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Shyvana vs K'Sante

How to Beat K'Sante as Shyvana in LoLShyvana is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat K'Sante as Shyvana

based on 798 Shyvana vs K'Sante matchups
Win Rate
53.4 %
K/D/A
2.17
Pick Rate
1.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our counter stats from the millions of ranked League games that we get from Riot Games each week. Our guide on how to beat K'Sante as Shyvana resulted from an evaluation of 798 ranked rounds where both champs opposed each other. This particular counter matchup is fairly rare. Shyvana has to counter K'Sante in only 1.5% of her games.

Shyvana vs K'Sante Matchup Summary

Shyvana has done a good job of countering K'Sante. On average, she wins a whopping 53.4% of matches the champs battle one another in. In Shyvana versus K'Sante rounds, Shyvana’s side is 0.0% more expected to obtain first blood, implying that she probably will get first blood against K'Sante.

Best Shyvana vs K'Sante Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Recurve BowFiendish Codex

Core Shyvana Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapNashor's ToothStormsurge

Optional Items

Sterak's GageSundered SkyShadowflameBlade of The Ruined King

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
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W
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E
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E
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Guide to Countering K'Sante as Shyvana

Tips for Playing as Shyvana against K'Sante

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 K'Sante

Stay spread out to minimize the impact of Lee Sin's ultimate, Dragon's Rage.

Lee Sin relies heavily on following up with his abilities. Use disables to prevent him from chaining together his abilities and attacks.

Lee Sin has powerful tools to combat physical damage in Iron Will and Cripple but he is still vulnerable to magic damage.

Shyvana vs K'Sante Counter Stats

Shyvana Image
Win Rate
53.4 %
VS
Win Rate
46.6 %
K'Sante Image
5.8
< Kills >
4.9
5.9
< Deaths >
5.4
7
< Assists >
6.2
1.34
< Killing Sprees >
1.09
68
< Minions Killed >
171
1.69
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.39
5,238
< Physical Damage >
14,314
14,143
< Magic Damage >
3,450
1,072
< True Damage >
1,581
20,454
< Damage Dealt >
19,346
34,025
< Damage Taken >
31,325
12,286
< Gold Earned >
11,031
1.84
< Towers >
2.11
0.3
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
12,585
< Total Healing >
4,986
14,386
< Experience >
14,953
23
< Vision Score >
16
7
< Wards Placed >
8
197
< Time Dealing CC >
1,077

How to Counter K'Sante with Shyvana in LoL

The stats shown here highlight some significant Shyvana vs. K'Sante counter stats that may help us appreciate the differences between the two. Shyvana’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than K'Sante’s ratio of NaN, showing that Shyvana may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than K'Sante..

Shyvana typically has a similar longest kill spree as her counter does. On average, she takes a similar amount of damage to K'Sante. This typically indicates differing health capacities, but it can also illustrate that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Shyvana and K'Sante

Damage Types Compared

Shyvana
K'Sante
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Shyvana
K'Sante

Who is Better, Shyvana or K'Sante?

Both League champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Shyvana usually wins when playing against K'Sante, with a 53.4% win rate. Therefore, Shyvana makes a great counter for K'Sante.

While Shyvana does have a higher win rate than K'Sante, when on opposite teams, Shyvana also has a much lower learning curve that makes her a less difficult character to learn. You don't need to be too worried when picking Shyvana into K'Sante.

Moreover, Shyvana has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to K'Sante. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Shyvana vs K'Sante matchups, Shyvana is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Shyvana is a great counter to K'Sante. Focus your play on increasing your CS and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Shyvana against K'Sante.

Additional Information for Shyvana Players

How We Calculated Our Shyvana vs K'Sante Build and Stats

For this guide on countering K'Sante as Shyvana, we analyzed 798 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 K'Sante 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 K'Sante during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips shown here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Shyvana most often accumulates less CS as K'Sante. Champs who typically don't take much CS usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values displayed on this page to do well.

The top items to focus on in your Shyvana versus K'Sante build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Nashor's Tooth, and Stormsurge. When Shyvana used at least these three items in her build, she did much better when facing K'Sante than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Shyvana had an average win rate of 53.4% battling K'Sante with this build.

To have the highest chance of vanquishing K'Sante as Shyvana, you should take 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 sets players picked for Shyvana vs K'Sante battles, this blending of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 53.4% winrate overall.

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