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Shyvana vs Kog'Maw

How to Beat Kog'Maw as Shyvana in LoLShyvana is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Kog'Maw as Shyvana

based on 434 Shyvana vs Kog'Maw matchups
Win Rate
49.8 %
K/D/A
2.15
Pick Rate
0.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our matchup stats from the millions of recently rated League matches that we analyze each week. Our guide on how to beat Kog'Maw as Shyvana resulted from an examination of 434 ranked games where both champs faced one another. This matchup is relatively rare. Shyvana has to counter Kog'Maw in only 0.8% of her matches.

Shyvana vs Kog'Maw Matchup Summary

Shyvana does a ok job of beating Kog'Maw. On average, she wins a acceptable 49.8% of matches the champions face off with each other in. In Shyvana against Kog'Maw games, Shyvana’s side is 0.1% less expected to obtain first blood, indicating that she probably won't get first blood against Kog'Maw.

Best Shyvana vs Kog'Maw Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordTiamat

Core Shyvana Items

~22 Mins
Nashor's ToothShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Titanic HydraTrinity Force

Summoner Spells

summonerflash 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
2
W
3
Q
4
E
5
E
6
R
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E
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Guide to Countering Kog'Maw as Shyvana

Tips for Playing as Shyvana against Kog'Maw

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 Kog'Maw

The range on Living Artillery increases each rank.

Run away from Kog'Maw after he dies!!!!

Kog'Maw doesn't have a good escape ability, so he is especially prone to ganks.

Bio-Arcane Barrage allows Kog'Maw to kill Baron Nashor extremely early. It can be valuable to ward Nashor when Kog'Maw completes his Blade of the Ruined King.

Shyvana vs Kog'Maw Counter Stats

Shyvana Image
Win Rate
49.8 %
VS
Win Rate
50.2 %
Kog'Maw Image
6.2
< Kills >
7.4
5.9
< Deaths >
6.6
6.5
< Assists >
6.7
1.45
< Killing Sprees >
1.72
67
< Minions Killed >
164
1.66
< Dragons Killed >
0.14
0.52
< Inhibitors >
0.4
4,858
< Physical Damage >
9,710
14,463
< Magic Damage >
12,813
1,055
< True Damage >
2,739
20,378
< Damage Dealt >
25,263
34,061
< Damage Taken >
21,972
12,410
< Gold Earned >
12,227
1.79
< Towers >
2.03
0.35
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
12,476
< Total Healing >
5,545
14,521
< Experience >
13,130
23
< Vision Score >
17
7
< Wards Placed >
8
184
< Time Dealing CC >
303

How to Counter Kog'Maw with Shyvana in LoL

The stats shown here show several important Shyvana against Kog'Maw counter stats that can help us appreciate the differences between this set of champions. For instance, Shyvana’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Kog'Maw’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Shyvana may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Kog'Maw..

Shyvana usually has a similar longest killing spree as her opponent does. Typically, she takes more damage than Kog'Maw. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also hint that the champ with more health has less mobility and thus is unable to escape further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Shyvana and Kog'Maw

Damage Types Compared

Shyvana
Kog'Maw
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Shyvana
Kog'Maw

Who is Better, Shyvana or Kog'Maw?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Shyvana usually fairs equally well when taking on Kog'Maw, with a 49.8% win rate. Therefore, Shyvana makes an ok counter to Kog'Maw.

While Shyvana does have a lower winrate than Kog'Maw, when they face off with one another, Shyvana also has a lower difficulty level that makes her a less challenging champion to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Shyvana into Kog'Maw.

Additionally, Shyvana has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Kog'Maw. This 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 in League of Legends, in Shyvana vs Kog'Maw matchups, Kog'Maw is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.

Shyvana is a somewhat poor counter for Kog'Maw. Make sure you focus your gameplay on maximizing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Shyvana against Kog'Maw.

Other Champion Matchups Against Shyvana

Shyvana Loses Against

SingedSinged44.1% winrateTrundleTrundle44.5% winrateLilliaLillia45% winrateCorkiCorki45.4% winrate

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 Kog'Maw Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kog'Maw as Shyvana, we analyzed 434 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 Kog'Maw 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

Shyvana Build Kog'Maw Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Shyvana to counter Kog'Maw during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips shown here, you should increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Shyvana on average racks up less CS compared to Kog'Maw. Champs who typically don't acquire much CS often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values displayed here to do well.

The most crucial items to use in your Shyvana versus Kog'Maw build include Nashor's Tooth, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Shyvana combined at least these three pieces in her build, she did much better vs Kog'Maw than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Shyvana boasted an average winrate of 49.8% battling Kog'Maw with this counter build.

To have the greatest likelihood of crushing Kog'Maw as Shyvana, you should equip 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 builds players used for Shyvana vs Kog'Maw LoL games, this mix of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 49.8% win rate overall.

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