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Shyvana vs Briar

How to Beat Briar as Shyvana in LoLShyvana is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Briar as Shyvana

based on 2,376 Shyvana vs Briar matchups
Win Rate
47.7 %
K/D/A
2.06
Pick Rate
4.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our counter stats from the millions of ranked League games that we analyze each week. Our guide on how to beat Briar as Shyvana came out of an analysis of 2376 ranked rounds where both champs fought each other. This particular champ pairing is fairly uncommon. Shyvana fights Briar in only 4.5% of her games.

Shyvana vs Briar Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Shyvana does a poor job of countering Briar. Normally, she wins a lowly 47.7% of the time the champions battle one another in. In Shyvana against Briar rounds, Shyvana’s team is 0.1% less probable to obtain first blood, implying that she most likely won't be able to get first blood versus Briar.

Best Shyvana vs Briar Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsFiendish Codex

Core Shyvana Items

~22 Mins
Zhonya's HourglassShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Sterak's GageStridebreakerRabadon's DeathcapSundered Sky

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 ForceArmor
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
2
W
3
Q
4
E
5
E
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R
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E
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Guide to Countering Briar as Shyvana

Tips for Playing as Shyvana against Briar

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.

Shyvana vs Briar Counter Stats

Shyvana Image
Win Rate
47.7 %
VS
Win Rate
52.3 %
Briar Image
6.3
< Kills >
9.1
6.4
< Deaths >
7.4
6.9
< Assists >
6.7
1.45
< Killing Sprees >
2.14
67
< Minions Killed >
38
1.57
< Dragons Killed >
1.37
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.32
5,103
< Physical Damage >
18,516
14,181
< Magic Damage >
3,214
1,030
< True Damage >
931
20,316
< Damage Dealt >
22,661
33,912
< Damage Taken >
35,553
12,257
< Gold Earned >
12,558
1.66
< Towers >
1.05
0.26
< Baron Takedowns >
0.32
12,046
< Total Healing >
30,279
14,309
< Experience >
13,880
21
< Vision Score >
19
6
< Wards Placed >
6
184
< Time Dealing CC >
254

How to Counter Briar with Shyvana in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here clarify several significant Shyvana versus Briar counter statistics that can help you appreciate the differences between this pair of champs. Shyvana’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Briar’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Shyvana may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Briar..

Shyvana normally has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than her matchup does. Commonly, she receives a similar amount of damage to Briar. This often reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also imply that the champ with increased health has less agility and thus is not able to escape additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Shyvana and Briar

Damage Types Compared

Shyvana
Briar
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Shyvana
Briar

Who is Better, Shyvana or Briar?

Both LoL champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Shyvana usually loses when taking on Briar, with a 47.7% win rate. Therefore, Shyvana makes a poor counter for Briar.

While Shyvana does have a lower win rate than Briar, when facing one another, Shyvana also has a greater learning curve that makes her a more difficult champ to pick up and master. You should be very concerned when picking Shyvana into Briar.

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

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

Shyvana is a trash counter for Briar. You will do well by focussing your play on increasing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Shyvana against Briar.

Additional Information for Shyvana Players

How We Calculated Our Shyvana vs Briar Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Briar as Shyvana, we analyzed 2,376 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 Briar 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

If you would like to truly master Shyvana in order to counter Briar during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions shown above, you should grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Shyvana on average picks up more CS compared to Briar. Champions who typically don't earn many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values reported on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to use in your Shyvana versus Briar build include Zhonya's Hourglass, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Shyvana combined at least these three items in her build, she performed significantly better vs. Briar than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Shyvana had an average win rate of 47.7% when playing against Briar with this counter build.

To have the best likelihood of annihilating Briar as Shyvana, Shyvana players should take the Press the Attack, Triumph, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Conditioning, and Unflinching runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the runes players used for Shyvana vs Briar face-offs, this blending of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 47.7% winrate overall.

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