Shyvana Build Guide is written by one of the best Shyvana players in the game, Saintvicious or "Stvicious" for short. He is a 2600 player who played for CLG and now CRS as a jungler. Hes a strong player and this guide is pretty awesome.
+0.15 magic resist per level (+2.7 at champion level 18)
Greater Glyph of Shieldingx9
Masteries
Points Available:30 / 30
Summoner Spells
Exhaust
Exhausts target enemy champion, reducing their movement speed and damage dealt by 30% for 2.5 seconds and reducing their attack speed by 50% for the duration.
Exhaust
Smite
Deals 460 + (lvl x 30) true damage to target enemy minion or pet.
Smite
Skill order
Twin Bite
Twin Bite
Shyvana strikes twice on her next attack, dealing (+1) physical damage on the second attack. The bonus damage is equal to 80/85/90/95/100% of Shyvana's Attack Damage.
Dragon Form: Twin Bite cleaves all units in front Shyvana.
Range
0
Cooldown
10/9/8/7/6 Seconds
Twin Bite
Shyvana strikes twice on her next attack, dealing (+1) physical damage on the second attack. The bonus damage is equal to 80% of Shyvana's Attack Damage.
Dragon Form: Twin Bite cleaves all units in front Shyvana.
Twin Bite
Shyvana strikes twice on her next attack, dealing (+1) physical damage on the second attack. The bonus damage is equal to 85% of Shyvana's Attack Damage.
Dragon Form: Twin Bite cleaves all units in front Shyvana.
Twin Bite
Shyvana strikes twice on her next attack, dealing (+1) physical damage on the second attack. The bonus damage is equal to 90% of Shyvana's Attack Damage.
Dragon Form: Twin Bite cleaves all units in front Shyvana.
Twin Bite
Shyvana strikes twice on her next attack, dealing (+1) physical damage on the second attack. The bonus damage is equal to 95% of Shyvana's Attack Damage.
Dragon Form: Twin Bite cleaves all units in front Shyvana.
Twin Bite
Shyvana strikes twice on her next attack, dealing (+1) physical damage on the second attack. The bonus damage is equal to 100% of Shyvana's Attack Damage.
Dragon Form: Twin Bite cleaves all units in front Shyvana.
Burnout
Burnout
Shyvana deals 25/40/55/70/85 (+0.15) magic damage per second to nearby enemies and moves 30/35/40/45/50% faster for 3 seconds. Shyvana's Movement Speed bonus is reduced over time.
Dragon Form: Burnout scorches the earth, continuing to damage enemies that stand on it.
Range
0
Cooldown
12.0000 Seconds
Burnout
Shyvana deals 25 (+0.15) magic damage per second to nearby enemies and moves 30% faster for 3 seconds. Shyvana's Movement Speed bonus is reduced over time.
Dragon Form: Burnout scorches the earth, continuing to damage enemies that stand on it.
Burnout
Shyvana deals 40 (+0.15) magic damage per second to nearby enemies and moves 35% faster for 3 seconds. Shyvana's Movement Speed bonus is reduced over time.
Dragon Form: Burnout scorches the earth, continuing to damage enemies that stand on it.
Burnout
Shyvana deals 55 (+0.15) magic damage per second to nearby enemies and moves 40% faster for 3 seconds. Shyvana's Movement Speed bonus is reduced over time.
Dragon Form: Burnout scorches the earth, continuing to damage enemies that stand on it.
Burnout
Shyvana deals 70 (+0.15) magic damage per second to nearby enemies and moves 45% faster for 3 seconds. Shyvana's Movement Speed bonus is reduced over time.
Dragon Form: Burnout scorches the earth, continuing to damage enemies that stand on it.
Burnout
Shyvana deals 85 (+0.15) magic damage per second to nearby enemies and moves 50% faster for 3 seconds. Shyvana's Movement Speed bonus is reduced over time.
Dragon Form: Burnout scorches the earth, continuing to damage enemies that stand on it.
Flame Breath
Flame Breath
Shyvana unleashes a fireball that deals 80/125/170/215/260 (+0.6*AP) magic damage and burns 15% of their Armor for 4 seconds.
Dragon Form: Flame Breath engulfs all units in a cone in front of her.
Range
925
Cooldown
12/11/10/9/8 Seconds
Flame Breath
Shyvana unleashes a fireball that deals 80 (+0.6*AP) magic damage and burns 15% of their Armor for 4 seconds.
Dragon Form: Flame Breath engulfs all units in a cone in front of her.
