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How to Win Vex vs Shyvana Counter MatchupVex is in the b tier of champions

Vex vs Shyvana

How to Beat Shyvana as Vex in LoLVex is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Shyvana as Vex

based on 1,048 Vex vs Shyvana matchups
Win Rate
47.6 %
K/D/A
2.4
Pick Rate
1.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our counter statistics from the millions of recently rated LoL rounds that we get from Riot Games each and every week. This guide on how to beat Shyvana as Vex resulted from an analysis of 1048 ranked rounds where both champions faced off against one another. This particular champion matchup is fairly rare. Vex encounters Shyvana in only 1.4% of their matches.

Vex vs Shyvana Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Vex does a poor job of beating Shyvana. Normally, they wins a lowly 47.6% of the time the champs battle one another in. In Vex against Shyvana matches, Vex’s side is 0.1% more probable to obtain first blood, implying that they probably will get first blood against Shyvana.

Best Vex vs Shyvana Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsAmplifying Tome

Core Vex Items

~22 Mins
Zhonya's HourglassStormsurgeLuden's Companion

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapShadowflameLiandry's TormentMalignance

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Vex to level upq
>
Second ability for Vex to level upw
>
Last skill for Vex to max oute

Runes

DominationElectrocuteTaste of BloodEyeball CollectionUltimate Hunter
SorceryManaflow BandTranscendence
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Vex's passive ability p
Vex's q ability q
Vex's w ability w
Vex's e ability e
Vex's ultimate ability r
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E
2
Q
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Shyvana as Vex

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.

Vex vs Shyvana Counter Stats

Vex Image
Win Rate
47.6 %
VS
Win Rate
52.4 %
Shyvana Image
6.9
< Kills >
6.3
6
< Deaths >
6.1
7.5
< Assists >
6.7
1.59
< Killing Sprees >
1.44
159
< Minions Killed >
68
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
1.63
0.43
< Inhibitors >
0.52
1,347
< Physical Damage >
4,900
21,304
< Magic Damage >
14,399
838
< True Damage >
1,000
23,490
< Damage Dealt >
20,300
19,271
< Damage Taken >
34,448
11,357
< Gold Earned >
12,556
1.82
< Towers >
1.84
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.26
2,242
< Total Healing >
12,686
14,239
< Experience >
14,733
20
< Vision Score >
22
10
< Wards Placed >
7
554
< Time Dealing CC >
191

How to Counter Shyvana with Vex in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here underscore several influential Vex versus Shyvana counter statistics that can help us grasp the distinctions between these two champs. For instance, Vex’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Shyvana’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Vex may be more central to their team's team fighting capability than Shyvana..

Vex usually has a similar longest killing spree as their counter does. Typically, they receives less damage than Shyvana. This commonly reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also hint that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to flee from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Vex and Shyvana

Damage Types Compared

Vex
Shyvana
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Vex
Shyvana

Who is Better, Vex or Shyvana?

Both League champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Vex usually loses when facing off against Shyvana, with a 47.6% win rate. Thus, Vex makes a bad counter to Shyvana.

While Vex does have a lower winrate compared to Shyvana, when facing one another, Vex also has a much lower learning curve that makes them a less complex character to learn and master. You should be very concerned when picking Vex into Shyvana.

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

While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Vex vs Shyvana matchups, Shyvana is the better champ with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Vex is a terribly counter for Shyvana. You will do well by focussing your tactics on keeping up your CS and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Vex against Shyvana.

Other Champion Matchups Against Vex

Vex Loses Against

SingedSinged44.6% winrateIvernIvern44.6% winrateMordekaiserMordekaiser44.8% winrateLilliaLillia44.9% winrate

Vex Wins Against

YuumiYuumi56.6% winrateLeBlancLeBlanc54.7% winrateSejuaniSejuani54.4% winrateJayceJayce53.9% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Vex Players

How We Calculated Our Vex vs Shyvana Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Shyvana as Vex, we analyzed 1,048 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 Vex 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

Vex Build Shyvana Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Vex to counter Shyvana 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 presented above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Vex most often picks up more CS as Shyvana. Champs who on average don't earn much CS typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values shown here to do well.

The ideal items to have in your Vex versus Shyvana build include Zhonya's Hourglass, Stormsurge, and Luden's Companion. When Vex incorporated at least these three items in their build, they performed much better versus Shyvana than with many other common builds. In fact, Vex boasted an average winrate of 47.6% battling Shyvana with this counter build.

To have the best likelihood of coming out on top against Shyvana as Vex, Vex players should take the Electrocute, Taste of Blood, Eyeball Collection, Ultimate Hunter, Manaflow Band, and Transcendence runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune sets that we analyzed for Vex vs Shyvana clashes, this mixture of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 47.6% win rate overall.

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