Shaco Guide

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Shaco GuideEverything you need to know about ShacoK
Kingson March 31st, 2023 ⸱ 11 min read
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IntroductionHello! I am Kingson, or TouchDaBox in game, and I am fairly new to the Shaco community. I have played numerous hours with 
Shaco
 and have grown to love this champ. Currently I am a one trick Shaco player and have played him all over the rift and am here to share with all of you everthing I know.
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Why play Shaco?﻿
Shaco
  is a very tilting champion to play against. You can play mind games with the enemy team throughout the entire game. Setting up box traps to lure the enemy team into a bad team fight is very addictive. Shaco is very strong in the early game and can be an asset throughout the whole game when fed. He is also very versitile. Shaco can be played top, mid, jungle, and support. 
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Pros/Cons of ShacoPro'svery strong early game
easy ganks
can one shot squishy champs (AD)
easy solo drag
versitile (can be played all over/can play AD and AP)
tilt factor
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Conshigh skill gap (hard to learn)
very squishy
if cc'd you are basically dead
invades ruin your game
item reliant
hard to manage clone
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If you still want to play Shaco then lets begin.BasicsAbilities
This passive ability allows Shaco to deal more damage from behind. Works on both champions and neutral units (minions/jungle monsters). Auto attacks and 
Two-Shiv Poison
 also trigger his passive.
This ability allows Shaco to become invisible for a set period of time. It works like a blink and teleports Shaco a certain distance. While active his first attack will deal more damage and has a chance to crit. 
Note: This works hand in hand with his passive. If you use 
Deceive
  and Backstab
 the damage is drastically increased.
This ability allows Shaco to play a box that will fear and attack nearby enemies/neutral units. Once placed it will be idle for a few seconds, then will be able to be triggered. Once triggered the box will fear and attack anything in range.
This ability allows Shaco to throw a knife at a nearby target. Once the target is hit, it will slow the enemy and deal damage. If the target happens to be below 30% health bonus damage is dealt.
Note: This works hand in hand with his passive. If you use 
Two-Shiv Poison
 and Backstab
 (hit the enemy from behind) the passive is triggered.
This ability allows Shaco to create a clone of himself which you can control. The clone can mimic all of Shaco's movement including dances and recalls. There is a set time that the clone is active and once that time runs out or the clone is killed it explodes dealing magic damage and pops three 
Jack In The Box
.
Note: there is a tether distance on the clone. Once the clone goes outside of the tether distance it is immediately teleported back to Shaco.
Also note: the clone is buggy and is hard to control. A good Shaco player knows how to use the clone as effectively as possible despite it being buggy.
RunesAD Jungle
AP Jungle
AP Mid
AP Top
AP Support
AD JunglePrimary Runes﻿
When playing AD Shaco Jungle we want to go with Hail of Blades
. As an assassin jungler we want to burst down the squishy champs in the backline as quickly as possible so this is a perfect suit.
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﻿Sudden Impact
  is a great pick because when Shaco hits an enemy champion coming out of Deceive
  (Q) he will do more damage because he is leaving stealth.
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﻿Eyeball Collection
  is an important pick because it adds attack damage when completed at 10 eyeballs.
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﻿Relentless Hunter
 is important because it adds movement speed. This will allow you to run around the jungle and gank quicker.
Secondary Runes﻿
﻿Legend: Alacrity
 is a great choice because it adds attack speed and a lot of it!
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I like to go with Coup de Grace
 because if an enemy champ is running away/squishy enough, Shaco will be able to one hit and paired with Duskblade of Draktharr
, you will be able to escape unharmed because of its passive.
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AP JunglePrimary Runes﻿
﻿Dark Harvest
  is the go to rune for AP Shaco Jungle. It increases AP damage over time every time you hit a champ that is below 50%.
