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How to Win Shyvana vs Cassiopeia Counter MatchupShyvana is in the b tier of champions

Shyvana vs Cassiopeia

How to Beat Cassiopeia as Shyvana in LoLShyvana is in the s tier of champions
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Mage

How to Beat Cassiopeia as Shyvana

based on 466 Shyvana vs Cassiopeia matchups
Win Rate
48.9 %
K/D/A
2.11
Pick Rate
0.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our matchup statistics from the millions of recently rated League of Legends rounds that we get from Riot Games every week. Our guide on how to beat Cassiopeia as Shyvana came out of an evaluation of 466 ranked games where both champs battled each other. This particular champ matchup is fairly rare. Shyvana is forced to battle against Cassiopeia in only 0.9% of her games.

Shyvana vs Cassiopeia Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Shyvana has done a below average job of countering Cassiopeia. Typically, she wins a acceptable 48.9% of the time the champs face off with one another in. In Shyvana vs Cassiopeia games, Shyvana’s team is 0.0% more likely to gain first blood. This indicates that she most likely will be able to get first blood against Cassiopeia.

Best Shyvana vs Cassiopeia Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordTiamat

Core Shyvana Items

~22 Mins
Nashor's ToothShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapTrinity ForceTitanic 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
2
W
3
Q
4
E
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E
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R
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E
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Guide to Countering Cassiopeia as Shyvana

Tips for Playing as Shyvana against Cassiopeia

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 Win Against Cassiopeia

Be wary of Cassiopeia's damage potential with Twin Fang when she has you poisoned.

Turn away from Cassiopeia when she is casting Petrifying Gaze to get slowed instead of stunned.

Shyvana vs Cassiopeia Counter Stats

Shyvana Image
Win Rate
48.9 %
VS
Win Rate
51.1 %
Cassiopeia Image
6.2
< Kills >
7
6.1
< Deaths >
6
6.7
< Assists >
6.3
1.45
< Killing Sprees >
1.65
70
< Minions Killed >
178
1.64
< Dragons Killed >
0.17
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.42
5,253
< Physical Damage >
682
15,063
< Magic Damage >
23,342
1,091
< True Damage >
315
21,408
< Damage Dealt >
24,339
34,630
< Damage Taken >
27,801
12,532
< Gold Earned >
11,881
1.76
< Towers >
1.71
0.24
< Baron Takedowns >
0.07
12,580
< Total Healing >
7,755
14,689
< Experience >
15,672
22
< Vision Score >
18
7
< Wards Placed >
9
203
< Time Dealing CC >
459

How to Counter Cassiopeia with Shyvana in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here underscore several influential Shyvana against Cassiopeia matchup statistics that may help us figure out the differences between the pair. As an example, Shyvana’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Cassiopeia’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Shyvana may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Cassiopeia..

Shyvana often has a similar longest kill spree as her foe does. Commonly, she takes more damage than Cassiopeia. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also indicate that the champion with increased HP has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Shyvana and Cassiopeia

Damage Types Compared

Shyvana
Cassiopeia
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Shyvana
Cassiopeia

Who is Better, Shyvana or Cassiopeia?

Both League champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Shyvana usually loses when taking on Cassiopeia, with a 48.9% win rate. Thus, Shyvana makes a poor counter to Cassiopeia.

While Shyvana does have a lower win rate compared to Cassiopeia, when they face off with one another, Shyvana also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes her a less challenging champion to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Shyvana into Cassiopeia.

Additionally, Shyvana has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Cassiopeia. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Shyvana vs Cassiopeia matchups, Cassiopeia is the better champ with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Shyvana is a somewhat poor counter for Cassiopeia. Focus your actions on increasing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Shyvana against Cassiopeia.

Additional Information for Shyvana Players

How We Calculated Our Shyvana vs Cassiopeia Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Cassiopeia as Shyvana, we analyzed 466 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 Cassiopeia as Shyvana 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

To truly master Shyvana in order to counter Cassiopeia during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats displayed above, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Shyvana typically racks up less CS as Cassiopeia. Champions who on average don't get much CS usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Shyvana versus Cassiopeia build include Nashor's Tooth, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Shyvana included at least these three pieces in her build, she performed significantly better vs Cassiopeia than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Shyvana boasted an average win rate of 48.9% battling Cassiopeia with this counter build.

To have the greatest likelihood of beating Cassiopeia as Shyvana, Shyvana players should take 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 used for Shyvana vs Cassiopeia counterpicks, this mixture of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 48.9% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Cassiopeia as Shyvana are given for all ranked divisions. If you want to filter the statistics and builds to an individual skill level, you may use the selection menu located earlier on the page.