Talk:Shyvana/@comment-89.69.209.185-20111215070503/@comment-192.234.235.103-20111215090115

Oranges vs Apples etc. Skills wise, Garen has higher numbers, but then again: 1. Shyvana main source of damage really is in her Auto-attacks and her skills revolve to 'support' it in contrast to Garen who is better off casting those spells than Auto-attacking. 2. She's really not "that" dependent on On-Hit effects. She can get an PD, Bloodthirster to counter MR and still dominate. And don't say "Armor" since it means Garens' 'superior' kit will be countered (except his ult, which is magic and countered by MR, and useful against low enemies) 3. She's item dependent. And that she can get them as easy as Morde, Gragas and Malzahar with her fast farming ability. Thus... her numbers look low to offset her "potentially" higher Auto-attack output come late game. It's not that Shyvana can beat Garen from early game to even late; but as a TankyDPS who is more to DPS, she has the 'potential' to outpace him come late depending on how well you farmed.