How to Win Shyvana vs Katarina Counter Matchup Shyvana is in the a tier of champions

Shyvana vs Katarina

How to Beat Katarina as Shyvana in LoL Katarina is in the s tier of champions
Fighter Tank
Assassin Mage

How to Beat Katarina as Shyvana

based on 1,765 Shyvana vs Katarina matchups
Win Rate
53.1 %
K/D/A
2.59
Pick Rate
3.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our matchup statistics from the millions of rated League of Legends matches that we analyze each week. This guide on how to beat Katarina as Shyvana came out of an examination of 1765 ranked rounds where both champions fought each other. This particular matchup is fairly rare. Shyvana is forced to battle against Katarina in only 3.9% of her games.

Shyvana vs Katarina Matchup Summary

Shyvana has done a good job of beating Katarina. Normally, she wins a fantastic 53.1% of matches the champions face off with each other in. In Shyvana vs Katarina rounds, Shyvana’s team is 0.1% less expected to obtain first blood. This implies that she most likely won't be able to get first blood against Katarina.

Best Shyvana vs Katarina Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
EmberknifeRefillable Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Null-Magic MantleBami's Cinder

Core Shyvana Items

~22 Mins
Frostfire GauntletCosmic DriveDemonic Embrace

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapShadowflameZhonya's HourglassForce of Nature

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite 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: AlacrityCoup de Grace
Inspiration Magical FootwearCosmic Insight
AttackSpeed Adaptive Armor
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
12
W
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W
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Q
15
Q
16
R

Guide to Countering Katarina as Shyvana

Tips for Playing as Shyvana against Katarina

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 Katarina

Katarina's abilities deal magic damage, so even if she's building Attack Damage items, get magic resistance to counter her.

Try to save a disable for when Katarina uses her Death Lotus.

Shyvana vs Katarina Counter Stats

Shyvana Image
Win Rate
53.1 %
VS
Win Rate
46.9 %
Katarina Image
6.5
< Kills >
9.3
5.4
< Deaths >
6.7
7.5
< Assists >
5.8
1.5
< Killing Sprees >
2.05
59
< Minions Killed >
143
1.73
< Dragons Killed >
0.08
0.54
< Inhibitors >
0.36
3,452
< Physical Damage >
4,410
14,512
< Magic Damage >
15,340
1,348
< True Damage >
1,081
19,314
< Damage Dealt >
20,832
32,113
< Damage Taken >
24,243
12,051
< Gold Earned >
11,728
1.93
< Towers >
1.45
0.32
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
8,755
< Total Healing >
3,815
13,949
< Experience >
13,401
22
< Vision Score >
16
5
< Wards Placed >
7
505
< Time Dealing CC >
23

How to Counter Katarina with Shyvana in LoL

The stats provided here feature several vital Shyvana against Katarina matchup statistics that may help us distinguish the differences between the two. Shyvana’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Katarina’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Shyvana may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Katarina..

Shyvana normally has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than her enemy does. Commonly, she receives more damage than Katarina. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also show that the champion with increased health has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Shyvana and Katarina

Damage Types Compared

Shyvana
Katarina
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Shyvana
Katarina

Who is Better, Shyvana or Katarina?

Both League champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Shyvana usually wins when trying to fight Katarina, with a 53.1% win rate. As a result, Shyvana makes a great counter for Katarina.

While Shyvana does have a higher win rate than Katarina, when they face off with one another, Shyvana also has a much lower learning curve that makes her a less time consuming character to pick up and master. You should be be fine when picking Shyvana into Katarina.

Additionally, Shyvana also has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Katarina. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Shyvana vs Katarina matchups, Shyvana is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Shyvana is a great counter for Katarina. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on keeping up your CS and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Shyvana against Katarina.

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 Katarina Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Katarina as Shyvana, we analyzed 1,765 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 Katarina 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

Shyvana Build Katarina Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Shyvana in order to counter Katarina during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips displayed here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Shyvana often gets less CS compared to Katarina. Champs who typically don't get much CS often don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to use in your Shyvana versus Katarina build consist of Frostfire Gauntlet, Cosmic Drive, and Demonic Embrace. When Shyvana used at least these three items in her build, she performed a lot better when facing Katarina than with most other common builds. In fact, Shyvana boasted an average winrate of 53.1% when countering Katarina with this counter build.

To have the highest chance of annihilating Katarina as Shyvana, you should use the Press the Attack, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Magical Footwear, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the runes players used for Shyvana vs Katarina counterpicks, this combo of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 53.1% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Katarina as Shyvana are presented for every ranked division. If you would like to narrow the statistics and builds to a specific division, you can use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.