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Ahri vs Shyvana

How to Beat Shyvana as Ahri in LoLAhri is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Shyvana as Ahri

based on 1,640 Ahri vs Shyvana matchups
Win Rate
47.6 %
K/D/A
2.56
Pick Rate
1.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our matchup statistics from the millions of rated League of Legends matches that we review each and every week. This guide on how to beat Shyvana as Ahri came out of an analysis of 1640 ranked matches where both champions faced off against each other. This counter pairing is fairly rare. Ahri has to counter Shyvana in only 1.5% of her rounds.

Ahri vs Shyvana Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Ahri does a dismal job of beating Shyvana. On average, she wins a lowly 47.6% of the time the champions face one another in. In Ahri vs Shyvana matches, Ahri’s side is 0.0% more likely to get first blood, indicating that she most likely will get first blood versus Shyvana.

Best Ahri vs Shyvana Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsLost Chapter

Core Ahri Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapStormsurgeLuden's Companion

Optional Items

ShadowflameLiandry's TormentMalignanceZhonya's Hourglass

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Ahri to level upq
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Second ability for Ahri to level upw
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Last skill for Ahri to max oute

Runes

DominationElectrocuteTaste of BloodEyeball CollectionUltimate Hunter
SorceryManaflow BandTranscendence
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Ahri's passive ability p
Ahri's q ability q
Ahri's w ability w
Ahri's e ability e
Ahri's ultimate ability r
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W
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Q
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Guide to Countering Shyvana as Ahri

Tips for Playing as Ahri against Shyvana

Initiate team fights using Charm, and chase down stragglers with Spirit Rush.

Spirit Rush enables Ahri's abilities, it opens up paths for Charm, helps double hitting with Orb of Deception, and closes to make use of Fox-Fire.

Use Charm to set up your combos, it will make landing Orb of Deception and Fox-Fire dramatically easier.

Advice to Win Against Shyvana

All of Shyvana's basic abilities hit multiple enemies in dragon form. It's important for opposing champions to not cluster while fighting her.

Shyvana's Fury Bar indicate her ultimate can be activated. Harassing her when she's low on Fury can be very effective.

A significant portion of Shyvana's power is generated through aggression, making her weak against opponents who are able to keep their distance.

Ahri vs Shyvana Counter Stats

Ahri Image
Win Rate
47.6 %
VS
Win Rate
52.4 %
Shyvana Image
6
< Kills >
5.8
5.2
< Deaths >
5.9
7.3
< Assists >
6.2
1.38
< Killing Sprees >
1.36
161
< Minions Killed >
66
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
1.66
0.42
< Inhibitors >
0.5
1,450
< Physical Damage >
4,514
14,306
< Magic Damage >
13,715
5,031
< True Damage >
975
20,787
< Damage Dealt >
19,204
19,809
< Damage Taken >
33,104
10,984
< Gold Earned >
12,136
1.8
< Towers >
1.72
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.28
4,878
< Total Healing >
12,334
14,058
< Experience >
14,218
19
< Vision Score >
22
9
< Wards Placed >
7
70
< Time Dealing CC >
186

How to Counter Shyvana with Ahri in LoL

The stats provided here underscore several critical Ahri versus Shyvana counter statistics that may help us appreciate the distinctions between the pair. As an example, Ahri’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Shyvana’s ratio of NaN, showing that Ahri may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Shyvana..

Ahri normally has a similar longest kill spree as her matchup does. Typically, she takes less damage than Shyvana. This often reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also imply that the champion with more health has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Ahri and Shyvana

Damage Types Compared

Ahri
Shyvana
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Ahri
Shyvana

Who is Better, Ahri or Shyvana?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Ahri usually loses when trying to fight Shyvana, with a 47.6% win rate. Therefore, Ahri makes a poor counter to Shyvana.

While Ahri does have a lower winrate compared to Shyvana, when on opposite teams, Ahri also has a greater learning curve that makes her a more time consuming champion to pick up and master. You should be very concerned when picking Ahri into Shyvana.

Additionally, Ahri has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Shyvana. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Ahri vs Shyvana matchups, Shyvana is the better champion with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Ahri is a trash counter for Shyvana. Make sure you focus your play on keeping up your gold income and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Ahri against Shyvana.

Additional Information for Ahri Players

How We Calculated Our Ahri vs Shyvana Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Shyvana as Ahri, we analyzed 1,640 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Shyvana as Ahri comes from real 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 the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Ahri to counter Shyvana during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats presented above, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Ahri typically accumulates more CS compared to Shyvana. Champions who on average don't take many minion kills often don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Ahri versus Shyvana build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Stormsurge, and Luden's Companion. When Ahri included at least these three pieces in her build, she did much better when fighting Shyvana than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Ahri boasted an average win rate of 47.6% when countering Shyvana with this build.

To have the best chance of annihilating Shyvana as Ahri, Ahri players should equip the Electrocute, Taste of Blood, Eyeball Collection, Ultimate Hunter, Manaflow Band, and Transcendence runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the runes we have analyed for Ahri vs Shyvana matchups, this combo of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 47.6% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Shyvana as Ahri are given for all skill levels, merged. If you want to filter the statistics and builds to a specific skill level, you should use the selection menu located at the top of this page.