Talk:Shyvana/@comment-186.137.66.4-20120518173233/@comment-88.186.19.90-20120519130209

^ You don't read the wiki at all do you? You probably don't play Shyvana nor Riven either.

First of all BT is almost absolutely necessary on Shyvana. She needs that damage and most importantly that lifesteal, otherwise she is just ignored in teamfights, since she has 0 CC. Wriggles also gives lifesteal and damage, but earlier than a BT; it's stats should not be ignored; it increases her survivability by a lot.

Second of all, Riven has almost NO sustain whatsoever, with the exception of her basic HP regen (the highest in the game), but that is nowhere near enough to survive in a fight. Shyvana has better sustain than Riven with her lifesteal, and Riven doesn't benefit from BT's lifesteal, since she doesn't AA as much and her skillset procs spellvamp.

Riven has the advantage early and mid-game, but by lategame Shyvana is the top 3rd duelist around. The point was to show that Shyvana outdoes Riven later in the game, and that people should take everything into account, including vulnerability to CC, mobility even when it's not a dash, tankyness and synergy with items before calling for nerfs/buffs.