Shaco Counters

Best picks against Shaco

Highest win rate versus Shaco in Jungle.

1. 1Rek'Sai173 games57.2%
2. 2Volibear243 games56.0%
3. 3Jax274 games55.1%
4. 4Zyra131 games55.0%
5. 5Talon814 games53.9%
6. 6Dr. Mundo258 games53.9%
7. 7Kayn1,590 games53.6%
8. 8Wukong1,075 games53.2%
9. 9Amumu432 games52.8%
10. 10Graves1,093 games52.6%
11. 11Lillia848 games52.2%
12. 12Maokai675 games52.1%
13. 13Briar876 games52.0%

Worst picks against Shaco

Lowest win rate versus Shaco in Jungle.

1. 1Gwen106 games43.4%
2. 2Malphite139 games43.9%
3. 3Vi581 games45.1%
4. 4Ambessa190 games45.8%
5. 5Nidalee334 games46.4%
6. 6Sylas798 games46.5%
7. 7Jarvan IV393 games46.8%
8. 8Kindred444 games46.9%
9. 9Master Yi1,297 games47.1%
10. 10Nasus1,788 games47.3%
11. 11Lee Sin1,774 games47.4%
12. 12Naafiri416 games47.4%
13. 13Karthus221 games47.5%
14. 14Xin Zhao383 games47.5%
15. 15Kha'Zix1,039 games47.5%

Best lane counters vs Shaco

Largest gold lead over Shaco at 15 minutes in Jungle.

1. 1Briar405 games+389
2. 2Talon212 games+384
3. 3Hecarim140 games+336
4. 4Viego521 games+266
5. 5Graves486 games+264
6. 6Kha'Zix248 games+254
7. 7Rengar151 games+224
8. 8Naafiri242 games+181
9. 9Diana230 games+176
10. 10Warwick279 games+135
11. 11Nocturne562 games+129
12. 12Lee Sin518 games+98
13. 13Lillia208 games+95
14. 14Ekko186 games+80
15. 15Zed146 games+67

How to play against Shaco

Lane and teamfight rules that hold regardless of your pick.

In lane and in teamfights

1. Place an early ward to track his first route before pushing for priority. Let the wave bounce back if he is unaccounted for on your side.
2. Concede wave control when his camps are gone and he can wait behind you. Forcing harassment under tower gives him the countergank.
3. Sweep boxes before entering river or jungle choke points. Move as a group so his Q cannot create a free isolated burst.
4. Check his clone before spending key cooldowns. Kill the real target only after he reveals with damage or movement.
5. Protect carries from flank fog instead of chasing the clone. Shaco wins late fights when your team splits attention.

Where Shaco is weak

Exploit these in draft and in lane.

• Shaco relies on deception and fog, so grouped vision control removes many of his surprise angles.
• His front-to-back teamfighting is weak when enemies ignore clone bait and protect carries from flanks.