Farm into a prepared first play

0:00–8:00; first clear, Scuttler at 2:55, Dragon at 5:00, and the Grubs setup before 8:00

Your first job is to turn the jungle into a reliable income loop while identifying one lane that can actually help you contest. A full clear toward your intended finish is the conditioned default when lanes lack setup or the enemy wins early contact; a three-camp or five-camp route is justified only when a lane is exposed and your level-3 threat can convert. Collect large monsters and takedowns to build Scalemail, protect your health for the 2:55 Scuttler window, and do not spend your first cycle wandering after a failed gank. Transition when the first clear ends: if you have a free gank with lane support, take it; otherwise reset and route into respawning camps.

Path

Choose farming unless the map offers a paid window

CONDITIONS: If your lanes lack reliable setup, you do not win the early river duel, or your win condition is a later front-to-back fight, choose a conditioned full clear toward the side where you want to finish. WINDOWS: Reassess at the first clear and at each respawn wave; take an early gank only when the enemy is past the river line, has lost an escape tool, or is collecting a crashed wave. If a free gank appears while camps are respawning on your route, take it; otherwise preserve the farm cycle.

With Shyvana

• If Shyvana is preparing an objective, push the nearest lane before she enters river and stay close enough to follow her Dragon's Descent. Your job is to make her entry matter: add damage to the target she displaces, cover her retreat, or hold the enemy's route into the pit. If the wave is not ready, do not force a river fight just because she is nearby; help her finish the setup first.
• If Shyvana is ahead and moving into the enemy jungle, give her information and a nearby lane body rather than walking alone into fog. When she finds an isolated target and your team can arrive within one screen, follow the disruption and take the camp, tower, or objective it opens. If she is behind, protect the camps and waves on the side she is clearing so her catch-up income is not interrupted by a needless contest.
• If a teamfight begins, let Shyvana occupy the first layer only when your damage can reach the same space. Follow her leap with your control or damage, and peel for her if the enemy turns onto her before she reaches the carry. If she holds Dragon Form to protect your backline, respect that choice: the transformation can create more value by denying the enemy's engage than by chasing a low-value target.