Flame Breath
Shyvana unleashes a fireball that deals 125 (+0.6*AP) magic damage and burns 15% of their Armor for 4 seconds.
Dragon Form: Flame Breath engulfs all units in a cone in front of her.
Flame Breath
Shyvana unleashes a fireball that deals 170 (+0.6*AP) magic damage and burns 15% of their Armor for 4 seconds.
Dragon Form: Flame Breath engulfs all units in a cone in front of her.
Flame Breath
Shyvana unleashes a fireball that deals 215 (+0.6*AP) magic damage and burns 15% of their Armor for 4 seconds.
Dragon Form: Flame Breath engulfs all units in a cone in front of her.
Flame Breath
Shyvana unleashes a fireball that deals 260 (+0.6*AP) magic damage and burns 15% of their Armor for 4 seconds.
Dragon Form: Flame Breath engulfs all units in a cone in front of her.
Dragon's Descent
Dragon's Descent
Active: Shyvana transforms into a dragon and takes flight to a target location. Enemies along her path take 200/300/400 (+0.7*AP) magic damage and are knocked toward her target location.
Passive: Shyvana reinforces her scales, increasing her Armor and Magic Resist by 10/15/20. Defensive bonuses are doubled in Dragon Form.
Cost
0/0/0
Range
1000
Cooldown
0 Seconds
Dragon's Descent
Active: Shyvana transforms into a dragon and takes flight to a target location. Enemies along her path take 200 (+0.7*AP) magic damage and are knocked toward her target location.
Passive: Shyvana reinforces her scales, increasing her Armor and Magic Resist by 10. Defensive bonuses are doubled in Dragon Form.
Dragon's Descent
Active: Shyvana transforms into a dragon and takes flight to a target location. Enemies along her path take 300 (+0.7*AP) magic damage and are knocked toward her target location.
Passive: Shyvana reinforces her scales, increasing her Armor and Magic Resist by 15. Defensive bonuses are doubled in Dragon Form.
Dragon's Descent
Active: Shyvana transforms into a dragon and takes flight to a target location. Enemies along her path take 400 (+0.7*AP) magic damage and are knocked toward her target location.
Passive: Shyvana reinforces her scales, increasing her Armor and Magic Resist by 20. Defensive bonuses are doubled in Dragon Form.
W
Burnout
Shyvana deals 25 (+0.15) magic damage per second to nearby enemies and moves 30% faster for 3 seconds. Shyvana's Movement Speed bonus is reduced over time.
Dragon Form: Burnout scorches the earth, continuing to damage enemies that stand on it.
Q
Twin Bite
Shyvana strikes twice on her next attack, dealing (+1) physical damage on the second attack. The bonus damage is equal to 80% of Shyvana's Attack Damage.
Dragon Form: Twin Bite cleaves all units in front Shyvana.
W
Burnout
Shyvana deals 40 (+0.15) magic damage per second to nearby enemies and moves 35% faster for 3 seconds. Shyvana's Movement Speed bonus is reduced over time.
Dragon Form: Burnout scorches the earth, continuing to damage enemies that stand on it.
E
Flame Breath
Shyvana unleashes a fireball that deals 80 (+0.6*AP) magic damage and burns 15% of their Armor for 4 seconds.
Dragon Form: Flame Breath engulfs all units in a cone in front of her.
W
Burnout
Shyvana deals 55 (+0.15) magic damage per second to nearby enemies and moves 40% faster for 3 seconds. Shyvana's Movement Speed bonus is reduced over time.
Dragon Form: Burnout scorches the earth, continuing to damage enemies that stand on it.
R
Dragon's Descent
Active: Shyvana transforms into a dragon and takes flight to a target location. Enemies along her path take 200 (+0.7*AP) magic damage and are knocked toward her target location.
Passive: Shyvana reinforces her scales, increasing her Armor and Magic Resist by 10. Defensive bonuses are doubled in Dragon Form.
W
Burnout
Shyvana deals 70 (+0.15) magic damage per second to nearby enemies and moves 45% faster for 3 seconds. Shyvana's Movement Speed bonus is reduced over time.
Dragon Form: Burnout scorches the earth, continuing to damage enemies that stand on it.
E
Flame Breath
Shyvana unleashes a fireball that deals 125 (+0.6*AP) magic damage and burns 15% of their Armor for 4 seconds.
Dragon Form: Flame Breath engulfs all units in a cone in front of her.
