Decent builds for mid Shyvana after many games

First, runes are pretty much fixed: Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand Demolish, Second Wind, Bone Plating, Overgrowth — pick one of these.

Starting items: Doran's Shield + pots Boots: Ionian boots

Here's a summary of builds at 3 items: Titanic, Shojin, Sterak's — AD tank (if enemy mid is Yasuo/Irelia) Shojin, Shojin, Eclipse — semi-AD (if your ADC is non-ADC) Shojin, Liandry's, Riftmaker — hybrid (most games) BORK, Iceborn, Spirit Visage — BORK tank (if enemy has many tanks) Shojin, Liandry's, ??? (Edge of Night?) — for melee-heavy but need AP Nashor's, Lich Bane, Grievous Wounds? — melee AP Deathcap, Grievous, Rabadon's — full AP Titanic Hydra, Shojin, Shojin — solid bruiser build (against immobile mages like Xerath) Iceborn, Abyssal Mask, Spirit Visage — full tank (surprisingly strong) Shojin, Shojin, Riftmaker — Shojin is fucking broken

Other item criteria: Armor pen — don't build it, just forget it exists.

Crit — don't build it, just forget it exists.

Attack speed — Edge of Night? (maybe) and Trinity Force are okay, but since Trinity got demoted from mythic, it's not great; Edge of Night is decent as 4th/5th item.

AD — build it if it has HP. Don't build AD without HP except Eclipse, BORK, and Ravenous Hydra.

AP — varies by build, most flexible. AP + HP = bruiser/hybrid bruiser AP + magic pen = full glass cannon, always full glass cannon AP + ability haste — don't build if no HP, but most have HP. Rylai's, Riftmaker are good. Flat AP = full glass cannon or AP bruiser Zhonya's, Banshee's, Rabadon's, void staff Percent magic pen — void staff is standard, but if you're solo carrying, go for Liandry's? Actually void staff is standard.

Tank items: Pure HP — don't build, notably Warmog's and Titanic? Actually, if you're fed enough to rush Warmog's, other items are stronger and tankier. Warmog's is not worth mentioning.

Armor: Randuin's, Spirit Visage, Sunfire, Jak'Sho — fun to pick based on situation Randuin's — need crit resistance Spirit Visage — brawling with added sustain Sunfire — strong damage brawling Jak'Sho — just tanky Thornmail — if you're going to build this, just get a bramble vest instead, it's a garbage item

MR items: Force of Nature, Abyssal Mask — perfect MR items for Shyvana Go Force of Nature, and if you need more, Abyssal Mask If enemy is a brawling mage like Akali/Katarina, you can go Abyssal Mask first Abyssal Mask is cheap and good CDR is a bonus When to build both Force of Nature and Abyssal Mask:

• Enemy has 4 AP Other MR items (like Spirit Visage) — only when enemy has 5 AP

Jak'Sho is just decent but expensive, so I avoid it. Good if you're rich.

When making item builds, consider:

• What is the item's standalone performance?
• How much CDR does it give?
• How well does it synergize with the champion?

Here are the items that synergize best and you can mix and match: * = frequently built *Shojin *Shojin *Liandry's *Riftmaker Jak'Sho Abyssal Mask *Force of Nature *Sterak's *Iceborn Rylai's *Rylai's? Edge of Night?

I wrote this guide for mid Shyvana. Whatever happens, never skip Second Wind and Doran's Shield. Farming and builds rely on Second Wind + Doran's Shield.

Most recommended build: Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Tenacity, Last Stand Second Wind, Demolish Shojin, Liandry's, Riftmaker, Iceborn, Sterak's Boots: Ionian boots 90% of the time

If you have questions about specific matchups, leave a comment and I'll write them up.