Shyvana: Champion Spotlight & Abilities - League of Legends

Shyvana: Champion Spotlight & Abilities - League of Legends

By Marcus Chen

December 20, 2024 at 01:38 PM

Here's the rewritten article about Shyvana from League of Legends:

Shyvana is a shapeshifting dragon warrior who can transform between human and dragon forms. As one of League of Legends' unique champions, she excels at dealing sustained damage while being naturally tanky.

Core Abilities

Fury of the Dragonborn (Passive)

  • Gains 5 bonus armor and magic resistance
  • Each elemental drake killed grants additional 5 armor and magic resistance
  • Deals 20% increased damage to dragons

Twin Bite (Q)

  • Empowers next basic attack to strike twice
  • Second strike deals bonus physical damage
  • Basic attacks reduce cooldown
  • Dragon Form: Attacks in a cone, hitting multiple enemies

Burnout (W)

  • Surrounds herself in flames dealing magic damage
  • Grants movement speed
  • Basic attacks extend duration
  • Dragon Form: Larger damage radius

Flame Breath (E)

  • Launches a fireball that marks enemies
  • Basic attacks deal bonus damage to marked targets
  • Dragon Form: Creates a scorched zone dealing damage over time

Dragon's Descent (R)

  • Transforms into a dragon, gaining bonus health and abilities
  • Dashes forward with displacement immunity
  • Uses Fury resource to maintain dragon form

Combat Style

Shyvana excels at:

  • Clearing jungle camps efficiently
  • Securing objectives like dragons
  • Sustained teamfight damage
  • Tank-busting with percent health damage
  • Split pushing with good waveclear

Key Strategies

  • Farm efficiently to reach power spikes
  • Prioritize dragon control for passive stacks
  • Use dragon form for key teamfights
  • Chain abilities with auto attacks
  • Build a mix of damage and tankiness

Desert landscape with massive stone structures

Desert landscape with massive stone structures

Rek'Sai, purple void creature burrowing

Rek'Sai, purple void creature burrowing

Two beasts crossing desert landscape

Two beasts crossing desert landscape

Sandstone arches in desert landscape

Sandstone arches in desert landscape

Three travelers with camels in desert

Three travelers with camels in desert

Ancient desert city with golden pyramids

Ancient desert city with golden pyramids

Shuriman market with city backdrop

Shuriman market with city backdrop

Armored Shyvana, dragon warrior

Armored Shyvana, dragon warrior

Additional Information

  • Release Date: November 1, 2011
  • Cost: 3150 BE or 790 RP
  • Role: Fighter/Tank
  • Resource: Fury
  • Range Type: Melee
  • Difficulty: Medium

Her unique ability to infinitely stack defensive stats through dragon kills makes her increasingly tanky as the game progresses, while maintaining significant damage output through her mixed damage profile and percent health damage.

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