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How to Win Gragas vs Shyvana Counter MatchupGragas is in the a tier of champions

Gragas vs Shyvana

How to Beat Shyvana as Gragas in LoLGragas is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Shyvana as Gragas

based on 820 Gragas vs Shyvana matchups
Win Rate
46.2 %
K/D/A
2.26
Pick Rate
1.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter statistics from the millions of rated League games that we review every week. This guide on how to beat Shyvana as Gragas resulted from an analysis of 820 ranked matches where both champs faced each other. This counter pairing is relatively rare. Gragas is forced to battle against Shyvana in only 1.2% of his matches.

Gragas vs Shyvana Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Gragas does a pathetic job of countering Shyvana. Typically, he wins a lowly 46.2% of the time the champions clash against one another in. In Gragas vs Shyvana rounds, Gragas’s side is 0.1% more expected to earn first blood, implying that he most likely will get first blood against Shyvana.

Best Gragas vs Shyvana Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeLost Chapter

Core Gragas Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Luden's CompanionLich BaneZhonya's HourglassHextech Rocketbelt

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Gragas to level upq
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Second ability for Gragas to level upe
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Last skill for Gragas to max outw

Runes

SorceryPhase RushManaflow BandTranscendenceScorch
InspirationBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Gragas's passive ability p
Gragas's q ability q
Gragas's w ability w
Gragas's e ability e
Gragas's ultimate ability r
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W
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Q
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Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Shyvana as Gragas

Tips for Playing as Gragas against Shyvana

Try to knock enemies back into your towers with Explosive Cask.

Try to combo Body Slam with Explosive Cask to set up kills for your team.

The damage reduction from Drunken Rage is applied when you start drinking, try to use it when you see damage coming your way.

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.

Gragas vs Shyvana Counter Stats

Gragas Image
Win Rate
46.2 %
VS
Win Rate
53.8 %
Shyvana Image
5.9
< Kills >
6
5.7
< Deaths >
5.9
7
< Assists >
6.7
1.35
< Killing Sprees >
1.4
104
< Minions Killed >
69
0.6
< Dragons Killed >
1.66
0.36
< Inhibitors >
0.52
1,436
< Physical Damage >
4,954
17,873
< Magic Damage >
14,431
688
< True Damage >
983
19,997
< Damage Dealt >
20,368
29,875
< Damage Taken >
34,081
11,147
< Gold Earned >
12,436
1.39
< Towers >
1.85
0.13
< Baron Takedowns >
0.3
12,501
< Total Healing >
12,561
14,009
< Experience >
14,559
21
< Vision Score >
23
8
< Wards Placed >
7
412
< Time Dealing CC >
195

How to Counter Shyvana with Gragas in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here feature some valuable Gragas vs. Shyvana counter stats that may help us grasp the differences and similarities between the two. As an example, Gragas’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Shyvana’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Gragas may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Shyvana..

Gragas normally has a similar longest kill spree as his foe does. Typically, he receives less damage than Shyvana. This typically indicates differing health capacities, yet it can also show that the champion with higher health has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Gragas and Shyvana

Damage Types Compared

Gragas
Shyvana
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Gragas
Shyvana

Who is Better, Gragas or Shyvana?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Gragas usually loses when trying to fight Shyvana, with a 46.2% win rate. As a result, Gragas makes a bad counter to Shyvana.

While Gragas does have a lower winrate than Shyvana, when facing one another, Gragas also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more complex champ to pick up and master. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Gragas into Shyvana.

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

While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Gragas vs Shyvana matchups, Shyvana is the better champ with a much lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.

Gragas is a bad counter to Shyvana. Focus your strategy on maximizing your CS and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Gragas against Shyvana.

Other Champion Matchups Against Gragas

Gragas Loses Against

SingedSinged43.2% winrateLeonaLeona43.5% winrateNilahNilah43.8% winrateTahm KenchTahm Kench43.9% winrate

Gragas Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee53.5% winrateYuumiYuumi53.3% winrateAkshanAkshan52.6% winrateKarthusKarthus52.5% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

Master YiMaster Yi+ 52.2% 2152 GamesDr. MundoDr. Mundo+ 52.4% 787 GamesTaricTaric+ 52.5% 602 GamesLilliaLillia+ 53.7% 2056 Games

Additional Information for Gragas Players

How We Calculated Our Gragas vs Shyvana Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Shyvana as Gragas, we analyzed 820 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 Gragas 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.

Other Useful Resources

Gragas Build Shyvana Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Gragas to counter Shyvana during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips displayed above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Gragas often racks up more CS as Shyvana. Champs who on average don't earn much CS often don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values shown on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to have in your Gragas versus Shyvana build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Gragas included at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better vs Shyvana than with most other common builds. In fact, Gragas boasted an average win rate of 46.2% when countering Shyvana with these items in his kit.

To have the highest chance of beating Shyvana as Gragas, Gragas players should take the Phase Rush, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune builds we have analyed for Gragas vs Shyvana face-offs, this composite of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 46.2% win rate overall.

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