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How to Win Vladimir vs Shyvana Counter MatchupVladimir is in the s tier of champions

Vladimir vs Shyvana

How to Beat Shyvana as Vladimir in LoLVladimir is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Shyvana as Vladimir

based on 1,414 Vladimir vs Shyvana matchups
Win Rate
50.1 %
K/D/A
2.41
Pick Rate
1.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our counter statistics from the millions of ranked League of Legends matches that we get from Riot Games each week. This guide on how to beat Shyvana as Vladimir resulted from an examination of 1414 ranked rounds where both champions faced each other. This champ matchup is fairly rare. Vladimir encounters Shyvana in only 1.3% of his matches.

Vladimir vs Shyvana Matchup Summary

Vladimir does a ok job of countering Shyvana. Normally, he wins a acceptable 50.1% of matches the champions battle each other in. In Vladimir vs Shyvana matches, Vladimir’s side is 0.0% more likely to gain first blood, indicating that he probably will be able to get first blood against Shyvana.

Best Vladimir vs Shyvana Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Dark SealHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Glowing MoteFiendish Codex

Core Vladimir Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapCosmic DriveStormsurge

Optional Items

ShadowflameLiandry's TormentRiftmakerHextech Rocketbelt

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

SorceryPhase RushNimbus CloakTranscendenceGathering Storm
InspirationMagical FootwearCosmic Insight
Ability HasteAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Vladimir's passive ability p
Vladimir's q ability q
Vladimir's w ability w
Vladimir's e ability e
Vladimir's ultimate ability r
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Q
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E
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W
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Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Shyvana as Vladimir

Tips for Playing as Vladimir against Shyvana

Transfusion instantly deals damage to the enemy before healing Vladimir, making it one of the best last hitting tools in the game.

Cast Hemoplague where it will afflict the most units.

Sanguine Pool pops incoming missiles, so it can be used to dodge disables.

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.

Vladimir vs Shyvana Counter Stats

Vladimir Image
Win Rate
50.1 %
VS
Win Rate
49.9 %
Shyvana Image
6
< Kills >
5.9
4.9
< Deaths >
5.6
5.8
< Assists >
6.4
1.32
< Killing Sprees >
1.37
182
< Minions Killed >
69
0.08
< Dragons Killed >
1.64
0.41
< Inhibitors >
0.48
949
< Physical Damage >
5,481
21,892
< Magic Damage >
14,438
344
< True Damage >
1,062
23,187
< Damage Dealt >
20,982
32,016
< Damage Taken >
33,534
11,519
< Gold Earned >
12,152
1.94
< Towers >
1.82
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.28
27,390
< Total Healing >
12,575
14,791
< Experience >
14,265
15
< Vision Score >
22
8
< Wards Placed >
6
116
< Time Dealing CC >
191

How to Counter Shyvana with Vladimir in LoL

The stats shown on this page underscore several significant Vladimir against Shyvana matchup statistics that may help us appreciate the distinctions between this pair of champs. For instance, Vladimir’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Shyvana’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Vladimir may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Shyvana..

Vladimir usually has a similar longest killing spree as his enemy does. On average, he takes a similar amount of damage to Shyvana. This typically indicates differing health capacities, yet it can also illustrate that the champ with increased HP has less agility and thus is unable to escape further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Vladimir and Shyvana

Damage Types Compared

Vladimir
Shyvana
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Vladimir
Shyvana

Who is Better, Vladimir or Shyvana?

Both League champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Vladimir usually fairs equally well when playing against Shyvana, with a 50.1% win rate. Thus, Vladimir makes an ok counter to Shyvana.

While Vladimir does have a higher winrate compared to Shyvana, when on opposite teams, Vladimir also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes him a more difficult champ to develop with. You should be careful when picking Vladimir into Shyvanaas his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Vladimir 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 ton of burst damage.

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

Vladimir is a decent counter for Shyvana. You will do well by focussing your actions on keeping up your gold income and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Vladimir against Shyvana.

Other Champion Matchups Against Vladimir

Vladimir Loses Against

LilliaLillia45.2% winrateMalzaharMalzahar45.6% winrateTrundleTrundle45.9% winrateMordekaiserMordekaiser46.6% winrate

Vladimir Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee55.8% winrateSejuaniSejuani55.3% winrateKarthusKarthus54.7% winrateOlafOlaf54.7% winrate

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Additional Information for Vladimir Players

How We Calculated Our Vladimir vs Shyvana Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Shyvana as Vladimir, we analyzed 1,414 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 Vladimir 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

Vladimir Build Shyvana Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Vladimir 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 tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and stats presented here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Vladimir most often picks up more CS compared to Shyvana. Champions who typically don't acquire many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values reported here to do well.

The ideal items to have in your Vladimir versus Shyvana build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Cosmic Drive, and Stormsurge. When Vladimir combined at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better vs Shyvana than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Vladimir boasted an average winrate of 50.1% when playing against Shyvana with this counter build.

To have the best likelihood of defeating Shyvana as Vladimir, Vladimir players should take the Phase Rush, Nimbus Cloak, Transcendence, Gathering Storm, Magical Footwear, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the runes players used for Vladimir vs Shyvana matchups, this set of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 50.1% win rate overall.

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