Shyvana - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
49.8%
Pick Rate
5.7%

Shyvanavs Nocturne

CFighterTank
Patch26.7
Matches949,984
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedApr 20, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology

Shyvana vs Nocturne is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.7. Nocturne wins with a 56.3% win rate (+12.6%) over Shyvana based on 222 games. Nocturne holds the advantage in both the early and late game. Below you'll find the best Shyvana build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Shyvana vs Nocturne matchup.

Shyvana Matchup Breakdown

Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Shyvana performs against them. You'll get head-to-head win rates, laning stats, the best build and runes for the matchup, and early vs late game analysis — all based on real ranked data.

Compare against an opponent
Nocturne - 43.7% win rateNocturne(43.7%)
Shyvana - 43.7% win rate in this matchup
Shyvana
43.7% WR
VS
Nocturne vs Shyvana matchup - 56.3% win rate
Nocturne
56.3% WR

Who Wins the Shyvana vs Nocturne Matchup?

Nocturne wins the Shyvana vs Nocturne matchup
Winner
Nocturne
Matches: 222
43.7%
Win Rate
56.3%
1.3
CS / min
1.2
807
DMG / min
665
12,811
Gold / game
12,506
374
Heal / min
511
1,455
DMG Mitigated / min
878
0.5
CC / min
5.9
41.8%
Early Game WR
58.2%
45.5%
Late Game WR
54.5%

Shyvana vs Nocturne Matchup Summary

The Shyvana vs Nocturne matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 222 recent matches analyzed, Nocturne wins with a 56.3% win rate compared to Shyvana's 43.7%, giving Nocturne a 12.6 percentage point advantage. Nocturne dominates at every stage — from early laning through late game team fights. This consistent advantage makes it difficult for Shyvana players to find favorable windows, so team-dependent strategies and avoiding solo confrontations are essential. The most significant statistical gap is in crowd control, where Nocturne leads by 5.4s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Nocturne has a strong advantage in this matchup. Shyvana players should play defensively, prioritize safe farming under tower, and look for opportunities created by jungle pressure or Nocturne overextending. Avoid prolonged trades and wait for team fights where positioning and coordination matter more. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.

Shyvana vs Nocturne Laning Phase Breakdown

Shyvana wins the laning phase against Nocturne in League of Legends

Shyvana is favored during the laning phase against Nocturne, winning 4 out of 5 key stat categories. Shyvana holds advantages in farming, damage, gold income and sustain, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.

Farming
1.3Shyvana
1.2Nocturne
Shyvana and Nocturne farm at nearly identical rates in this matchup, with only a 0.1 CS/min difference. Neither champion holds a meaningful farming advantage, so lane dominance will come from trading and jungle interaction rather than CS leads.
Damage
807Shyvana
665Nocturne
Shyvana heavily out-damages Nocturne by 142 DMG/min, dominating both short trades and all-in fights. Nocturne should avoid extended combat and instead focus on burst trade patterns — short engages followed by immediate disengagement — to avoid letting Shyvana's sustained damage advantage take over.
Economy
12,811Shyvana
12,506Nocturne
Shyvana earns 305 more gold per game than Nocturne, equivalent to roughly one additional component item. This economic edge comes from a combination of better farming, kill participation, and objective control, giving Shyvana slightly faster item completions.
Utility
0.5Shyvana
5.9Nocturne
Nocturne brings significantly more crowd control than Shyvana, with 5.4 more seconds of CC per minute. This large utility gap makes Nocturne far more valuable in setting up jungle ganks, controlling objectives, and locking down targets in team fights. Shyvana should invest in tenacity and position carefully to avoid being chain-CC'd.
Sustain
1,829Shyvana
1,390Nocturne
Shyvana vastly out-sustains Nocturne, healing and mitigating 439 more damage per minute. This massive durability gap means Shyvana can absorb significant punishment and remain in lane while Nocturne is forced to recall. Building grievous wounds early is essential for Nocturne, and focusing on burst trade patterns rather than sustained fights is critical.

Best Shyvana Build Against Nocturne

Plated Steelcaps is the optimal boots choice against Nocturne, providing the mobility and stats Shyvana needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Shyvana against Nocturne are Kraken Slayer, Sundered Sky and Death's Dance. This combination gives Shyvana an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build performs exceptionally well, achieving a 83.3% win rate across 6 games — well above average and making it the top item path against Nocturne. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Shyvana vs Nocturne matchup.

