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Shyvana vs Nocturne

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

based on 3,085 Shyvana vs Nocturne matchups
Win Rate
46.1 %
K/D/A
2.03
Pick Rate
5.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our matchup stats from the millions of recently ranked League matches that we review every week. Our guide on how to beat Nocturne as Shyvana resulted from an examination of 3085 ranked games where both champs faced each other. This champ matchup is somewhat uncommon. Shyvana encounters Nocturne in only 5.8% of her rounds.

Shyvana vs Nocturne Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Shyvana does a terrible job of countering Nocturne. On average, she wins a lowly 46.1% of the time the champions battle each other in. In Shyvana versus Nocturne games, Shyvana’s team is 0.1% less expected to obtain first blood, indicating that she most likely won't get first blood against Nocturne.

Best Shyvana vs Nocturne Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsAmplifying Tome

Core Shyvana Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Black CleaverSterak's GageVoid StaffJak'Sho, The Protean

Summoner Spells

summonerhaste summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Shyvana to level upe
>
Second ability for Shyvana to level upw
>
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
5
E
6
R
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E
8
W
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E
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W
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R
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W
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W
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Q
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Q
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R

Guide to Countering Nocturne as Shyvana

Tips for Playing as Shyvana against Nocturne

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 Nocturne

Nocturne's Unspeakable Horror is broken with range, so try to save your movement abilities for when he casts it.

Stay close to your allies when Paranoia is cast - there is strength in numbers!

Shyvana vs Nocturne Counter Stats

Shyvana Image
Win Rate
46.1 %
VS
Win Rate
53.9 %
Nocturne Image
6.1
< Kills >
7.6
6.2
< Deaths >
5.9
6.5
< Assists >
7.6
1.4
< Killing Sprees >
1.74
68
< Minions Killed >
34
1.6
< Dragons Killed >
1.45
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.41
5,169
< Physical Damage >
15,886
14,090
< Magic Damage >
1,263
1,041
< True Damage >
1,235
20,300
< Damage Dealt >
18,385
33,926
< Damage Taken >
34,933
12,321
< Gold Earned >
12,147
1.69
< Towers >
1.29
0.28
< Baron Takedowns >
0.33
12,270
< Total Healing >
16,618
14,444
< Experience >
13,859
22
< Vision Score >
21
7
< Wards Placed >
6
194
< Time Dealing CC >
529

How to Counter Nocturne with Shyvana in LoL

The stats shown on this page highlight some valuable Shyvana vs. Nocturne counter stats that may help us appreciate the distinctions between the two. As an example, Shyvana’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Nocturne’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Shyvana may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Nocturne..

Shyvana typically has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than her counter does. Typically, she takes a similar amount of damage to Nocturne. This often reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also indicate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Shyvana and Nocturne

Damage Types Compared

Shyvana
Nocturne
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Shyvana
Nocturne

Who is Better, Shyvana or Nocturne?

Both League champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Shyvana usually loses when trying to fight Nocturne, with a 46.1% win rate. Thus, Shyvana makes a bad counter to Nocturne.

While Shyvana does have a lower winrate compared to Nocturne, when facing one another, Shyvana also has a greater level of difficulty that makes her a more challenging character to pick up and master. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Shyvana into Nocturne.

Additionally, Shyvana has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Nocturne. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Shyvana vs Nocturne matchups, Nocturne is the better champion with a much lower win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.

Shyvana is a garbage counter for Nocturne. Make sure you focus your actions on increasing your CS and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Shyvana against Nocturne.

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

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Additional Information for Shyvana Players

How We Calculated Our Shyvana vs Nocturne Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Nocturne as Shyvana, we analyzed 3,085 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 Nocturne 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 Nocturne Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Shyvana to counter Nocturne during both the lane 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 pay attention to the build and tips displayed above, you should increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Shyvana most often picks up more CS compared to Nocturne. Champions who typically don't acquire much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The best items to use in your Shyvana versus Nocturne build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Shyvana combined at least these three pieces in her build, she performed a lot better when fighting Nocturne than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Shyvana had an average winrate of 46.1% when countering Nocturne with these items in her kit.

To have the best chance of beating Nocturne as Shyvana, Shyvana players should take the Press the Attack, Triumph, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Conditioning, and Unflinching runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the runes players chose for Shyvana vs Nocturne face-offs, this combo of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 46.1% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Nocturne as Shyvana are presented for every ranked division. If you would like to scope the statistics and builds to a distinct skill level, you should use the selection menu earlier on the page.