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How to Win Shaco vs Akali Counter MatchupShaco is in the a tier of champions

Shaco vs Akali

How to Beat Akali as Shaco in LoLShaco is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Akali as Shaco

based on 8,114 Shaco vs Akali matchups
Win Rate
51.6 %
K/D/A
2.48
Pick Rate
6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of recently ranked League rounds each week. Within our database, Shaco faced off against Akali 8114 times. Having so many games with Shaco vs Akali provides us a lot of confidence in our ability to prepare useful data and a supported build to shatter your opposition. This counter pairing is fairly uncommon. Shaco encounters Akali in only 6.0% of his rounds.

Shaco vs Akali Matchup Summary

Shaco has done a decent job of countering Akali. Typically, he wins a acceptable 51.6% of games the champs clash against one another in. In Shaco against Akali matches, Shaco’s team is 0.1% more expected to get first blood. This indicates that he most likely will be able to get first blood versus Akali.

Best Shaco vs Akali Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsThe Brutalizer

Core Shaco Items

~22 Mins
Zaz'Zak's RealmspikeStormsurgeLiandry's Torment

Optional Items

Maw of MalmortiusEdge of NightTrinity ForceMalignance

Summoner Spells

summonerexhaust summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Shaco to level upw
>
Second ability for Shaco to level upe
>
Last skill for Shaco to max outq

Runes

SorceryArcane CometManaflow BandTranscendenceScorch
InspirationBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
Ability HasteAdaptive ForceArmor
Shaco's passive ability p
Shaco's q ability q
Shaco's w ability w
Shaco's e ability e
Shaco's ultimate ability r
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W
2
Q
3
E
4
W
5
W
6
R
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W
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E
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Guide to Countering Akali as Shaco

Tips for Playing as Shaco against Akali

Using Deceive over terrain can help you make a clean escape.

Try getting items with on-hit effects. These will also benefit your Hallucination clone.

Backstab's damage can be increased with increased Critical Damage effects like Infinity Edge.

Advice to Win Against Akali

Akali's Five Point Strike is powerful when used at maximum range and energy. Engage on her when she has low energy to maximize your chance of winning trades.

Return to base if your Health is low and Akali has her ultimate available.

Akali can still be hit by area effect spells while obscured inside Twilight Shroud. Doing so will briefly reveal her position.

Shaco vs Akali Counter Stats

Shaco Image
Win Rate
51.6 %
VS
Win Rate
48.4 %
Akali Image
7.1
< Kills >
9
6.3
< Deaths >
6.4
8.5
< Assists >
4.8
1.67
< Killing Sprees >
2.04
36
< Minions Killed >
158
1.03
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.4
< Inhibitors >
0.35
7,391
< Physical Damage >
1,303
10,578
< Magic Damage >
21,561
1,644
< True Damage >
739
19,613
< Damage Dealt >
23,604
26,077
< Damage Taken >
28,164
11,450
< Gold Earned >
11,963
1.16
< Towers >
1.43
0.23
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
8,842
< Total Healing >
3,454
13,183
< Experience >
14,767
31
< Vision Score >
18
10
< Wards Placed >
8
603
< Time Dealing CC >
73

How to Counter Akali with Shaco in LoL

The stats provided here highlight several important Shaco versus Akali counter statistics that can help you interpret the differences between this set of champions. For instance, Shaco’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Akali’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Shaco may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Akali..

Shaco often has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his counter does. Typically, he takes a similar amount of damage to Akali. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities; however, it can also show that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to flee from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Shaco and Akali

Damage Types Compared

Shaco
Akali
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Shaco
Akali

Who is Better, Shaco or Akali?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Shaco usually wins when taking on Akali, with a 51.6% win rate. As a result, Shaco makes a good counter to Akali.

While Shaco does have a higher winrate than Akali, when on opposite teams, Shaco also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more complex champ to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Shaco into Akalias his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Shaco also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Akali. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Shaco vs Akali matchups, Shaco is the better champion with a higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.

Shaco is a decent counter for Akali. You will do well by focussing your play on keeping up your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Shaco against Akali.

Additional Information for Shaco Players

How We Calculated Our Shaco vs Akali Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Akali as Shaco, we analyzed 8,114 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 Akali as Shaco 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

If you would like to truly master Shaco in order to counter Akali during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and stats shown here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Shaco usually gets a lot less CS compared to Akali. Champions who on average don't get many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers displayed here to do well.

The most important items to prioritize in your Shaco versus Akali build include Zaz'Zak's Realmspike, Stormsurge, and Liandry's Torment. When Shaco incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better versus Akali than with most other common builds. In fact, Shaco boasted an average winrate of 51.6% battling Akali with this counter build.

To have the highest probability of coming out on top against Akali as Shaco, you should equip the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players used for Shaco vs Akali counters, this mix of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 51.6% winrate overall.

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