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How to Win Lucian vs Shyvana Counter MatchupLucian is in the a tier of champions

Lucian vs Shyvana

How to Beat Shyvana as Lucian in LoLLucian is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Shyvana as Lucian

based on 2,909 Lucian vs Shyvana matchups
Win Rate
51.2 %
K/D/A
2.38
Pick Rate
1.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of recently ranked League matches every week. In our data, Lucian battled Shyvana 2909 times. With so many matchups for Lucian vs Shyvana provides us confidence in our capacity to produce informative stats and a supported build to crush your foe. This particular pairing is relatively rare. Lucian is forced to battle against Shyvana in only 1.3% of his matches.

Lucian vs Shyvana Matchup Summary

Lucian does a decent job of countering Shyvana. On average, he wins a acceptable 51.2% of the time the champs face off with one another in. In Lucian against Shyvana matches, Lucian’s team is 0.2% more likely to get first blood. This implies that he most likely will get first blood against Shyvana.

Best Lucian vs Shyvana Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Recurve BowNoonquiver

Core Lucian Items

~22 Mins
BloodthirsterRapid FirecannonNavori Quickblades

Optional Items

The CollectorInfinity EdgeLord Dominik's RegardsStormrazor

Summoner Spells

summonerexhaust summoner spell D
summonerflash summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionPress the AttackPresence of MindLegend: BloodlineCoup de Grace
InspirationMagical FootwearBiscuit Delivery
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Lucian's passive ability p
Lucian's q ability q
Lucian's w ability w
Lucian's e ability e
Lucian's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Countering Shyvana as Lucian

Tips for Playing as Lucian against Shyvana

For optimal burst, try to combine Relentless Pursuit into Piercing Light.

Ardent Blaze actually explodes in a star pattern. Try to line it up so the spokes hit enemy champions.

Because of Lightslinger, Lucian benefits more from Attack Damage than he does from Attack Speed.

Once you have chosen an angle for The Culling, you cannot change it. Pick your moment well!

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.

Lucian vs Shyvana Counter Stats

Lucian Image
Win Rate
51.2 %
VS
Win Rate
48.8 %
Shyvana Image
7.8
< Kills >
6
6
< Deaths >
6
6.5
< Assists >
6.4
1.82
< Killing Sprees >
1.39
185
< Minions Killed >
70
0.19
< Dragons Killed >
1.59
0.52
< Inhibitors >
0.49
18,877
< Physical Damage >
4,919
2,524
< Magic Damage >
14,235
503
< True Damage >
1,015
21,904
< Damage Dealt >
20,170
21,083
< Damage Taken >
33,607
12,495
< Gold Earned >
12,380
2.41
< Towers >
1.83
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.28
5,169
< Total Healing >
12,252
12,871
< Experience >
14,497
19
< Vision Score >
22
9
< Wards Placed >
7
39
< Time Dealing CC >
197

How to Counter Shyvana with Lucian in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page highlight several influential Lucian against Shyvana matchup stats that can help us realize the differences and similarities between the pair. For instance, Lucian’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Shyvana’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Lucian may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Shyvana..

Lucian normally has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his enemy does. Typically, he receives less damage than Shyvana. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also indicate that the champ with increased HP has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Lucian and Shyvana

Damage Types Compared

Lucian
Shyvana
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Lucian
Shyvana

Who is Better, Lucian or Shyvana?

Both LoL champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Lucian usually wins when taking on Shyvana, with a 51.2% win rate. Therefore, Lucian makes a good counter for Shyvana.

While Lucian does have a higher winrate compared to Shyvana, when they face off with one another, Lucian also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more complex champ to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Lucian into Shyvana.

Additionally, Lucian has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Shyvana. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Lucian vs Shyvana matchups, Lucian is the better champ with a higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Lucian is a decent counter to Shyvana. You will do well by focussing your actions on keeping up your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Lucian against Shyvana.

Additional Information for Lucian Players

How We Calculated Our Lucian vs Shyvana Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Shyvana as Lucian, we analyzed 2,909 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 Lucian 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 Lucian in order to counter Shyvana during both the laning 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 should increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Lucian most often accumulates more CS as Shyvana. Champs who on average don't earn many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to have in your Lucian versus Shyvana build include Bloodthirster, Rapid Firecannon, and Navori Quickblades. When Lucian used at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better when fighting Shyvana than with many other typical builds. In fact, Lucian had an average win rate of 51.2% when playing against Shyvana with this build.

To have the greatest probability of crushing Shyvana as Lucian, Lucian players should take the Press the Attack, Presence of Mind, Legend: Bloodline, Coup de Grace, Magical Footwear, and Biscuit Delivery runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for Lucian vs Shyvana LoL games, this order of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 51.2% winrate overall.

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