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

Shyvana vs Rammus

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

based on 843 Shyvana vs Rammus matchups
Win Rate
46.9 %
K/D/A
2.08
Pick Rate
1.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of ranked League of Legends rounds each week. Within our database, Shyvana fought Rammus in 843 rounds. Using so many matchups for Shyvana versus Rammus provides us faith in our capability to provide enlightening data and a pro build to suppress Rammus. This particular champ matchup is fairly rare. Shyvana has to counter Rammus in only 1.6% of her rounds.

Shyvana vs Rammus Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Shyvana does a pathetic job of countering Rammus. Normally, she wins a lowly 46.9% of the time the champions battle one another in. In Shyvana vs Rammus games, Shyvana’s team is 0.1% less likely to get first blood. This indicates that she most likely won't be able to get first blood versus Rammus.

Best Shyvana vs Rammus Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsAmplifying Tome

Core Shyvana Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapNashor's ToothStormsurge

Optional Items

Sundered SkyRiftmakerTitanic HydraShadowflame

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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Guide to Countering Rammus as Shyvana

Tips for Playing as Shyvana against Rammus

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 Rammus

Rammus often stacks high Armor, leaving him especially vulnerable to caster damage while not in Defensive Ball Curl.

Pay particular attention to when his Defensive Ball Curl is off. Rammus has much lower stats than a normal tank when he's out of the stance.

Shyvana vs Rammus Counter Stats

Shyvana Image
Win Rate
46.9 %
VS
Win Rate
53.1 %
Rammus Image
6.1
< Kills >
4.3
6.3
< Deaths >
5.4
7
< Assists >
11.5
1.42
< Killing Sprees >
0.97
68
< Minions Killed >
35
1.61
< Dragons Killed >
1.18
0.43
< Inhibitors >
0.41
4,487
< Physical Damage >
2,503
16,368
< Magic Damage >
12,207
1,186
< True Damage >
780
22,043
< Damage Dealt >
15,491
35,047
< Damage Taken >
32,253
12,567
< Gold Earned >
10,838
1.76
< Towers >
1.21
0.26
< Baron Takedowns >
0.29
12,545
< Total Healing >
12,781
14,615
< Experience >
13,447
22
< Vision Score >
20
7
< Wards Placed >
7
192
< Time Dealing CC >
596

How to Counter Rammus with Shyvana in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page emphasize some important Shyvana against Rammus counter statistics that may help us distinguish the distinctions between this set of champions. For instance, Shyvana’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Rammus’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Shyvana may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Rammus..

Shyvana normally has a slightly larger longest kill spree than her matchup does. Commonly, she receives a similar amount of damage to Rammus. This commonly reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also illustrate that the champion with higher HP has less mobility and thus is not able to escape additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Shyvana and Rammus

Damage Types Compared

Shyvana
Rammus
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Shyvana
Rammus

Who is Better, Shyvana or Rammus?

Both League champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Shyvana usually loses when trying to fight Rammus, with a 46.9% win rate. Therefore, Shyvana makes a bad counter for Rammus.

While Shyvana does have a lower win rate than Rammus, when they face off with one another, Shyvana also has a lower level of difficulty that makes her a less challenging champ to develop with. You should be very concerned when picking Shyvana into Rammus.

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

While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Shyvana vs Rammus matchups, Rammus is the better champion with a much lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Shyvana is a terribly counter to Rammus. You will do well by focussing your tactics on keeping up your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Shyvana against Rammus.

Additional Information for Shyvana Players

How We Calculated Our Shyvana vs Rammus Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Rammus as Shyvana, we analyzed 843 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 Rammus 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 truly master Shyvana in order to counter Rammus 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 listen to the build and stats shown here, you should increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Shyvana typically racks up more CS as Rammus. Champs who typically don't earn many minion kills often don't require much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values displayed here to do well.

The ideal items to have in your Shyvana versus Rammus 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 vs Rammus than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Shyvana boasted an average winrate of 46.9% when playing against Rammus with this counter build.

To have the greatest probability of crushing Rammus 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 sets players chose for Shyvana vs Rammus battles, this blending of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 46.9% winrate overall.

If you want to get Shyvana x Rammus tips and builds for a an individual division rank, feel free to choose one from the selection menu shown above. By default, the statistics and strategies displayed are calculated using all matches run with both champions.