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

Shyvana vs Heimerdinger

How to Beat Heimerdinger as Shyvana in LoLShyvana is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Heimerdinger as Shyvana

based on 875 Shyvana vs Heimerdinger matchups
Win Rate
51.1 %
K/D/A
2.19
Pick Rate
1.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of ranked League of Legends games each week. Within our data, Shyvana fought Heimerdinger 875 times. Including so many matchups for Shyvana vs Heimerdinger gives us confidence in our capability to produce actionable stats and a pro build to crush Heimerdinger. This particular matchup is relatively rare. Shyvana fights Heimerdinger in only 1.7% of her games.

Shyvana vs Heimerdinger Matchup Summary

Shyvana has done a decent job of beating Heimerdinger. On average, she wins a acceptable 51.1% of the time the champions oppose each other in. In Shyvana versus Heimerdinger matches, Shyvana’s team is 0.1% less likely to get first blood. This implies that she most likely won't be able to get first blood against Heimerdinger.

Best Shyvana vs Heimerdinger Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordTiamat

Core Shyvana Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapNashor's ToothStormsurge

Optional Items

Sterak's GageTitanic HydraShadowflameTrinity Force

Summoner Spells

summonerhaste 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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R
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Guide to Countering Heimerdinger as Shyvana

Tips for Playing as Shyvana against Heimerdinger

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 Heimerdinger

Be wary of Heimerdinger's Upgrade!!!, as he can use it to find an answer to most trouble he gets into. Once his ultimate is down, go in for the kill!

It's better to destroy all of Heimerdinger's turrets at once with the help of creeps than to fight them one at a time.

Shyvana vs Heimerdinger Counter Stats

Shyvana Image
Win Rate
51.1 %
VS
Win Rate
48.9 %
Heimerdinger Image
6.3
< Kills >
4.5
5.9
< Deaths >
6.2
6.6
< Assists >
6.9
1.48
< Killing Sprees >
1.02
70
< Minions Killed >
136
1.62
< Dragons Killed >
0.15
0.53
< Inhibitors >
0.46
5,199
< Physical Damage >
782
14,484
< Magic Damage >
22,570
999
< True Damage >
629
20,683
< Damage Dealt >
23,982
34,998
< Damage Taken >
20,522
12,567
< Gold Earned >
10,796
1.8
< Towers >
2
0.3
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
12,893
< Total Healing >
2,266
14,779
< Experience >
13,662
22
< Vision Score >
28
7
< Wards Placed >
13
231
< Time Dealing CC >
263

How to Counter Heimerdinger with Shyvana in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page show several influential Shyvana versus Heimerdinger counter statistics that can help us appreciate the differences and similarities between this pair of champions. As an example, Shyvana’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Heimerdinger’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Shyvana may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Heimerdinger..

Shyvana typically has a slightly larger longest kill spree than her foe does. Commonly, she takes more damage than Heimerdinger. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also imply that the champion with higher HP has less agility and thus is unable to escape additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Shyvana and Heimerdinger

Damage Types Compared

Shyvana
Heimerdinger
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Shyvana
Heimerdinger

Who is Better, Shyvana or Heimerdinger?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Shyvana usually wins when facing off against Heimerdinger, with a 51.1% win rate. Therefore, Shyvana makes a good counter to Heimerdinger.

While Shyvana does have a higher winrate than Heimerdinger, when facing one another, Shyvana also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes her a less challenging character to develop with. You should be careful when picking Shyvana into Heimerdinger.

Additionally, Shyvana also has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Heimerdinger. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Shyvana vs Heimerdinger matchups, Shyvana is the better champion with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.

Shyvana is a decent counter to Heimerdinger. Make sure you focus your play on maximizing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Shyvana against Heimerdinger.

Additional Information for Shyvana Players

How We Calculated Our Shyvana vs Heimerdinger Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Heimerdinger as Shyvana, we analyzed 875 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 Heimerdinger 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 learn all of the intricacies of Shyvana in order to counter Heimerdinger during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions displayed here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Shyvana typically racks up less CS as Heimerdinger. Champs who on average don't take much CS typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values shown here to do well.

The top items to have in your Shyvana versus Heimerdinger build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Nashor's Tooth, and Stormsurge. When Shyvana combined at least these three items in her build, she did a lot better countering Heimerdinger than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Shyvana boasted an average win rate of 51.1% when playing against Heimerdinger with this counter build.

To have the greatest chance of coming out on top against Heimerdinger as Shyvana, you should use the Dark Harvest, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Gathering Storm, and Transcendence runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the runes that we analyzed for Shyvana vs Heimerdinger face-offs, this combination of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 51.1% winrate overall.

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