the Half-Dragon

Shyvana Build

DifficultyLow

Role

FighterTank

Lane

Jungle

Roles and difficulty from the global official site, lane from the China-server official site

Shyvana Win Rate, Pick Rate, Ban Rate & Tier

Stats: League of Legends: Wild Rift (China) official stats (All ranks / Diamond+ / Master+ / Challenger / Rift Apex), as of 2026-10-13

JungleJungle
Rank tier	Win Rate	Pick Rate	Ban Rate	Tier
All ranks	46.6%	5.0%#13	1.5%	B
Diamond+	46.1%	3.4%#17	1.1%	C
Master+	45.9%	3.1%#18	1.0%	C
Challenger	46.2%	2.0%#35	0.3%	D
Rift Apex	44.8%	2.4%#34	0.5%	D

The tier list shows Master+ figures by default.

Popular Shyvana builds in game

Taken from the in-game loadout screen as of 2026-10-07. The pick count and win rate are shown exactly as the game reports them.

Build 1JungleWin rate 50.65%Picks 2,079

Runes

Build 2JungleWin rate 50.61%Picks 4,510

Runes

Skill Order (Lv 1 - 15)

Ult

Max Skill 3 first for its strong percent damage and harass, then level Skill 2 for area damage and a Movement Speed boost.

Shyvana Strengths

✓Among the fastest Dragon killers of any champion
✓Wide AoE burst and high durability in Dragon form
✓Fast jungle clears that build gold quickly

Shyvana Weaknesses

×Few gap closers or CC, so early ganks rarely land
×Cannot use Ult without a full Fury gauge
×Almost no hard CC, so she depends on her team's engage

Shyvana Early Game

Early ganks rarely land, so avoid forcing plays and farm the jungle to reach level 5 quickly. Shyvana kills Dragons fast, and each Dragon pushes her passive stacks a long way. The first Dragon is the top-priority objective to secure together with your team.

Shyvana Mid Game

With Ult available, Shyvana is at her strongest, so look to start fights. Dragon form Skill 3 has long range and bursts down grouped enemies. When Ult is down, go back to farming and wait for your Fury to refill.

Shyvana Late Game

In the late game your burst and wide AoE make you the team's main damage source. Before Dragon or Baron fights, transform with Ult and poke with Skill 3. Once the enemy is chunked and backing off, take the objective safely.

Shyvana Teamfights

In teamfights, pick the spot where enemies are grouped, dive in with Ult, then follow with Skill 3. The wide AoE damages their whole team. On an AP build, do not try to frontline; stay behind your team and keep dealing damage as mobile artillery.

⚠️ Common Mistakes

Ignoring Dragons to farm your own jungle

Shyvana's passive gains a large number of stacks from each Dragon kill, and every 100 stacks upgrades one of her skills. If you ignore Dragons and stay in your own jungle, those upgrades stall and you lack damage in mid and late teamfights. Set up vision early and work with your team to take Dragons as the first priority. The Dragon transformation Ult you unlock at level 5 is the engage tool that swings those fights.

Shyvana Combos

Basic Engage

Transform with Ult, then engage with the empowered Skill 3.

Ult

Shyvana Skills

Passive

Draconic Bloodline

Slaying a Large Monster grants 8 stacks of Draconic Bloodline.

Champion takedowns or slaying the Rift Herald or Baron Nashor grants 15 stacks of Draconic Bloodline.

Slaying a Dragon grants 35 Draconic Bloodline.

Every 100 stacks of Draconic Bloodline enhances one of Shyvana's abilities.

Skill 1

Twin Bite

⏳ 8.5s

Empowers Shyvana's next attack to strike twice, dealing 62 (100%AD) and 13 (20%AD) physical damage respectively. Attacks reduce the Cooldown of Twin Bite by 0.5 seconds.

Dragon Form: Strikes in a larger area and applies on-hits to all enemies.

Acquiring 100 stacks of Draconic Bloodline, grants Weight of the Mountain, causing Twin Bite to slow enemies hit by 30% while in Dragon Form.

Details	LVL 1	LVL 2	LVL 3	LVL 4
Cooldown	8.5	7.5	6.5	5.5
AD	20%	40%	60%	80%

Skill 2

Burnout

⏳ 13s

Deals 35 magic damage (35 + 30%BonusAD) per second to nearby enemies and hastes Shyvana by 30% decaying over 3 seconds. Attacking extends the duration of Burnout up to 4 seconds.

