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

Shyvana vs Sona

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

based on 1,318 Shyvana vs Sona matchups
Win Rate
48.1 %
K/D/A
2.05
Pick Rate
2.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of ranked League of Legends matches every week. In our dataset, Shyvana battled Sona in 1318 games. Including so many matchups for Shyvana versus Sona provides us a lot of confidence in our ability to provide enlightening statistics and a solid build to suppress your opposition. This matchup is relatively rare. Shyvana fights Sona in only 2.5% of her matches.

Shyvana vs Sona Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Shyvana has done a poor job of countering Sona. Typically, she wins a lowly 48.1% of matches the champs face each other in. In Shyvana versus Sona rounds, Shyvana’s side is 0.1% less likely to obtain first blood. This indicates that she most likely won't get first blood versus Sona.

Best Shyvana vs Sona Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordTiamat

Core Shyvana Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapNashor's ToothStormsurge

Optional Items

Zhonya's HourglassSterak's GageTitanic HydraVoid Staff

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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E
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Guide to Countering Sona as Shyvana

Tips for Playing as Shyvana against Sona

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 Sona

Spread out when you see Sona so she can't make your entire team dance.

Kill Sona first, as she will heal up her team if left alone for too long.

Shyvana vs Sona Counter Stats

Shyvana Image
Win Rate
48.1 %
VS
Win Rate
51.9 %
Sona Image
5.5
< Kills >
2.1
5.6
< Deaths >
5
6
< Assists >
14.2
1.28
< Killing Sprees >
0.42
65
< Minions Killed >
28
1.63
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.51
< Inhibitors >
0.62
4,518
< Physical Damage >
1,605
13,562
< Magic Damage >
7,951
913
< True Damage >
563
18,994
< Damage Dealt >
10,120
32,222
< Damage Taken >
18,241
11,884
< Gold Earned >
8,503
1.7
< Towers >
2.33
0.28
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
12,091
< Total Healing >
12,662
13,901
< Experience >
10,733
21
< Vision Score >
52
6
< Wards Placed >
23
188
< Time Dealing CC >
48

How to Counter Sona with Shyvana in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here show several valuable Shyvana vs. Sona counter statistics that can help you realize the distinctions between the pair. For instance, Shyvana’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Sona’s ratio of NaN, showing that Shyvana may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Sona. This observation is largely caused by the difference in kills.

Shyvana often has a much larger longest kill spree than her opponent does. On average, she receives more damage than Sona. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also hint that the champ with more HP has less agility and thus is unable to flee from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Shyvana and Sona

Damage Types Compared

Shyvana
Sona
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Shyvana
Sona

Who is Better, Shyvana or Sona?

Both League champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Shyvana usually loses when taking on Sona, with a 48.1% win rate. Therefore, Shyvana makes a poor counter for Sona.

While Shyvana does have a lower win rate than Sona, when facing one another, Shyvana also has a greater level of difficulty that makes her a more time consuming champ to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Shyvana into Sona.

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

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

Shyvana is a somewhat poor counter for Sona. Make sure you focus your actions on maximizing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Shyvana against Sona.

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 Sona Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Sona as Shyvana, we analyzed 1,318 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 Sona 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

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Shyvana in order to counter Sona during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats shown here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Shyvana often picks up more CS relative to Sona. Champions who typically don't get many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values displayed here to do well.

The top items to prioritize in your Shyvana versus Sona build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Nashor's Tooth, and Stormsurge. When Shyvana bought at least these three pieces in her build, she performed significantly better when facing Sona than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Shyvana boasted an average winrate of 48.1% when countering Sona with this build.

To have the greatest chance of crushing Sona 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 players chose for Shyvana vs Sona matchups, this order of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 48.1% win rate overall.

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