The Half-Dragon

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"I have proven my might to dragonkind - what challenge shall humans pose?" - Shyvana

A half-breed born from the union between dragon and human, Shyvana searched all her life for belonging. Persecution forged her into a brutal warrior, and those who dare stand against Shyvana face the fiery beast lurking just beneath her skin.

Dragonkind considered Shyvana's impure blood an abomination, and she spent her youth pursued relentlessly by one cruel drake. Constantly on the run, she and her father, an outcast dragon, never knew a lasting home. A brutal reflection of countless battles, Shyvana grew hateful and savage. After years of strife, her father finally fell to the other dragon, but not before gravely wounding his foe.

Furious with grief, Shyvana pursued her father's murderer as he fled north to recover. There she encountered a group of humans on the trail of the same drake. Though the men looked upon her in fear, their leader approached Shyvana peacefully. He introduced himself as Jarvan IV, the Prince of Demacia, and offered to aid Shyvana in her quest for vengeance. Together they hunted down and confronted the vicious dragon that had slain her father.

Shyvana did not expect the men to survive, but in the clash of fire and steel, Jarvan and his men fought with strength she had never believed humans to possess. The ironclad warriors drove their foe into submission, and Shyvana struck the final blow, tearing the beast's heart from its body. Inspired by her ferocity, Jarvan offered her a place in the ranks of his elite guard. Shyvana could still see fear in the eyes of his men, but she longed for a true home.

Trusting Jarvan's word, she accepted his offer and now serves as a Demacian warrior. Though her human allies admire her power, they keep their distance. Shyvana strives to repay the prince's kindness with the power of the dragon within, but she cannot help but wonder if the humans are right to fear her.

"I have the blood of dragons in my veins. I am fear to all who oppose me." - Shyvana

Half-Dragons are the forbidden scions of humans and shape-shifting dragons. There have been few in the world, as they are typically hunted down by their draconian relatives. The scarce and reclusive dragons left on Runeterra find it disgusting to mix their blood with the frivolous and violent lesser races. However, there are those who become fascinated with humans, such as Shyvana's father.

It was to Prince Jarvan IV's surprise when his hunt led him to a legendary young half-dragon. She wept over the dead, mutilated corpse of her father, murdered for her existence. Something in Jarvan was moved by Shyvana's plight. Together they plotted revenge against the mighty dragon responsible. The assault cost the Demacian Prince many men, and nearly his life, but ultimately Shyvana and he prevailed.

The experience changed the both of them. Shyvana lost her place in the world, left alone to be hunted by those dragons who discovered her existence. Because of what he'd seen, Jarvan lost his taste for the hunt and wished to return home as protector of his people. Jarvan IV, as Crown Prince of Demacia, offered Shyvana a place as a noble warrior in the ranks of the elite guard. Out of gratitude and necessity, she accepted.

Since their return to Demacia, Shyvana has proven herself to be a fierce and powerful soldier. She blends her fiery draconian blood with her adopted principles of justice. She revels in the power she now feels in the human world and there are few who do not quake before her in combat. However, by and large there remains only one place for glorious battle. When Jarvan joined the League of Legends, it wasn't long before Shyvana answered the call as well.

"By the blood of my father, I will end you!" - Shyvana

There are those few dragons in Runeterra who have mastered the intense magical energies that course through their unique anatomies, evolving into an elusive Celestial Dragon. These powerful and enigmatic creatures spend most of their time hidden away from the lands of men. However, there are those who find themselves drawn to civilization and who take on human forms to immerse themselves in the world of humans.

Occasionally, one finds itself drawn to the spirit of a human and they have relations. Sometimes, in the slimmest of odds, the union will bear fruit and that offspring will be one of the few half-dragons to have graced Runeterra. Shyvana is one such creature, born to a simple Demacian farm-girl and her Celestial Dragon father. Left to be raised by her mother, her oddities were something that couldn't be hidden from her community, though she was protected by her family.

Once her family had perished in disaster, she was left alone for the first time - truly alone. Shyvana quickly became an outsider and it wasn't long before the community's fear began to put her in danger. Facing mortal danger at the business end of an angry mob, she was rescued by the traveling noble, Jarvan Lightshield. The noble was a man who strangely knew exactly what she was and took her under his wing. It wasn't long before she was offered a chance to use her natural skills in the service of Demacia, as Jarvan initiated her as one of the elite guard. Following Jarvan into the League of Legends was only natural.

