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How to Win Shyvana vs Kai'Sa Counter MatchupShyvana is in the b tier of champions

Shyvana vs Kai'Sa

How to Beat Kai'Sa as Shyvana in LoLShyvana is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Kai'Sa as Shyvana

based on 2,213 Shyvana vs Kai'Sa matchups
Win Rate
52.1 %
K/D/A
2.12
Pick Rate
4.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of ranked League games each and every week. In our database, Shyvana fought Kai'Sa in 2213 matches. Including so many matchups for Shyvana versus Kai'Sa gives us a lot of faith in our ability to prepare useful statistics and a recommended build to crush Kai'Sa. This particular matchup is somewhat uncommon. Shyvana is forced to battle against Kai'Sa in only 4.2% of her games.

Shyvana vs Kai'Sa Matchup Summary

Shyvana has done a good job of countering Kai'Sa. Normally, she wins a whopping 52.1% of the time the champions battle one another in. In Shyvana versus Kai'Sa rounds, Shyvana’s team is 0.1% less likely to obtain first blood, indicating that she probably won't be able to get first blood against Kai'Sa.

Best Shyvana vs Kai'Sa Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordDagger

Core Shyvana Items

~22 Mins
Trinity ForceTitanic HydraSundered Sky

Optional Items

Cosmic DriveSterak's GageBlade of The Ruined KingZhonya's Hourglass

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

PrecisionPress the AttackTriumphLegend: TenacityLast Stand
ResolveConditioningUnflinching
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
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
2
W
3
Q
4
E
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E
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R
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E
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Guide to Countering Kai'Sa as Shyvana

Tips for Playing as Shyvana against Kai'Sa

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 Kai'Sa

Kai'Sa is very vulnerable to getting outranged by mages and long range carries.

Make sure to place wards in your blind spots so you can see Kai'Sa coming.

Kai'Sa is very good at picking off isolated enemies. Stick together against her.

Shyvana vs Kai'Sa Counter Stats

Shyvana Image
Win Rate
52.1 %
VS
Win Rate
47.9 %
Kai'Sa Image
6
< Kills >
7.7
6
< Deaths >
6.2
6.7
< Assists >
6.2
1.4
< Killing Sprees >
1.77
69
< Minions Killed >
178
1.6
< Dragons Killed >
0.24
0.5
< Inhibitors >
0.47
5,095
< Physical Damage >
12,185
13,867
< Magic Damage >
8,083
1,020
< True Damage >
404
19,982
< Damage Dealt >
20,673
33,660
< Damage Taken >
20,199
12,328
< Gold Earned >
12,487
1.8
< Towers >
2.14
0.28
< Baron Takedowns >
0.07
12,176
< Total Healing >
4,482
14,462
< Experience >
12,932
22
< Vision Score >
17
7
< Wards Placed >
8
191
< Time Dealing CC >
46

How to Counter Kai'Sa with Shyvana in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here feature several critical Shyvana vs. Kai'Sa matchup statistics that can help you figure out the differences and similarities between this pair of champions. Shyvana’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Kai'Sa’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Shyvana may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Kai'Sa..

Shyvana often has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than her matchup does. On average, she takes more damage than Kai'Sa. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also imply that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to escape additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Shyvana and Kai'Sa

Damage Types Compared

Shyvana
Kai'Sa
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Shyvana
Kai'Sa

Who is Better, Shyvana or Kai'Sa?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Shyvana usually wins when trying to fight Kai'Sa, with a 52.1% win rate. Therefore, Shyvana makes a good counter for Kai'Sa.

While Shyvana does have a higher winrate than Kai'Sa, when facing one another, Shyvana also has a lower difficulty level that makes her a less difficult character to pick up and master. You should be be fine when picking Shyvana into Kai'Sa.

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

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

Shyvana is a good counter to Kai'Sa. You will do well by focussing your tactics on keeping up your CS and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Shyvana against Kai'Sa.

Other Champion Matchups Against Shyvana

Shyvana Loses Against

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Shyvana Wins Against

ZeriZeri56.3% winrateEliseElise55.5% winrateGangplankGangplank55% winrateYuumiYuumi54.9% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Shyvana Players

How We Calculated Our Shyvana vs Kai'Sa Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kai'Sa as Shyvana, we analyzed 2,213 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 Kai'Sa 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 truly master Shyvana in order to counter Kai'Sa 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 suggestions shown above, you should increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Shyvana on average racks up less CS compared to Kai'Sa. Champs who on average don't earn many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers shown here to do well.

The best items to focus on in your Shyvana versus Kai'Sa build consist of Trinity Force, Titanic Hydra, and Sundered Sky. When Shyvana used at least these three items in her build, she did significantly better when fighting Kai'Sa than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Shyvana had an average win rate of 52.1% battling Kai'Sa with this counter build.

To have the highest probability of coming out on top against Kai'Sa as Shyvana, you should use the Press the Attack, Triumph, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Conditioning, and Unflinching runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players chose for Shyvana vs Kai'Sa fights, this combo of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 52.1% winrate overall.

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