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

Shyvana vs Leona

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

based on 1,993 Shyvana vs Leona matchups
Win Rate
46.2 %
K/D/A
2.08
Pick Rate
3.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of ranked League of Legends matches each week. Within our database, Shyvana engaged Leona 1993 times. Using so many matchups for Shyvana versus Leona gives us a lot of faith in our capability to provide useful stats and a recommended build to obliterate your opposition. This matchup is relatively rare. Shyvana encounters Leona in only 3.8% of her rounds.

Shyvana vs Leona Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Shyvana does a terrible job of countering Leona. Typically, she wins a lowly 46.2% of games the champions battle each other in. In Shyvana versus Leona games, Shyvana’s side is 0.2% less likely to gain first blood, indicating that she probably won't be able to get first blood against Leona.

Best Shyvana vs Leona Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalLong Sword

Core Shyvana Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapNashor's ToothShadowflame

Optional Items

Sterak's GageIceborn GauntletHullbreakerBlade 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 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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Guide to Countering Leona as Shyvana

Tips for Playing as Shyvana against Leona

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 Leona

When Leona activates Eclipse, you have three seconds to get away from her before she deals damage.

Only foes in the center of Solar Flare get stunned, so you can often avoid this if you're quick.

Shyvana vs Leona Counter Stats

Shyvana Image
Win Rate
46.2 %
VS
Win Rate
53.8 %
Leona Image
5.8
< Kills >
2.2
6.2
< Deaths >
5.8
7.1
< Assists >
13.7
1.32
< Killing Sprees >
0.41
69
< Minions Killed >
32
1.52
< Dragons Killed >
0.04
0.49
< Inhibitors >
0.45
5,027
< Physical Damage >
2,861
14,160
< Magic Damage >
6,783
1,136
< True Damage >
978
20,324
< Damage Dealt >
10,623
33,733
< Damage Taken >
23,072
12,242
< Gold Earned >
8,655
1.78
< Towers >
1.62
0.25
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
12,128
< Total Healing >
2,822
14,271
< Experience >
10,718
22
< Vision Score >
54
7
< Wards Placed >
23
190
< Time Dealing CC >
224

How to Counter Leona with Shyvana in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page show some strategic Shyvana versus Leona matchup stats that may help us appreciate the differences and similarities between the two. As an example, Shyvana’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Leona’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Shyvana may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Leona. This observation is in large part a result of the difference in kills.

Shyvana normally has a much larger longest killing spree than her matchup does. On average, she takes more damage than Leona. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also imply that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Shyvana and Leona

Damage Types Compared

Shyvana
Leona
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Shyvana
Leona

Who is Better, Shyvana or Leona?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Shyvana usually loses when taking on Leona, with a 46.2% win rate. Thus, Shyvana makes a bad counter to Leona.

While Shyvana does have a lower win rate than Leona, when facing one another, Shyvana also has a greater difficulty level that makes her a more time consuming champ to pick up and master. You should be very concerned when picking Shyvana into Leona.

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

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

Shyvana is a terribly counter to Leona. You will do well by focussing your strategy on increasing your CS and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Shyvana against Leona.

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 Leona Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Leona as Shyvana, we analyzed 1,993 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 Leona 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 Leona Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Shyvana in order to counter Leona during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions shown above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Shyvana most often gets more CS as Leona. Champions who on average don't acquire many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers displayed here to do well.

The most important items to focus on in your Shyvana versus Leona build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Nashor's Tooth, and Shadowflame. When Shyvana combined at least these three items in her build, she performed significantly better when facing Leona than with most other common builds. In fact, Shyvana had an average win rate of 46.2% when countering Leona with these items in her kit.

To have the highest likelihood of crushing Leona as Shyvana, you 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 runes that we analyzed for Shyvana vs Leona matchups, this blending of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 46.2% win rate overall.

If you would like to see Shyvana vs Leona tips and counter stats for a a distinct player tier, feel free to choose one from the selection menu provided above. At first, the statistics and strategies displayed are calculated using every game with data with both champions.