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How to Win Shyvana vs Rek'Sai Counter MatchupShyvana is in the b tier of champions

Shyvana vs Rek'Sai

How to Beat Rek'Sai as Shyvana in LoLShyvana is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Rek'Sai as Shyvana

based on 230 Shyvana vs Rek'Sai matchups
Win Rate
50.9 %
K/D/A
2.05
Pick Rate
0.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our counter stats from the millions of rated League rounds that we review every week. Our guide on how to beat Rek'Sai as Shyvana came out of an evaluation of 230 ranked games where both champs clashed against each other. This champ pairing is relatively rare. Shyvana is forced to battle against Rek'Sai in only 0.4% of her rounds.

Shyvana vs Rek'Sai Matchup Summary

Shyvana does a ok job of beating Rek'Sai. Typically, she wins a acceptable 50.9% of matches the champions battle one another in. In Shyvana versus Rek'Sai matches, Shyvana’s side is 0.2% less likely to earn first blood, indicating that she most likely won't be able to get first blood versus Rek'Sai.

Best Shyvana vs Rek'Sai 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
3
Q
4
E
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E
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R
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E
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Guide to Countering Rek'Sai as Shyvana

Tips for Playing as Shyvana against Rek'Sai

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 Rek'Sai

When Rek'Sai is near, she can see the position of you and your allies, but only if you're moving.

If you see one of Rek'Sai's tunnels, briefly stand on one of the entrances to destroy it.

Rek'Sai's Furious Bite gains damage as she builds Fury. Be very careful around her when her Fury is full.

Shyvana vs Rek'Sai Counter Stats

Shyvana Image
Win Rate
50.9 %
VS
Win Rate
49.1 %
Rek'Sai Image
6.4
< Kills >
7.5
6.3
< Deaths >
6.5
6.5
< Assists >
7.8
1.5
< Killing Sprees >
1.73
66
< Minions Killed >
36
1.67
< Dragons Killed >
1.22
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.41
5,360
< Physical Damage >
14,693
14,240
< Magic Damage >
80
1,090
< True Damage >
3,703
20,691
< Damage Dealt >
18,477
34,347
< Damage Taken >
36,058
12,441
< Gold Earned >
11,857
1.69
< Towers >
1.36
0.26
< Baron Takedowns >
0.36
12,411
< Total Healing >
16,935
14,398
< Experience >
13,569
22
< Vision Score >
21
6
< Wards Placed >
7
197
< Time Dealing CC >
278

How to Counter Rek'Sai with Shyvana in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here clarify several significant Shyvana versus Rek'Sai counter stats that can help you understand the differences and similarities between this set of champs. As an example, Shyvana’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Rek'Sai’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Shyvana may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Rek'Sai..

Shyvana often has a similar longest kill spree as her counter does. On average, she receives a similar amount of damage to Rek'Sai. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also illustrate that the champ with more health has less mobility and thus is not able to escape additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Shyvana and Rek'Sai

Damage Types Compared

Shyvana
Rek'Sai
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Shyvana
Rek'Sai

Who is Better, Shyvana or Rek'Sai?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Shyvana usually fairs equally well when facing off against Rek'Sai, with a 50.9% win rate. As a result, Shyvana makes an ok counter for Rek'Sai.

While Shyvana does have a higher winrate than Rek'Sai, when on opposite teams, Shyvana also has a greater difficulty level that makes her a more time consuming character to develop with. You should be careful when picking Shyvana into Rek'Sai.

Additionally, Shyvana also has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Rek'Sai. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter 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 Rek'Sai matchups, Shyvana is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.

Shyvana is a decent counter for Rek'Sai. Focus your play on increasing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Shyvana against Rek'Sai.

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 Rek'Sai Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Rek'Sai as Shyvana, we analyzed 230 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 Rek'Sai 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 Rek'Sai Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Shyvana to counter Rek'Sai during both the laning 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 presented above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Shyvana on average racks up more CS as Rek'Sai. Champs who typically don't get much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values shown on this page to do well.

The most important items to focus on in your Shyvana versus Rek'Sai build consist of Nashor's Tooth, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Shyvana included at least these three items in her build, she did much better when fighting Rek'Sai than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Shyvana boasted an average winrate of 50.9% when countering Rek'Sai with these items in her kit.

To have the best likelihood of beating Rek'Sai as Shyvana, Shyvana players should use 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 runes we have analyed for Shyvana vs Rek'Sai counters, this combo of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 50.9% win rate overall.

If you need to get Shyvana versus Rek'Sai tips and counter builds for a an individual division rank, feel free to select one from the selection menu displayed above. If viewing for the first time, the statistics and guides displayed are computed using every match with data with these champs.