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How to Win Vayne vs Shyvana Counter MatchupVayne is in the s tier of champions

Vayne vs Shyvana

How to Beat Shyvana as Vayne in LoLVayne is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Shyvana as Vayne

based on 2,889 Vayne vs Shyvana matchups
Win Rate
50.9 %
K/D/A
2.11
Pick Rate
1.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of recently ranked League games each and every week. In our data, Vayne battled Shyvana in 2889 games. Including so many matchups for Vayne vs Shyvana provides us a lot of confidence in our ability to produce useful stats and a solid build to destroy Shyvana. This particular pairing is relatively rare. Vayne encounters Shyvana in only 1.4% of her matches.

Vayne vs Shyvana Matchup Summary

Vayne does a ok job of beating Shyvana. Typically, she wins a acceptable 50.9% of the time the champs clash against each other in. In Vayne versus Shyvana rounds, Vayne’s side is 0.1% more likely to get first blood. This indicates that she probably will get first blood against Shyvana.

Best Vayne vs Shyvana Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordBerserker's Greaves

Core Vayne Items

~22 Mins
Wit's EndBlade of The Ruined KingTerminus

Optional Items

StormrazorExperimental HexplateEssence ReaverTrinity Force

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Vayne to level upw
>
Second ability for Vayne to level upq
>
Last skill for Vayne to max oute

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
ResolveConditioningOvergrowth
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Vayne's passive ability p
Vayne's q ability q
Vayne's w ability w
Vayne's e ability e
Vayne's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
W
3
E
4
W
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W
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R
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W
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Q
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Guide to Countering Shyvana as Vayne

Tips for Playing as Vayne against Shyvana

Don't go in first to a large teamfight. Wait for your teammates to initiate.

Tumble has many uses, but it cannot pass over walls.

Condemn can be used to both pin targets to walls to ensure a kill, or to escape a pursuer.

Advice to Win Against Shyvana

All of Shyvana's basic abilities hit multiple enemies in dragon form. It's important for opposing champions to not cluster while fighting her.

Shyvana's Fury Bar indicate her ultimate can be activated. Harassing her when she's low on Fury can be very effective.

A significant portion of Shyvana's power is generated through aggression, making her weak against opponents who are able to keep their distance.

Vayne vs Shyvana Counter Stats

Vayne Image
Win Rate
50.9 %
VS
Win Rate
49.1 %
Shyvana Image
7.6
< Kills >
5.8
6.2
< Deaths >
6
5.5
< Assists >
6.5
1.75
< Killing Sprees >
1.35
161
< Minions Killed >
67
0.18
< Dragons Killed >
1.61
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.5
14,921
< Physical Damage >
4,677
1,570
< Magic Damage >
13,844
4,443
< True Damage >
1,034
20,936
< Damage Dealt >
19,556
21,470
< Damage Taken >
33,156
12,088
< Gold Earned >
12,164
2.19
< Towers >
1.77
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.29
6,158
< Total Healing >
12,103
12,944
< Experience >
14,266
17
< Vision Score >
22
8
< Wards Placed >
7
68
< Time Dealing CC >
191

How to Counter Shyvana with Vayne in LoL

The stats provided here underscore some influential Vayne against Shyvana matchup stats that can help you figure out the differences between the two. For instance, Vayne’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Shyvana’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Vayne may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Shyvana..

Vayne typically has a slightly larger longest kill spree than her counter does. Commonly, she takes less damage than Shyvana. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also illustrate that the champ with increased HP has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Vayne and Shyvana

Damage Types Compared

Vayne
Shyvana
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Vayne
Shyvana

Who is Better, Vayne or Shyvana?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Vayne usually fairs equally well when facing off against Shyvana, with a 50.9% win rate. Thus, Vayne makes an ok counter for Shyvana.

While Vayne does have a higher winrate compared to Shyvana, when they face off with one another, Vayne also has a much greater difficulty level that makes her a more challenging character to learn. You should be careful when picking Vayne into Shyvanaas her relative depth means that you may not be able to reach her full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Vayne has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Shyvana. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Vayne vs Shyvana matchups, Vayne 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.

Vayne is a decent counter to Shyvana. You will do well by focussing your play on increasing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Vayne against Shyvana.

Additional Information for Vayne Players

How We Calculated Our Vayne vs Shyvana Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Shyvana as Vayne, we analyzed 2,889 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 Shyvana as Vayne 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 Vayne to counter Shyvana during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips presented here, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Vayne usually racks up more CS compared to Shyvana. Champs who on average don't earn many minion kills often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values displayed here to do well.

The most important items to focus on in your Vayne versus Shyvana build include Wit's End, Blade of The Ruined King, and Terminus. When Vayne combined at least these three items in her build, she performed much better vs. Shyvana than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Vayne boasted an average winrate of 50.9% when countering Shyvana with these items in her kit.

To have the highest chance of crushing Shyvana as Vayne, Vayne players should equip the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Conditioning, and Overgrowth runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players used for Vayne vs Shyvana fights, this blending of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 50.9% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Shyvana as Vayne are given for all skill levels combined. To narrow the statistics and builds to a distinct skill level, you should use the selection menu located at the top of this page.