Talk:Shyvana/@comment-3578129-20120416074536/@comment-2124153-20120416173638

Agree with anons above that Shyvana is not really great at ganking in wide open lanes (unless the lane partner has CC. Shyvana loves ganking Sion's lane, for example), and generally should prepare to farm and counter-jungle. And if the enemy jungler is strong against Shyvana invasions (like Skarner), you mostly just farm.

But it's worth noting that she is crazy good at diving people under towers. If you have strong pusher in the target lane, Shyvana is capable of ulting right over treelines, evading wards, and throwing a ton of damage on people while eating the tower hits. Since she has good Armor from her ult and from her jungle gear (either Armor from Wriggle's or health from Doran's), she can tank hits like a boss. All that you need to do is coordinate with your team, and you can pick up kills in lanes where other junglers might struggle. Shyvana's damage is nuts if you don't miss E and can time Q appropriately.

Also in agreement about initiation: Shyvana CAN initiate, but if she is your best option, your team is in a whole lot of trouble. Much better for her to follow someone else's initiate, like a good Ashe arrow, Wukong/Malph knockup, Ahri taunt, etc.