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How to Synergize Graves with Shyvana on the Same TeamGraves is in the a tier of champions

Graves with Shyvana

How to Win With Graves and Shyvana Paired TogetherGraves is in the b tier of champions
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How to Synergize Graves and Shyvana

based on 512 Graves with Shyvana pairs
Win Rate
47.1 %
K/D/A
2.1
Pick Rate
0.3 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

Our servers take in data from from millions of LoL matches directly from Riot Games each and every week. Graves has been on the same team as Shyvana in 512 recent, competitive games. By amassing so much great data straight from the developers of League of Legends, we feel confident that we can produce high quality, accurate builds to help Graves play with Shyvana. It is very rare for Graves to play with Shyvana on the same team. This pairing has only occurred in about 0.3% of games with Graves.

Graves Shyvana Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Graves does a below average job of teaming up with Shyvana. On average, he wins a poor 47.1% of games the champions fight together on the same side. If you want to maximize your potential as Graves when playing alongside Shyvana by learning how to better synergize your gameplay with her, then check out the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Graves vs Shyvana Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsLong Sword

Core Graves Items

~22 Mins
Black CleaverYoumuu's GhostbladeThe Collector

Optional Items

Lord Dominik's RegardsVoltaic CycloswordMaw of Malmortius

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Graves to level upq
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Second ability for Graves to level upe
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Last skill for Graves to max outw

Runes

PrecisionFleet FootworkTriumphLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
InspirationMagical FootwearCosmic Insight
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Graves's passive ability p
Graves's q ability q
Graves's w ability w
Graves's e ability e
Graves's ultimate ability r
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E
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Q
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Q
4
W
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Q
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R
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Guide to Synergizing Graves and Shyvana

Tips for Playing as Graves with Shyvana

Smoke Screen can be used both to escape and to set up a kill.

Using Quickdraw to get into range and delivering a point blank Buckshot can do lots of damage.

Advice to Understand How Shyvana Will Play

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.

Graves Shyvana Synergy Stats

Graves Image
Win Rate
47.1 %
VS
Win Rate
52.9 %
Shyvana Image
6.6
< Kills >
7.3
6.2
< Deaths >
5.8
6.4
< Assists >
7
1.51
< Killing Sprees >
1.66
88
< Minions Killed >
54
1.09
< Dragons Killed >
1.54
0.49
< Inhibitors >
0.48
18,243
< Physical Damage >
17,681
910
< Magic Damage >
839
1,454
< True Damage >
1,633
20,607
< Damage Dealt >
20,153
29,375
< Damage Taken >
29,908
12,597
< Gold Earned >
12,774
1.81
< Towers >
1.72
0.26
< Baron Takedowns >
0.37
12,068
< Total Healing >
13,908
14,518
< Experience >
14,441
22
< Vision Score >
23
7
< Wards Placed >
6
437
< Time Dealing CC >
493

How to Play with Shyvana as Graves in LoL

The Graves Shyvana synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Shyvana, compared to his overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how his gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.

Overall, Graves sees a large worsening in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Shyvana. His KDA worsened from NaN to NaN. This negative change shows that Shyvana helps Graves perform worse in competitive LoL rounds. Yet, the small difference demonstrates that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Graves plays on the same team as Shyvana, he sees a small increase in his full damage dealt. This difference could indicate that Shyvana helps provide cover for him to dish out more damage or that her participation also helps extend the round's duration. Similarly, when Graves is played with Shyvana on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing with Shyvana.

Additionally, when Graves plays with Shyvana on the same side, he on average takes a little less damage than when he fights alone. Taking not as much damage could indicate that Shyvana does a decent job of covering Graves during teamfights.

Synergies between Graves and Shyvana

Damage Types Compared

Graves
Shyvana
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Graves
Shyvana

Is Graves better when played alongside Shyvana?

There is no top champion pairing for Graves that will no matter what be his #1 synergy. However, overall, Shyvana is a terrible teammate for Graves. By playing on the same team as Graves, she decreases their win rate by -3.4% to 47.1%. This demonstrates that there is a terrible synergy between Graves and Shyvana that results in them performing worse together than without each other.

Shyvana has a greater difficulty than Graves. That means Graves players should be very careful when finding Shyvana allies to play with, as they will require a greater level of skill to play well with you.

When playing together, you should observe an overall large increase in your team’s ability to destroy wih physical damage. When paired, these two can provide a great amount of sustained physical damage.

Although, by grouping Graves and Shyvana together, you probably will not be providing your side very much crowd control. We recommend you pick other champs on your team that offsets this hole in their playstyle.

Regardless of the ability of your Shyvana teammate, you should focus on increasing your income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and clearing objectives. If you do this, you will do well anyway.

Additional Information for Graves Players

How We Calculated Our Graves Shyvana Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Graves and Shyvana, we analyzed 512 ranked and recent League of Legends matches. We perform advanced data cleaning and statistical methods to guarantee that our team synergy stats are accurate and reliable. You can be confident that our recommended build to pair Graves with Shyvana comes from actual 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 your division's most relevant stats and build.

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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Graves to work well with Shyvana during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League, you should continue reading to gather additional tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you mind the build and tips displayed here, you will increase your win rate significantly.

The top finished items to get in your Graves and Shyvana synergy build consist of Black Cleaver, Youmuu's Ghostblade, and The Collector. When Graves used at least these three great items in his build, he did much better when paired up with Shyvana than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Graves had an average winrate of 47.1% when synergizing his build and playstyle to Shyvana with these items in his kit.

To have the highest chance of vanquishing your oponents, Graves players should equip the Fleet Footwork, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Cosmic Insight, and Magical Footwear runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players used for this team composition, this composite of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 47.1% win rate overall.

If you would like to view Graves and Shyvana synergy tips and stats for a an individual division rank, feel free to select one from the selection menu above. By default, the statistics and tips and suggestions given are calculated using all rounds finished with both champs.