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

Shyvana vs Ziggs

How to Beat Ziggs as Shyvana in LoLShyvana is in the b tier of champions
FighterTank
Mage

How to Beat Ziggs as Shyvana

based on 849 Shyvana vs Ziggs matchups
Win Rate
48.6 %
K/D/A
2.08
Pick Rate
1.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our counter stats from the millions of ranked League of Legends matches that we get from Riot Games each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Ziggs as Shyvana resulted from an evaluation of 849 ranked rounds where both champions clashed against each other. This matchup is fairly rare. Shyvana encounters Ziggs in only 1.6% of her matches.

Shyvana vs Ziggs Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Shyvana does a poor job of countering Ziggs. Typically, she wins a acceptable 48.6% of the time the champs face each other in. In Shyvana vs Ziggs rounds, Shyvana’s team is 0.0% more expected to obtain first blood. This indicates that she probably will get first blood versus Ziggs.

Best Shyvana vs Ziggs Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsLong Sword

Core Shyvana Items

~22 Mins
Nashor's ToothShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Sundered SkyTrinity ForceTitanic HydraBlade 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
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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Q
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Guide to Countering Ziggs as Shyvana

Tips for Playing as Shyvana against Ziggs

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 Ziggs

Many of Ziggs' abilities have long cooldowns. Try catching him just after he's used his abilities.

Don't step on Ziggs' mines! They'll slow you and make it much easier for him to hit you with his other abiltiies.

Ziggs' ultimate, Mega Inferno Bomb, deals more damage in the center of the explosion.

Shyvana vs Ziggs Counter Stats

Shyvana Image
Win Rate
48.6 %
VS
Win Rate
51.4 %
Ziggs Image
6.1
< Kills >
4.9
6
< Deaths >
5.6
6.4
< Assists >
7.9
1.41
< Killing Sprees >
1.14
71
< Minions Killed >
168
1.64
< Dragons Killed >
0.08
0.48
< Inhibitors >
0.63
4,796
< Physical Damage >
789
14,728
< Magic Damage >
23,640
1,044
< True Damage >
340
20,568
< Damage Dealt >
24,770
34,966
< Damage Taken >
17,725
12,497
< Gold Earned >
11,461
1.73
< Towers >
2.98
0.29
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
12,760
< Total Healing >
1,703
14,823
< Experience >
13,667
23
< Vision Score >
21
7
< Wards Placed >
10
198
< Time Dealing CC >
252

How to Counter Ziggs with Shyvana in LoL

The stats shown on this page underscore several influential Shyvana vs. Ziggs counter stats that can help us understand the distinctions between the pair. For instance, Shyvana’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Ziggs’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Shyvana may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Ziggs..

Shyvana usually has a similar longest killing spree as her counter does. Typically, she receives more damage than Ziggs. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also imply that the champion with increased health has less agility and thus is unable to flee from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Shyvana and Ziggs

Damage Types Compared

Shyvana
Ziggs
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Shyvana
Ziggs

Who is Better, Shyvana or Ziggs?

Both League champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Shyvana usually loses when facing off against Ziggs, with a 48.6% win rate. Therefore, Shyvana makes a poor counter to Ziggs.

While Shyvana does have a lower winrate compared to Ziggs, when facing one another, Shyvana also has a greater difficulty level that makes her a more challenging character to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Shyvana into Ziggs.

Additionally, Shyvana also has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Ziggs. This often 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 for every situation in League of Legends, in Shyvana vs Ziggs matchups, Ziggs is the better champ with a lower win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.

Shyvana is a somewhat poor counter to Ziggs. Make sure you focus your actions on keeping up your gold income and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Shyvana against Ziggs.

Additional Information for Shyvana Players

How We Calculated Our Shyvana vs Ziggs Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Ziggs as Shyvana, we analyzed 849 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 Ziggs 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 Ziggs 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 pay attention to the build and suggestions shown here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Shyvana often gets less CS as Ziggs. Champions who typically don't get much CS typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers reported here to do well.

The best items to use in your Shyvana versus Ziggs build consist of Nashor's Tooth, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Shyvana included at least these three items in her build, she did a lot better countering Ziggs than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Shyvana boasted an average winrate of 48.6% when countering Ziggs with these items in her kit.

To have the greatest probability of annihilating Ziggs as Shyvana, Shyvana players should take the Dark Harvest, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Gathering Storm, and Transcendence runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players picked for Shyvana vs Ziggs matchups, this mix of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 48.6% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Ziggs as Shyvana are given for all skill levels combined. If you would like to scope the stats and builds to a distinct rank, you may use the selection menu located earlier on the page.