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

Shyvana vs Pyke

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

based on 1,720 Shyvana vs Pyke matchups
Win Rate
48 %
K/D/A
1.91
Pick Rate
3.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our matchup statistics from the millions of ranked League rounds that we evaluate each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Pyke as Shyvana resulted from an examination of 1720 ranked games where both champions faced off against each other. This champ pairing is fairly rare. Shyvana encounters Pyke in only 3.3% of her matches.

Shyvana vs Pyke Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Shyvana has done a below average job of beating Pyke. Typically, she wins a lowly 48.0% of games the champions battle one another in. In Shyvana vs Pyke games, Shyvana’s side is 0.3% less likely to earn first blood, indicating that she most likely won't be able to get first blood versus Pyke.

Best Shyvana vs Pyke 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

Zhonya's HourglassSundered SkyStridebreakerLiandry's Torment

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
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E
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R
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Guide to Countering Pyke as Shyvana

Tips for Playing as Shyvana against Pyke

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 Pyke

Pyke regenerates a significant amount of damage he has taken from enemy champions, but only when you can't see him!

When Pyke is hidden nearby in his Ghostwater Dive, sharks will circle underneath your feet.

Try not to stand near low health allies. If Pyke executes them using Death From Below, you might be next on the list.

Shyvana vs Pyke Counter Stats

Shyvana Image
Win Rate
48 %
VS
Win Rate
52 %
Pyke Image
6
< Kills >
6.9
6.6
< Deaths >
6.9
6.6
< Assists >
8.6
1.39
< Killing Sprees >
1.59
66
< Minions Killed >
39
1.55
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.39
5,002
< Physical Damage >
9,795
14,263
< Magic Damage >
67
999
< True Damage >
2,353
20,265
< Damage Dealt >
12,216
33,753
< Damage Taken >
21,948
12,240
< Gold Earned >
10,243
1.69
< Towers >
1.26
0.26
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
11,914
< Total Healing >
4,966
14,281
< Experience >
10,774
21
< Vision Score >
65
7
< Wards Placed >
29
187
< Time Dealing CC >
94

How to Counter Pyke with Shyvana in LoL

The stats shown on this page feature several influential Shyvana versus Pyke matchup statistics that can help us grasp the distinctions between the pair. Shyvana’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Pyke’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Shyvana may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Pyke..

Shyvana normally has a similar longest kill spree as her foe does. Commonly, she takes more damage than Pyke. This typically indicates differing health capacities, but it can also indicate that the champion with more health has less agility and thus is unable to escape further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Shyvana and Pyke

Damage Types Compared

Shyvana
Pyke
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Shyvana
Pyke

Who is Better, Shyvana or Pyke?

Both League champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Shyvana usually loses when trying to fight Pyke, with a 48.0% win rate. Thus, Shyvana makes a poor counter to Pyke.

While Shyvana does have a lower win rate compared to Pyke, when on opposite teams, Shyvana also has a lower level of difficulty that makes her a less complex champion to learn and master. You should be very concerned when picking Shyvana into Pyke.

Moreover, Shyvana also has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Pyke. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Shyvana vs Pyke matchups, Pyke is the better champion with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Shyvana is a bad counter to Pyke. Focus your play on increasing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Shyvana against Pyke.

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

MordekaiserMordekaiser+ 53.3% 2826 GamesTrundleTrundle+ 54% 2513 GamesHecarimHecarim+ 55.4% 224 GamesRammusRammus+ 57.1% 238 Games

Additional Information for Shyvana Players

How We Calculated Our Shyvana vs Pyke Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Pyke as Shyvana, we analyzed 1,720 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 Pyke 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 Pyke Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Shyvana in order to counter Pyke during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips displayed above, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Shyvana usually gets more CS relative to Pyke. Champs who typically don't get much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values shown on this page to do well.

The best items to have in your Shyvana versus Pyke build include Nashor's Tooth, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Shyvana included at least these three items in her build, she performed significantly better against Pyke than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Shyvana had an average win rate of 48.0% battling Pyke with this build.

To have the best probability of beating Pyke as Shyvana, Shyvana players should equip the Dark Harvest, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Transcendence, and Gathering Storm runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations we have analyed for Shyvana vs Pyke counter picks, this mixture of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 48.0% winrate overall.

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