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

Shyvana vs Taliyah

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

based on 524 Shyvana vs Taliyah matchups
Win Rate
51.5 %
K/D/A
2.14
Pick Rate
1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our matchup statistics from the millions of recently ranked League rounds that we review each and every week. This guide on how to beat Taliyah as Shyvana came out of an examination of 524 ranked rounds where both champs faced off against each other. This champion matchup is fairly rare. Shyvana encounters Taliyah in only 1.0% of her games.

Shyvana vs Taliyah Matchup Summary

Shyvana has done a decent job of countering Taliyah. On average, she wins a acceptable 51.5% of games the champions battle one another in. In Shyvana versus Taliyah rounds, Shyvana’s side is 0.0% more probable to gain first blood, indicating that she most likely will be able to get first blood versus Taliyah.

Best Shyvana vs Taliyah Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsRecurve Bow

Core Shyvana Items

~22 Mins
Nashor's ToothShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapSundered SkyTitanic 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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W
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W
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W
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Q
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R

Guide to Countering Taliyah as Shyvana

Tips for Playing as Shyvana against Taliyah

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 Taliyah

When Taliyah casts Unraveled Earth in the lane, be on the lookout for Seismic Shove. If she throws you into her minefield, the throws and stones will break your bones.

Taliyah's Threaded Volley is locked into a direction. If she's throwing rocks at you, dodge to the side!

Shyvana vs Taliyah Counter Stats

Shyvana Image
Win Rate
51.5 %
VS
Win Rate
48.5 %
Taliyah Image
6
< Kills >
6.2
5.8
< Deaths >
6.3
6.4
< Assists >
8.2
1.43
< Killing Sprees >
1.42
68
< Minions Killed >
126
1.61
< Dragons Killed >
0.55
0.51
< Inhibitors >
0.38
4,852
< Physical Damage >
758
13,901
< Magic Damage >
20,994
976
< True Damage >
1,045
19,730
< Damage Dealt >
22,797
33,592
< Damage Taken >
21,276
12,266
< Gold Earned >
12,124
1.77
< Towers >
1.63
0.28
< Baron Takedowns >
0.14
12,300
< Total Healing >
4,414
14,469
< Experience >
14,325
23
< Vision Score >
23
6
< Wards Placed >
9
192
< Time Dealing CC >
548

How to Counter Taliyah with Shyvana in LoL

The stats shown here show several important Shyvana against Taliyah counter statistics that may help us explain the distinctions between these two champions. For instance, Shyvana’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Taliyah’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Shyvana may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Taliyah..

Shyvana normally has a similar longest killing spree as her counter does. On average, she receives more damage than Taliyah. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also indicate that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Shyvana and Taliyah

Damage Types Compared

Shyvana
Taliyah
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Shyvana
Taliyah

Who is Better, Shyvana or Taliyah?

Both LoL champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Shyvana usually wins when taking on Taliyah, with a 51.5% win rate. Therefore, Shyvana makes a good counter for Taliyah.

While Shyvana does have a higher win rate compared to Taliyah, when facing one another, Shyvana also has a lower learning curve that makes her a less challenging character to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Shyvana into Taliyah.

Moreover, Shyvana also has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Taliyah. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Shyvana vs Taliyah matchups, Shyvana is the better champ with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.

Shyvana is a decent counter for Taliyah. Make sure you focus your gameplay on keeping up your gold income and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Shyvana against Taliyah.

Additional Information for Shyvana Players

How We Calculated Our Shyvana vs Taliyah Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Taliyah as Shyvana, we analyzed 524 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 Taliyah 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

If you would like to truly master Shyvana in order to counter Taliyah 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 tips shown above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Shyvana often gets less CS compared to Taliyah. Champs who typically don't acquire much CS often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers displayed here to do well.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Shyvana versus Taliyah build include Nashor's Tooth, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Shyvana combined at least these three pieces in her build, she did much better against Taliyah than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Shyvana boasted an average win rate of 51.5% battling Taliyah with these items in her kit.

To have the greatest chance of vanquishing Taliyah as Shyvana, you should use the Dark Harvest, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Gathering Storm, and Transcendence runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the runes that we analyzed for Shyvana vs Taliyah fights, this order of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 51.5% winrate overall.

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