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

Shyvana vs Galio

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

based on 1,355 Shyvana vs Galio matchups
Win Rate
46.9 %
K/D/A
1.98
Pick Rate
2.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of ranked LoL rounds every week. Within our database, Shyvana fought Galio in 1355 games. Including so many games with Shyvana vs Galio gives us a lot of faith in our capacity to prepare enlightening statistics and a recommended build to smash Galio. This matchup is fairly rare. Shyvana has to counter Galio in only 2.6% of her games.

Shyvana vs Galio Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Shyvana does a pathetic job of beating Galio. Typically, she wins a lowly 46.9% of the time the champions oppose one another in. In Shyvana versus Galio games, Shyvana’s team is 0.1% less likely to obtain first blood, implying that she most likely won't be able to get first blood against Galio.

Best Shyvana vs Galio Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsFiendish Codex

Core Shyvana Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapNashor's ToothStormsurge

Optional Items

RiftmakerSterak's GageStridebreakerTitanic Hydra

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

DominationDark HarvestSudden ImpactEyeball CollectionTreasure Hunter
SorceryTranscendenceGathering Storm
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
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W
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E
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E
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Guide to Countering Galio as Shyvana

Tips for Playing as Shyvana against Galio

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 Galio

Galio cannot traverse walls with Justice Punch.

Galio moves slower when he is charging Shield of Durand.

Hero's Entrance can be interrupted before Galio jumps into the air.

Shyvana vs Galio Counter Stats

Shyvana Image
Win Rate
46.9 %
VS
Win Rate
53.1 %
Galio Image
5.6
< Kills >
5.9
6.3
< Deaths >
6
6.9
< Assists >
9.4
1.29
< Killing Sprees >
1.35
66
< Minions Killed >
140
1.57
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.49
5,318
< Physical Damage >
511
12,805
< Magic Damage >
20,209
1,084
< True Damage >
536
19,208
< Damage Dealt >
21,257
34,342
< Damage Taken >
24,634
12,183
< Gold Earned >
11,011
1.65
< Towers >
1.8
0.27
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
12,523
< Total Healing >
2,523
14,317
< Experience >
13,853
22
< Vision Score >
22
7
< Wards Placed >
10
195
< Time Dealing CC >
124

How to Counter Galio with Shyvana in LoL

The stats shown here underscore some influential Shyvana versus Galio matchup statistics that can help us figure out the distinctions between this pair of champs. Shyvana’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Galio’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Shyvana may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Galio..

Shyvana usually has a similar longest killing spree as her foe does. On average, she receives more damage than Galio. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, but it can also hint that the champion with increased HP has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Shyvana and Galio

Damage Types Compared

Shyvana
Galio
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Shyvana
Galio

Who is Better, Shyvana or Galio?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Shyvana usually loses when playing against Galio, with a 46.9% win rate. As a result, Shyvana makes a poor counter for Galio.

While Shyvana does have a lower win rate compared to Galio, when they face off with one another, Shyvana also has a lower learning curve that makes her a less difficult champ to learn. You should be very concerned when picking Shyvana into Galio.

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

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

Shyvana is a terribly counter for Galio. You will do well by focussing your strategy on keeping up your gold income and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Shyvana against Galio.

Other Champion Matchups Against Shyvana

Shyvana Loses Against

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Shyvana Wins Against

ZeriZeri56.3% winrateEliseElise55.5% winrateGangplankGangplank55% winrateYuumiYuumi54.9% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Shyvana Players

How We Calculated Our Shyvana vs Galio Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Galio as Shyvana, we analyzed 1,355 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 Galio 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.

Other Useful Resources

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Shyvana in order to counter Galio during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats presented here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Shyvana usually gets less CS as Galio. Champs who typically don't take many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values displayed here to do well.

The top items to have in your Shyvana versus Galio build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Nashor's Tooth, and Stormsurge. When Shyvana included at least these three items in her build, she did significantly better vs. Galio than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Shyvana had an average winrate of 46.9% when countering Galio with these items in her kit.

To have the highest probability of defeating Galio as Shyvana, Shyvana players should use the Dark Harvest, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Gathering Storm, and Transcendence runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for Shyvana vs Galio matchups, this combination of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 46.9% win rate overall.

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