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A Guide to Jungle Shyvana

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Spells:

Smite

Flash

Items

Start with.

Core items

If your taking role of the tank

If you get an early lead

Ideal final build

Alternate Final build

Ability Order

Shyvana Passive Ability

Introduction

Hey guys its TTO Eyva, ive been playing league since early season 3, not long i know, but ive pretty much been playing it non-stop since then, i own every champion now and have played my fair amount of games with each champion, Im only in silver 3 but please dont let that knock you, i have only recently started playing in the ranked scene and i won 7 out of my 10 provisional games so not that bad :p.

is definitely one of my favorite champions in the current meta, especially in the jungle, the presence she brings with her to the rift is immense and i strongly believe that theres little champions that can match her overall game impact.

i hope you enjoy this guide, and please be sure to check out my next guide: Playing in the Twisted Treeline, which will be released at some point on 04/06/2014.

Summoner Spells

Flash is essential for any champion in league of legends, it gifts you a free escape and a great engage.

Smite is also pretty high on the essentials list for Junglers, as it is quite simply the best tool for securing buffs, and .

Other summoner icons Shyvana could run in the jungle. (although i wouldnt suggest them over the above 2)

Some people prefer ghost over flash as it will still grant you engage and disengage, and you will cover more ground then you will with however, just doesn't offer you the same opportunities as does.

I dont mind taking over flash occasionally but i would never do it as , maybe if i was playing or someone else with their own escape, that doesn't cost them their ultimate.

You dont see it often but can be a good tool for junglers who can jungle without , as it helps to provide more pressure during ganks, but i would never take over myself

Ability Sequence

Ability Sequence
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18

I always go this way with the abilities myself, even if playing in a lane. i just feel as though this is the strongest way to build a into the Farming beast that she is.

Pros / Cons

Pros.
. Super fast Camp Clear
. Great for invading
. Great Camp Clear with
. Synergy is great with most teams
. Scales well into late game
. Your a dragon!

Cons.
. Doesnt have alot of Disengage pre 6
. Has little to no CC for ganks
. There is a whole Team of Dragonslayers out there

Your role in game

As in the jungle it is ultimately your role to have a positive influence on your carry lanes, be it through getting them kills/assists or just through lane pressure. this isnt always an easy task, but does make it easy for you.

Early Game (<6)
- i really dont think can offer much in terms of kill potential this early on in the game, but as a jungle you will find its quite easy to get a very early level advantage onto the enemy laners, this is especially the case if you can successfully steal an enemy buff, if you get a level advantage you have a great opportunity to sway a lane into your favor, as most lanes at this point in the game should be even. i like to choose the top lane as my first gank simply because i find it is usually the safest to gank, make sure your laner knows the game plan, and just aim to push the other laner out, you dont need a kill, just the pressure, if you can get your top laner a level or two above theirs, your laner will have a much easier time in the lane.

Mid game (6-14)
- is strong in the mid game, she has alot more to offer in a gank now that she has available to her, when performing ganks in the mid game, you should be aiming to gift over your carries afew kills, but your main role is to maintain the vision your team has, you should at this point switch out your trinket for the trinket as this will help you to deny enemy vision, and you should be buying as many wards as your money allows, most importantly around the and buff areas, use this vision advantage to help you notify your team of incoming danger and to try your best to moniter the path of your rival jungler.

Late game (>14)
- you should now be a formidable wall for your carries, aim for big team fights, and try to position yourself between your carries and any incoming threats to them, try to save your until you can group up as many of the enemy team as possible, you might need to be the engage for your team, so be aware that you might need to go in man mode style and jump right into 5 people, you cant be afraid of doing so whilst playing the tank for your team. do your best to peel for your friendly carry and just be a nuisance.

Creeping / Jungling

I strongly believe that each player should try the jungle afew times themselves, and come up with a jungle path that they are most comfortable with as that will be the best path for you as a player. This is just how i would do it.
I always start by rushing To the enemy and placing a ward in the bush either above or below the buff camp (above purple side - Below Blue side), i put the ward here as it is less likely to be checked. if possible i will then attempt to smite the enemies red away, if successful i will go straight to my own blue, then straight to my own red, after my own red, it really depends if there is a gank opportunity, if not i tend to do then then back to shop.

i often find that because of it is easy to get to the opponents buff before laner is in a position to defend it, it is still very advisable to be careful when invading and getting help from the closest friendly lane is always advised.
its also important to know when your beat, wasting time trying to invade a buff that you cant invade will put you behind and could even get you killed, if your invade fails return to your own jungle and farm normally, keeping an extra eye on their jungler as he will probably be out for revenge.

also be aware that their junlger might usually start at their red buff, in which case take your mid laner and attempt to steal their blue, an early game blue buff steal can make huge differences to the game.

Performing a Gank

Pre 6
- When ganking pre 6 with your probably not going to come out with a kill, unless the enemy player is severely out of position, that does not mean dont gank though. ganking is more about relieving pressure or even promoting your carries pressure within the lane, i find it best to gank around the level 3 mark as you will probably reach it just before the laners will, its best to enter the lane saving your skills as long as you can, engage with and then follow up with and making sure to utilize the aa reset it offers. this will cause a good burst of damage this early in the game and the enemy laner will have to fall back away from lane.

After 6
- your ganking pattern doesnt change that much you should still engage with and then follow up with and but now you can also use to improve your kill potential, i like to save as long as i can as so i can follow up a or use it to knockback an enemy to stop an attack, such as from , but you can also just use straight off the mark to allow you the element of suprise.

Matchups

has great synergy with a whole range of champions and to name them all would just be ridiculous so ill name ones in which i think she has the most synergy with.

having in the same team as a can have a devastating effect on the mid to late game, you can use as a great delivery system for simply by giving and then jumping straight into the heart of the enemy team, this can sway teamfights dramatically.

has similar synergy with as does however in this case its more about zoning the enemy and letting the rest of the team rip them to pieces. comboing with a well timed can not only keep you from dying but also keep the enemy together and unable to escape. you can even take this a step further by giving and before jumping into the fight as then when the enemies do begin to flee can do her best to hit them all with slowing them all down immensly.