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How to Synergize Gragas with Shyvana on the Same TeamGragas is in the a tier of champions

Gragas with Shyvana

How to Win With Gragas and Shyvana Paired TogetherGragas is in the b tier of champions
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How to Synergize Gragas and Shyvana

based on 488 Gragas with Shyvana pairs
Win Rate
47.7 %
K/D/A
2.07
Pick Rate
0.7 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we take in data from from millions of League games straight from Riot Games each week. Gragas has gone into battle with Shyvana in 488 recently played, ranked matches. By pooling so much relevant data directly from the developers of League of Legends, we are completely sure that we can showcase high quality, accurate builds to help Gragas play with Shyvana. It is very rare for Gragas to play alongside Shyvana on the same team. This has only happened in about 0.7% of rounds with Gragas.

Gragas Shyvana Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Gragas has done a poor job of synergizing with Shyvana. Typically, he wins a dismal 47.7% of rounds the champions appear on the same team. If you want to maximize your potential as Gragas when fighting on the same team as Shyvana by learning how to better synergize your play style with her, then look into the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Gragas vs Shyvana Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Sapphire CrystalAmplifying Tome

Core Gragas Items

~22 Mins
ShadowflameStormsurgeLuden's Companion

Optional Items

Rod of AgesZhonya's HourglassHextech RocketbeltLich Bane

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

SorceryPhase RushManaflow BandTranscendenceScorch
InspirationBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Gragas's passive ability p
Gragas's q ability q
Gragas's w ability w
Gragas's e ability e
Gragas's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Synergizing Gragas and Shyvana

Tips for Playing as Gragas with Shyvana

Try to knock enemies back into your towers with Explosive Cask.

Try to combo Body Slam with Explosive Cask to set up kills for your team.

The damage reduction from Drunken Rage is applied when you start drinking, try to use it when you see damage coming your way.

Advice to Understand How Shyvana Will Play

It can be valuable to purchase one of the items that can slow enemies: Frozen Mallet, Dead Man's Plate, or Entropy.

Shyvana's abilities all benefit from attacking units. As a result, Attack Speed items are more valuable on her than most champions.

Burnout is an ideal choice for jungling. Monsters will be hit by the full duration, and the speed boost improves her ganking potential.

Flame Breath is great to level-up against difficult lane opponents.

Gragas Shyvana Synergy Stats

Gragas Image
Win Rate
47.7 %
VS
Win Rate
52.3 %
Shyvana Image
5.5
< Kills >
5.9
5.9
< Deaths >
5.8
6.7
< Assists >
7.2
1.28
< Killing Sprees >
1.36
139
< Minions Killed >
109
0.17
< Dragons Killed >
0.59
0.41
< Inhibitors >
0.38
1,552
< Physical Damage >
1,474
18,489
< Magic Damage >
18,364
565
< True Damage >
641
20,607
< Damage Dealt >
20,480
28,408
< Damage Taken >
29,773
10,930
< Gold Earned >
11,274
1.65
< Towers >
1.47
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.14
10,107
< Total Healing >
12,331
14,225
< Experience >
14,035
22
< Vision Score >
21
10
< Wards Placed >
8
379
< Time Dealing CC >
414

How to Play with Shyvana as Gragas in LoL

The Gragas Shyvana synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Shyvana, compared to his overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how his gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.

Overall, Gragas sees a large worsening in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Shyvana. His KDA decreased from NaN to NaN. This negative change shows that Shyvana helps Gragas perform poorer in competitive League rounds. Yet, the small difference proves that this performance change is only marginal.

When Gragas plays on the same team as Shyvana, he sees a marginal improvement in his complete damage dealt. This difference could indicate that Shyvana provides protection for him to deal more damage or that her allyship also helps increase the game's duration. Similarly, when Gragas is played with Shyvana on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing synergisticly with Shyvana.

Additionally, when Gragas plays with Shyvana on the same side, he often takes a little less damage than when he fights alone. Receiving not as much damage may indicate that Shyvana does a decent job of covering Gragas in team fights.

Synergies between Gragas and Shyvana

Damage Types Compared

Gragas
Shyvana
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Gragas
Shyvana

Is Gragas better when played alongside Shyvana?

There is no universally accepted best ally for Gragas that will 100% of the time be his #1 teammate. However, Shyvana is a very typical ally for Gragas. By playing on the same team as Gragas, she lowers their win rate by -0.2% to 47.7%. This proves that there is a weak synergy between Gragas and Shyvana that results in them performing worse together than alone.

Shyvana has a lower difficulty than Gragas. That means Gragas players don't need to be careful when enlisting Shyvana comrades to fight alongside, as they will need a lower level of skill to do well with you.

Working cooperatively, Gragas players will likely observe an overall large increase in your team’s capability to soak up damage. Combined, these champions will be able to tank for the rest of their team.

Conversely, by pairing Gragas and Shyvana together, you will not be granting your other teammates a lot of utility. Make sure to have other champions on your team that helps cover this disparity in their abilities.

Regardless of your Shyvana ally's skill level, you should focus on increasing your income, warding to avoid ambushes, and taking down objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you should do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Gragas Players

How We Calculated Our Gragas Shyvana Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Gragas and Shyvana, we analyzed 488 ranked and recent League of Legends matches. We perform advanced data cleaning and statistical methods to guarantee that our team synergy stats are accurate and reliable. You can be confident that our recommended build to pair Gragas with Shyvana comes from actual 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 your division's most relevant stats and build.

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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Gragas in order to pair well with Shyvana during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League rounds, you should keep reading to pick up additional tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you use the build and stats displayed here, you will grow your win rate significantly.

The ideal finished items to use in your Gragas and Shyvana synergy build include Shadowflame, Stormsurge, and Luden's Companion. When Gragas used at least these three great items in his build, he did much better when paired up with Shyvana than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Gragas had an average win rate of 47.7% when synergizing his build and playstyle to Shyvana with these items in his kit.

To have the best probability of coming out on top against your oponents, you should take the Phase Rush, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players picked for this team composition, this order of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 47.7% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to team up Shyvana with Gragas are displayed for all skill levels combined. To filter the stats and builds to a specific skill level, you can use the selection menu located at the top of this page.