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

Shyvana with Skarner

How to Win With Shyvana and Skarner Paired TogetherShyvana is in the b tier of champions
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How to Synergize Shyvana and Skarner

based on 43 Shyvana with Skarner pairs
Win Rate
44.2 %
K/D/A
2.11
Pick Rate
0.1 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We pull data from from millions of League of Legends games directly from Riot Games each and every week. Shyvana has been on the same team as Skarner in 43 recently played, competitive matches. By amassing so much great data from the makers of League, we are confident that we can provide you with high quality, usable builds to help Shyvana synergize with Skarner. It is very rare for Shyvana to play with Skarner as allies. This has only happened in about 0.1% of rounds with Shyvana.

Shyvana Skarner Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Shyvana has done a pathetic job of playing alongside Skarner. Usually, she wins a dismal 44.2% of rounds the champs fight together on the same side. If you want to win more matches as Shyvana when fighting on the same team as Skarner by figuring out how to better synergize your play style with him, then review the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Shyvana vs Skarner Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupMosstomper Seedling

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsBlasting Wand

Core Shyvana Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapNashor's ToothRiftmaker

Optional Items

Death's DanceSterak's GageTerminusSpear of Shojin

Summoner Spells

summonerhaste 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
>
Last skill for Shyvana to max outq

Runes

PrecisionPress the AttackTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
InspirationMagical FootwearCosmic Insight
Ability HasteAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
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
1
E
2
W
3
Q
4
E
5
E
6
R
7
E
8
W
9
E
10
W
11
R
12
W
13
W
14
Q
15
Q
16
R

Guide to Synergizing Shyvana and Skarner

Tips for Playing as Shyvana with Skarner

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 Skarner Will Play

Impale is extremely powerful when you use it to position an enemy so your allies can attack them.

Basic attacks reduce the cooldown of Crystal Slash. Use them as often as possible for maximum damage.

Capturing Crystal Spires before attempting neutral objectives or team fights around them improves Skarner's performance in said fights dramatically.

Shyvana Skarner Synergy Stats

Shyvana Image
Win Rate
44.2 %
VS
Win Rate
55.8 %
Skarner Image
7.2
< Kills >
6
6.1
< Deaths >
6
5.7
< Assists >
6.5
1.81
< Killing Sprees >
1.38
136
< Minions Killed >
68
0.86
< Dragons Killed >
1.61
0.6
< Inhibitors >
0.48
5,887
< Physical Damage >
4,982
17,541
< Magic Damage >
14,146
913
< True Damage >
1,023
24,341
< Damage Dealt >
20,152
32,196
< Damage Taken >
33,747
13,219
< Gold Earned >
12,288
2.28
< Towers >
1.75
0.16
< Baron Takedowns >
0.28
8,405
< Total Healing >
12,365
15,439
< Experience >
14,393
22
< Vision Score >
22
8
< Wards Placed >
7
105
< Time Dealing CC >
194

How to Play with Skarner as Shyvana in LoL

The Shyvana Skarner synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of her gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Skarner, 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 very large drop in her KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Skarner. His KDA decreased from NaN to NaN. This decrease shows that Skarner helps Shyvana perform not as well in ranked League matches. Yet, the small difference shows that this performance change is only marginal.

When Shyvana is paired with Skarner, she observes a big jump in her complete damage dealt. This change could indicate that Skarner provides protection for her to dish out more damage or that his presence also helps extend the round's duration. Similarly, when Shyvana is played together with Skarner on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when she plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that she is worse when playing with Skarner.

Additionally, when Shyvana plays with Skarner on the same team, she typically receives a little less damage than when she fights alone. Receiving not as much damage may mean that Skarner does a decent job of covering Shyvana in team fights.

Synergies between Shyvana and Skarner

Damage Types Compared

Shyvana
Skarner
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Shyvana
Skarner

Is Shyvana better when played alongside Skarner?

There is no ideal ally for Shyvana that will 100% of the time be her best ally. However, overall, Skarner is a very bad teammate for Shyvana. By being on the same side as Shyvana, he drops their win rate by -4.9% to 44.2%. This clearly indicates that there is an easy to overcome and exploit synergy between Shyvana and Skarner that results in them performing not as well together than without each other.

Skarner has a greater difficulty than Shyvana. That means you should be careful when arranging Skarner allies to go into battle on the same side as, as they will have to have a greater level of skill to fight well with you.

Fighting together, Shyvana players should expect to witness an overall large increase in your team’s ability to destroy wih physical damage. When paired, these champions should be able to take down targets with auto-attacks and other AD damage abilities.

In contrast, by grouping Shyvana and Skarner together, you may not be granting your side very much utility. We recommend you include other champions on your team that nullifies this hole in this pairing's capabilities.

Regardless of the skill of your Skarner teammate, you need to focus on maximizing your income, warding to avoid ambushes, and clearing objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you should do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Shyvana Players

How We Calculated Our Shyvana Skarner Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Shyvana and Skarner, we analyzed 43 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 Skarner 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 truly master Shyvana in order to work well with Skarner during both the early game and mid / late game phases of LoL matches, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and stats shown here, you will increase your win rate significantly.

The ideal finished items to have in your Shyvana and Skarner synergy build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Nashor's Tooth, and Riftmaker. When Shyvana used at least these three items in her build, she did a lot better when paired up with Skarner than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Shyvana boasted an average winrate of 44.2% when playing alongside Skarner with these items in her kit.

To have the best chance of vanquishing your oponents, Shyvana players should use the Press the Attack, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Magical Footwear, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune builds that we analyzed for this champion pairing, this order of runes yielded the top win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 44.2% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to synergize Skarner with Shyvana are displayed for all skill levels combined. If you want to narrow the statistics and builds to an individual rank, you should use the selection menu earlier on the page.