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

Shyvana with Poppy

How to Win With Shyvana and Poppy Paired TogetherShyvana is in the b tier of champions
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How to Synergize Shyvana and Poppy

based on 463 Shyvana with Poppy pairs
Win Rate
45.8 %
K/D/A
1.97
Pick Rate
0.9 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

Our servers pull data from from millions of League of Legends rounds directly from Riot Games each week. Shyvana has been on the same team as Poppy in 463 recently played, competitive matches. By accumulating so much complete data from the makers of League, we are totally sure that we can showcase high-quality, insightful builds to help Shyvana play with Poppy. It is very rare for Shyvana to play alongside Poppy as allies. This pairing has only taken place in about 0.9% of rounds with Shyvana.

Shyvana Poppy Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Shyvana has done a terrible job of fighting on the same side as Poppy. Typically, she wins a dismal 45.8% of rounds the champions fight alongside one another. If you want to maximize your potential as Shyvana when fighting on the same team as Poppy by figuring out how to better synergize your tactics with her, then check out the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Shyvana vs Poppy Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsAmplifying Tome

Core Shyvana Items

~22 Mins
Nashor's ToothShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapTitanic HydraSundered SkyTrinity Force

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
2
W
3
Q
4
E
5
E
6
R
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E
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W
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E
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W
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W
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W
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Guide to Synergizing Shyvana and Poppy

Tips for Playing as Shyvana with Poppy

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 Poppy Will Play

Keeper's Verdict can be released immediately to send the enemy straight up, take advantage of this in duels.

Iron Ambassador tends to land near walls, try to take advantage of this with Heroic Charge.

Shyvana Poppy Synergy Stats

Shyvana Image
Win Rate
45.8 %
VS
Win Rate
54.2 %
Poppy Image
5.8
< Kills >
6
6
< Deaths >
6
6
< Assists >
6.5
1.35
< Killing Sprees >
1.38
75
< Minions Killed >
68
1.46
< Dragons Killed >
1.61
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.48
4,801
< Physical Damage >
4,982
13,881
< Magic Damage >
14,146
946
< True Damage >
1,023
19,628
< Damage Dealt >
20,152
32,317
< Damage Taken >
33,747
11,889
< Gold Earned >
12,288
1.86
< Towers >
1.75
0.24
< Baron Takedowns >
0.28
11,251
< Total Healing >
12,365
13,780
< Experience >
14,393
22
< Vision Score >
22
7
< Wards Placed >
7
198
< Time Dealing CC >
194

How to Play with Poppy as Shyvana in LoL

The Shyvana Poppy synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of her gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Poppy, 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 large worsening in her KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Poppy. His KDA went down from NaN to NaN. This negative change shows that Poppy helps Shyvana perform poorer in ranked LoL matches. Yet, the small difference demonstrates that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Shyvana is an ally to Poppy, she gets a barely noticable drop in her full damage output. This difference could signal that Poppy does not help cover for her to dish out more damage or that her presence on the team also helps increase the game's duration. Similarly, when Shyvana is played alongside Poppy on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when she plays without Poppy. This is contrasting evidence that she is worse when playing alongside Poppy.

Moreover, when Shyvana plays with Poppy on the same team, she usually receives a little less damage than when she plays alone. Receiving not as much damage could mean that Poppy does a decent job of covering Shyvana during teamfights.

Synergies between Shyvana and Poppy

Damage Types Compared

Shyvana
Poppy
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Shyvana
Poppy

Is Shyvana better when played alongside Poppy?

There is no top companion for Shyvana that will 100% of the time be her #1 teammate. Yet, overall, Poppy is a very bad ally for Shyvana. By playing on the same side as Shyvana, she decreases their win rate by -3.3% to 45.8%. This signals that there is an easy to overcome and exploit bond between Shyvana and Poppy that allows them to perform not as well together than without each other.

Poppy has a greater difficulty than Shyvana. That means Shyvana players should be cautious when finding Poppy comrades to fight alongside, as they will need a greater level of skill to cooperate well with you.

Fighting cooperatively, you should observe an overall large increase in your team’s ability to deal physical damage. When paired, these champs should be able to take down targets with auto-attacks and other AD damage abilities.

Conversely, by pairing Shyvana and Poppy together, you may not be granting your team enough magical damage output. Plan to have other champs on your team that helps cover this relative disparity in their potential.

Regardless of the ability of your Poppy teammate, you need to focus on increasing your gold income, warding to avoid ambushes, and clearing objectives. If you do this, you will do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Shyvana Players

How We Calculated Our Shyvana Poppy Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Shyvana and Poppy, we analyzed 463 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 Poppy 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 in order to work well with Poppy during both the laning and mid / late game phases of LoL games, you should continue reading to learn additional tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you mind the build and tips shown here, you should grow your win rate by a lot.

The top finished items to build first in your Shyvana and Poppy synergy build consist of Nashor's Tooth, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Shyvana bought at least these three pieces in her build, she performed a lot better when paired up with Poppy than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Shyvana had an average win rate of 45.8% helping carry Poppy with these items in her kit.

To have the best likelihood of coming out on top against your oponents, you should equip the Dark Harvest, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Gathering Storm, and Transcendence runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune builds players picked for this champion pairing, this sequence of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 45.8% winrate overall.

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