W
Burnout
Shyvana deals 85 (+0.15) magic damage per second to nearby enemies and moves 50% faster for 3 seconds. Shyvana's Movement Speed bonus is reduced over time.
Dragon Form: Burnout scorches the earth, continuing to damage enemies that stand on it.
E
Flame Breath
Shyvana unleashes a fireball that deals 170 (+0.6*AP) magic damage and burns 15% of their Armor for 4 seconds.
Dragon Form: Flame Breath engulfs all units in a cone in front of her.
R
Dragon's Descent
Active: Shyvana transforms into a dragon and takes flight to a target location. Enemies along her path take 300 (+0.7*AP) magic damage and are knocked toward her target location.
Passive: Shyvana reinforces her scales, increasing her Armor and Magic Resist by 15. Defensive bonuses are doubled in Dragon Form.
E
Flame Breath
Shyvana unleashes a fireball that deals 215 (+0.6*AP) magic damage and burns 15% of their Armor for 4 seconds.
Dragon Form: Flame Breath engulfs all units in a cone in front of her.
E
Flame Breath
Shyvana unleashes a fireball that deals 260 (+0.6*AP) magic damage and burns 15% of their Armor for 4 seconds.
Dragon Form: Flame Breath engulfs all units in a cone in front of her.
Q
Twin Bite
Shyvana strikes twice on her next attack, dealing (+1) physical damage on the second attack. The bonus damage is equal to 85% of Shyvana's Attack Damage.
Dragon Form: Twin Bite cleaves all units in front Shyvana.
Q
Twin Bite
Shyvana strikes twice on her next attack, dealing (+1) physical damage on the second attack. The bonus damage is equal to 90% of Shyvana's Attack Damage.
Dragon Form: Twin Bite cleaves all units in front Shyvana.
R
Dragon's Descent
Active: Shyvana transforms into a dragon and takes flight to a target location. Enemies along her path take 400 (+0.7*AP) magic damage and are knocked toward her target location.
Passive: Shyvana reinforces her scales, increasing her Armor and Magic Resist by 20. Defensive bonuses are doubled in Dragon Form.
Q
Twin Bite
Shyvana strikes twice on her next attack, dealing (+1) physical damage on the second attack. The bonus damage is equal to 95% of Shyvana's Attack Damage.
Dragon Form: Twin Bite cleaves all units in front Shyvana.
Q
Twin Bite
Shyvana strikes twice on her next attack, dealing (+1) physical damage on the second attack. The bonus damage is equal to 100% of Shyvana's Attack Damage.
Dragon Form: Twin Bite cleaves all units in front Shyvana.
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Items
Starting Items
Health Potion
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Cloth Armor
Core Item Build to Mid Game. (Note that Ninja Tabi can be swapped for Mercury's Treads.)
But...but...like every other guide out there, the oddone and others all go with machete on shyvana. And I mean when's the last time saint played shyvana? He used to main her but not anymore Just look at the item build... Who gets black cleaver on a champ with primarily magic damage? I mean yeah the CDR helps and maybe the armor shred helps the team, but her E already shreds armor and there are many cooler and more beneficial choices like the new zekes
Last edited by coolshanth on 12/30/2012 7:25:44 PM
I have a decent amount of Shyvana games in now, I'm 1510 in 3s with her 8-0, and I was curious as to everyones opinion on Ionic Spark. It seems as if it does more damage in team fights than Wits End, and if you use your Q while in Dragon's Descent it instantly procs if you cleave 2 additional opponents. I found that with Ionic Spark, Wit's End and Sunfire Cape, along with W and E gives you a massive amount of magic damage that most teams won't expect from a Shyvana.
I go Wriggles, Merc/Tabi, Aegis, Wit's if they're heavy magic, Spark if not, Sunfire, and then Wit's or Spark, whichever you didn't get. This build is for 3s, and for the most part it's fairly cheap, I find her AoE burst is unreal so I just wanted to share this with all of you, feedback is appreciated.
Ionic spark is a fun item imo. Wit's is so much better in general. i understand that you aren't saying ionic is better than Wits, but for cheaper gold, you actually do more damage and gain tank stats. Also it's a waste of an item slot for a champion that i believe is very item dependent once mid game transfers to late.
