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How to Win Shyvana vs Blitzcrank Counter MatchupShyvana is in the b tier of champions

Shyvana vs Blitzcrank

How to Beat Blitzcrank as Shyvana in LoLShyvana is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Blitzcrank as Shyvana

based on 1,961 Shyvana vs Blitzcrank matchups
Win Rate
47.2 %
K/D/A
2.1
Pick Rate
3.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our counter stats from the millions of rated League games that we evaluate every week. Our guide on how to beat Blitzcrank as Shyvana came out of an examination of 1961 ranked rounds where both champions battled one another. This counter matchup is relatively rare. Shyvana encounters Blitzcrank in only 3.7% of her games.

Shyvana vs Blitzcrank Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Shyvana does a dismal job of countering Blitzcrank. On average, she wins a lowly 47.2% of matches the champs oppose one another in. In Shyvana against Blitzcrank rounds, Shyvana’s team is 0.3% less likely to earn first blood. This indicates that she most likely won't be able to get first blood versus Blitzcrank.

Best Shyvana vs Blitzcrank Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Recurve BowFiendish Codex

Core Shyvana Items

~22 Mins
Nashor's ToothVoid StaffStormsurge

Optional Items

Sterak's GageRabadon's DeathcapSundered SkyIceborn Gauntlet

Summoner Spells

summonerhaste summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Shyvana to level upe
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Second ability for Shyvana to level upw
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Last skill for Shyvana to max outq

Runes

PrecisionPress the AttackTriumphLegend: TenacityLast Stand
ResolveConditioningUnflinching
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Shyvana's passive ability p
Shyvana's q ability q
Shyvana's w ability w
Shyvana's e ability e
Shyvana's ultimate ability r
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E
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W
3
Q
4
E
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E
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R
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E
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Guide to Countering Blitzcrank as Shyvana

Tips for Playing as Shyvana against Blitzcrank

It can be valuable to purchase one of the items that can slow enemies: Frozen Mallet, Dead Man's Plate, or Entropy.

Shyvana's abilities all benefit from attacking units. As a result, Attack Speed items are more valuable on her than most champions.

Burnout is an ideal choice for jungling. Monsters will be hit by the full duration, and the speed boost improves her ganking potential.

Flame Breath is great to level-up against difficult lane opponents.

Advice to Win Against Blitzcrank

Staying behind creeps can prevent you from being Rocket Grabbed. Blitzcrank's Rocket Grab only pulls the first enemy target it encounters.

Blitzcrank's passive Mana Barrier grants him a shield when he is low on health.

Shyvana vs Blitzcrank Counter Stats

Shyvana Image
Win Rate
47.2 %
VS
Win Rate
52.8 %
Blitzcrank Image
6.1
< Kills >
2.3
6.1
< Deaths >
5.8
6.7
< Assists >
13.1
1.41
< Killing Sprees >
0.41
67
< Minions Killed >
29
1.53
< Dragons Killed >
0.04
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.38
5,100
< Physical Damage >
2,717
14,437
< Magic Damage >
5,820
1,048
< True Damage >
943
20,586
< Damage Dealt >
9,481
33,108
< Damage Taken >
22,697
12,231
< Gold Earned >
8,413
1.67
< Towers >
1.33
0.28
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
12,017
< Total Healing >
2,334
14,168
< Experience >
10,458
22
< Vision Score >
53
7
< Wards Placed >
24
196
< Time Dealing CC >
296

How to Counter Blitzcrank with Shyvana in LoL

The stats provided here emphasize some critical Shyvana against Blitzcrank counter stats that may help us grasp the differences between these two champions. Shyvana’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Blitzcrank’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Shyvana may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Blitzcrank. This observation is largely a result of the difference in kills.

Shyvana normally has a much larger longest killing spree than her matchup does. Commonly, she takes more damage than Blitzcrank. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also illustrate that the champ with higher HP has less agility and thus is not able to flee from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Shyvana and Blitzcrank

Damage Types Compared

Shyvana
Blitzcrank
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Shyvana
Blitzcrank

Who is Better, Shyvana or Blitzcrank?

Both LoL champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Shyvana usually loses when facing off against Blitzcrank, with a 47.2% win rate. Thus, Shyvana makes a poor counter to Blitzcrank.

While Shyvana does have a lower win rate than Blitzcrank, when they face off with one another, Shyvana also has a greater difficulty level that makes her a more difficult character to learn and master. You may get destroyed when picking Shyvana into Blitzcrank.

Moreover, Shyvana also has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Blitzcrank. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

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

Shyvana is a garbage counter to Blitzcrank. You will do well by focussing your tactics on keeping up your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Shyvana against Blitzcrank.

Additional Information for Shyvana Players

How We Calculated Our Shyvana vs Blitzcrank Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Blitzcrank as Shyvana, we analyzed 1,961 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 Blitzcrank as Shyvana 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 Shyvana in order to counter Blitzcrank during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips displayed above, you should grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Shyvana typically picks up more CS relative to Blitzcrank. Champions who typically don't acquire many minion kills often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values displayed on this page to do well.

The ideal items to focus on in your Shyvana versus Blitzcrank build include Nashor's Tooth, Void Staff, and Stormsurge. When Shyvana used at least these three items in her build, she did much better vs Blitzcrank than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Shyvana had an average winrate of 47.2% when countering Blitzcrank with this counter build.

To have the best likelihood of crushing Blitzcrank as Shyvana, you should equip the Press the Attack, Triumph, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Conditioning, and Unflinching runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the runes we have analyed for Shyvana vs Blitzcrank counters, this blending of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 47.2% winrate overall.

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