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How to Win Zoe vs Shyvana Counter MatchupZoe is in the b tier of champions

Zoe vs Shyvana

How to Beat Shyvana as Zoe in LoLZoe is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Shyvana as Zoe

based on 651 Zoe vs Shyvana matchups
Win Rate
48.5 %
K/D/A
2.46
Pick Rate
1.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of ranked League rounds each and every week. Within our database, Zoe did battle with Shyvana 651 times. With so many games with Zoe vs Shyvana provides us faith in our capacity to prepare informative statistics and a supported build to counter your opponent. This particular champion matchup is fairly rare. Zoe fights Shyvana in only 1.3% of her rounds.

Zoe vs Shyvana Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Zoe has done a poor job of beating Shyvana. Typically, she wins a acceptable 48.5% of games the champs oppose one another in. In Zoe against Shyvana matches, Zoe’s side is 0.2% more expected to get first blood. This implies that she probably will get first blood against Shyvana.

Best Zoe vs Shyvana Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeLost Chapter

Core Zoe Items

~22 Mins
ShadowflameStormsurgeLuden's Companion

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapHorizon Focus

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

DominationElectrocuteTaste of BloodEyeball CollectionTreasure Hunter
SorceryManaflow BandScorch
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Zoe's passive ability p
Zoe's q ability q
Zoe's w ability w
Zoe's e ability e
Zoe's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
W
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Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Shyvana as Zoe

Tips for Playing as Zoe against Shyvana

Sleepy Trouble Bubble travels further over walls. Find a hiding spot to set up for a long distance kill.

Break Sleep with your biggest damage source, since enemies who are asleep take double damage.

Paddle Star deals more damage the further it has flown. Casting it behind yourself before redirecting can deal tons of damage.

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.

Zoe vs Shyvana Counter Stats

Zoe Image
Win Rate
48.5 %
VS
Win Rate
51.5 %
Shyvana Image
6.6
< Kills >
5.8
5.6
< Deaths >
6
7.2
< Assists >
6.1
1.54
< Killing Sprees >
1.32
135
< Minions Killed >
70
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
1.57
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.51
1,729
< Physical Damage >
4,880
17,559
< Magic Damage >
13,573
3,377
< True Damage >
915
22,666
< Damage Dealt >
19,368
18,714
< Damage Taken >
33,693
10,918
< Gold Earned >
12,273
1.71
< Towers >
1.89
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.29
2,307
< Total Healing >
12,342
13,460
< Experience >
14,380
24
< Vision Score >
22
11
< Wards Placed >
7
137
< Time Dealing CC >
183

How to Counter Shyvana with Zoe in LoL

The stats shown on this page underscore several critical Zoe vs. Shyvana counter stats that may help you realize the distinctions between these two champions. As an example, Zoe’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Shyvana’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Zoe may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Shyvana..

Zoe usually has a similar longest kill spree as her enemy does. Typically, she receives less damage than Shyvana. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also hint that the champ with more HP has less mobility and thus is not able to escape additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Zoe and Shyvana

Damage Types Compared

Zoe
Shyvana
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Zoe
Shyvana

Who is Better, Zoe or Shyvana?

Both League champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Zoe usually loses when taking on Shyvana, with a 48.5% win rate. As a result, Zoe makes a poor counter for Shyvana.

While Zoe does have a lower winrate than Shyvana, when facing one another, Zoe also has a greater learning curve that makes her a more difficult champ to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Zoe into Shyvana.

Additionally, Zoe also has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Shyvana. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Zoe 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 team members during teamfights.

Zoe is a somewhat poor counter to Shyvana. You will do well by focussing your strategy on increasing your CS and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Zoe against Shyvana.

Other Champion Matchups Against Zoe

Zoe Loses Against

ZacZac42.7% winrateMorganaMorgana43.1% winrateUrgotUrgot43.2% winrateZyraZyra43.4% winrate

Zoe Wins Against

YuumiYuumi53.6% winrateRenektonRenekton53.4% winrateXayahXayah53.1% winrateKindredKindred52.5% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

Dr. MundoDr. Mundo+ 51.1% 994 GamesNaafiriNaafiri+ 51.4% 251 GamesSkarnerSkarner+ 51.5% 171 GamesLissandraLissandra+ 52.7% 146 Games

Additional Information for Zoe Players

How We Calculated Our Zoe vs Shyvana Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Shyvana as Zoe, we analyzed 651 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 Zoe 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

Zoe Build Shyvana Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Zoe in order to counter Shyvana during both the lane 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 suggestions presented here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Zoe often racks up more CS relative to Shyvana. Champions who on average don't take much CS usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers reported here to do well.

The best items to focus on in your Zoe versus Shyvana build include Shadowflame, Stormsurge, and Luden's Companion. When Zoe bought at least these three items in her build, she did significantly better vs Shyvana than with many other common item sets. In fact, Zoe had an average win rate of 48.5% when playing against Shyvana with this build.

To have the greatest chance of coming out on top against Shyvana as Zoe, you should take the Electrocute, Taste of Blood, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Manaflow Band, and Scorch runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players used for Zoe vs Shyvana battles, this order of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 48.5% winrate overall.

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