Talk:Shyvana/Strategy/@comment-75.139.217.50-20120123191356

I have had the most success with Shyv by building as an offtank dps. Cloth + Pots for jungle, Boots + Pots for Top Lane. Rush Wriggles, Merc Treads, Phage, Wit's End, Tri-force, Gian'ts Belt, B.F. Sword, Sunfire Cape, Bloodthirster, FoN/Randuin's.

For Top Lane, I get really aggressive, really fast. I always force them away from potential farm with my W, if not getting first blood outright, at level 1. For jungling, I take wraiths, Red, then immediately pressure a lane, maybe even getting a kill or two. My Wrigglle's gives me more sustain, (letting me LS tank early game duels) and a constantly warded top lane. If the enemy team isn't too cc/ap heavy, I'll consider going zerk's greaves instead of merc treads and skipping Wit's End, filling it's spot with an armor item down the road. Tri-force is a must have on shyv as far as i'm concerned, and a SFC brings even more AoE damage to team fights. BT, for more damage/LS, assuming I'm not being focused down too quickly in fights, in which case, I'll cut straight to FoN/Randuin's, saving BT for later.