Shyvana is a fierce warrior, with the blood of one of the most powerful magical predators in all creation flowing through her veins. Unlike some of her fellows, she is a subdued personality - somber, cool, and collected. However, when the moment strikes, her draconian heritage manifests and there are few that can stare her in the eyes and not feel the primal urge to flee.

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Classic Shyvana

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Patch History

V7.23

• Stats
  • Base attack damage reduced to 66 from 69.

V7.22

• Stats
  • Base attack damage increased to 69 from 60.712.
  • Base armor increased to 38 from 29.

V7.15 July 27th Hotfix

• Stats
  • Bug Fix: Fixed a bug where her Dragon Form wasn't properly affected by this patch's armor increase (27.628 to 29).

V7.15

• Stats
  • Base armor increased to 29 from 27.628.
• Flame Breath
  • New Effect: Projectile now scales with 30% AD.
  • Dragon form bonus damage reduced to from .
  • New Effect: Dragon form bonus damage now scales with 30% AD.
  • New Effect: Scorched earth now scales with 10% AD.

V7.5

• Super Galaxy Shyvana
  • Bug Fix: Fixed a bug where Cinders Mark would be fade out too early.

V7.1

• Burnout
  • Removed: Dealing 20% increased damage to monsters.
• Super Galaxy Shyvana
  • Flame Breath
    • Bug Fix: Dragon Form explosion permanently leaving behind subtle flame effects on the map.

V6.24

• Murder Bridge
  • Fury of the Dragonborn
    • Each turret destroyed by Shyvana or her allies permanently grants her 5 bonus armor and 5 bonus magic resistance.
• Twisted Treeline
  • Fury of the Dragonborn
    • Each Vilemaw kill scored by Shyvana or her allies permanently grants her 5 bonus armor and 5 bonus magic resistance.
    • Shyvana deals 10% increased damage (physical and magic only) to Vilemaw.

V6.23

• Stats
  • Base health increased to 595 from 594.6.
  • Base health regeneration increased to 8.6 from 8.594.
• Fury of the Dragonborn
  • Renamed from Dragonborn.
  • Bonus resistances reduced to 5 at all levels from .
  • Removed: 「 Doubled 」「  」 bonus resistances while in Dragon Form.
  • New Effect: Each elemental drake killed by Shyvana or her allies permanently grants her 5 bonus armor and 5 bonus magic resistance.
  • New Effect: Shyvana deals 10% increased damage (physical and magic only) to dragons.
• Burnout
  • Removed: Leaving a flame trail behind Shyvana while in Dragon Form.
  • Area of effect size increased to 350 / 365 / 380 (scales with Dragon's Descent's rank) from 325 at all ranks.
• Flame Breath
  • New Effect: Projectile stops on first enemy champion hit.
  • Projectile AP ratio reduced to 30% AP from 60% AP.
  • Projectile speed reduced to 1575 from 1700.
  • Area of effect while in Dragon Form changed to ground-targeted from conic in front of Shyvana.
  • New Effect: While in Dragon Form, explodes upon hitting a champion or reaching the target location, dealing (+ 30% AP) bonus magic damage to enemies within 220 / 240 / 260 range (scales with Dragon's Descent's rank) and scorching the earth for 4 seconds. Enemies standing on scorched earth take (+ 20% AP) magic damage per second and are persistently marked.
• Dragon's Descent
  • New Effect: Dash cannot be interrupted.
  • New Effect: Grants 150 / 250 / 350 bonus health on cast.
  • New Effect: Dragon Form model size increases by 0 / 8 / 16%.
  • Base damage reduced to 150 / 250 / 350 from 175 / 300 / 425.
  • Maximum range reduced to 850 from 950.
  • Dragon Form attack range increased to 175 / 190 / 205 from 175 at all ranks.

V6.20

• Twin Bite
  • Animation speed increased.

V6.16

• Super Galaxy Shyvana
  • General
    • Bug Fix: Stretchy hands during death animation.

V6.15

• Dragon's Descent
  • Fury gain changed to 1 / 1.5 / 2 per second from 1 / 2 / 3 per 1.5.

V6.14

• • General
    • Bug Fix: Super elastic teeth when roaring in Dragon Form.

V6.10

• Burnout
  • New Effect: Damage per second has a 10% AP ratio.
  • New Effect: On-hit damage has a 2.5% AP ratio.

V6.6

• Twin Bite
  • Second hit bonus damage reduced to 40 / 55 / 70 / 85 / 100% AD from 80 / 85 / 90 / 95 / 100% AD.

V5.23

• Dragon's Descent
  • Dragon Form attack range increased to 175 from 125.

