r/shyvanamains

I see the default build is trinity -> shojin -> dd -> jaksho. Most master+ otp seem to go this every game there are some who do kraken dnd dd jaksho. I go the kraken build with riftmaker 5th item and defensive boots rather than vamp boots since im squishier on this build. I would like to know why everyone uses the trinity force build and what the advantages/disadvantages are. The carry potential feels way lower than kraken build and I struggle to 1v9 games on trinity setup. Also is going Trinity dd before shojin ever legal vs 4/5 ad comps? Or maw vs 3+ ap before 5th item on either build or is this dogshit and u would rather stack mr through passive + jaksho?

The title is self explainatory.

If d&d is a hot doodoo item on Shyvana because of it's low stats and lackluster healing, why not go for a more burst oriented sheen item like lichbane when building AP?

I mean it doesn't have health or attack speed or any survivability, but it has the AP and ability haste (and some ms as a bonus) so surely it makes up for something.

Hey all, getting back into Shyvana after a long while, what are the best ways to play her right now?

Anyone tried the buffed eclipse on top/mid? Seems like it could be good with some of her short trades, especially with the grasp shield bash page?

Is it still optimal on Shyvana (in general, not 3+ melee/tank builds) after the nerfs?

Especially when you can build Rift Maker, Death's Dance

Do we even still build it as a third item instead of fourth in a melee/tank comp and delay other potentially better items?

Hello everybody :)

So, I started playing League seriously a few months ago, just after Shyvana's rework, and was looking for a champ to main. Long story short, after trying a lot of champs, I just felt a connection with Shyvana for a myriad of reasons.

Since choosing her, I've actually only played her once or twice on Summoner's Rift, and I believe that game was in mid lane lol. Most of my games over the last few months have been in ARAM Mayhem. The main reason for that is that I really want to play Shyvana, but I don't particularly enjoy playing jungle, so I've mostly used other game modes while learning the game and other champs' abilities.

Even though most of my experience with Shyvana has been in ARAM Mayhem, I feel like I've still learned a lot about her kit and gameplay. I've also spent quite a bit of time researching her and watching higher-level players, although most of what I've watched has been jungle.

But I also realize that I'm not the only Shyvana enjoyer, and there are plenty of people here who have far more experience with her than I do. I have my own opinions about her and the state she's in, but I'd rather keep those to myself for now and hear what other Shyvana players think first.

So I'd really appreciate it if you guys could give me your honest opinions on Shyvana. I'm not looking for everyone to agree with each other, and I'm not really interested in simply hearing whether she's good or bad. I'm much more interested in why you feel the way you do.

What do you enjoy about playing Shyvana? What do you think she does well? What do you dislike about her current design or gameplay? And if you could change one thing about her, what would it be?

Thank you to everyone who took the time to read this post, and especially to those taking the time to reply <3

I hate to be a doom poster, but it's time we had a real talk about why riot is so afraid of giving Shyvana a real passive.

Long story short, it's because giving free resistance stats to a character that can build AP is very dangerous, and you might say "oh but there exist AP bruisers that have high resistance" and you'd be correct! Except they don't actually get resistances (not all the time at least).

Mordekaiser is notorious for being pretty difficult to kill (at least in low elo) both from his W shield and his R stat steal + he deals huge burst damage, except he 1 has no mobility and 2 no way to deal damage from a long range.

Sylas' W was a bandaid fix to his survivability in lane while he was still being conceived as a mid lane assassin, which while yes it is now a problem with his bruiser build and high mobility, it is now somewhat balanced by his (somewhat) lacking damage and again the fact that he has no way to deal damage without being close to the enemy team.

Now where am I going with this? Shyvana is a diver, and divers are notorious for their ability to very easily dive the enemy backline and stay on top of the damage dealers, taking away a lot of the pressure from their team - now imagine if a diver went on the enemy backline, bursted them down with their abilities, and could still fight because of either their really high innate infinitely scaling (P) resistances, or innate high (W) shields and (R) health. That would lead to a lot of frustration and very obvious quick nerfs.

So, what I'm trying to say is that we won't get any ability enhancing passive, or a resistance passive, or whatever else that would allow Shyvana to do what she already does but better, as long as we are allowed to build both AD and AP (with mixed results) on Shyvana (which a lot of us are fans of, me included).

Anyway if this posts goes big or something, I'm obviously open to a friendly discussion on the topic in the comments. Cheers.

I want to incorporate eclipse into the build somehow would something like tri->dd-> eclipse or tri->eclipse ->dd why would either of these builds be bad, i remember eclipse was giga op at 8% max health damage last time what would be a good build that can include eclipse

Reddit told me to post this here. Sorry, I have to.

Hey yall, with the recent changes (not with shyvana directly) with the fleet-footwork changes and adding more ap ratio for jungle for clearing. Do you think there is a place for ap bruiser to return? I haven’t tested fleet yet because the other rune choices just felt better on her.

I play a lot of TFT, but I started playing LoL a few weeks ago. I discovered Shyvana and love her playstyle. I’m currently Bronze II and really enjoying the game! I very often use the same build: Trinity Force, Shojin, and Death's Dance. I’d like to know if you adjust your early items based on the enemy team composition. For example, if the opposing team is very tank-heavy, do you switch to a tankier build with the appropriate runes? And conversely, if they’re squishy, do you go for an even more aggressive build? Thanks in advance!