Talk:Shyvana/@comment-39.47.149.7-20111230201226/@comment-88.186.19.90-20111231050858

She's balanced very well.

Weak early, but epic mid-game and litterally OP end game.

People compare her to Garen because he's also a melee AD caster - and they share similarities in their stats, stat growth, and 25 resistance bonus - but shyv is neither a true bruiser nor a weaker version of Garen.

She has 0 CC except for a bump on her ult, which has a mediocre range to say the least, and the rest of her kit makes her very item dependant, since none of them deal reliable base damage. You'll be able to build her in many different ways and still remain effective for the rest of your team.

Early, she's weak, doesn't handle harass well since she has no sustain, but isn't easy to gank thanks to burnout. Mid game she's a very strong duelist both in and out of dragon form. Late game, she rapes in teamfights and wins against almost everyone 1V1 if she has some good sustain. She's a very aggressive champion, playing passively or trying to harass will only make it easier for the opponent to kill you, you should play as if she was a dragon: rush in, deal everything, and if it looks like you're going to loose, retreat to lick your wounds.

She's not a bruiser per se, but more of a DPS tank. She's more like Allistar with damage instead of CC than Garen or Nocturne. You won't be rushing through the teamfight to catch the opposing carry, you'll want to catch as many people in your ulti and flamebreath as possible, then proceed to twin bite everyone you can while focusing on the squishiest opponent at your autoattack range.