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How to Win Vi vs Shyvana Counter MatchupVi is in the s tier of champions

Vi vs Shyvana

How to Beat Shyvana as Vi in LoLVi is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Shyvana as Vi

based on 1,551 Vi vs Shyvana matchups
Win Rate
52.6 %
K/D/A
2.43
Pick Rate
1.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of recently ranked LoL games each week. In our data, Vi fought Shyvana 1551 times. With so many games with Vi vs Shyvana provides us a lot of faith in our capability to provide enlightening stats and a recommended build to defeat your foe. This matchup is fairly rare. Vi is forced to battle against Shyvana in only 1.4% of her rounds.

Vi vs Shyvana Matchup Summary

Vi has done a good job of beating Shyvana. Typically, she wins a terrific 52.6% of games the champions clash against one another in. In Vi vs Shyvana rounds, Vi’s side is 0.0% more expected to obtain first blood. This indicates that she probably will be able to get first blood against Shyvana.

Best Vi vs Shyvana Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsTunneler

Core Vi Items

~22 Mins
Black CleaverSpear of ShojinSundered Sky

Optional Items

Titanic HydraGuardian AngelSterak's GageMaw of Malmortius

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

DominationHail of BladesSudden ImpactEyeball CollectionRelentless Hunter
PrecisionTriumphLegend: Alacrity
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Vi's passive ability p
Vi's q ability q
Vi's w ability w
Vi's e ability e
Vi's ultimate ability r
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W
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E
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Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Shyvana as Vi

Tips for Playing as Vi against Shyvana

A fully charged Vault Breaker will deal double damage. It's great for catching and finishing off fleeing enemies.

Relentless Force does full damage to anyone caught in the shockwave. Use it on minions in lane to hit enemies hiding behind them.

Cease and Desist is a powerful initiation tool, just remember not to get too far ahead of the rest of your team.

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.

Vi vs Shyvana Counter Stats

Vi Image
Win Rate
52.6 %
VS
Win Rate
47.4 %
Shyvana Image
6.3
< Kills >
6
5.8
< Deaths >
6
7.8
< Assists >
6.4
1.48
< Killing Sprees >
1.38
35
< Minions Killed >
69
1.6
< Dragons Killed >
1.55
0.43
< Inhibitors >
0.49
15,881
< Physical Damage >
5,152
73
< Magic Damage >
13,915
833
< True Damage >
980
16,787
< Damage Dealt >
20,048
29,186
< Damage Taken >
33,443
11,588
< Gold Earned >
12,262
1.39
< Towers >
1.8
0.34
< Baron Takedowns >
0.26
11,300
< Total Healing >
12,094
13,525
< Experience >
14,253
22
< Vision Score >
22
6
< Wards Placed >
7
280
< Time Dealing CC >
200

How to Counter Shyvana with Vi in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page show several valuable Vi vs. Shyvana matchup stats that may help you realize the differences between this set of champions. For instance, Vi’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Shyvana’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Vi may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Shyvana..

Vi typically has a similar longest killing spree as her foe does. Typically, she takes less damage than Shyvana. This typically indicates differing health capacities, yet it can also show that the champion with higher HP has less agility and thus is not able to flee from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Vi and Shyvana

Damage Types Compared

Vi
Shyvana
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Vi
Shyvana

Who is Better, Vi or Shyvana?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Vi usually wins when trying to fight Shyvana, with a 52.6% win rate. Thus, Vi makes a good counter for Shyvana.

While Vi does have a higher win rate than Shyvana, when on opposite teams, Vi also has a greater level of difficulty that makes her a more time consuming champion to learn and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Vi into Shyvana.

Furthermore, Vi also has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Shyvana. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Vi vs Shyvana matchups, Vi is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.

Vi is a good counter to Shyvana. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on keeping up your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Vi against Shyvana.

Other Champion Matchups Against Vi

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Vi Wins Against

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Additional Information for Vi Players

How We Calculated Our Vi vs Shyvana Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Shyvana as Vi, we analyzed 1,551 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 Vi 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 Vi to counter Shyvana during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats shown here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Vi most often accumulates less CS relative to Shyvana. Champions who on average don't acquire many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values reported on this page to do well.

The most important items to prioritize in your Vi versus Shyvana build include Black Cleaver, Spear of Shojin, and Sundered Sky. When Vi combined at least these three pieces in her build, she did significantly better vs. Shyvana than with many other common item sets. In fact, Vi boasted an average winrate of 52.6% battling Shyvana with this counter build.

To have the highest probability of crushing Shyvana as Vi, you should equip the Hail of Blades, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Relentless Hunter, Triumph, and Legend: Alacrity runes from the Domination and Precision rune sets. Of all the rune builds players used for Vi vs Shyvana LoL games, this composite of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 52.6% win rate overall.

If you want to get Vi x Shyvana tips and counter stats for a a distinct player tier, please select one from the selection menu above. By default, the stats and guides shown are computed using all rounds with data with these champs.