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How to Win Kai'Sa vs Shaco Counter MatchupKai'Sa is in the b tier of champions

Kai'Sa vs Shaco

How to Beat Shaco as Kai'Sa in LoLKai'Sa is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Shaco as Kai'Sa

based on 5,724 Kai'Sa vs Shaco matchups
Win Rate
47.2 %
K/D/A
2.04
Pick Rate
3.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of recently ranked League of Legends rounds every week. Within our data, Kai'Sa engaged Shaco 5724 times. Using so many games with Kai'Sa versus Shaco gives us confidence in our ability to prepare actionable statistics and a solid build to destroy Shaco. This particular matchup is somewhat rare. Kai'Sa fights Shaco in only 3.6% of her matches.

Kai'Sa vs Shaco Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Kai'Sa does a dismal job of beating Shaco. Normally, she wins a lowly 47.2% of games the champs oppose each other in. In Kai'Sa versus Shaco matches, Kai'Sa’s team is 0.0% more expected to obtain first blood. This implies that she most likely will be able to get first blood versus Shaco.

Best Kai'Sa vs Shaco Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Cloak of AgilityNoonquiver

Core Kai'Sa Items

~22 Mins
Zhonya's HourglassTerminusKraken Slayer

Optional Items

Guardian AngelStormsurgeShadowflameGuinsoo's Rageblade

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Kai'Sa to level upq
>
Second ability for Kai'Sa to level upe
>
Last skill for Kai'Sa to max outw

Runes

DominationHail of BladesTaste of BloodEyeball CollectionTreasure Hunter
InspirationMagical FootwearBiscuit Delivery
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Kai'Sa's passive ability p
Kai'Sa's q ability q
Kai'Sa's w ability w
Kai'Sa's e ability e
Kai'Sa's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
W
3
E
4
Q
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Q
6
R
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Q
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E
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E
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E
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W
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Guide to Countering Shaco as Kai'Sa

Tips for Playing as Kai'Sa against Shaco

Make sure to buy items that will evolve at least 1 or 2 of your spells.

Work with your teammates to set up your Ultimate and optimize damage with your passive.

Try to catch enemy carries alone to burst them with Icathian Rain.

Advice to Win Against Shaco

If Shaco is doing well early-game, it is worth the investment to place Stealth Wards near his Jungle camps.

If Shaco uses Deceive to enter a fight he won't be able to quickly use it again to get away. Work with your team to quickly focus him down.

Kai'Sa vs Shaco Counter Stats

Kai'Sa Image
Win Rate
47.2 %
VS
Win Rate
52.8 %
Shaco Image
7.8
< Kills >
7.2
6.8
< Deaths >
6.2
6.1
< Assists >
8.5
1.79
< Killing Sprees >
1.69
184
< Minions Killed >
36
0.23
< Dragons Killed >
1.08
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.4
12,459
< Physical Damage >
7,369
8,044
< Magic Damage >
10,099
424
< True Damage >
1,612
20,927
< Damage Dealt >
19,082
21,514
< Damage Taken >
25,932
12,887
< Gold Earned >
11,481
2.11
< Towers >
1.22
0.07
< Baron Takedowns >
0.22
4,678
< Total Healing >
8,890
13,269
< Experience >
13,185
18
< Vision Score >
32
9
< Wards Placed >
10
48
< Time Dealing CC >
603

How to Counter Shaco with Kai'Sa in LoL

The stats shown on this page feature several important Kai'Sa against Shaco matchup stats that may help you explain the differences and similarities between these two champs. As an example, Kai'Sa’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Shaco’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Kai'Sa may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Shaco..

Kai'Sa often has a similar longest killing spree as her counter does. Typically, she takes less damage than Shaco. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also illustrate that the champ with more health has less agility and thus is not able to flee from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Kai'Sa and Shaco

Damage Types Compared

Kai'Sa
Shaco
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kai'Sa
Shaco

Who is Better, Kai'Sa or Shaco?

Both League champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Kai'Sa usually loses when facing off against Shaco, with a 47.2% win rate. Therefore, Kai'Sa makes a bad counter for Shaco.

While Kai'Sa does have a lower win rate than Shaco, when on opposite teams, Kai'Sa also has a lower difficulty level that makes her a less difficult champion to learn and master. You should be very concerned when picking Kai'Sa into Shaco.

Furthermore, Kai'Sa has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Shaco. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Kai'Sa vs Shaco matchups, Shaco is the better champ with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.

Kai'Sa is a bad counter to Shaco. Make sure you focus your strategy on increasing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Kai'Sa against Shaco.

Additional Information for Kai'Sa Players

How We Calculated Our Kai'Sa vs Shaco Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Shaco as Kai'Sa, we analyzed 5,724 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Shaco as Kai'Sa comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Kai'Sa in order to counter Shaco during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions shown above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kai'Sa typically gets much more CS relative to Shaco. Champions who on average don't earn much CS often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers displayed here to do well.

The best items to have in your Kai'Sa versus Shaco build consist of Zhonya's Hourglass, Terminus, and Kraken Slayer. When Kai'Sa included at least these three pieces in her build, she did much better vs Shaco than with many other common item sets. In fact, Kai'Sa boasted an average win rate of 47.2% battling Shaco with this counter build.

To have the highest likelihood of annihilating Shaco as Kai'Sa, Kai'Sa players should equip the Hail of Blades, Taste of Blood, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Biscuit Delivery, and Magical Footwear runes from the Domination and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the runes players picked for Kai'Sa vs Shaco counters, this combo of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 47.2% winrate overall.

If you would like to get Kai'Sa vs Shaco tips and counter builds for a a specific skill level, feel free to choose one from the selection menu above. By default, the statistics and build suggestions displayed are computed using all rounds with data with both champions.