[2.3] Shyvana Guide - Shyvana Jungel Guide 2.3

This is the standard build on Shyvana which plays her as a bruiser with items that makes her tankier but still be able to do damage, although not as much as the mage build. This is the appropriate build to do if you have an AP-type top laner who doesn’t have much peeling ability like Akali or Zed.

• Trinity Force – This is a great all-around item for Bruisers which grants balanced stats for offense and defense. The Spellblade passive and increased attack speed brings a great deal of DPS for Shyvana .
• Mercury's Treads – This boots are a good counter to high AP and crowd control team compositions. If you are facing AD heavy compositions, use Plated Steelcaps instead. Upgrade with the Glorious Enchant to run down opponents or upgrade with the Gargoyle Enchant if your team relies on you for initiation so you’ll have extremely high HP when diving the enemy lines.
• Sterak's Gage – Grants a high amount of damage and HP. The Lifeline passive allows you to play more aggressively as well.
• Dead Man's Plate – Another item that is good for running down opponents. This item grants HP, armor, and passives that grants movement speed for Shyvana and slows the enemy on the first attack with max Momentum stacks.
• Spirit Visage – Increase your magic resist as well as all healing effects with the item. This is the standard item against AP users but Force of Nature is also viable against mages with repetitive abilities like Ahri or Singed .
• Randuin's Omen – This item is the go-to counter against AD carries because the Armored passive from this item reduces critical strike damage and the Cold Steel passive reduces the attacker’s attack speed at the same time.

Bonus:   Blade of the Ruined King is becoming popular on Shyvana as a first or second item since its on-hit damage has been buffed from 6% current HP to 9% current HP. It means that with one Twin Bite , you can shave off 18% of your target’s current HP. That’s OP as heck. Build this item if you are snowballing hard or build it instead of Trinity Force if you are against two or more tanks.

This was the standard build for Shyvana which turns her into a mid to late-game nuker but it was nerfed hard making it less viable. Still, he has adequate DPS and burst damage thanks to the synergy between Nashor’s Tooth and Twin Bite but this build has scary burst damage because of her Dragon form E, Flame Breath. You can still use this item build if you have a tank Baron laner and tank support

• Nashor's Tooth – This item greatly synergizes with Twin Bite mechanic which applies on-hit effects twice and it scales with your AP which will deal amazing damage specially when combined with Twin Bite .
• Ionian Boots of Lucidity – The cooldown reduction from this boots lets you spam your abilities more often. Upgrade with the Protobelt Enchant for more mobility or the [stasis enchant] because you are susceptible to burst damage when playing with the mage build.
• Infinity Orb – Increases her burst damage, especially against low HP targets.
• Rabadon's Deathcap – Increase your AP by an absurd amount. This will make you able to kill enemies with just one combo.
• Morellonomicon – This item is a must against high sustain enemies. It is a staple item because the physical and magical vamp of enemies becomes noticeable as the game transitions into the later stages of the game.
• Void Staff – Counter the enemy’s magic resist with this item. If they haven’t done already, they will surely build magic resist against you and this item will make their investment a useless one.