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Shyvana vs Nidalee

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

based on 386 Shyvana vs Nidalee matchups
Win Rate
54.1 %
K/D/A
2.05
Pick Rate
0.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of ranked League games every week. Within our dataset, Shyvana battled Nidalee 386 times. Using so many matchups for Shyvana versus Nidalee gives us a lot of faith in our capacity to provide actionable statistics and a recommended build to suppress Nidalee. This counter matchup is relatively rare. Shyvana is forced to battle against Nidalee in only 0.7% of her rounds.

Shyvana vs Nidalee Matchup Summary

Shyvana has done a great job of beating Nidalee. On average, she wins a fantastic 54.1% of games the champions clash against one another in. In Shyvana versus Nidalee matches, Shyvana’s team is 0.2% less likely to obtain first blood, indicating that she probably won't get first blood versus Nidalee.

Best Shyvana vs Nidalee Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsLong Sword

Core Shyvana Items

~22 Mins
Nashor's ToothShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Titanic HydraTrinity 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
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Q
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E
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E
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Guide to Countering Nidalee as Shyvana

Tips for Playing as Shyvana against Nidalee

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 Nidalee

Nidalee's Javelin Toss deals more damage the farther she is. If she is far away, it's imperative to dodge it.

Nidalee's Takedown deals extreme damage to Hunted targets, but she has to get close to use it. Save your crowd control or defensive abilities for when she goes in for the kill.

Nidalee's Hunt debuff is only applied with Javelin Toss and Bushwhack. Avoiding being hit by these abilities will impair her ability to deal follow-up damage.

Shyvana vs Nidalee Counter Stats

Shyvana Image
Win Rate
54.1 %
VS
Win Rate
45.9 %
Nidalee Image
6.2
< Kills >
7.1
5.9
< Deaths >
6
5.9
< Assists >
7.2
1.47
< Killing Sprees >
1.61
65
< Minions Killed >
41
1.57
< Dragons Killed >
1.13
0.49
< Inhibitors >
0.45
4,806
< Physical Damage >
1,053
14,003
< Magic Damage >
16,497
1,032
< True Damage >
996
19,841
< Damage Dealt >
18,547
33,180
< Damage Taken >
31,064
12,215
< Gold Earned >
11,398
1.79
< Towers >
1.37
0.27
< Baron Takedowns >
0.23
12,211
< Total Healing >
16,143
14,222
< Experience >
12,970
22
< Vision Score >
25
7
< Wards Placed >
8
189
< Time Dealing CC >
127

How to Counter Nidalee with Shyvana in LoL

The stats shown here underscore some valuable Shyvana against Nidalee matchup statistics that can help us explain the distinctions between the two. As an example, Shyvana’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Nidalee’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Shyvana may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Nidalee..

Shyvana often has a similar longest killing spree as her matchup does. Commonly, she takes a similar amount of damage to Nidalee. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, but it can also hint that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to flee from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Shyvana and Nidalee

Damage Types Compared

Shyvana
Nidalee
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Shyvana
Nidalee

Who is Better, Shyvana or Nidalee?

Both League champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Shyvana usually wins when taking on Nidalee, with a 54.1% win rate. Therefore, Shyvana makes a great counter for Nidalee.

While Shyvana does have a much higher winrate than Nidalee, when on opposite teams, Shyvana also has a much lower learning curve that makes her a less time consuming champ to pick up and master. You should be be fine when picking Shyvana into Nidalee.

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

While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Shyvana vs Nidalee 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 great counter for Nidalee. Focus your actions on maximizing your CS and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Shyvana against Nidalee.

Additional Information for Shyvana Players

How We Calculated Our Shyvana vs Nidalee Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Nidalee as Shyvana, we analyzed 386 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 Nidalee 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

To learn all of the intricacies of Shyvana in order to counter Nidalee during both the lane 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 suggestions displayed here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Shyvana often accumulates more CS relative to Nidalee. Champs who on average don't take much CS often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The most important items to prioritize in your Shyvana versus Nidalee build consist of Nashor's Tooth, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Shyvana combined at least these three items in her build, she performed much better against Nidalee than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Shyvana boasted an average winrate of 54.1% when countering Nidalee with these items in her kit.

To have the best chance of crushing Nidalee as Shyvana, Shyvana players should equip the Dark Harvest, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Gathering Storm, and Transcendence runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for Shyvana vs Nidalee battles, this combination of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 54.1% win rate overall.

If you would like to view Shyvana vs Nidalee tips and counter stats for a a particular skill level, feel free to choose one from the selection menu above. By default, the stats and build suggestions displayed are computed using every round with data with these champs.