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Shyvana vs Varus

How to Beat Varus as Shyvana in LoLShyvana is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Varus as Shyvana

based on 2,147 Shyvana vs Varus matchups
Win Rate
50 %
K/D/A
2.03
Pick Rate
4.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of recently ranked League of Legends games each week. Within our dataset, Shyvana engaged Varus 2147 times. Using so many games with Shyvana versus Varus gives us a lot of confidence in our capacity to prepare useful data and a solid build to shatter Varus. This counter pairing is relatively uncommon. Shyvana fights Varus in only 4.1% of her games.

Shyvana vs Varus Matchup Summary

Shyvana has done a average job of countering Varus. On average, she wins a acceptable 50.0% of games the champs face each other in. In Shyvana against Varus games, Shyvana’s team is 0.1% less expected to earn first blood, indicating that she probably won't get first blood versus Varus.

Best Shyvana vs Varus Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Recurve BowFiendish Codex

Core Shyvana Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapNashor's ToothShadowflame

Optional Items

Sterak's GageRavenous HydraSundered SkyTitanic Hydra

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
2
W
3
Q
4
E
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E
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R
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Guide to Countering Varus as Shyvana

Tips for Playing as Shyvana against Varus

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 Varus

When he gets a kill or assist, Varus temporarily gains Attack Speed and is much more dangerous.

You'll get bound in place if a tendril from Varus' ultimate, Chain of Corruption, reaches you. You can cause the tendril to die however by running far enough away from it.

If you are affected by Blight, Varus' abilities will deal extra damage to you.

Shyvana vs Varus Counter Stats

Shyvana Image
Win Rate
50 %
VS
Win Rate
50 %
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6
< Kills >
7.3
6.1
< Deaths >
6.2
6.4
< Assists >
6.9
1.38
< Killing Sprees >
1.71
69
< Minions Killed >
175
1.61
< Dragons Killed >
0.21
0.49
< Inhibitors >
0.51
5,085
< Physical Damage >
14,658
14,165
< Magic Damage >
6,660
1,043
< True Damage >
369
20,295
< Damage Dealt >
21,688
34,296
< Damage Taken >
20,066
12,393
< Gold Earned >
12,422
1.78
< Towers >
2.34
0.28
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
12,474
< Total Healing >
5,016
14,597
< Experience >
13,055
23
< Vision Score >
18
7
< Wards Placed >
9
196
< Time Dealing CC >
259

How to Counter Varus with Shyvana in LoL

The stats shown on this page underscore several valuable Shyvana vs. Varus matchup stats that can help us grasp the distinctions between this set of champions. As an example, Shyvana’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Varus’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Shyvana may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Varus..

Shyvana often has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than her matchup does. Typically, she takes more damage than Varus. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, yet it can also imply that the champion with higher HP has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Shyvana and Varus

Damage Types Compared

Shyvana
Varus
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Shyvana
Varus

Who is Better, Shyvana or Varus?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Shyvana usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Varus, with a 50.0% win rate. Thus, Shyvana makes an ok counter to Varus.

While Shyvana does have a higher win rate than Varus, when on opposite teams, Shyvana also has a greater level of difficulty that makes her a more difficult champion to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Shyvana into Varus.

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

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Shyvana vs Varus matchups, Varus is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.

Shyvana is a decent counter for Varus. Focus your tactics on increasing your CS and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Shyvana against Varus.

Additional Information for Shyvana Players

How We Calculated Our Shyvana vs Varus Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Varus as Shyvana, we analyzed 2,147 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 Varus 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

If you would like to truly master Shyvana to counter Varus during both the lane 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 listen to the build and stats presented here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Shyvana on average gets less CS as Varus. Champs who on average don't acquire much CS typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, 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, typically have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values reported here to do well.

The ideal items to focus on in your Shyvana versus Varus build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Nashor's Tooth, and Shadowflame. When Shyvana bought at least these three pieces in her build, she did significantly better vs Varus than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Shyvana had an average win rate of 50.0% battling Varus with this build.

To have the greatest chance of defeating Varus as Shyvana, you 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 rune sets players used for Shyvana vs Varus LoL games, this combo of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 50.0% winrate overall.

If you would like to get Shyvana x Varus tips and counter builds for a a specific skill level, feel free to select one from the selection menu displayed above. By default, the statistics and build suggestions shown are computed using every game with data with both champs.