Zyra vs Shyvana JUNGLE Matchup Guide | LaneStomp

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Zyra vs Shyvana

Confidence mediumUpdated Jun 10, 2026

Overview

Prioritize disrupting Shyvana's fast clears to delay her dragon-form scaling.
Use early root control and plant zones to pressure river and scuttle fights.
Exploit Shyvana's low early gank threat by focusing on counter-invades and objective setup.

Jungle Plan

Focus on invading Shyvana's jungle when she commits to full clears without fury.
Contest Scuttle Crab aggressively when your lanes can move first and support counter-ganks.
Prioritize dragon control setups when bot and mid lanes have priority for safer objective fights.

Danger windows

Respect Shyvana's level 6 dragon-form engage and avoid isolated river fights without vision.
Avoid low-health clears vulnerable to Shyvana's fast counter-invades.
Be cautious contesting objectives when Shyvana's nearby lanes have priority and can assist.

Early game

Full clear quickly to match Shyvana's tempo and contest first Scuttle only with lane priority.
Avoid early river fights without nearby lane support to prevent losing tempo.
Track Shyvana's pathing to anticipate her dragon approach and prepare vision control.

Power spikes

Level 2 root plus plant poke enables early river zone control and punishing Shyvana's pathing.
Level 3 full kit unlocks stronger plant zoning to punish Shyvana's slower early dueling.
Level 6 ultimate turns teamfights around clustered objectives where Shyvana excels post-scaling.

Win conditions

Convert jungle pressure into dragon and Rift Herald control by forcing Shyvana off camps.
Use root and plant zones to enable ganks and counter-ganks around river and lane priority.
Leverage level 6 ultimate in clustered fights to zone Shyvana and secure team objectives.