Graves vs Shyvana JUNGLE Matchup Guide | LaneStomp

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Graves vs Shyvana

Updated Jun 4, 2026

Overview

Use Graves's strong early clear and dueling to invade and disrupt Shyvana's slower early tempo before she hits dragon form.
Prioritize river control and Scuttle vision to contest dragon setups and deny Shyvana safe objective access.

Jungle Plan

Path to invade Shyvana's jungle camps early when she shows on predictable gank paths to deny her scaling.
Use fast clears to maintain tempo and contest dragon vision, forcing Shyvana into reactive plays.
Track Shyvana's cross-map movements and be ready to counter-gank post-6 when her gank threat improves.

Danger windows

Respect Shyvana's early dragon-form engage (R) post-level 6, especially in isolated river fights.
Avoid low-health clears near contested objectives to prevent losing smite fights.
Be cautious invading when Shyvana's nearby lanes have priority and can collapse quickly.

Early game

Start with a fast clear route that allows early level 3 invade before Shyvana completes her full clear.
Fight for first Scuttle only when nearby lanes have priority to support river control.
Avoid extended fights early if Shyvana has lane priority or Fury stacks, focus on counter-ganking instead.

Power spikes

Graves spikes at early levels with strong dueling and burst (R); use this to force Shyvana off camps before she scales.
Respect Shyvana's mid-game spike when she gains dragon form (R) and item powers; avoid isolated fights then.
Graves's scaling with items keeps him a threat through mid-game skirmishes; maintain tempo to reach this state.

Win conditions

Convert clear speed and ranged dueling into sustained pressure on Shyvana's jungle to deny farm and tempo.
Use vision and river control to secure early dragons and Rift Herald, forcing Shyvana into reactive plays.
Leverage counter-jungling and counter-ganks to snowball leads into mid-game objective control and teamfight access.