r/shyvanamains • • Mar 18 '26

[MEGATHREAD] Shyvana VGU - First Impressions, Feedback, and Discussion

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The wait is officially over. The Shyvana VGU is here, and we know everyone has very strong opinions about her new direction, visuals, and gameplay mechanics.

To keep the subreddit readable and prevent the front page from being flooded with 100 different "My thoughts on the rework" threads, all general feedback, first impressions, and build discussions belong in this Megathread. Individual posts that are just brief rants, generic praise, or simple questions about her new kit will be removed and redirected here.

We know passions are extremely high regarding the Juggernaut vs. Diver debate and the loss of her old identity.

  • Be constructive. You are allowed to be angry and criticize the rework. You are not allowed to attack other users for enjoying it.

  • Keep it about the game. Do not bring outside drama, meta-subreddit grievances, or personal attacks into this thread. We are here to talk about Shyvana.

  • Report rule breakers. If someone is just here to start a flame war, hit the report button and walk away. Don't feed them.

Drop your thoughts, builds, and grievances below.


r/shyvanamains • • Sep 16 '26

Reminder Post: Shyvana Player Experience Survey - 1 Week Left

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Good morning/afternoon/evening everyone!

Just a reminder that the survey is open for around 8-9 more days, so if you haven't gotten your submission in, please take some time to fill it out! I'll do one more reminder next week around 24 hours before closing things up.

https://www.reddit.com/r/shyvanamains/comments/1vy3ikv/shyvana_player_experience_survey/


r/shyvanamains • • 7h ago

Aram Mayhem might be the best thing Riot has ever done. WDYM I'm a dragon on a rocket

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r/shyvanamains • • 18h ago

What do you guys think about going Hexplate first item on toplane?

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21 Upvotes

I watched from Drututt and it was looking good also tried myself it felt very satisfying having high attack speed after ulting


r/shyvanamains • • 17h ago

#MakeShyvanaBurnAgain

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The Dragon fireball trail damage was so insignificant that I genuinely thought there was no visual effect on enemy champs burning.

But after so many months of just trying stuff out in the practice tool, I noticed there is a debuff icon thats quite funny but more importantly, a visual and sound effect of enemies burning, which is cool. And it should be more prominent and important and more significant and more noticeable!!

I feel that it could also be added to Human Form E. Nerf the explosion damage for it, but it would serve the fantasy of the champ. and the meaning of "FIRE" ball. that BURNS!

AND RIOT... What the hell are those tick numbers? EIGHT? 8???? I'm full AP build there btw..

The champ has this written in her description

Shyvana is a creature with the magic of a rune shard burning within her heart

, incinerating her foes with fiery breath.

Her lore is that she is a FIRE dragon.

They delivered very well on the superhuman dragon lady, clawing at everyone and everything that stands in her way while being tanky and prone to taking damage.

But the fire dragon is still very much lackluster.

And not to mention that a more meaningful burn, maybe one that lasts 1 sec longer than the current 2 secs.
Also makes AP systems suit her better; think Deathfire Touch rune, Liandry's Torment item.

More burn damage, less explosion damage.
Maybe something like AP scaling on the E slow so enemies get stuck on the fire beneath them, taking more damage.
Maybe an E CD reduction when hitting enemies with W to promote a bruiser playstyle and item builds.

Maybe next year they will remember Shyvana should be a dragon that burns people; who knows...


r/shyvanamains • • 1d ago

Returning player question

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Hello fellow Shyvana mains! I am starting to get back into league after not playing for a while and i had no idea shyv got reworked! i’m curious on how to build her, i see people saying trinity->shojin->DD/stereks, but whenever i look at what one tricks are doing in seeing a lot of hexplate. is hexplate some high elo tech or is it better than trinity in certain matchups? any build advice would be appreciated, i buy the same 4 core items every game and i want to improve my itemizing.


r/shyvanamains • • 4d ago

Today I learned that turret gold gives shyvana fury LOL

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r/shyvanamains • • 4d ago

Shyvana's 100-0 through boneplating is kinda nutty

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r/shyvanamains • • 4d ago

Idk if I am doing autocanceling right

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Is there like some slomo video somewhere that breaks down how to autocancel?

I’ve noticed that I mostly just q right after the auto and it feels ok. But then randomly I will hit q at this weird moment that happens like a millisecond after the auto. And they almost happen in unison. Same with E. Is that autocanceling?

Because 99% of the time I will hit q like right after the auto but there is always a delay in her animation and so the Q just seems like smack in the middle in between autos


r/shyvanamains • • 5d ago

I played against Relrax's Camille !

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Hey guys, SundayDelight here. I've taken up streaming Shyvana top since I got to Master otping her.

I'll be uploading clips and VODs here and there !


r/shyvanamains • • 6d ago

Shyvana Reengage

6 Upvotes

Been playing a lot of shyvana lately. She’s pretty fun


r/shyvanamains • • 6d ago

Best anti tank build?

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Yesterday I had a game slip between my fingers for multiple reasons. One of them being a K'Sante who went full armor items into our comp, which did make complete sense.

What do I build on Shyvana to kill such a creature?


r/shyvanamains • • 7d ago

Hit Plat 4 as a Shyvana OTP

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44 Upvotes

I started playing Shyvana once I was hard stuck gold and got to P4 with a 54% win rate!

Any tips to climb higher would be appreciated


r/shyvanamains • • 7d ago

Why legend haste over alacrity?

