
Nashor's ToothShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Sundered SkyRabadon's DeathcapZhonya's HourglassTrinity Force

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Shyvana to level upe
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Second ability for Shyvana to level upw
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Last skill for Shyvana to max outq

Runes

DominationDark HarvestSudden ImpactEyeball CollectionTreasure Hunter
SorceryTranscendenceGathering Storm
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Shyvana's passive ability p
Shyvana's q ability q
Shyvana's w ability w
Shyvana's e ability e
Shyvana's ultimate ability r
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E
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W
3
Q
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E
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E
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Guide to Countering Annie as Shyvana

Tips for Playing as Shyvana against Annie

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.

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

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

Advice to Win Against Annie

Annie's summoned bear, Tibbers, burns opposing units around himself. Try to keep your distance from him after he's been summoned.

Keep an eye out for a white, swirling power around Annie. It means she's ready to unleash her stun.

Summoner Smite can be used to help take down Tibbers.

Shyvana vs Annie Counter Stats

Shyvana Image
Win Rate
51 %
VS
Win Rate
49 %
Annie Image
6
< Kills >
6.3
5.9
< Deaths >
5.9
6.2
< Assists >
7.7
1.43
< Killing Sprees >
1.46
70
< Minions Killed >
136
1.68
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.48
< Inhibitors >
0.43
4,572
< Physical Damage >
878
14,000
< Magic Damage >
19,951
975
< True Damage >
1,176
19,547
< Damage Dealt >
22,005
33,651
< Damage Taken >
17,878
12,367
< Gold Earned >
10,839
1.8
< Towers >
1.79
0.26
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
12,346
< Total Healing >
1,727
14,453
< Experience >
13,694
22
< Vision Score >
22
7
< Wards Placed >
10
192
< Time Dealing CC >
229

How to Counter Annie with Shyvana in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page highlight some influential Shyvana versus Annie matchup statistics that may help you understand the distinctions between the pair. Shyvana’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Annie’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Shyvana may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Annie..

Shyvana normally has a similar longest killing spree as her counter does. On average, she receives more damage than Annie. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities; however, it can also show that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Shyvana and Annie

Damage Types Compared

Shyvana
Annie
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Shyvana
Annie

Who is Better, Shyvana or Annie?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Shyvana usually wins when trying to fight Annie, with a 51.0% win rate. Thus, Shyvana makes a good counter to Annie.

While Shyvana does have a higher winrate than Annie, when they face off with one another, Shyvana also has a lower learning curve that makes her a less challenging champ to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Shyvana into Annie.

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

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Shyvana vs Annie matchups, Shyvana is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.

Shyvana is a decent counter to Annie. Focus your strategy on increasing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Shyvana against Annie.

Additional Information for Shyvana Players

How We Calculated Our Shyvana vs Annie Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Annie as Shyvana, we analyzed 877 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 Annie 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Shyvana in order to counter Annie during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and stats presented above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Shyvana on average racks up less CS compared to Annie. Champs who typically don't get many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The best items to have in your Shyvana versus Annie build consist of Nashor's Tooth, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Shyvana combined at least these three pieces in her build, she performed a lot better countering Annie than with many other common builds. In fact, Shyvana had an average winrate of 51.0% when countering Annie with this build.

To have the best chance of coming out on top against Annie as Shyvana, you should equip the Dark Harvest, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Gathering Storm, and Transcendence runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune sets we have analyed for Shyvana vs Annie counter picks, this blending of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 51.0% winrate overall.

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