Shyvana
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Shyvana Counters Classic 26.22

Nothing in Shyvana's kit stops you before six, so refuse the fight she wants; do not stand in Burnout and do not chase her through it. When Dragon's Descent arrives, the knockback follows her flight path, so do not be standing in it.

The play Circle to her flank in Dragon Form; the cleave and the cone both aim forward.

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Best countersOlafYorickTeemoStrong againstNautilusAmumuEvelynnBest partnersShenLuluNautilusCounter itemsVoid StaffRanduin's OmenFeral FlareTheir spellFlashTheir rushFeral Flare

Who Counters Shyvana in LoL Classic?

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Olaf slows her out of the disengage with Undertow. Cho'Gath closes a four-name board at a tilt, Teemo and Jax between them, every one of these fights up top.

01OlafBruiserOlaf BuildCounter strengthStrongLong trades always end their way.
03TeemoOn-hit fighterTeemo BuildCounter strengthFairRamping autos chew through armor.
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#Championnames open countersCounter strengthDifficultyCounter buys
01OlafBruiserOlaf BuildStrongLowFeral FlareRavenous HydraRanduin's Omen
02YorickBruiserYorick BuildFairModerateAtma's ImpalerThe Black CleaverNinja Tabi
03TeemoOn-hit fighterTeemo BuildFairModerateZhonya's HourglassLiandry's TormentSeeker's Armguard
04JaxBruiserJax BuildFairModerateGuardian AngelTrinity ForceNinja Tabi
05Cho'GathTankCho'Gath BuildFairModerateFrozen HeartVoid StaffSunfire Cape
06Xin ZhaoAssassinXin Zhao BuildFairLowFeral FlareTrinity ForceRanduin's Omen

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How to Counter Shyvana in LoL Classic

Counter guide

Shyvana runs her kit off melee attacks that land, and all three picks here have a way of stopping that. Olaf takes the one-sided version, since Reckless Swing reaches her with true damage and Ragnarok arrives with armor, magic resist and immunity to being held. Blinding Dart hands Teemo a tilt, and it is not the only tilt sitting on this board. Counter Strike gives Jax an edge worth respecting, two seconds in which her swings find nobody.

01Strong counter

Playing Olaf into Shyvana

Cinders from Flame Breath run four seconds. Ragnarok runs six, and Olaf chooses when it starts.
Olaf vs Shyvana, Olaf counters Shyvana in League of Legends Classic
How to play Olaf into Shyvanahover any icon for detail
Counter strengthStrongTakeChamp selectGhostBuyThe answersFeral FlareRavenous HydraRanduin's Omen

Hold Reckless Swing until Shyvana is inside its short reach, then let it land. The swing takes health from Olaf on the way through, and Berserker Rage lifts his attack rate as that bar drops, to a ceiling of double. Olaf leaves those exchanges faster than he entered them.

Shyvana strips armor with Flame Breath. The fireball leaves cinders on the first enemy it reaches, and that armor stays down for four seconds. Ragnarok pushes the other way for six, raising both of Olaf's resistances and adding lethality. Burnout deals magic damage every second. Her cinders expire first.

Twin Bite doubles her next strike, and Fury of the Dragonborn shortens its cooldown every time her melee attacks connect. The longer Olaf stands in front of her, the more often that double arrives, and Burnout stretches by a second on the same terms. Break the exchange off before it becomes hers.

02Fair counter

Playing Yorick into Shyvana

Yorick vs Shyvana counter matchup in League of Legends Classic (Yorick splash art)Shyvana counters guide, Shyvana vs Yorick (Shyvana splash art)VSRankedBoost02Yorickyour pickFairShyvanaopponentAtma's ImpalerThe Black CleaverNinja TabiBuy thesethe answers to ShyvanaYorick into Shyvana
How to play Yorick into Shyvanahover any icon for detail
Counter strengthFairTakeChamp selectIgniteBuyThe answersAtma's ImpalerThe Black CleaverNinja Tabi
03Fair counter

Playing Teemo into Shyvana

Poison from Toxic Shot outlives the trade Shyvana wanted.
Teemo vs Shyvana counter matchup in League of Legends Classic
How to play Teemo into Shyvanahover any icon for detail
Counter strengthFairTakeChamp selectFlashBuyThe answersZhonya's HourglassLiandry's TormentSeeker's Armguard

Teemo's damage does not stop when the swings do. Toxic Shot loads magic damage onto every attack he lands, and four more seconds of it arrive after Shyvana turns away, so a short exchange goes on draining her while Teemo walks.

Once Shyvana is blind, her passive loses most of what feeds it. Fury of the Dragonborn shortens Twin Bite's cooldown, adds a second to Burnout and puts Fury toward Dragon's Descent, all of it off melee attacks that connect. Blinding Dart takes those attacks away for its full duration.

Flame Breath still reaches the first enemy it meets while Shyvana is blind, and Burnout keeps dealing magic damage to nearby enemies each second. Spend Blinding Dart on the swing that matters. Shyvana also gathers Fury over time in human form, so the blind slows the trip to Dragon's Descent without stopping it.

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