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

Shyvana vs Lucian

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

based on 2,909 Shyvana vs Lucian matchups
Win Rate
48.8 %
K/D/A
2.07
Pick Rate
5.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our matchup stats from the millions of rated LoL matches that we evaluate each and every week. This guide on how to beat Lucian as Shyvana came out of an analysis of 2909 ranked games where both champs clashed against one another. This particular matchup is somewhat uncommon. Shyvana is forced to battle against Lucian in only 5.5% of her rounds.

Shyvana vs Lucian Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Shyvana does a dismal job of beating Lucian. Normally, she wins a acceptable 48.8% of the time the champs face each other in. In Shyvana vs Lucian matches, Shyvana’s team is 0.2% less probable to earn first blood, implying that she most likely won't get first blood against Lucian.

Best Shyvana vs Lucian 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

Lich BaneCosmic DriveRavenous HydraSterak's Gage

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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W
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E
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Guide to Countering Lucian as Shyvana

Tips for Playing as Shyvana against Lucian

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 Lucian

Lucian cannot change the aim of The Culling. Take advantage of this by avoiding the angle of the bullets.

Lucian has strong burst, but little sustained damage.

Piercing Light does not give Lucian extra Attack Range. He still needs to find a target in range to line up his shot. Avoid Piercing Light by anticipating the angle Lucian will choose.

Shyvana vs Lucian Counter Stats

Shyvana Image
Win Rate
48.8 %
VS
Win Rate
51.2 %
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6
< Kills >
7.8
6
< Deaths >
6
6.4
< Assists >
6.5
1.39
< Killing Sprees >
1.82
70
< Minions Killed >
185
1.59
< Dragons Killed >
0.19
0.49
< Inhibitors >
0.52
4,919
< Physical Damage >
18,877
14,235
< Magic Damage >
2,524
1,015
< True Damage >
503
20,170
< Damage Dealt >
21,904
33,607
< Damage Taken >
21,083
12,380
< Gold Earned >
12,495
1.83
< Towers >
2.41
0.28
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
12,252
< Total Healing >
5,169
14,497
< Experience >
12,871
22
< Vision Score >
19
7
< Wards Placed >
9
197
< Time Dealing CC >
39

How to Counter Lucian with Shyvana in LoL

The stats provided here clarify several vital Shyvana against Lucian counter statistics that may help you explain the differences between these two champions. For instance, Shyvana’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Lucian’s ratio of NaN, showing that Shyvana may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Lucian..

Shyvana normally has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than her counter does. On average, she takes more damage than Lucian. This commonly reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also indicate that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to escape additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Shyvana and Lucian

Damage Types Compared

Shyvana
Lucian
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Shyvana
Lucian

Who is Better, Shyvana or Lucian?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Shyvana usually loses when taking on Lucian, with a 48.8% win rate. Therefore, Shyvana makes a bad counter to Lucian.

While Shyvana does have a lower win rate compared to Lucian, when they face off with one another, Shyvana also has a lower learning curve that makes her a less time consuming champ to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Shyvana into Lucian.

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

While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Shyvana vs Lucian matchups, Lucian is the better champ with a lower 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 Lucian. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on keeping up your CS and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Shyvana against Lucian.

Additional Information for Shyvana Players

How We Calculated Our Shyvana vs Lucian Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Lucian as Shyvana, we analyzed 2,909 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 Lucian 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 learn all of the intricacies of Shyvana to counter Lucian during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips displayed above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Shyvana usually racks up less CS relative to Lucian. Champs who on average don't get much CS usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values shown here to do well.

The ideal items to use in your Shyvana versus Lucian build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Nashor's Tooth, and Stormsurge. When Shyvana incorporated at least these three pieces in her build, she performed significantly better when facing Lucian than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Shyvana had an average win rate of 48.8% when countering Lucian with this counter build.

To have the highest probability of coming out on top against Lucian 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. Of all the runes that we analyzed for Shyvana vs Lucian counters, this mixture of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 48.8% winrate overall.

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