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Every time Shaco slows an enemy champ (either by Backstab
  or Two-Shiv Poison
 (E)) then Cheap Shot
  will kick in dealing true damage
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﻿Eyeball Collection
 is still a good rune to go to even with AP
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﻿Treasure Hunter
  is a good choice because you will be earning extra gold for killing enemy champs
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Secondary Runes﻿
﻿Transcendence
  is an amazing choice. By leveling up you will get more ability haste which will allow you to place more boxes. More Jack In The Box
 = larger box traps >:)
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﻿Gathering Storm
 helps with more AP power
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The next two pretty much go together AP Mid and Top lane﻿
AP Mid/TopPrimary Runes﻿
﻿Arcane Comet
 is definitely the go to rune. His Jack In The Box
 (W) triggers the comet which has insane poking potential. Also his Two-Shiv Poison
 (E)  + Arcane Comet
 combo deals a lot of damage early game
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﻿Manaflow Band
 is important because Shaco runs out of mana quickly when laning. Manaflow Band
  increases the maximum mana when you hit a champ with an ability
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﻿Transcendence
 is good for ability haste which is very beneficial for Shaco in lane
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﻿Scorch
 is an interesting choice for AP Shaco. However, it works hand in hand with Liandry's Anguish
 because Liandry's Anguish
 passive also has burn which makes Scorch
 a valid choice
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Secondary Runes﻿
﻿Biscuit Delivery
 is my go to choice. I find myself running out of mana many times in lane and with Biscuit Delivery
 I am able to replenish my mana and stay longer. However, Magical Footwear
 and Future's Market
 are also valid choices.
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﻿Cosmic Insight
  is pretty self explanatory. Both ability power and item haste are very beneficial
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AP Shaco support is very similar rune wise as AP Mid/Top so I will only touch on the different runes﻿
AP Support﻿
Like I explained in AP Mid/Top Future's Market
 is a valid choice. For support it can be very beneficial to buy items quicker to benefit the rest of the team.
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Now we will begin to talk about item pathingItems﻿
AD Jungle
AP Jungle
AP Mid/Top
AP Sup
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AD Jungle﻿
Our starter options go as follows: either choose Gustwalker Hatchling
 to move through bushes quicker, Scorchclaw Pup
 to slow enemies, or Mosstomper Seedling
 to gain a shield and survive longer. Gustwalker Hatchling
 is meta at the moment so thats probably your best choice. Buy a Health Potion
 if you think you need it.
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Our spells are typical Shaco spells. We have 
Ignite
 because with Deceive
 Shaco essentially has a free Flash
. We are also carrying Smite
 so we can get our jungle pet and secure neutral objectives.
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First recall is best case scenario. Build Boots
 every time and if you cannot get Serrated Dirk
 on the first go around build Long Sword
 to substitute. Refillable Potion
 is not necessary, buy them if you need them.
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99 out of 100 games you will probably be building Duskblade of Draktharr
. The passive is great to gain invisibility and it has good stats. However if you feel adventurous you can buy either Eclipse
 or Kraken Slayer
. With Eclipse
 you will gain a shield and do more damage. With Kraken Slayer
 you will be dealing immense amounts of damage but do not have any security like the other two choices.
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The same case is with Boots
. 99/100 games you will be building Berserker's Greaves
however, with Ionian Boots of Lucidity
 you gain more ability haste. With Plated Steelcaps
 and Mercury's Treads
 you can build those if the enemy team is either full AD or full AP. Not recommended because you will deal less damage but it is still an option.
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The rest of the build is pretty typical, this is a one shot AD Shaco build so you will be dealing a lot of damage quickly but you are very squishy.

