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

Shyvana vs Ryze

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

based on 435 Shyvana vs Ryze matchups
Win Rate
50.1 %
K/D/A
2.2
Pick Rate
0.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our counter stats from the millions of ranked League matches that we review every week. Our guide on how to beat Ryze as Shyvana came out of an examination of 435 ranked games where both champions faced off against each other. This particular champ matchup is somewhat rare. Shyvana fights Ryze in only 0.8% of her games.

Shyvana vs Ryze Matchup Summary

Shyvana has done a average job of beating Ryze. Typically, she wins a acceptable 50.1% of games the champions face off with one another in. In Shyvana versus Ryze matches, Shyvana’s team is 0.1% less expected to earn first blood, implying that she most likely won't be able to get first blood against Ryze.

Best Shyvana vs Ryze 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 HydraRabadon's DeathcapTrinity 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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R
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Guide to Countering Ryze as Shyvana

Tips for Playing as Shyvana against Ryze

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 Ryze

Ryze is especially dangerous to opponents that are marked with Flux.

Use Realm Warp's windup time to figure out how to deal with what may be coming out of the portal.

Crowd controlling Ryze during Realm Warp's windup will cancel the portal.

Shyvana vs Ryze Counter Stats

Shyvana Image
Win Rate
50.1 %
VS
Win Rate
49.9 %
Ryze Image
5.8
< Kills >
5.8
5.6
< Deaths >
5.3
6.5
< Assists >
6.3
1.32
< Killing Sprees >
1.35
68
< Minions Killed >
184
1.58
< Dragons Killed >
0.11
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.51
4,877
< Physical Damage >
1,062
13,883
< Magic Damage >
21,787
1,003
< True Damage >
252
19,764
< Damage Dealt >
23,101
33,489
< Damage Taken >
25,735
12,227
< Gold Earned >
11,735
1.82
< Towers >
2.15
0.31
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
12,449
< Total Healing >
4,409
14,419
< Experience >
15,582
22
< Vision Score >
18
7
< Wards Placed >
9
181
< Time Dealing CC >
86

How to Counter Ryze with Shyvana in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page feature several valuable Shyvana versus Ryze counter statistics that can help you realize the differences and similarities between the pair. Shyvana’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Ryze’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Shyvana may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Ryze..

Shyvana usually has a similar longest killing spree as her foe does. Typically, she receives more damage than Ryze. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, but it can also hint that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Shyvana and Ryze

Damage Types Compared

Shyvana
Ryze
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Shyvana
Ryze

Who is Better, Shyvana or Ryze?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Shyvana usually fairs equally well when taking on Ryze, with a 50.1% win rate. Thus, Shyvana makes an ok counter to Ryze.

While Shyvana does have a higher win rate than Ryze, when facing one another, Shyvana also has a lower difficulty level that makes her a less challenging champion to learn. You should be careful when picking Shyvana into Ryze.

Furthermore, Shyvana also has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Ryze. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

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

Shyvana is a decent counter to Ryze. Make sure you focus your play on increasing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Shyvana against Ryze.

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

MordekaiserMordekaiser+ 53.3% 2826 GamesTrundleTrundle+ 54% 2513 GamesHecarimHecarim+ 55.4% 224 GamesRammusRammus+ 57.1% 238 Games

Additional Information for Shyvana Players

How We Calculated Our Shyvana vs Ryze Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Ryze as Shyvana, we analyzed 435 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 Ryze 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 Ryze Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Shyvana in order to counter Ryze during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions presented here, you should grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Shyvana usually accumulates less CS relative to Ryze. Champs who typically don't take many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values reported here to do well.

The top items to use in your Shyvana versus Ryze build include Nashor's Tooth, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Shyvana included at least these three pieces in her build, she did much better when fighting Ryze than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Shyvana had an average winrate of 50.1% when countering Ryze with this build.

To have the highest probability of vanquishing Ryze 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 runes we have analyed for Shyvana vs Ryze clashes, this mix of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 50.1% win rate overall.

If you need to see Shyvana vs Ryze tips and matchup stats and build suggestions for a a particular player tier, please select one from the selection menu above. At first, the stats and build suggestions shown are calculated using every match with data with both champs.