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How to Synergize Shyvana with Aphelios on the Same TeamShyvana is in the b tier of champions

Shyvana with Aphelios

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How to Synergize Shyvana and Aphelios

based on 1,176 Shyvana with Aphelios pairs
Win Rate
47.7 %
K/D/A
1.98
Pick Rate
2.2 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

Our servers take in the results of from millions of League games straight from Riot Games each week. Shyvana has gone into battle with Aphelios in 1176 recent, competitive games. By accumulating so much complete data straight from the publishers of League of Legends, we are completely sure that we can present to you robust, insightful builds to help Shyvana synergize with Aphelios. It is relatively rare for Shyvana to play alongside Aphelios on the same side. This has only taken place in about 2.2% of matches with Shyvana.

Shyvana Aphelios Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Shyvana does a dismal job of fighting on the same side as Aphelios. Usually, she wins a poor 47.7% of matches the champs try and synergize their gameplay. If you want to play better as Shyvana when fighting on the same team as Aphelios by learning how to better synergize your playstyle with him, then look into the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Shyvana vs Aphelios Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsAmplifying Tome

Core Shyvana Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapNashor's ToothStormsurge

Optional Items

Sterak's GageShadowflameSundered SkyTitanic Hydra

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Shyvana to level upe
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Second ability for Shyvana to level upw
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Last skill for Shyvana to max outq

Runes

DominationDark HarvestSudden ImpactEyeball CollectionTreasure Hunter
SorceryTranscendenceGathering Storm
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Shyvana's passive ability p
Shyvana's q ability q
Shyvana's w ability w
Shyvana's e ability e
Shyvana's ultimate ability r
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E
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W
3
Q
4
E
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E
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R
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Guide to Synergizing Shyvana and Aphelios

Tips for Playing as Shyvana with Aphelios

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.

Advice to Understand How Aphelios Will Play

Each of Aphelios' weapons have different strengths, so try to find the right situation for your current weapons.

Shyvana Aphelios Synergy Stats

Shyvana Image
Win Rate
47.7 %
VS
Win Rate
52.3 %
Aphelios Image
5.9
< Kills >
6
6.1
< Deaths >
6
6.2
< Assists >
6.5
1.34
< Killing Sprees >
1.38
65
< Minions Killed >
68
1.54
< Dragons Killed >
1.61
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.48
4,675
< Physical Damage >
4,982
13,942
< Magic Damage >
14,146
1,024
< True Damage >
1,023
19,641
< Damage Dealt >
20,152
33,182
< Damage Taken >
33,747
12,101
< Gold Earned >
12,288
1.65
< Towers >
1.75
0.26
< Baron Takedowns >
0.28
12,082
< Total Healing >
12,365
14,140
< Experience >
14,393
22
< Vision Score >
22
6
< Wards Placed >
7
197
< Time Dealing CC >
194

How to Play with Aphelios as Shyvana in LoL

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

Overall, Shyvana sees a very large drop in her KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Aphelios. His KDA went down from NaN to NaN. This worsening shows that Aphelios helps Shyvana perform not as well in ranked LoL games. Yet, the small difference shows that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Shyvana is paired with Aphelios, she sees a little drop in her complete damage dealt. This may signal that Aphelios doesn't help protection for her to dish out more damage or that his presence on the team also helps increase the round's duration. Similarly, when Shyvana is played with Aphelios on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when she plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that she is worse when playing alongside Aphelios.

Additionally, when Shyvana plays with Aphelios on the same side, she on average receives a little less damage than when she plays alone. Getting dealt not as much damage may mean that Aphelios does a decent job of covering Shyvana during teamfights.

Synergies between Shyvana and Aphelios

Damage Types Compared

Shyvana
Aphelios
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Shyvana
Aphelios

Is Shyvana better when played alongside Aphelios?

There is no ideal companion for Shyvana that will always be her #1 synergy. However, overall, Aphelios is a below average teammate for Shyvana. By locking into the same team as Shyvana, he lowers their win rate by -1.4% to 47.7%. This signals that there is a negative strategic relationship between Shyvana and Aphelios that results in them performing worse together than alone.

Aphelios has a much greater difficulty compared to Shyvana. That means Shyvana players should be very careful when lining up Aphelios allies to go into battle on the same side as, as they will require a much greater level of skill to do well with you.

Playing together, you should see an overall large increase in your team’s capability to destroy wih physical damage. Combined, these champs can tear through the other team with a lot of physcial damage.

Conversely, by aligning Shyvana and Aphelios together, you may not be granting your team much magic damage. Plan to have other champions on your team that helps cover this disparity in this pairing's abilities.

Regardless of your Aphelios ally's skill level, you should focus on maximizing your gold income, warding to avoid ambushes, and taking down objectives. If you do this, you should do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Shyvana Players

How We Calculated Our Shyvana Aphelios Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Shyvana and Aphelios, we analyzed 1,176 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 Shyvana with Aphelios 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

To learn all of the intricacies of Shyvana to synergize with Aphelios during both the laning and mid / late game phases of LoL games, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and stats shown here, you should grow your win rate significantly.

The best finished items to have in your Shyvana and Aphelios synergy build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Nashor's Tooth, and Stormsurge. When Shyvana used at least these three pieces in her build, she performed a lot better as an ally of Aphelios than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Shyvana had an average win rate of 47.7% when synergizing her build and playstyle to Aphelios with this build.

To have the best chance of coming out on top against your oponents, Shyvana players should equip the Dark Harvest, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Gathering Storm, and Transcendence runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players chose for this champion pairing, this mixture of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 47.7% win rate overall.

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