r/shyvanamains • • Mar 18 '26

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

61 Upvotes

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 • • 29d ago

Reminder Post: Shyvana Player Experience Survey - 1 Week Left

8 Upvotes

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 • • 4h ago

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

4 Upvotes

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 • • 19h ago

Build options for Shyvanna?

5 Upvotes

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And not much guides on yt talking about build options (or already outdated, items get change a lot).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 • • 20h ago

Good champ for jg autofill?

5 Upvotes

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 • • 1d ago

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

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30 Upvotes

I'm not getting boneclaw at full price LMAOOOOO


r/shyvanamains • • 1d ago

We forged Hecarim in a maid dress

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59 Upvotes

r/shyvanamains • • 1d ago

13 loss streak. Why...

6 Upvotes

I know I didn't play great in some but my whole team is feeding it feels. I was B2 matching with golds and they were worse than me???

https://op.gg/lol/summoners/oce/IrONmAn1474-OC

UPDATE: WON THE FIRST ONE OF THE DAY 🥲


r/shyvanamains • • 4d ago

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

19 Upvotes

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 • • 5d 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 • • 6d ago

I drew Shyvana at the gym

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473 Upvotes

r/shyvanamains • • 6d 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


r/shyvanamains • • 6d ago

Hexplate second

7 Upvotes

I'm a plat shyvana player and wanted to ask why hexplate isnt built second over shojin. Seems way more gold efficient, and I thought the on release hexplate hype was because of the broken ult haste.


r/shyvanamains • • 9d ago

Shyvana helped me escape Emerald finally

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36 Upvotes

https://op.gg/lol/summoners/eune/Sc%C3%A1th-%C3%89irin

Please ignore my overall win rate as I did a lot of testing champs and tanked my MMR. Would be happy to give anyone else looking to escape that shithole some advice if I can.


r/shyvanamains • • 10d ago

behold mini-Pyrovana WIP for my bf 💖

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35 Upvotes

r/shyvanamains • • 10d ago

Tamagotchi Shyv I made for fun

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132 Upvotes

r/shyvanamains • • 10d ago

Jungle counters other than Sylas

11 Upvotes

I was curious what other counters exist to shyvana jungle outside of sylas. I’ve heard Udyr is good. I was also thinking maybe Olaf could be decent. Yi doesn’t sound bad, you can dodge her fear with Q then just AA her to death. Similar with tryndamere. What do you guys think?


r/shyvanamains • • 10d ago

Kraken dnd build vs trinity build?

1 Upvotes

Which better


r/shyvanamains • • 13d ago

Update - Figured Out TF + Shojin (for the first time)

9 Upvotes
Another successful jungle

I asked for some help the other day, and thanks to the community had the courage to give TF another try. I think I can see the vision now, and may have found a place that I prefer it over kraken.

Thanks for the help everyone!


r/shyvanamains • • 13d ago

Another strong top shyv build

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21 Upvotes

r/shyvanamains • • 13d ago

Tri force vs kraken slayer

3 Upvotes

helppp I still don't get what to build


r/shyvanamains • • 14d ago

What was point of rework ?

13 Upvotes

I haven't played LoL in the last 2 years so im outsider and wanted to try out Shyvana again. After playing 5 matches, she feels... slow ?

Old Shyvana's animations were stupidly fast, she could nuke people with on-hit builds, and her wave clear was incredibly smooth with Tiamat. Right now, she feels like a generic juggernaut with no real upsides—basically like Camille without any mobility. She can't nuke two or three people to orbit anymore, she has a shield and fear on ult, i guess ?

She also feels so sluggish I can't even describe it, offering no real advantages and just dealing less damage than before. Am I the only one who feels this way? She's basically just a mediocre champion now with no real identity but a occasional pick for counterplay, im not saying she is bad but she doesnt have any punchy upside or adrenaline moments that makes you smile, it feels like sett,ambessa or aatrox.

I did really loved eating towers in seconds, clear like a bulldozer and occasionally delete grouped people from existence on team fights, also older human form was not this much hopeless.

edit: i was talking about nuking people with Q that hits two or more times when enemies were too close


r/shyvanamains • • 14d ago

Regarding the Survey Results

16 Upvotes

I've compiled most of the data and organized it (my old uni turned off my SPSS license so I'm having to do a fair amount of this the slow way). At this point I'm a couple of pages into the writeup and going through the open-ended responses. You guys have a lot to say about things lol.

I don't have a specific timeframe since I have work, streams, etc.; but I'll probably be working on this over the weekend to try to get it out. I'm trying to put as many sources and such together as I can to make this as legit as possible, so I'm trying not to rush it too much.

Thanks again for the support!


r/shyvanamains • • 14d ago

How to Climb with Shyvana Guide - Challenger Teaches Me ft. Spooky | Shyvana Build & Gameplay

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r/shyvanamains • • 15d ago

What's your secret shyvana tech

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