Early Game vs Late Game

Early Game
Nocturne
58.2%
+16.4% advantage
Shyvana early game win rateShyvana41.8%
Nocturne early game win rateNocturne58.2%
Late Game
Nocturne
54.5%
+8.9% advantage
Shyvana late game win rateShyvana45.5%
Nocturne late game win rateNocturne54.5%

Nocturne dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 58.2% win rate — a 16.4 percentage point lead over Shyvana. This lopsided early game means Nocturne can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.

Nocturne is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 54.5% win rate — 8.9 points above Shyvana. Extended games heavily favor Nocturne, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.

Nocturne holds the advantage at every stage of the game, making this a consistently favorable matchup from lane through late game team fights. Shyvana players should look for outplays, team-dependent strategies, and picks rather than relying on scaling to win this matchup.

Best Shyvana Runes Against Nocturne

Precision rune tree - Shyvana primary runes vs NocturnePrecision
Press the Attack - best Shyvana rune vs NocturneTriumph - best Shyvana rune vs NocturneLegend: Haste - best Shyvana rune vs NocturneLast Stand - best Shyvana rune vs Nocturne
Resolve rune tree - Shyvana secondary runes vs NocturneResolve
Conditioning - best Shyvana rune vs NocturneUnflinching - best Shyvana rune vs Nocturne
54.2% WR

The Precision and Resolve rune setup gives Shyvana the best tools to compete against Nocturne in this difficult matchup, compensating for the statistical disadvantages with optimal rune synergies.


Shyvana matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.7. The table below shows Shyvana's win rate, gold difference, and performance stats against every champion in the current meta. Click any champion name to see a detailed head-to-head breakdown including the best Shyvana build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.

