Lee Sin vs Shyvana Counter Pick
Matchup Summary
What the Data Means
In Jungle, this is Lee Sin versus Shyvana — a fighter/assassin hybrid against a fighter/tank hybrid. 1,833 tracked games on 16.13.1 put Lee Sin at a 46.5% win rate into Shyvana. That is 3.5 points under even, which is why Shyvana is listed among the champions Lee Sin struggles into.
Track Safeguard / Iron Will on Lee Sin and Dragon’s Descent on Shyvana — the matchup swings on those two. The pressure spikes when Dragon’s Rage and Dragon’s Descent come online together. Lee Sin pays in Energy, Shyvana in Fury, so extended trades drain them at different rates.
This is a melee mirror in terms of reach — 125 versus 150 — so spacing matters less than ability timing.
Neither profile surprises the other: Lee Sin and Shyvana are both physical threats. Level-one bases: Lee Sin 645 HP / 36 armour / 32 MR, Shyvana 625 / 35 / 32. Scaling matters as well: Lee Sin ends on 2481 HP, Shyvana on 2240. Base attack damage is 66 against 62, so Lee Sin wins the raw auto-attack exchange. Speed reads 345 to 350, handing Shyvana the better rotations.
This matchup rebuilds from live ranked data each cycle.
FAQ
No — current data marks this as a counter matchup: Shyvana has the statistical edge. Lee Sin wins 46.5% of the recorded games.
46.5% from Lee Sin's perspective, measured on patch 16.13.1.
1,833 ranked games at Emerald rank and above, across all regions.
The current Lee Sin build — items, runes and skill order from the same data set — is on the Lee Sin build page.