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How to Win Jax vs Shyvana Counter MatchupJax is in the a tier of champions

Jax vs Shyvana

How to Beat Shyvana as Jax in LoLJax is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Shyvana as Jax

based on 3,753 Jax vs Shyvana matchups
Win Rate
51.4 %
K/D/A
1.95
Pick Rate
1.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of recently ranked League rounds each week. In our data, Jax fought Shyvana 3753 times. Having so many matchups for Jax vs Shyvana gives us a lot of faith in our ability to provide informative statistics and a recommended build to wreck Shyvana. This counter pairing is relatively rare. Jax is forced to battle against Shyvana in only 1.4% of his matches.

Jax vs Shyvana Matchup Summary

Jax does a decent job of countering Shyvana. On average, he wins a acceptable 51.4% of the time the champions clash against one another in. In Jax against Shyvana games, Jax’s team is 0.1% more expected to get first blood, indicating that he probably will be able to get first blood versus Shyvana.

Best Jax vs Shyvana Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalSheen

Core Jax Items

~22 Mins
Trinity ForceWit's EndSundered Sky

Optional Items

Kaenic RookernSterak's GageSpear of ShojinGuardian Angel

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
InspirationMagical FootwearCosmic Insight
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Jax's passive ability p
Jax's q ability q
Jax's w ability w
Jax's e ability e
Jax's ultimate ability r
1
E
2
Q
3
W
4
W
5
W
6
R
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W
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E
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W
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E
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R
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E
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E
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Q
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Q
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R

Guide to Countering Shyvana as Jax

Tips for Playing as Jax against Shyvana

Jax benefits greatly from items that have both Ability Power and Attack Damage such as Guinsoo's Rageblade and Hextech Gunblade.

Jax can Leap Strike to friendly units, including wards. You can use them to plan your escape.

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.

Jax vs Shyvana Counter Stats

Jax Image
Win Rate
51.4 %
VS
Win Rate
48.6 %
Shyvana Image
6.7
< Kills >
5.9
6.1
< Deaths >
6
5.2
< Assists >
6.5
1.55
< Killing Sprees >
1.36
117
< Minions Killed >
67
0.64
< Dragons Killed >
1.6
0.5
< Inhibitors >
0.47
12,054
< Physical Damage >
4,411
7,868
< Magic Damage >
13,647
634
< True Damage >
987
20,556
< Damage Dealt >
19,045
29,775
< Damage Taken >
33,167
11,995
< Gold Earned >
12,195
2.08
< Towers >
1.71
0.16
< Baron Takedowns >
0.27
9,089
< Total Healing >
12,219
14,519
< Experience >
14,286
19
< Vision Score >
22
9
< Wards Placed >
7
191
< Time Dealing CC >
190

How to Counter Shyvana with Jax in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here highlight some valuable Jax versus Shyvana matchup statistics that may help us explain the differences and similarities between the two. Jax’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Shyvana’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Jax may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Shyvana..

Jax usually has a similar longest killing spree as his foe does. On average, he receives less damage than Shyvana. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also imply that the champ with more health has less agility and thus is unable to flee from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Jax and Shyvana

Damage Types Compared

Jax
Shyvana
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Jax
Shyvana

Who is Better, Jax or Shyvana?

Both League champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Jax usually wins when taking on Shyvana, with a 51.4% win rate. Thus, Jax makes a good counter for Shyvana.

While Jax does have a higher winrate compared to Shyvana, when they face off with one another, Jax also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more time consuming champion to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Jax into Shyvana.

Additionally, Jax has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Shyvana. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Jax vs Shyvana matchups, Jax is the better champ with a higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.

Jax is a decent counter to Shyvana. Make sure you focus your strategy on maximizing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Jax against Shyvana.

Additional Information for Jax Players

How We Calculated Our Jax vs Shyvana Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Shyvana as Jax, we analyzed 3,753 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 Jax 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Jax in order to counter Shyvana during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions presented here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Jax typically picks up more CS compared to Shyvana. Champions who on average don't earn much CS usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values displayed here to do well.

The most important items to use in your Jax versus Shyvana build consist of Trinity Force, Wit's End, and Sundered Sky. When Jax incorporated at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better against Shyvana than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Jax had an average winrate of 51.4% when countering Shyvana with this build.

To have the best probability of defeating Shyvana as Jax, Jax players should equip the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Magical Footwear, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune sets we have analyed for Jax vs Shyvana counters, this mixture of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 51.4% win rate overall.

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