Shyvana Build Guide by redwarewolf

Jung, cos ionic offers great jungle clear time + easy counterjung + strong presence in early team fights

minor question for the jungling build(atleast the only one i focused on XD), why bother upgrading leathality? why not get either Demolotionist(i think its spelled) and get a few stacks in the sorcery instead? since this build has no crit items on it?

+1 for the awesomeness of this guide tho :D

Oh my gawww... this guide has really changed my shyvana playing experience from something that I almost regret doing to something I look forward to doing. Shyvana is such an incredible hero and because of your guide I am really kicking butt. I just played a game (just before this comment) where I had two quadra kills and nearly 2 penta kills (I got KS'ED by an Irelia both times) with the build almost exactly as you said it. Your Tiamat suggestion is ON THE MONEY and when I get that item up, I notice that shyvana is dominating team fights with her splash damage. As a melee dps, shyvana is almost overlooked when there is AD carry behind her and AP heroes nuking around her, but when the dragon form takes flight, it's impossible to ignore her supreme power.

To be clear about my build: I ran by the jungler approach that you gave us because I see the ability to collect red, ambush any hero in any lane (even the other jungler) and to just basically continue to get stronger and stronger as the game goes on as the best way to approach it. Usually trying to focus on getting first blood either by ganking mid, or slipping into the enemy jungle and ganking their jungler. Flash into the gank and using red, it's almost impossible to get away from. I rush wriggles then focus on phage, followed by either tiamat or frost mallet (depending on how slippery the other team is) and finally wits end followed by a phantom dancer. eventually I will switch wriggles for something like bloodthirster.

so my build is slightly different than yours because at some point I'll be trying to get into having a phantom dancer so that the tiamat, frost mallet and wriggles life steal all are that much more effective.

Thanks for such a GREAT guide that shows a very clear way at using shyvana and enlightening me into such a badass shyvana player (two quadra kills, same game, almost 2 pentas in the same game). I will suggest this guide to anyone who asks.

Great build, this really hits on all Shyvana's strong points and how to push them. I have found her extremely hard to play and this guide really helped me out. Thanks! :)

so just played shyv for first time following your guide lol

19-0-17