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Yasuo vs Shyvana

How to Beat Shyvana as Yasuo in LoLYasuo is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Shyvana as Yasuo

based on 3,603 Yasuo vs Shyvana matchups
Win Rate
53.1 %
K/D/A
1.87
Pick Rate
1.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our matchup stats from the millions of recently ranked LoL games that we get from Riot Games each week. Our guide on how to beat Shyvana as Yasuo came out of an evaluation of 3603 ranked matches where both champions faced one another. This counter matchup is fairly rare. Yasuo encounters Shyvana in only 1.4% of his matches.

Yasuo vs Shyvana Matchup Summary

Yasuo has done a good job of countering Shyvana. Normally, he wins a whopping 53.1% of the time the champs oppose one another in. In Yasuo vs Shyvana rounds, Yasuo’s team is 0.1% more expected to gain first blood. This implies that he probably will get first blood versus Shyvana.

Best Yasuo vs Shyvana Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Recurve BowBerserker's Greaves

Core Yasuo Items

~22 Mins
Infinity EdgeBlade of The Ruined KingImmortal Shieldbow

Optional Items

Guardian AngelBloodthirsterDeath's DanceIceborn Gauntlet

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
ResolveBone PlatingUnflinching
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Yasuo's passive ability p
Yasuo's q ability q
Yasuo's w ability w
Yasuo's e ability e
Yasuo's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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E
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E
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Guide to Countering Shyvana as Yasuo

Tips for Playing as Yasuo against Shyvana

Last Breath can be cast on any target that is knocked Airborne, even by one of your allies.

Dash through a minion to have Sweeping Blade available to chase your opponent should they flee; Dash directly to your opponent to preserve a minion as your escape route.

At level 18, Yasuo's Steel Tempest reaches its Attack Speed cap with 55% Attack Speed from items.

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.

Yasuo vs Shyvana Counter Stats

Yasuo Image
Win Rate
53.1 %
VS
Win Rate
46.9 %
Shyvana Image
7.2
< Kills >
6.1
6.7
< Deaths >
6
5.3
< Assists >
6.9
1.67
< Killing Sprees >
1.4
185
< Minions Killed >
68
0.2
< Dragons Killed >
1.52
0.53
< Inhibitors >
0.44
18,939
< Physical Damage >
5,254
1,930
< Magic Damage >
13,352
954
< True Damage >
1,024
21,823
< Damage Dealt >
19,631
24,408
< Damage Taken >
33,333
12,631
< Gold Earned >
12,196
2.36
< Towers >
1.7
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.25
5,927
< Total Healing >
12,102
14,531
< Experience >
14,240
17
< Vision Score >
21
8
< Wards Placed >
7
200
< Time Dealing CC >
196

How to Counter Shyvana with Yasuo in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page emphasize some critical Yasuo against Shyvana matchup stats that can help us realize the differences between the pair. As an example, Yasuo’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Shyvana’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Yasuo may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Shyvana..

Yasuo often has a similar longest killing spree as his foe does. On average, he receives less damage than Shyvana. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also hint that the champion with increased HP has less agility and thus is not able to flee from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Yasuo and Shyvana

Damage Types Compared

Yasuo
Shyvana
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Yasuo
Shyvana

Who is Better, Yasuo or Shyvana?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Yasuo usually wins when playing against Shyvana, with a 53.1% win rate. As a result, Yasuo makes a great counter for Shyvana.

While Yasuo does have a higher winrate than Shyvana, when facing one another, Yasuo also has a much greater learning curve that makes him a more time consuming character to develop with. You should be be fine when picking Yasuo into Shyvanaas his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Yasuo also has only a small 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 ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Yasuo vs Shyvana matchups, Yasuo is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.

Yasuo is a great counter for Shyvana. Focus your strategy on keeping up your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Yasuo against Shyvana.

Additional Information for Yasuo Players

How We Calculated Our Yasuo vs Shyvana Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Shyvana as Yasuo, we analyzed 3,603 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 Yasuo 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 learn all of the intricacies of Yasuo to counter Shyvana during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats presented here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Yasuo on average gets more CS as Shyvana. Champs who typically don't earn many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions 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, often require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The best items to have in your Yasuo versus Shyvana build include Infinity Edge, Blade of The Ruined King, and Immortal Shieldbow. When Yasuo included at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better when fighting Shyvana than with many other common item sets. In fact, Yasuo had an average winrate of 53.1% when playing against Shyvana with this counter build.

To have the greatest likelihood of defeating Shyvana as Yasuo, you should use the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Bone Plating, and Unflinching runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune sets we have analyed for Yasuo vs Shyvana clashes, this composite of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 53.1% win rate overall.

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