V5.13

• Burnout
  • Base damage reduced to 20 / 33 / 45 / 58 / 70 from 20 / 35 / 50 / 65 / 80.
  • On-hit base damage reduced to 5 / 8.25 / 11.25 / 14.5 / 17.5 from 5 / 8.75 / 12.5 / 16.25 / 20.

V5.11

• Burnout
  • New Effect: Basic attacks deal (「 25% total damage 」「 5 / 8.75 / 12.5 / 16.25 / 20 (+ 5% bonus AD) 」) bonus magic damage while Burnout is active.
  • Bug Fix: Doubled AD ratio while Shyvana is in Dragon Form.

V5.5

• Flame Breath
  • Mark damage increased to 2.5% of target's maximum health from 2%.

V4.21

• Twin Bite
  • Cooldown reduced to 9 / 8 / 7 / 6 / 5 seconds from 10 / 9 / 8 / 7 / 6.
• Burnout
  • New Effect: Deals 20% increased damage to monsters.
  • Bug Fix: Damage calculation using incorrect AD ratio while Shyvana is in Dragon Form.

V4.15

• General
  • New Classic artwork.
• Flame Breath
  • Dragon Form particles updated to match damage cone (area of effect unchanged)
  • Bug Fix: Base damage increased by 20 at rank 1 (tooltip updated)

V4.13

• Burnout
  • Removed: Extending maximum duration by using Dragon's Descent.
  • Dragon Form's flame trail damage tick rate increased to once every 1 second from 0.75.

V4.11

• General
  • Model hitbox size increased by 15 units to match average size.

V4.5

• Stats
  • Base armor increased to 22 from 18.

V4.1

• Burnout
  • Base damage per second reduced to 20 / 35 / 50 / 65 / 80 from 25 / 40 / 55 / 70 / 85.
  • Minimum base damage reduced to 60 / 105 / 150 / 195 / 240 from 75 / 120 / 165 / 210 / 255.
  • Maximum base damage reduced to 140 / 245 / 350 / 455 / 560 from 175 / 280 / 385 / 490 / 595.
• Flame Breath
  • Base damage changed to 60 / 100 / 140 / 180 / 220 from 80 / 115 / 150 / 185 / 220.
• Dragon's Descent
  • Bug Fix: Base damage changed to 175 / 300 / 425 from 200 / 300 / 400.

V3.15

• Flame Breath
  • Bug Fix: Reducing armor while Shyvana is in Dragon Form.

V3.9

• Dragonborn - New I
  • Shyvana gains bonus armor and bonus magic resistance, each 「 doubled 」「  」 while in Dragon Form.
• Twin Bite
  • New Effect: Basic attacks reduce Twin Bite's cooldown by 0.5 seconds.
• Burnout
  • Bug Fix: Damage calculation ignoring AD ratio while Shyvana is in Dragon Form.
  • New Effect: Basic attacks extend Burnout's duration by 1 second, stacking up to 4 times for a maximum 7 seconds total duration.
• Flame Breath
  • Base damage reduced to 80 / 115 / 150 / 185 / 220 from 80 / 125 / 170 / 215 / 260.
  • Removed: 15% armor reduction on targets hit.
  • Removed: Projectile stopping on first unit hit.
  • New Effect: Basic attacks deal bonus damage to targets marked by Flame Breath.
  • Mark damage changed to 2% of target's maximum health from 「 15% total damage 」「 12 / 18.75 / 25.5 / 32.25 / 39 (+ 9% AP) 」.
  • Mark duration increased to 5 seconds from 4.
• Dragon's Descent
  • Removed: Passive bonus resistances.
  • Fury gain per 1.5 seconds increased to 1 / 2 / 3 from 1 at all ranks.
  • Dragon Form's Fury decay per second reduced to 5 from 6.

V1.0.0.152

• Stats
  • Movement speed increased to 350 from 325.

V1.0.0.145

• Dragon's Descent
  • Bug Fix: Hitching on first use when Shyvana uses a skin other than Classic.

V1.0.0.136

• Fury of the Dragonborn
  • Tooltip updated.
  • Maximum Burnout duration extension reduced to 4 seconds from 6.
• Burnout
  • Bug Fix: Lasting longer than intended.
• Dragon's Descent
  • Passive bonus resistances reduced to 10 / 15 / 20 from 15 / 20 / 25.

V1.0.0.134

• Flame Breath
  • Bug Fix: Armor reduction affecting immune units ( Baron Nashor, Dragon)
• Dragon's Descent
  • New Effect: Allied ultimate HUD indicator turns grey immediately after activation.

V1.0.0.128

• Added