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How to Win Taliyah vs Shyvana Counter MatchupTaliyah is in the s tier of champions

Taliyah vs Shyvana

How to Beat Shyvana as Taliyah in LoLTaliyah is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Shyvana as Taliyah

based on 524 Taliyah vs Shyvana matchups
Win Rate
48.5 %
K/D/A
2.29
Pick Rate
1.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of ranked LoL rounds each and every week. Within our data, Taliyah battled Shyvana in 524 games. With so many games with Taliyah versus Shyvana gives us a lot of faith in our ability to produce actionable data and a supported build to obliterate your opposition. This counter pairing is somewhat rare. Taliyah encounters Shyvana in only 1.3% of her matches.

Taliyah vs Shyvana Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Taliyah does a poor job of countering Shyvana. Typically, she wins a acceptable 48.5% of the time the champs oppose each other in. In Taliyah versus Shyvana matches, Taliyah’s team is 0.0% more expected to earn first blood. This implies that she probably will get first blood versus Shyvana.

Best Taliyah vs Shyvana Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeLost Chapter

Core Taliyah Items

~22 Mins
ShadowflameStormsurgeLuden's Companion

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapZhonya's HourglassSeraph's EmbraceLiandry's Torment

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Taliyah to level upq
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Second ability for Taliyah to level upe
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Last skill for Taliyah to max outw

Runes

InspirationFirst StrikeMagical FootwearBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
SorceryManaflow BandTranscendence
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Taliyah's passive ability p
Taliyah's q ability q
Taliyah's w ability w
Taliyah's e ability e
Taliyah's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Countering Shyvana as Taliyah

Tips for Playing as Taliyah against Shyvana

Remember, you don't always have to ride Weaver's Wall.

Try to throw enemies into Unraveled Earth using Seismic Shove.

Once you have Rylai's Crystal Scepter, casting Threaded Volley at enemies chasing you is a great way of making them regret everything.

Advice to Win Against Shyvana

All of Shyvana's basic abilities hit multiple enemies in dragon form. It's important for opposing champions to not cluster while fighting her.

Shyvana's Fury Bar indicate her ultimate can be activated. Harassing her when she's low on Fury can be very effective.

A significant portion of Shyvana's power is generated through aggression, making her weak against opponents who are able to keep their distance.

Taliyah vs Shyvana Counter Stats

Taliyah Image
Win Rate
48.5 %
VS
Win Rate
51.5 %
Shyvana Image
6.2
< Kills >
6
6.3
< Deaths >
5.8
8.2
< Assists >
6.4
1.42
< Killing Sprees >
1.43
126
< Minions Killed >
68
0.55
< Dragons Killed >
1.61
0.38
< Inhibitors >
0.51
758
< Physical Damage >
4,852
20,994
< Magic Damage >
13,901
1,045
< True Damage >
976
22,797
< Damage Dealt >
19,730
21,276
< Damage Taken >
33,592
12,124
< Gold Earned >
12,266
1.63
< Towers >
1.77
0.14
< Baron Takedowns >
0.28
4,414
< Total Healing >
12,300
14,325
< Experience >
14,469
23
< Vision Score >
23
9
< Wards Placed >
6
548
< Time Dealing CC >
192

How to Counter Shyvana with Taliyah in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page emphasize some vital Taliyah versus Shyvana matchup stats that may help us realize the distinctions between the pair. As an example, Taliyah’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Shyvana’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Taliyah may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Shyvana..

Taliyah typically has a similar longest killing spree as her counter does. Typically, she receives less damage than Shyvana. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also indicate that the champ with increased HP has less agility and thus is not able to escape further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Taliyah and Shyvana

Damage Types Compared

Taliyah
Shyvana
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Taliyah
Shyvana

Who is Better, Taliyah or Shyvana?

Both LoL champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Taliyah usually loses when trying to fight Shyvana, with a 48.5% win rate. Therefore, Taliyah makes a bad counter to Shyvana.

While Taliyah does have a lower win rate than Shyvana, when they face off with one another, Taliyah also has a greater level of difficulty that makes her a more complex champ to learn. You should be careful when picking Taliyah into Shyvana.

Additionally, Taliyah has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Shyvana. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Taliyah vs Shyvana matchups, Shyvana is the better champion with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.

Taliyah is a somewhat poor counter to Shyvana. Make sure you focus your strategy on keeping up your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Taliyah against Shyvana.

Additional Information for Taliyah Players

How We Calculated Our Taliyah vs Shyvana Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Shyvana as Taliyah, we analyzed 524 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 Shyvana as Taliyah 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 Taliyah in order to counter Shyvana during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats shown above, you should increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Taliyah typically gets more CS as Shyvana. Champions who typically don't acquire much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The top items to use in your Taliyah versus Shyvana build include Shadowflame, Stormsurge, and Luden's Companion. When Taliyah combined at least these three items in her build, she did significantly better versus Shyvana than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Taliyah boasted an average winrate of 48.5% when playing against Shyvana with these items in her kit.

To have the highest probability of beating Shyvana as Taliyah, you should take the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Manaflow Band, and Transcendence runes from the Inspiration and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune builds that we analyzed for Taliyah vs Shyvana counterpicks, this mix of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 48.5% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Shyvana as Taliyah are given for every ranked division. If you would like to narrow the stats and builds to a particular player tier, you should use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.