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

Shyvana vs Vi

How to Beat Vi as Shyvana in LoLShyvana is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Vi as Shyvana

based on 1,551 Shyvana vs Vi matchups
Win Rate
47.4 %
K/D/A
2.07
Pick Rate
2.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of recently ranked League games every week. Within our dataset, Shyvana did battle with Vi 1551 times. Using so many matchups for Shyvana vs Vi provides us a lot of faith in our capability to provide useful stats and a solid build to counter Vi. This counter matchup is fairly rare. Shyvana has to counter Vi in only 2.9% of her games.

Shyvana vs Vi Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Shyvana has done a poor job of beating Vi. On average, she wins a lowly 47.4% of the time the champions fight each other in. In Shyvana versus Vi rounds, Shyvana’s team is 0.0% more probable to get first blood, implying that she probably will get first blood against Vi.

Best Shyvana vs Vi 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 ToothShadowflame

Optional Items

Sterak's GageJak'Sho, The ProteanIceborn GauntletSundered Sky

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
5
E
6
R
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E
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W
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W
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W
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Q
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Q
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R

Guide to Countering Vi as Shyvana

Tips for Playing as Shyvana against Vi

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 Vi

Vi cannot be stopped while using her ult. Remember to save your displacement effects until after she's done charging.

A fully charged Vault breaker deals double damage. If you see Vi start to charge you should back off or try to dodge it.

Vi will shred your Armor and gain Attack Speed if she manages to hit you three times in a row. Try not to engage in extended brawls with her.

Shyvana vs Vi Counter Stats

Shyvana Image
Win Rate
47.4 %
VS
Win Rate
52.6 %
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6
< Kills >
6.3
6
< Deaths >
5.8
6.4
< Assists >
7.8
1.38
< Killing Sprees >
1.48
69
< Minions Killed >
35
1.55
< Dragons Killed >
1.6
0.49
< Inhibitors >
0.43
5,152
< Physical Damage >
15,881
13,915
< Magic Damage >
73
980
< True Damage >
833
20,048
< Damage Dealt >
16,787
33,443
< Damage Taken >
29,186
12,262
< Gold Earned >
11,588
1.8
< Towers >
1.39
0.26
< Baron Takedowns >
0.34
12,094
< Total Healing >
11,300
14,253
< Experience >
13,525
22
< Vision Score >
22
7
< Wards Placed >
6
200
< Time Dealing CC >
280

How to Counter Vi with Shyvana in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here feature some strategic Shyvana against Vi matchup statistics that may help you appreciate the differences between the two. For instance, Shyvana’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Vi’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Shyvana may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Vi..

Shyvana typically has a similar longest kill spree as her counter does. Commonly, she takes more damage than Vi. This often reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also show that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Shyvana and Vi

Damage Types Compared

Shyvana
Vi
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Shyvana
Vi

Who is Better, Shyvana or Vi?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Shyvana usually loses when trying to fight Vi, with a 47.4% win rate. As a result, Shyvana makes a poor counter to Vi.

While Shyvana does have a lower win rate than Vi, when on opposite teams, Shyvana also has a greater level of difficulty that makes her a more challenging champ to learn and master. You should be very concerned when picking Shyvana into Vi.

Moreover, Shyvana also has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Vi. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

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

Shyvana is a trash counter for Vi. You will do well by focussing your actions on keeping up your gold income and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Shyvana against Vi.

Additional Information for Shyvana Players

How We Calculated Our Shyvana vs Vi Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Vi as Shyvana, we analyzed 1,551 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 Vi 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 to counter Vi during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips presented here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Shyvana typically racks up more CS as Vi. Champs who typically don't take much CS often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values shown on this page to do well.

The top items to use in your Shyvana versus Vi build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Nashor's Tooth, and Shadowflame. When Shyvana bought at least these three pieces in her build, she performed much better vs Vi than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Shyvana boasted an average win rate of 47.4% when countering Vi with this counter build.

To have the greatest chance of crushing Vi 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. Of all the runes we have analyed for Shyvana vs Vi counterpicks, this sequence of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 47.4% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Vi as Shyvana are displayed for all ranked divisions combined. To filter the statistics and builds to a specific division, you may use the selection menu at the top of this page.