AP Jungle﻿
See AD Jungle for explanation on starting options and spells. Same rules apply.
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First recall is best case scenario. If you do not have enough for the full first recall buy Boots
  and Sapphire Crystal
  with a Amplifying Tome
 (if possible). Refillable Potion
 is not necessary, buy them if you need them.
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99/100 games you will either buy Ionian Boots of Lucidity
 or Sorcerer's Shoes
. Buy Ionian Boots of Lucidity
 if you are equal or behind the enemy jungler. If you are very far ahead then you can consider buying Sorcerer's Shoes
. I do not recommend Plated Steelcaps
 or Mercury's Treads
 but they are an option if you see it fit.
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The rest of the build is typical. I laid out what I believe to be the best items, but buy what benefits you and the team the most.
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AP Mid/Top﻿
Just like the runes, Mid/Top are pretty interchangable.
Our starting options are 
Doran's Ring
 and 2 Health Potion
. Doran's Ring
 adds bonus health and ability power while also regenerating mana. Doran's Ring
 also adds health to the Jack In The Box
 (W) which will help with the minion wave/poking power. The Health Potion
 is necessary in this case so we can stay in lane.
Now you may be wondering why we have 
Teleport
 and Flash
. Let me explain. Even though we get a free Flash
 on Shaco because of Deceive
 (Q) we take Flash
 for the extra tilting power/slipperiness it provides. With this Deceive
 (Q) + Flash
 combo we are practically ungankable which in turn tilts the enemy team. We take Teleport
 so that we can return to lane quicker.
Our first recall looks a little different than we are used to seeing. This recall is 800 gold in total. So once you get your wave in a good spot and you have 800 gold in the bank, recall, buy what you see I have laid out, 
Teleport
 back to lane and you are set. If you feel confident in your ability to play against your lane opponent, Dark Seal
  is a valid buy instead of Sapphire Crystal
. I would switch Morellonomicon
 withMejai's Soulstealer
 if you decide to buy Dark Seal
.
Do not buy any mythic other than 
Liandry's Anguish
 :)
The rest of the build is very similar to AP jungle except we switch 
Oracle Lens
 with Farsight Alteration
 for the added bonus of vision.
AP SupportWith 
Spellthief's Edge
 we are able to earn more gold by damaging enemy champions. Our goal with Shaco support is to make the enemy bot lane hate their lives, so we play agro (not throwing of course) and bait them into bad situations with Jack In The Box
(W) . Bring Health Potion
 because we will need them.
Unlike Mid and Top we will bring 
Ignite
 instead of Teleport
. This will allow us to stay agro and bring more utility to team fights. Still bring Flash
 to get out of bad situations.
Still build 
Liandry's Anguish
 even though we are support.
Everything else should look very familiar except for 
Watchful Wardstone
. Build this item for the added heatlh and ability haste. This item will eventually turn into Vigilant Wardstone
 at level 13 which will add even better stats.
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Now that Items and runes are done lets go over skill path﻿
AD Jungle
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AD JungleThis may look a little funny but let me explain. Shaco will take 
Jack In The Box
 (W) for the added clear speed, I will later explain shaco clear path, then take Deceive
 (Q) for the possible level 2 gank or even more clear speed. We will then finish off the ability tree with Two-Shiv Poison
 (E) at level 3. Then put two more points into Jack In The Box
 (W) for added clear speed. Once we hit level 6 we always will take Hallucinate
 (R). After level 6 max Two-Shiv Poison
, then Deceive
 (Q) then finish off Jack In The Box
 (W).
AP ShacoAp Shaco stays the same regardless of role. However there are a couple things we can consider changing up. If the enemy laner is ignoring the 
Jack In The Box
 (W) then max this first (this should always be the go to option). However, if they destroy the box before it is able to pop, consider maxing Two-Shiv Poison
 (E). This will allow us to increase our poking power even if we do not have our strong Jack In The Box
 (W). However if you are playing AP Shaco jungle then max Jack In The Box
 (W) anyway for the added bonus of clear speed.
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Shaco Jungle ClearWhat makes Shaco so unique in the jungle is his clear. Shaco has one of the fastest level 3 jungle clears in the game because of his box setups.
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*Creds go to Facet's AD Shaco Guide for picture*
This is the most optimal start for Shaco jungle. Place one 
Jack In The Box
 in the river guarding your red side buff at 36 or 37 seconds. This will help deter the enemy team from invading. Then place your next Jack In The Box
 on rapter pit at 50 seconds. Immediately after the Jack In The Box
 is up place a second one in the raptor pit. Then finally place your third Jack In The Box
 just shy of the red buff pit or right above red buff. Once camps spawn Backstab
 the big raptor until death. Do not worry about the small raptors because both Jack In The Box
  (if placed correctly) will fully clear them. You will get level two off this so Deceive
 (Q) into red buff pit, place Jack In The Box
  behind red buff, then Backstab
 until death. Now you can look to gank mid or clear krugs to get level 3. Now look to bot lane for gank or look mid. If there is no gank clear wolves --> gromp --> skuttle --> blue buff. On shaco always look for ganks. His early game is very strong so always look to gank enemy champs and snowball the game.
*This guide shows you how to full clear on Red Side with box set up and no leash*
This concludes my Shaco guide. I hope you learned something from this and enjoy tilting the enemy team. Please let me know if I missed something or if I need to change something. Thanks!Credits:
﻿Desperate Shaco --> Shaco Jungle
﻿Pink Ward --> Shaco Top 
﻿HappyChimeNoises --> Great explanation on Master Shaco Mid﻿
﻿IBronto --> Shaco clear

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Table of Contents

Shaco Guide

Everything you need to know about Shaco

Kingson

Introduction

Why play Shaco?

Pros/Cons of Shaco

Pro's

Cons

If you still want to play Shaco then lets begin.

Basics

Backstab

Deceive

Jack In The Box

Two-Shiv Poison

Hallucinate

Runes

AD Jungle

Primary Runes

Secondary Runes

AP Jungle

Primary Runes

Secondary Runes

The next two pretty much go together AP Mid and Top lane

AP Mid/Top

Primary Runes

Secondary Runes

AP Shaco support is very similar rune wise as AP Mid/Top so I will only touch on the different runes

AP Support

Now we will begin to talk about item pathing

Items

AD Jungle

AP Jungle

AP Mid/Top

AP Support

Now that Items and runes are done lets go over skill path

AD Jungle

AP Shaco

Shaco Jungle Clear

This concludes my Shaco guide. I hope you learned something from this and enjoy tilting the enemy team. Please let me know if I missed something or if I need to change something. Thanks!

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