Win Rate

51.6%

Pick Rate

3.9%

ShyvanaTop Build

SFighterTank

Patch26.11

Matches776,441

LaneAll Lanes

TierAll Tiers

Last UpdatedJun 3, 2026

MethodologyData Methodology

AuthorDakota Chinnick

The patch 26.11 Shyvana top build uses Armored Advance, Death's Dance, Spear of Shojin, Trinity Force, Jak'Sho, The Protean, Sterak's Gage, Farsight Alteration. This Shyvana build has a 8.47% pick rate and a 59.41% win rate in LoL patch 26.11. Alternatively, check out some of the other ranked Shyvana build choices below.

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Best WR

Highest Win Rate Build

Death's Dance
Spear of Shojin
Trinity Force

Best Shyvana Build - Highest Win Rate Items

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Early Build Order

Caulfield's Warhammer

Top Summoner Spells

Flash + Smite
59.6%Win Rate96.9%Pick Rate
Ghost + Smite
64.3%Win Rate1.3%Pick Rate

Build Stats

59.41%Win Rate

+7.81%WR Diff

8.47%Pick Rate

1,094Matches

This Shyvana build focuses on a balanced mix of offense and defense. Build the core items first for your power spike, then adapt with situational items based on enemy team composition.

The core items for this Shyvana build are Death's Dance, Spear of Shojin and Trinity Force. This item combination achieves a 59.4% win rate across 1,094 matches analyzed.

At full build, Shyvana gains a total of 141 Attack Damage, 1533 Health, 130 Armor, 45 Magic Resist, giving a strong power profile for physical damage.

Best Shyvana Runes

Precision

Domination

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Shyvana Abilities

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Shyvana build strength based on the items chosen in the build when compared to all builds across every champion. Strongest in: Physical Resistance, Health, Gold Efficiency, Magic Resistance. Lower in: Magic Damage.

Build Deep Dive

The most popular starting items for Shyvana are Scorchclaw Pup, Health Potion, Stealth Ward with a 56.9% win rate and 23.3% pick rate.

Scorchclaw Pup

Health Potion

Stealth Ward

56.9%Win Rate

23.3%Pick Rate

These are Shyvana's essential core items that you should build in nearly every game. Death's Dance (59.5% WR, +7.9% WR diff, 32.2% pick rate) provides 50 Armor, 60 AD. Spear of Shojin (53.5% WR, +1.9% WR diff, 49.2% pick rate) provides 450 Health, 45 AD. Trinity Force (51.7% WR, +0.1% WR diff, 50.1% pick rate) provides 333 Health, 36 AD, 0.3% AS. Rush these items first to reach your power spike and maximize your impact.

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Death's Dance
3,300
59.49%Win Rate
+7.89%WR Diff
32.20%Pick Rate
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Spear of Shojin
3,100
53.45%Win Rate
+1.85%WR Diff
49.20%Pick Rate
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Trinity Force
3,333
51.69%Win Rate
+0.09%WR Diff
50.07%Pick Rate

Top situational items for Shyvana include Jak'Sho, The Protean, Sterak's Gage. These can be swapped out depending on the enemy composition and team needs.

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Jak'Sho, The Protean
3,200
60.29%Win Rate
+8.69%WR Diff
14.42%Pick Rate
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Sterak's Gage
3,200
64.93%Win Rate
+13.33%WR Diff
6.52%Pick Rate

The best boots for Shyvana are Armored Advance. Adjust based on enemy team comp.

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Armored Advance
1,200
88.89%Win Rate
+37.29%WR Diff
0.13%Pick Rate

The recommended trinket for Shyvana is Farsight Alteration for vision control and map awareness.

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Farsight Alteration
0
62.34%Win Rate
+10.74%WR Diff
2.27%Pick Rate

Combined statistics from all items in this Shyvana build.

Armor:130
Movement Speed:45
Attack Damage:141
Health:1533
Attack Speed:30%
Magic Resistance:45

When facing Shyvana's top counters like RekSai, Naafiri, MonkeyKing, consider adjusting your situational items to increase survivability and match their damage output. If counter champions are building high damage, prioritize magic resistance items against AP threats in your situational item slots to reduce burst damage and improve trading potential. Your core build provides strong damage output. Against tanky counter picks, consider penetration items or percentage-based damage from your situational options to maintain kill pressure. Adapt your final build slots with items like Jak'Sho, The Protean or Sterak's Gage based on which counter champions you're facing and their itemization patterns. Monitor enemy builds and adjust accordingly for optimal Shyvana performance.

Rek'Sai
33.3%Win Rate
-18.27%WR Diff
Counter Items
Naafiri
38.5%Win Rate
-13.14%WR Diff
Counter Items
Wukong
40.0%Win Rate
-11.60%WR Diff
Counter Items

physical damage dealerFirst Power Spike3,300g~6 min

This Shyvana physical damage dealer build is optimized for players looking to maximize their impact in League of Legends. With a 59.4% win rate across 1,094 matches, this build has proven highly effective in the current meta. The build's key strengths include strong physical damage mitigation, substantial health pool for survivability. This tanky Shyvana build works best when your team lacks frontline presence. You can absorb damage and create opportunities for your carries to deal damage. The armor in this build makes it effective against AD-heavy enemy compositions with champions like assassins or marksmen. With a total gold cost of 17,333, this Shyvana build scales into the late game. Focus on farming efficiently and reaching your Death's Dance, Spear of Shojin, Trinity Force power spike before taking major fights. For optimal results with this Shyvana build, focus on proper itemization timing, positioning in teamfights, and adapting your situational items based on the specific challenges each game presents.

Strengths

Strong physical damage mitigation
Substantial health pool for survivability

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Shyvana Build - Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best Shyvana build?

The best Shyvana build in this patch includes Death's Dance, Spear of Shojin, and Trinity Force. This build has a 59.41% win rate and is picked 8.47% of the time.

What are Shyvana's core items?

Shyvana's core items are Death's Dance, Spear of Shojin, and Trinity Force. These items provide the best stats and synergies for Shyvana's kit and playstyle in League of Legends.

What are the best boots for Shyvana?

Armored Advance are the best boots for Shyvana. These boots provide optimal mobility and stats for Shyvana's playstyle. They are included in 8.5% of Shyvana builds.

What is the best trinket for Shyvana?

Farsight Alteration is the best trinket for Shyvana. This trinket provides optimal vision control and map awareness. Using Farsight Alteration helps Shyvana maintain vision around objectives and track enemy movements.

Are there alternative Shyvana builds?

Yes, alternative Shyvana builds include options like situational item choices. Different builds can be more effective depending on team composition and matchups.

Where does MetaBot source build data for Shyvana?

MetaBot sources its build data for Shyvana directly from the Riot Games API, provided to developers for ingesting game data from League of Legends. MetaBot analyzes hundreds of thousands of matches daily to help it determine build statistics.

How does MetaBot determine what the best Shyvana builds are?

MetaBot filters out any matches that don't use complete builds for Shyvana. From there, we aggregate the Shyvana builds data and use that to determine which builds are finding the most success in the current League of Legends meta. High performing builds with low confidence intervals resulting from thin data are dropped from our final results.

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Best Shyvana Runes

Shyvana Abilities

Build Strengths

Shyvana Starting Items

Best Shyvana Core Items - Build These First

Death's Dance

Spear of Shojin

Trinity Force

High Win Rate Situational Items for Shyvana

Jak'Sho, The Protean

Sterak's Gage

Shyvana Boots

Armored Advance

Shyvana Trinket

Farsight Alteration

Complete Shyvana Build Item Stats

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