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How to Synergize Shyvana with Graves on the Same TeamShyvana is in the b tier of champions

Shyvana with Graves

How to Win With Shyvana and Graves Paired TogetherShyvana is in the a tier of champions
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How to Synergize Shyvana and Graves

based on 512 Shyvana with Graves pairs
Win Rate
47.1 %
K/D/A
1.77
Pick Rate
1 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we download the results of from millions of League of Legends rounds directly from Riot Games each week. Shyvana has gone into battle with Graves in 512 recent, ranked games. By accumulating so much relevant data straight from the developers of League, we are confident that we can produce high-quality, usable builds to help Shyvana synergize with Graves. It is very rare for Shyvana to play with Graves on the same team. This has only happened in approx. 1.0% of games with Shyvana.

Shyvana Graves Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Shyvana has done a dismal job of teaming up with Graves. Normally, she wins a dismal 47.1% of the time the champs try and work together in. If you want to play better as Shyvana when playing with Graves by learning how to better synergize your tactics with him, then review the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Shyvana vs Graves Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalLong Sword

Core Shyvana Items

~22 Mins
Nashor's ToothShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Sundered SkyTitanic HydraRabadon's DeathcapTrinity Force

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport 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
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W
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Q
4
E
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E
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R
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Guide to Synergizing Shyvana and Graves

Tips for Playing as Shyvana with Graves

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 Understand How Graves Will Play

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.

Shyvana Graves Synergy Stats

Shyvana Image
Win Rate
47.1 %
VS
Win Rate
52.9 %
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5.5
< Kills >
6
6.2
< Deaths >
6
5.5
< Assists >
6.5
1.32
< Killing Sprees >
1.38
148
< Minions Killed >
68
0.63
< Dragons Killed >
1.61
0.59
< Inhibitors >
0.48
5,614
< Physical Damage >
4,982
15,683
< Magic Damage >
14,146
804
< True Damage >
1,023
22,102
< Damage Dealt >
20,152
31,540
< Damage Taken >
33,747
12,322
< Gold Earned >
12,288
2.3
< Towers >
1.75
0.09
< Baron Takedowns >
0.28
6,893
< Total Healing >
12,365
15,005
< Experience >
14,393
20
< Vision Score >
22
8
< Wards Placed >
7
141
< Time Dealing CC >
194

How to Play with Graves as Shyvana in LoL

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

Overall, Shyvana sees a large worsening in her KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Graves. His KDA decreased from NaN to NaN. This drop shows that Graves helps Shyvana perform not as well in ranked League games. Yet, the small difference shows that this performance change is only marginal.

When Shyvana tries to synergize with Graves, she gets a clear improvement in her complete damage dealt. This may signal that Graves helps provide protection for her to deal more damage or that his support also helps increase the round's duration. Similarly, when Shyvana is played with Graves on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when she plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that she is worse when playing with Graves.

Moreover, when Shyvana plays with Graves on the same team, she on average takes less damage than when she plays alone. Getting dealt not as much damage may indicate that Graves does a decent job of covering Shyvana in team fights.

Synergies between Shyvana and Graves

Damage Types Compared

Shyvana
Graves
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Shyvana
Graves

Is Shyvana better when played alongside Graves?

There is no one best synergy for Shyvana that will 100% of the time be her best synergy. Yet, Graves is a not very good teammate for Shyvana. By being on the same side as Shyvana, he drops their win rate by -2.0% to 47.1%. This proves that there is a bad bond between Shyvana and Graves that allows them to perform not as well together than without each other.

Graves has a lower difficulty than Shyvana. That means Shyvana players don't need to be cautious when enlisting Graves comrades to play with, as they will require a lower level of skill to be able to play well with you.

Fighting alongside, you should expect to observe an overall large increase in your team’s capability to dish out massive AD. Together, these champions can tear through the other team with a lot of physcial damage.

Although, by bringing Shyvana and Graves together, you probably will not be granting your other allies a lot of crowd control. Plan to bring other champions on your team that nullifies this disparity in their kit.

Regardless of your Graves ally's skill level, you need to focus on increasing your gold income, warding to avoid ambushes, and clearing objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you should do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Shyvana Players

How We Calculated Our Shyvana Graves Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Shyvana and Graves, 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 Shyvana with Graves 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 Shyvana to synergize with Graves during both the early game and mid / late game phases of LoL, you should continue reading to master some more tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and stats presented above, you will increase your win rate by a lot.

The most important finished items to include in your Shyvana and Graves synergy build consist of Nashor's Tooth, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Shyvana used at least these three items in her build, she performed a lot better when paired up with Graves than with most other common item sets. In fact, Shyvana boasted an average winrate of 47.1% when playing alongside Graves with this build.

To have the best chance of beating your oponents, Shyvana players should equip the Dark Harvest, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Gathering Storm, and Transcendence runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune sets players chose for Shyvana and Graves pairings, this blending of runes resulted in the top win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 47.1% winrate overall.

If you need to get Shyvana with Graves synergy tips and stats for a a specific player tier, please select one from the selection menu provided above. At first, the stats and build suggestions given are computed using all rounds with data with both champions.