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

Shyvana vs Veigar

How to Beat Veigar as Shyvana in LoLShyvana is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Veigar as Shyvana

based on 2,018 Shyvana vs Veigar matchups
Win Rate
50.9 %
K/D/A
2.14
Pick Rate
3.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our matchup stats from the millions of recently ranked League of Legends games that we review each week. Our guide on how to beat Veigar as Shyvana came out of an evaluation of 2018 ranked games where both champs opposed each other. This particular champion matchup is fairly rare. Shyvana encounters Veigar in only 3.8% of her matches.

Shyvana vs Veigar Matchup Summary

Shyvana does a average job of countering Veigar. Normally, she wins a acceptable 50.9% of the time the champions fight each other in. In Shyvana versus Veigar matches, Shyvana’s team is 0.0% more expected to earn first blood, indicating that she probably will get first blood against Veigar.

Best Shyvana vs Veigar Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Recurve BowAmplifying Tome

Core Shyvana Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapNashor's ToothStormsurge

Optional Items

Sundered SkySterak's GageTitanic HydraStridebreaker

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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E
2
W
3
Q
4
E
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E
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R
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E
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Guide to Countering Veigar as Shyvana

Tips for Playing as Shyvana against Veigar

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 Veigar

Dark Matter deals very high damage, but it can be avoided. Pay attention to the sound and visual indicator to be aware of when and where the spell will land.

Veigar's ultimate deals increased damage based on your missing health.

Event Horizon only stuns units on the edge. If you're inside the spell, you can still move and attack.

Shyvana vs Veigar Counter Stats

Shyvana Image
Win Rate
50.9 %
VS
Win Rate
49.1 %
Veigar Image
6.1
< Kills >
6.7
5.8
< Deaths >
5.9
6.3
< Assists >
6.2
1.4
< Killing Sprees >
1.53
65
< Minions Killed >
166
1.73
< Dragons Killed >
0.11
0.51
< Inhibitors >
0.5
4,472
< Physical Damage >
644
14,258
< Magic Damage >
21,056
1,035
< True Damage >
563
19,765
< Damage Dealt >
22,264
33,611
< Damage Taken >
18,696
12,342
< Gold Earned >
11,904
1.75
< Towers >
2.01
0.3
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
12,506
< Total Healing >
1,936
14,547
< Experience >
14,374
22
< Vision Score >
21
7
< Wards Placed >
11
187
< Time Dealing CC >
89

How to Counter Veigar with Shyvana in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page emphasize several critical Shyvana vs. Veigar matchup statistics that may help you interpret the distinctions between the pair. For instance, Shyvana’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Veigar’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Shyvana may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Veigar..

Shyvana normally has a similar longest killing spree as her counter does. On average, she takes more damage than Veigar. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also illustrate that the champ with increased HP has less agility and thus is unable to flee from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Shyvana and Veigar

Damage Types Compared

Shyvana
Veigar
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Shyvana
Veigar

Who is Better, Shyvana or Veigar?

Both LoL champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Shyvana usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Veigar, with a 50.9% win rate. As a result, Shyvana makes an ok counter for Veigar.

While Shyvana does have a higher win rate than Veigar, when they face off with one another, Shyvana also has a lower difficulty level that makes her a less challenging character to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Shyvana into Veigar.

Additionally, Shyvana has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Veigar. This often 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 in League of Legends, in Shyvana vs Veigar matchups, Shyvana is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.

Shyvana is a decent counter to Veigar. Focus your actions on maximizing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Shyvana against Veigar.

Additional Information for Shyvana Players

How We Calculated Our Shyvana vs Veigar Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Veigar as Shyvana, we analyzed 2,018 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 Veigar 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

To truly master Shyvana in order to counter Veigar during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions shown above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Shyvana often picks up less CS relative to Veigar. Champs who on average don't acquire many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The top items to prioritize in your Shyvana versus Veigar build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Nashor's Tooth, and Stormsurge. When Shyvana combined at least these three items in her build, she performed much better countering Veigar than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Shyvana boasted an average winrate of 50.9% when countering Veigar with these items in her kit.

To have the best likelihood of annihilating Veigar 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. Out of all the rune sets players used for Shyvana vs Veigar clashes, this blending of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 50.9% win rate overall.

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