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How to Win Shyvana vs Rakan Counter MatchupShyvana is in the b tier of champions

Shyvana vs Rakan

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

based on 1,384 Shyvana vs Rakan matchups
Win Rate
48.6 %
K/D/A
2.05
Pick Rate
2.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of ranked League rounds each week. Within our data, Shyvana faced Rakan 1384 times. Having so many matchups for Shyvana vs Rakan provides us confidence in our capacity to produce enlightening statistics and a recommended build to destroy Rakan. This particular matchup is fairly rare. Shyvana encounters Rakan in only 2.6% of her matches.

Shyvana vs Rakan Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Shyvana has done a below average job of beating Rakan. Typically, she wins a acceptable 48.6% of matches the champs battle each other in. In Shyvana vs Rakan 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 versus Rakan.

Best Shyvana vs Rakan Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsRecurve Bow

Core Shyvana Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Blade of The Ruined KingLiandry's TormentRiftmakerTitanic Hydra

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 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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W
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Guide to Countering Rakan as Shyvana

Tips for Playing as Shyvana against Rakan

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 Rakan

Champions with crowd control that can be applied quickly excel against Rakan.

Catching Rakan with no allies around severely inhibits his mobility. Try to find him alone.

Rakan's movement abilities forecast their destination. Try to use this to your advantage.

Shyvana vs Rakan Counter Stats

Shyvana Image
Win Rate
48.6 %
VS
Win Rate
51.4 %
Rakan Image
5.5
< Kills >
1.6
5.9
< Deaths >
4.9
6.6
< Assists >
14.3
1.27
< Killing Sprees >
0.27
67
< Minions Killed >
32
1.63
< Dragons Killed >
0.04
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.49
4,812
< Physical Damage >
1,227
13,940
< Magic Damage >
4,930
1,015
< True Damage >
741
19,768
< Damage Dealt >
6,898
32,813
< Damage Taken >
19,474
11,960
< Gold Earned >
8,236
1.72
< Towers >
1.77
0.27
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
12,139
< Total Healing >
5,860
13,998
< Experience >
10,391
22
< Vision Score >
61
7
< Wards Placed >
29
182
< Time Dealing CC >
171

How to Counter Rakan with Shyvana in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page underscore several strategic Shyvana vs. Rakan matchup statistics that can help us distinguish the differences and similarities between the two. As an example, Shyvana’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Rakan’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Shyvana may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Rakan. This observation is in large part a result of the difference in kills.

Shyvana usually has a much larger longest killing spree than her counter does. On average, she takes more damage than Rakan. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also show that the champion with increased HP has less mobility and thus is not able to escape further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Shyvana and Rakan

Damage Types Compared

Shyvana
Rakan
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Shyvana
Rakan

Who is Better, Shyvana or Rakan?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Shyvana usually loses when taking on Rakan, with a 48.6% win rate. As a result, Shyvana makes a bad counter to Rakan.

While Shyvana does have a lower win rate than Rakan, when on opposite teams, Shyvana also has a lower level of difficulty that makes her a less challenging champ to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Shyvana into Rakan.

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

While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Shyvana vs Rakan matchups, Rakan is the better champ with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.

Shyvana is a somewhat poor counter for Rakan. Focus your play on maximizing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Shyvana against Rakan.

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 Rakan Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Rakan as Shyvana, we analyzed 1,384 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 Rakan 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 Rakan Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Shyvana to counter Rakan during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips shown above, you should increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Shyvana usually picks up more CS as Rakan. Champions who typically don't acquire much CS typically don't require 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, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The ideal items to focus on in your Shyvana versus Rakan build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Shyvana used at least these three items in her build, she performed significantly better versus Rakan than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Shyvana boasted an average win rate of 48.6% battling Rakan with this counter build.

To have the highest likelihood of crushing Rakan as Shyvana, you should take 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 players picked for Shyvana vs Rakan battles, this blending of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 48.6% win rate overall.

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