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Elise vs Shyvana

How to Beat Shyvana as Elise in LoLElise is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Shyvana as Elise

based on 339 Elise vs Shyvana matchups
Win Rate
44.5 %
K/D/A
2.22
Pick Rate
1.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our counter stats from the millions of recently rated LoL games that we get from Riot Games each week. This guide on how to beat Shyvana as Elise came out of an evaluation of 339 ranked rounds where both champs battled one another. This particular champ matchup is relatively rare. Elise encounters Shyvana in only 1.2% of her games.

Elise vs Shyvana Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Elise does a terrible job of countering Shyvana. Normally, she wins a lowly 44.5% of games the champs fight each other in. In Elise versus Shyvana matches, Elise’s team is 0.2% more probable to earn first blood, implying that she most likely will be able to get first blood against Shyvana.

Best Elise vs Shyvana Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsHextech Alternator

Core Elise Items

~22 Mins
Zhonya's HourglassShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Lich Bane

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

DominationElectrocuteCheap ShotEyeball CollectionRelentless Hunter
SorceryNimbus CloakWaterwalking
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Elise's passive ability p
Elise's q ability q
Elise's w ability w
Elise's e ability e
Elise's ultimate ability r
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Q
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Guide to Countering Shyvana as Elise

Tips for Playing as Elise against Shyvana

Spider Form is most effective at finishing off enemies with low health; Human Form's Neurotoxin does more damage to healthy foes.

Elise's Spider Form and Spider Form abilities do not cost mana and can be prioritized when you are trying to conserve mana.

When in Spider Form, Spiderlings will attack the target that Elise uses Venomous Bite on.

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.

Elise vs Shyvana Counter Stats

Elise Image
Win Rate
44.5 %
VS
Win Rate
55.5 %
Shyvana Image
7
< Kills >
6.3
6.4
< Deaths >
5.8
7.2
< Assists >
6.8
1.58
< Killing Sprees >
1.41
32
< Minions Killed >
66
1.06
< Dragons Killed >
1.76
0.41
< Inhibitors >
0.56
1,271
< Physical Damage >
5,348
15,833
< Magic Damage >
13,978
1,312
< True Damage >
1,007
18,417
< Damage Dealt >
20,334
29,496
< Damage Taken >
33,721
11,247
< Gold Earned >
12,439
1.35
< Towers >
2.02
0.32
< Baron Takedowns >
0.31
12,975
< Total Healing >
12,737
12,591
< Experience >
14,513
24
< Vision Score >
23
7
< Wards Placed >
7
175
< Time Dealing CC >
187

How to Counter Shyvana with Elise in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page highlight some important Elise versus Shyvana counter stats that may help us grasp the distinctions between the pair. For instance, Elise’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Shyvana’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Elise may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Shyvana..

Elise often has a similar longest kill spree as her opponent does. Typically, she takes less damage than Shyvana. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also show that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Elise and Shyvana

Damage Types Compared

Elise
Shyvana
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Elise
Shyvana

Who is Better, Elise or Shyvana?

Both League champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Elise usually loses when taking on Shyvana, with a 44.5% win rate. Therefore, Elise makes a bad counter to Shyvana.

While Elise does have a much lower win rate compared to Shyvana, when facing one another, Elise also has a much greater learning curve that makes her a more challenging character to pick up and master. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Elise into Shyvanaas her relative depth means you may not be able to unleash her full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Elise also has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Shyvana. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Elise vs Shyvana matchups, Shyvana is the better champion with a much lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.

Elise is a garbage counter to Shyvana. Make sure you focus your gameplay on increasing your CS and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Elise against Shyvana.

Additional Information for Elise Players

How We Calculated Our Elise vs Shyvana Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Shyvana as Elise, we analyzed 339 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 Elise 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 Elise in order to counter Shyvana during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions presented above, you should grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Elise most often racks up less CS as Shyvana. Champs who on average don't acquire much CS typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values shown on this page to do well.

The top items to focus on in your Elise versus Shyvana build include Zhonya's Hourglass, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Elise used at least these three items in her build, she performed much better when facing Shyvana than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Elise had an average winrate of 44.5% when countering Shyvana with these items in her kit.

To have the highest chance of defeating Shyvana as Elise, Elise players should use the Electrocute, Cheap Shot, Eyeball Collection, Relentless Hunter, Nimbus Cloak, and Waterwalking runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players used for Elise vs Shyvana LoL games, this order of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 44.5% win rate overall.

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