Shyvana matchup win rates and stats in League of Legends patch 26.7
Opponent
Win Rate
Matches
CS/min
DMG/min
Gold/game
Early WR
Late WR
49.63%2681.374713,03749.6%49.7%
50.19%2671.372613,15150.0%50.4%
53.72%2421.370913,17850.5%56.0%
43.69%2221.380712,81141.8%45.5%
50.00%2101.377713,13745.9%53.6%
51.79%1951.278813,14960.9%44.4%
55.68%1761.378213,33152.4%58.5%
57.14%1681.377612,84756.5%57.9%
53.29%1521.382313,85958.5%49.4%
47.26%1461.378812,78550.0%45.1%
52.14%1401.777212,89253.3%51.3%
45.71%1401.81,00213,20250.9%42.0%
54.89%1332.074412,52851.4%59.3%
43.44%1221.281212,78140.0%47.4%
46.61%1181.472213,60542.2%49.3%
52.59%1161.277212,96953.6%51.7%
43.86%1142.278612,22644.8%42.9%
54.13%1091.276512,71044.4%63.6%
53.47%1012.785712,86755.3%51.9%
57.14%981.382013,57854.0%59.0%
55.79%951.376813,23345.6%65.3%
53.85%911.384313,85551.4%55.6%
47.78%902.174312,65243.2%52.2%
53.93%891.279212,54856.8%51.1%
49.41%851.367512,14853.5%45.2%
54.12%851.381913,43050.0%57.5%
56.10%821.379412,77547.7%65.8%
55.84%771.577912,99360.0%52.4%
50.00%742.873411,96948.7%51.4%
48.65%741.275913,70647.2%50.0%
51.39%721.172812,56051.4%51.4%
45.07%715.776512,13043.3%46.3%
41.43%704.283412,13041.2%41.7%
50.72%691.579013,65053.6%48.8%
53.03%662.187113,42057.1%50.0%
46.97%661.277213,24346.4%47.4%
49.23%653.782711,82955.6%44.7%
42.19%642.570713,54754.5%35.7%
64.06%641.192712,94465.6%62.5%
62.71%591.175812,37064.5%60.7%
32.76%581.275313,24626.9%37.5%
37.25%512.279413,18134.8%39.3%
56.00%501.586012,79257.7%54.2%
59.57%471.276713,10256.0%63.6%
43.48%461.177612,69839.1%47.8%
52.17%462.675512,05931.8%70.8%
47.50%403.680311,29347.8%47.1%
55.00%402.580513,71660.0%52.0%
55.00%401.382214,74350.0%58.3%
35.90%391.167712,91031.3%39.1%
28.21%395.376310,97429.4%27.3%
61.11%364.583111,23352.6%70.6%
55.88%343.287913,74060.0%52.6%
55.88%342.183013,08855.6%56.3%
60.61%331.270711,88852.4%75.0%
63.64%331.677512,65666.7%60.0%
53.57%281.587013,32764.3%42.9%
53.57%283.070012,28440.0%69.2%
65.38%265.479510,61562.5%70.0%
53.85%266.672011,67063.6%46.7%
48.00%251.367412,05946.7%50.0%
56.00%251.272111,47343.8%77.8%
54.17%241.364513,24444.4%60.0%
45.45%225.975511,75630.0%58.3%
54.55%224.475911,67846.1%66.7%
45.45%224.090911,74654.5%36.4%
50.00%226.485711,49836.4%63.6%
50.00%201.169712,25746.1%57.1%
15.79%195.25129,5639.1%25.0%
47.06%175.680412,41528.6%60.0%
53.33%155.976910,23350.0%55.6%
60.00%151.88078,88058.3%66.7%
53.33%153.266012,91050.0%55.6%
46.67%156.681611,69933.3%50.0%
46.67%156.282112,30914.3%75.0%
40.00%155.682212,87720.0%50.0%
69.23%131.675314,38860.0%75.0%
53.85%132.578512,49137.5%80.0%
50.00%126.187913,60550.0%50.0%
18.18%115.586510,6390.0%33.3%
54.55%114.765911,80650.0%60.0%
50.00%105.985513,23066.7%42.9%
40.00%101.767212,86125.0%50.0%
40.00%106.47748,79916.7%75.0%
50.00%104.068312,54250.0%50.0%
77.78%91.61,04517,670100.0%66.7%
28.57%72.176215,41750.0%20.0%
28.57%74.573913,75850.0%20.0%
42.86%76.075012,15850.0%40.0%
42.86%73.678115,86550.0%40.0%
66.67%60.868711,42660.0%100.0%
50.00%65.264711,26250.0%50.0%
40.00%55.555510,08333.3%50.0%
40.00%55.21,03812,5380.0%66.7%
60.00%55.755011,321100.0%50.0%
40.00%51.775115,1930.0%40.0%

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Shyvana vs Nocturne - Frequently Asked Questions

How does Shyvana do against Nocturne in League of Legends?

Nocturne wins the Shyvana vs Nocturne matchup with a 56.3% win rate compared to Shyvana's 43.7%, a 12.6 percentage point difference. This data is based on 222 recent ranked games in patch 26.7.

How does Shyvana do against Nocturne in the early game?

In the early game, Nocturne has the advantage against Shyvana with a 58.2% win rate versus 41.8%. Nocturne players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.

How does Shyvana do against Nocturne in the late game?

In the late game, Nocturne takes over the Shyvana vs Nocturne matchup with a 54.5% win rate compared to 45.5%. Nocturne scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.

Who wins the Shyvana vs Nocturne matchup?

Nocturne wins the matchup against Shyvana with a 56.3% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.7. The 12.6 percentage point advantage means Nocturne is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 222 games analyzed.

What is the best Shyvana build against Nocturne?

The best Shyvana build against Nocturne includes Kraken Slayer, Sundered Sky, Death's Dance with Plated Steelcaps. This build achieves a 83.3% win rate in the matchup. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.

What are the best Shyvana runes against Nocturne?

The best Shyvana runes against Nocturne use the Precision primary tree with Resolve secondary. This rune setup achieves a 54.2% win rate in the Shyvana vs Nocturne matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.

Does Shyvana counter Nocturne?

No, Shyvana struggles against Nocturne with only a 43.7% win rate. Nocturne has the advantage in this matchup. Shyvana players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Nocturne's lead.

How do I play Shyvana against Nocturne?

When playing Shyvana against Nocturne, play cautiously and avoid Nocturne's power spikes. Look for jungle assistance and team-dependent plays since Nocturne has the statistical advantage at most stages. Use the matchup-specific build and runes above to optimize your chances.