9 Upvotes

Given that her Q passive does %max health dmg and that her autos refund her Q CD, isn't alacrity more effective than legend haste?


r/shyvanamains • • 7d ago

Where would Hexplate fit best?

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I wouldn't call myself a shyvana player, I'm just now picking her up, but her build variety really appeals to me a lot; theorycrafting has always been a huge passion of mine in pretty much every game in which builds exist.

After reading a bit about her abilities, the fact her rage build-up is increased 1 to 1 relative to Ultimate Haste, and having very often heard how her human form is her weakest aspect, made me really want to know how Experimental Hexplate performs, and where it'd fit best in a build as to not miss out on too much early game power whilst still playing around it when it matters most: early~mid-game.

At first I considered building it as a first item, since it still gives plenty of attackspeed and ad, and the health would help smooth out her early-game somewhat, but that would probably slow down her tempo by a lot compared to Trinity Force or Kraken Slayer.

Now, I'm considering Shojin as a first item, into Hexplate second, and possibly Riftmaker third for stacking the % damage increases.

What do you think? First or second? Maybe I should run Trinity first, into Hexplate instead? Or would the stacking bonuses be worth more?

(I do not expect this to be the meta for Shyvana. If it were to be, it probably would be that already. This just sounds at least viable, and interesting to try out.)

Also, off-topic, but when is Shyvana not a good pick? Played against Teemo, TF, Nilah and Pantheon earlier and I felt really powerless to ever engage or even counter-engage when they could just stun me or take away like all my damage with blind and Nilah W.


r/shyvanamains • • 7d ago

Why does AD bruisher shyv max W 2nd now instead of E?

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Hi non main here,

I swear right after the rework the max order was Q>E>W, I tried reading thru the patch notes and didn't really understand which specific change caused her to max W 2nd. Was it the loss of the bonus AD ratio?


r/shyvanamains • • 7d ago

Even after they butchered ger AD potential

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Its Mayhem but god I wish we still had the shyvana from release where her AD builds weren't as nerfed


r/shyvanamains • • 8d ago

Build options for Shyvanna?

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Hey guys! I just recently started maining Shyvanna (after being a fiddle main for few years) and she is amazing!

I had a hard time finding a champ I would like as much as I do Fiddle, and this one it is!

I'm still not sure about builds tho. I see a lot of players going for completely different items.

And not much guides on yt talking about build options (or already outdated, items get change a lot).

From what I have understood, there are basically 4 types to build her

1) Bruiser

2) AP

3) On-hit (kraken, dask and dawn etc)

4) Tank-ish

Or mix

So far I have tried mostly bruiser build and it seems to be reliable into most maches.

Tried on-hit once. It was fun, the Q reset is insane and it's probably best build for 1v1 fights.

Teamfights are harder tho, you get stun lock and delete much easier.

Didn't yet try ap or tank

So what are the options to build here? What are pros and cons of different builds?

And which build excel into what comp? (Both of enemy and ally)

Any tips will be really helpful!

Thanks in advance!


r/shyvanamains • • 8d ago

Good champ for jg autofill?

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Is she a good champ to pick up for auto fill jg and maybe top games? I am kata otp but sadly she cant be flexed jg and her top lane matchups are not the greatest. This champ looks fun and her true dmg on ult is nasty. What is she good at and what should I ban if I play her?


r/shyvanamains • • 9d ago

with worlds allowing me to get the worlds 2014 skin, I am almost there

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42 Upvotes

I'm not getting boneclaw at full price LMAOOOOO


r/shyvanamains • • 9d ago

We forged Hecarim in a maid dress

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64 Upvotes

r/shyvanamains • • 12d ago

I won a high elo streamer tournament with Shyvana Mid/Top! (quick laning shyv guide)

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My full team was: @realbonevoid jungle, @snowball + @shyvadi mid/top, @rosealune adc, @yuululol sup

full vod for finals here: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/2897370936?tt_content=vod&tt_medium=mobile_web_share

I practiced and learned so much so quickly it really threw me through a loop. What I learned about shyv in lane is critical, like how pta is no question the required rune for 90% of cases no matter what lane you're in.

Runes:

Ultimate haste is critical, although when you need it is up to your lane opponent and the game state.

All builds use PTA > Triumph > legend:haste > cut down with different secondary

Hexplate > Trinity with ult hunter for when you're against a ranged matchup or a matchup when you will perma lose unless you ult them

Trinity > hexplate with ult hunter in cases when you're stronger then the opponent and can outtrade them without ult, trinity is higher damage early so its better to abuse this.

Other viable options: Trinity > Shojan with ult hunter if you're against a scaling matchup where laning is not a deciding factor of the game.

Trinity > Shojan with Unflinching + shield bash if you're against any longer then 2s cc scaling/hyper carry champ like chogath/k'sante/renekton/riven


r/shyvanamains • • 12d ago

Challenging Myself to play Shyvana Jungle

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I (a newbie) challenged myself to get an S Rank game the only way I knew how, with Dragon champions only. Shyvana Jungler was the first I did back in May.


r/shyvanamains • • 14d ago

I drew Shyvana at the gym

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r/shyvanamains • • 14d ago

I interviewed Shyvadi on how to play various scenarios when you're playing Shyvana

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I always wanted to make something so that the Shyvmain community has more to work with and we all become better players together. <3