I would never use this build in 5s. You're absolutely right, it doesn't transfer to late game at all. In 3s there is no late game though. I'm simply sharing how I got to gold in 3s in a day with everyone. I think that's valuable knowledge to share ^.^
I recently picked up Shyvana, I bought her yesterday, and I'm 4-2 in ranked (1300 elo). If I need to carry a game what should I build early game? Should I stick with the builds in the guild, obviously building Wit's End first, or should I deviate a bit? I feel like Phage. I did carry my last game with Brutalizer early but I feel like the Arm Pen is wasted with all of her Magic Damage. The E's armor shred is applied prior to the Arm Pen, yes? Which makes me think it's not too terribly bad. Any feedback would be appreciated.
I really cheesey damage build for Shyvana would be Gunblade, Sorc Shoes, Triforce or Frozen mallet, Sunfire Cape, Wits End, and Haunting Guise. I don't recommend it but Gunblade seems like a decent dmg item on her. Maybe even Black Cleaver~
Twin Bite
Burnout
Flame Breath
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Posted 12/26/2012 3:03:09 AMBut...but...like every other guide out there, the oddone and others all go with machete on shyvana. And I mean when's the last time saint played shyvana? He used to main her but not anymore Just look at the item build... Who gets black cleaver on a champ with primarily magic damage? I mean yeah the CDR helps and maybe the armor shred helps the team, but her E already shreds armor and there are many cooler and more beneficial choices like the new zekes
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Posted 12/6/2012 12:05:14 PMIs the new jungle starting item good on shyvana?
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Posted 12/6/2012 2:24:37 PMnot in my experience, the guide was remade for the new jungle. start cloth.
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Posted 12/6/2012 9:59:34 AMyou seem to be missing a mastery point in the defense tree.
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Posted 10/21/2012 6:56:22 AMMS or AD quints?
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Posted 10/21/2012 7:44:45 AMI prefer MS-quints, but its mostly a matter of taste.
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Posted 10/15/2012 4:26:53 PMhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dm7iTw_JisE
If only it was like a Mirana Arrow.
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Posted 10/15/2012 3:22:22 PMI have a decent amount of Shyvana games in now, I'm 1510 in 3s with her 8-0, and I was curious as to everyones opinion on Ionic Spark. It seems as if it does more damage in team fights than Wits End, and if you use your Q while in Dragon's Descent it instantly procs if you cleave 2 additional opponents. I found that with Ionic Spark, Wit's End and Sunfire Cape, along with W and E gives you a massive amount of magic damage that most teams won't expect from a Shyvana.
I go Wriggles, Merc/Tabi, Aegis, Wit's if they're heavy magic, Spark if not, Sunfire, and then Wit's or Spark, whichever you didn't get. This build is for 3s, and for the most part it's fairly cheap, I find her AoE burst is unreal so I just wanted to share this with all of you, feedback is appreciated.
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Posted 10/16/2012 1:38:51 AMIonic spark is a fun item imo. Wit's is so much better in general. i understand that you aren't saying ionic is better than Wits, but for cheaper gold, you actually do more damage and gain tank stats. Also it's a waste of an item slot for a champion that i believe is very item dependent once mid game transfers to late.
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Posted 10/16/2012 2:09:27 PMI would never use this build in 5s. You're absolutely right, it doesn't transfer to late game at all. In 3s there is no late game though. I'm simply sharing how I got to gold in 3s in a day with everyone. I think that's valuable knowledge to share ^.^
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Posted 10/16/2012 3:58:52 PMhaha gold is gold, but you didn't specify which map this build would be on. Just giving you my input on items and how they work and such
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Posted 10/14/2012 2:28:28 PMI think this guide is actually pretty good but there are a lot of grammar mistakes, coutnerjungling, I go these runes, etc.
Also why would you take 3 ap instead of 3 ad.
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Posted 10/14/2012 2:45:04 PMFixed
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Posted 10/12/2012 4:50:31 PMI recently picked up Shyvana, I bought her yesterday, and I'm 4-2 in ranked (1300 elo). If I need to carry a game what should I build early game? Should I stick with the builds in the guild, obviously building Wit's End first, or should I deviate a bit? I feel like Phage. I did carry my last game with Brutalizer early but I feel like the Arm Pen is wasted with all of her Magic Damage. The E's armor shred is applied prior to the Arm Pen, yes? Which makes me think it's not too terribly bad. Any feedback would be appreciated.
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Posted 10/12/2012 7:45:52 PMI really cheesey damage build for Shyvana would be Gunblade, Sorc Shoes, Triforce or Frozen mallet, Sunfire Cape, Wits End, and Haunting Guise. I don't recommend it but Gunblade seems like a decent dmg item on her. Maybe even Black Cleaver~
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