Dragon Form: Expands the flames, dealing damage to a larger area.

Acquiring 200 stacks of Draconic Bloodline, grants Wings of the Cloud, causing Burnout to haste Shyvana by an additional 25% while in Dragon Form.

Details	LVL 1	LVL 2	LVL 3	LVL 4
Cooldown	13	12	11	10
Base Damage	35	50	65	80
MS	30%	35%	40%	45%

Skill 3

Flame Breath

⏳ 11s

Launches a fireball that deals 79 magic damage (60 + 30%AD + 40%AP) to enemies hit and Scorches them for 5 seconds. Shyvana's attacks on Scorched enemies deal bonus magic damage equal to 3% of their max HP.

Dragon Form: The fireball explodes on impact, dealing 141 magic damage (110 + 50%AD + 70%AP) in an area that leaves a fire for 4 seconds that deals 35 magic damage (28 + 10%AD + 20%AP) and Scorches enemies within it.

Acquiring 300 stacks of Draconic Bloodline, grants Breath of the Infernal, converting the damage dealt to Scorched enemies to True Damage while in Dragon Form.

Details	LVL 1	LVL 2	LVL 3	LVL 4
Cooldown	11	10	9	8
Base Damage	60	110	160	210

Ult

Dragon's Descent

⏳ 1s

Passive: Generates 1 Fury per second and 2 Fury per attack. At 100 Fury, Shyvana can cast Dragon's Descent, Shyvana remains in Dragon form until she has consumed all of her Fury.

Active: Transforms into a dragon, gaining 350 HP and flying to a target location. Enemies along Shyvana's path take 150 magic damage (150 + 80%AP) and are knocked towards her landing point.

Acquiring 400 stacks of Draconic Bloodline, grants Life of the Ocean, gaining 20% Omnivamp in Dragon Form.

Details	LVL 1	LVL 2	LVL 3
Fury Regen	1	1.5	2
Base Damage	150	250	350
HP	350	475	600

Shyvana Base Stats

League of Legends: Wild Rift (China) official champion library (patch 7.3, as of 2026-09-23), with the official global patch notes applied up to 7.3a

Official ratings

Damage3/3

Survivability2/3

Utility1/3

Difficulty1/3

A three-step guide set by the official champion library. For difficulty, a higher number means harder to play.

Level1

Health660LV15 2340

Attack Damage62LV15 125.7

Armor46LV15 116

Magic Resist38LV15 66

Movement Speed350

Compare with every champion Open the damage calculator at LV1

Critical damage is 200% for every champion. These figures exclude items and runes.

Shyvana Patch History

Shyvana

Patch 7.1e

Adjust

Base Stats

Base AD58 → 62

Fury of the Dragonborn

Stacks from large monster kills10 → 8

Twin Bite

Slow in dragon form50% → 30%

Dragon's Descent

Fury per second1.5/2/2.5 → 1/1.5/2

Our take

The extra 4 base AD makes Shyvana's jungle clear and early skirmishes easier, but everything feeding her transformation is slower. Large monsters give 8 stacks instead of 10 and passive fury generation drops by 0.5 per second, so dragon form arrives noticeably later. Twin Bite's slow in dragon form also falls from 50% to 30%, making it harder to catch and finish a target after transforming. In short, she trades burst around her ultimate for a smoother early farm.

Shyvana

Patch 7.1

Adjust

Burnout

Bonus haste in Dragon Form reduced

Dragon's Descent

Bonus HP increased

Burnout carried most of Shyvana's output while she was rampaging in Dragon Form. Its haste bonus is pulled back, so her ability turnover in that form slows down, but the extra bonus HP from Dragon's Descent makes the transformed Shyvana noticeably harder to bring down. The weight shifts from out-pacing the enemy to standing in front of them and grinding them down, which favours teamfight presence over fast clear speed.

Shyvana

Patch 6.3d

Nerf

Burnout

Base damage per second: reduced

Flame Breath

Dragon form burn damage: reduced

The cuts target the damage Shyvana grinds out over time. Lower Burnout damage per second slows her jungle clear, which pushes back when she can first show up on a lane. With the dragon-form Flame Breath burn also weaker, transforming to close out a fight finishes fewer of them, so the timing of that transformation deserves more care.