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

Shyvana with Zac

How to Win With Shyvana and Zac Paired TogetherShyvana is in the s tier of champions
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How to Synergize Shyvana and Zac

based on 432 Shyvana with Zac pairs
Win Rate
51.2 %
K/D/A
2.08
Pick Rate
0.8 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we pull the stats from from millions of League matches straight from Riot Games each week. Shyvana has gone into battle with Zac in 432 recently played, ranked matches. By gathering so much great data directly from the developers of League of Legends, we are completely sure that we can showcase high quality, usable builds to help Shyvana play with Zac. It is very rare for Shyvana to play with Zac as teammates. This pairing has only happened in approximately 0.8% of rounds with Shyvana.

Shyvana Zac Synergy Summary

Shyvana has done a decent job of playing alongside Zac. Typically, she wins an acceptable 51.2% of rounds the champs fight together on the same side. If you want to play better as Shyvana when playing with Zac by figuring out how to better synergize your gameplay with him, then review the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Shyvana vs Zac Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsLong Sword

Core Shyvana Items

~22 Mins
Nashor's ToothShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Titanic HydraTrinity 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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Guide to Synergizing Shyvana and Zac

Tips for Playing as Shyvana with Zac

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 Zac Will Play

Picking up goo chunks is very important to staying alive.

When Cell Division is ready, try to die in a position that makes it difficult for the enemy team to kill your bloblets.

Charging Elastic Slingshot from the fog of war will give opponents less time to react.

Shyvana Zac Synergy Stats

Shyvana Image
Win Rate
51.2 %
VS
Win Rate
48.8 %
Zac Image
6.3
< Kills >
6
6
< Deaths >
6
6.2
< Assists >
6.5
1.43
< Killing Sprees >
1.38
90
< Minions Killed >
68
1.29
< Dragons Killed >
1.61
0.54
< Inhibitors >
0.48
5,386
< Physical Damage >
4,982
14,767
< Magic Damage >
14,146
904
< True Damage >
1,023
21,057
< Damage Dealt >
20,152
32,469
< Damage Taken >
33,747
12,224
< Gold Earned >
12,288
1.97
< Towers >
1.75
0.21
< Baron Takedowns >
0.28
10,529
< Total Healing >
12,365
14,225
< Experience >
14,393
20
< Vision Score >
22
6
< Wards Placed >
7
158
< Time Dealing CC >
194

How to Play with Zac as Shyvana in LoL

The Shyvana Zac synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of her gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Zac, 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 Zac. His KDA worsened from NaN to NaN. This fall shows that Zac helps Shyvana perform not as well in competitive League of Legends rounds. Yet, the small difference demonstrates that this performance change is only marginal.

When Shyvana plays on the same team as Zac, she sees a marginal improvement in her full damage dealt. This difference could signal that Zac supports by providing protection for her to dish out more damage or that his support also helps increase the match's duration. Similarly, when Shyvana is played with Zac 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 Zac.

Additionally, when Shyvana plays with Zac on the same team, she usually takes a little less damage than when she fights alone. Receiving not as much damage may mean that Zac does a decent job of protecting Shyvana during teamfights.

Synergies between Shyvana and Zac

Damage Types Compared

Shyvana
Zac
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Shyvana
Zac

Is Shyvana better when played alongside Zac?

There is no one best ally for Shyvana that will no matter what be her best ally. Yet, Zac is a pretty good ally for Shyvana. By playing on the same side as Shyvana, he raises their win rate by 2.1% to 51.2%. This clearly indicates that there is pretty good bond between Shyvana and Zac that results in them performing stronger together than without each other.

Zac has a much greater difficulty compared to Shyvana. That means Shyvana players must be careful when arranging Zac comrades to go into battle on the same side as, as they will need a much higher level of skill to be able to work well with you.

Playing alongside, you should witness an overall large increase in your team’s ability to tank a lot of damage. Combined, these champions will be a great protective duo.

In contrast, by aligning Shyvana and Zac together, you will not be granting your other teammates a lot of support. Make sure to pick other champs on your team that neutralizes this relative disparity in their kit.

Regardless of the ability of your Zac teammate, you should focus on increasing your income, outlasting your enemies, and taking down objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you will do well anyway.

Additional Information for Shyvana Players

How We Calculated Our Shyvana Zac Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Shyvana and Zac, we analyzed 432 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 Zac 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 work well with Zac during both the early game and mid / late game phases of LoL games, you should continue reading to master a few extra tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you mind the build and tips shown above, you will grow your win rate by a lot.

The most important items to build first in your Shyvana and Zac synergy build include Nashor's Tooth, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Shyvana included at least these three finished items in her build, she did significantly better when paired up with Zac than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Shyvana had an average win rate of 51.2% when playing alongside Zac with this build.

To have the greatest chance of defeating 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 runes players picked for Shyvana and Zac pairings, this order of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 51.2% win rate overall.

If you would like to get Shyvana with Zac synergy tips and builds for a a particular division, feel free to choose one from the selection menu provided above. If viewing for the first time, the statistics and strategies displayed are computed using every game with data with both champions.