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

Shyvana vs Viktor

How to Beat Viktor as Shyvana in LoLShyvana is in the s tier of champions
FighterTank
Mage

How to Beat Viktor as Shyvana

based on 747 Shyvana vs Viktor matchups
Win Rate
46.7 %
K/D/A
2.08
Pick Rate
1.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our counter stats from the millions of rated League games that we evaluate every week. Our guide on how to beat Viktor as Shyvana came out of an examination of 747 ranked matches where both champs faced one another. This particular counter matchup is somewhat rare. Shyvana is forced to battle against Viktor in only 1.4% of her matches.

Shyvana vs Viktor Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Shyvana does a pathetic job of beating Viktor. On average, she wins a lowly 46.7% of the time the champions fight one another in. In Shyvana against Viktor matches, Shyvana’s team is 0.0% more probable to earn first blood. This indicates that she probably will be able to get first blood against Viktor.

Best Shyvana vs Viktor Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Recurve BowFiendish Codex

Core Shyvana Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapNashor's ToothStormsurge

Optional Items

ShadowflameSundered SkyTitanic 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
2
W
3
Q
4
E
5
E
6
R
7
E
8
W
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E
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W
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R
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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 Viktor as Shyvana

Tips for Playing as Shyvana against Viktor

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 Viktor

Be careful about how close you let Viktor get to you. Viktor's control of the battlefield increases with his proximity to his opponent.

Be aware of how many augments Viktor has upgraded by looking at the color of the light on his staff (purple, yellow, blue, red).

Shyvana vs Viktor Counter Stats

Shyvana Image
Win Rate
46.7 %
VS
Win Rate
53.3 %
Viktor Image
6
< Kills >
6.4
5.9
< Deaths >
5.5
6.3
< Assists >
7
1.39
< Killing Sprees >
1.47
68
< Minions Killed >
184
1.63
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.5
< Inhibitors >
0.47
4,903
< Physical Damage >
612
14,089
< Magic Damage >
25,521
1,052
< True Damage >
681
20,045
< Damage Dealt >
26,815
34,804
< Damage Taken >
19,117
12,448
< Gold Earned >
12,141
1.73
< Towers >
1.95
0.28
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
12,931
< Total Healing >
1,871
14,697
< Experience >
15,307
24
< Vision Score >
19
7
< Wards Placed >
10
202
< Time Dealing CC >
281

How to Counter Viktor with Shyvana in LoL

The stats shown on this page underscore several influential Shyvana against Viktor matchup stats that may help you distinguish the distinctions between this set of champs. Shyvana’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Viktor’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Shyvana may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Viktor..

Shyvana typically has a similar longest kill spree as her counter does. Typically, she takes more damage than Viktor. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, but it can also illustrate that the champion with higher health has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Shyvana and Viktor

Damage Types Compared

Shyvana
Viktor
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Shyvana
Viktor

Who is Better, Shyvana or Viktor?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Shyvana usually loses when taking on Viktor, with a 46.7% win rate. Therefore, Shyvana makes a bad counter for Viktor.

While Shyvana does have a lower winrate than Viktor, when they face off with one another, Shyvana also has a much lower difficulty level that makes her a less difficult champion to pick up and master. You should be very concerned when picking Shyvana into Viktor.

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

While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Shyvana vs Viktor matchups, Viktor is the better champ with a much lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Shyvana is a terribly counter for Viktor. Focus your play on keeping up your CS and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Shyvana against Viktor.

Additional Information for Shyvana Players

How We Calculated Our Shyvana vs Viktor Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Viktor as Shyvana, we analyzed 747 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 Viktor 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 learn all of the intricacies of Shyvana in order to counter Viktor during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats presented here, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Shyvana usually accumulates less CS relative to Viktor. Champions who typically don't earn much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values displayed here to do well.

The best items to prioritize in your Shyvana versus Viktor build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Nashor's Tooth, and Stormsurge. When Shyvana combined at least these three pieces in her build, she did significantly better when fighting Viktor than with many other common builds. In fact, Shyvana boasted an average winrate of 46.7% battling Viktor with this build.

To have the highest likelihood of defeating Viktor as Shyvana, you should equip 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 combinations players used for Shyvana vs Viktor counterpicks, this combination of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 46.7% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Viktor as Shyvana are given for all ranked divisions combined. If you want to narrow the statistics and builds to an individual division, you can use the selection menu located at the top of this page.