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Shyvana vs Katarina

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

based on 1,773 Shyvana vs Katarina matchups
Win Rate
49.5 %
K/D/A
2.08
Pick Rate
3.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our matchup statistics from the millions of recently ranked League of Legends rounds that we evaluate every week. This guide on how to beat Katarina as Shyvana resulted from an analysis of 1773 ranked games where both champs opposed one another. This particular matchup is relatively rare. Shyvana has to counter Katarina in only 3.4% of her rounds.

Shyvana vs Katarina Matchup Summary

Shyvana has done a average job of beating Katarina. On average, she wins a acceptable 49.5% of games the champions face one another in. In Shyvana versus Katarina rounds, 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 Katarina.

Best Shyvana vs Katarina Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsFiendish Codex

Core Shyvana Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapNashor's ToothStormsurge

Optional Items

Void StaffLiandry's TormentSterak's GageStridebreaker

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 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
5
E
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R
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E
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W
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Guide to Countering Katarina as Shyvana

Tips for Playing as Shyvana against Katarina

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 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
49.5 %
VS
Win Rate
50.5 %
Katarina Image
6.1
< Kills >
9.9
6.1
< Deaths >
6.5
6.6
< Assists >
5.7
1.43
< Killing Sprees >
2.18
68
< Minions Killed >
157
1.6
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.53
< Inhibitors >
0.37
5,079
< Physical Damage >
2,291
13,925
< Magic Damage >
21,698
1,023
< True Damage >
974
20,028
< Damage Dealt >
24,963
33,315
< Damage Taken >
24,883
12,315
< Gold Earned >
12,345
1.83
< Towers >
1.5
0.29
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
12,122
< Total Healing >
3,597
14,315
< Experience >
14,395
22
< Vision Score >
16
7
< Wards Placed >
8
182
< Time Dealing CC >
38

How to Counter Katarina with Shyvana in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here clarify some critical Shyvana versus Katarina counter stats that may help you understand the differences between this pair of champions. Shyvana’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Katarina’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Shyvana may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Katarina..

Shyvana usually has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than her matchup does. Commonly, she receives more damage than Katarina. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, but it can also hint that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from additional 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. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Shyvana usually fairs equally well when playing against Katarina, with a 49.5% win rate. Thus, Shyvana makes an ok counter for Katarina.

While Shyvana does have a lower winrate compared to Katarina, when on opposite teams, Shyvana also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes her a less complex champ to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious 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 lot of burst damage.

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

Shyvana is a somewhat poor counter to Katarina. Focus your play on increasing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Shyvana against Katarina.

Other Champion Matchups Against Shyvana

Shyvana Loses Against

SingedSinged44.1% winrateTrundleTrundle44.5% winrateLilliaLillia45% winrateCorkiCorki45.4% winrate

Shyvana Wins Against

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

Top Synergies by Role

MordekaiserMordekaiser+ 53.3% 2826 GamesTrundleTrundle+ 54% 2513 GamesHecarimHecarim+ 55.4% 224 GamesRammusRammus+ 57.1% 238 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 1,773 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

If you would like to truly master Shyvana in order to counter Katarina during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips presented here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Shyvana on average picks up less CS as Katarina. Champs who typically don't take many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values displayed here to do well.

The most important items to focus on in your Shyvana versus Katarina build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Nashor's Tooth, and Stormsurge. When Shyvana incorporated at least these three pieces in her build, she did a lot better when fighting Katarina than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Shyvana boasted an average winrate of 49.5% battling Katarina with these items in her kit.

To have the best probability of crushing Katarina as Shyvana, Shyvana players should take 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 combinations that we analyzed for Shyvana vs Katarina battles, this mixture of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 49.5% win rate overall.

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