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

Shaco vs Annie

How to Beat Annie as Shaco in LoLShaco is in the a tier of champions
Assassin
Mage

How to Beat Annie as Shaco

based on 2,232 Shaco vs Annie matchups
Win Rate
50 %
K/D/A
2.49
Pick Rate
1.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of ranked League games each and every week. Within our database, Shaco battled Annie in 2232 matches. Using so many games with Shaco vs Annie provides us confidence in our capacity to provide useful stats and a pro build to shatter your enemy. This particular pairing is fairly rare. Shaco encounters Annie in only 1.6% of his matches.

Shaco vs Annie Matchup Summary

Shaco has done a average job of countering Annie. Normally, he wins a acceptable 50.0% of matches the champions fight each other in. In Shaco versus Annie rounds, Shaco’s side is 0.1% more probable to get first blood. This implies that he most likely will get first blood against Annie.

Best Shaco vs Annie Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsSerrated Dirk

Core Shaco Items

~22 Mins
Youmuu's GhostbladeSerylda's GrudgeOpportunity

Optional Items

Luden's CompanionInfinity EdgeProfane HydraZaz'Zak's Realmspike

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

DominationDark HarvestCheap ShotEyeball CollectionUltimate Hunter
SorceryTranscendenceGathering Storm
Attack SpeedAdaptive 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
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R
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W
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E
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E
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R

Guide to Countering Annie as Shaco

Tips for Playing as Shaco against Annie

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 Annie

Annie's summoned bear, Tibbers, burns opposing units around himself. Try to keep your distance from him after he's been summoned.

Keep an eye out for a white, swirling power around Annie. It means she's ready to unleash her stun.

Summoner Smite can be used to help take down Tibbers.

Shaco vs Annie Counter Stats

Shaco Image
Win Rate
50 %
VS
Win Rate
50 %
Annie Image
7.1
< Kills >
6.7
6.1
< Deaths >
6.5
8.1
< Assists >
7.7
1.66
< Killing Sprees >
1.56
36
< Minions Killed >
140
1.09
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.4
< Inhibitors >
0.42
7,083
< Physical Damage >
886
9,663
< Magic Damage >
20,767
1,496
< True Damage >
1,184
18,243
< Damage Dealt >
22,838
25,980
< Damage Taken >
19,143
11,401
< Gold Earned >
11,301
1.13
< Towers >
1.77
0.23
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
8,946
< Total Healing >
1,782
13,092
< Experience >
14,087
31
< Vision Score >
22
10
< Wards Placed >
10
605
< Time Dealing CC >
241

How to Counter Annie with Shaco in LoL

The stats shown here underscore some vital Shaco against Annie matchup statistics that may help us interpret the differences between the two. As an example, Shaco’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Annie’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Shaco may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Annie..

Shaco usually has a similar longest kill spree as his counter does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Annie. This commonly reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also hint that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Shaco and Annie

Damage Types Compared

Shaco
Annie
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Shaco
Annie

Who is Better, Shaco or Annie?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Shaco usually fairs equally well when taking on Annie, with a 50.0% win rate. Therefore, Shaco makes an ok counter for Annie.

While Shaco does have a higher winrate than Annie, when facing one another, Shaco also has a much greater learning curve that makes him a more time consuming champion to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Shaco into Annieas his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Shaco also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Annie. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, 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 Annie matchups, Annie is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.

Shaco is a decent counter to Annie. Make sure you focus your tactics on increasing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Shaco against Annie.

Other Champion Matchups Against Shaco

Shaco Loses Against

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Shaco Wins Against

YuumiYuumi55.5% winrateNidaleeNidalee54.6% winrateZeriZeri54.1% winrateZoeZoe54.1% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Shaco Players

How We Calculated Our Shaco vs Annie Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Annie as Shaco, we analyzed 2,232 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 Annie 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.

Other Useful Resources

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Shaco to counter Annie during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips presented above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Shaco most often gets a lot less CS relative to Annie. Champs who typically don't take much CS typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers displayed here to do well.

The most crucial items to prioritize in your Shaco versus Annie build include Youmuu's Ghostblade, Serylda's Grudge, and Opportunity. When Shaco included at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better when fighting Annie than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Shaco had an average winrate of 50.0% when countering Annie with this build.

To have the greatest chance of beating Annie as Shaco, you should take the Dark Harvest, Cheap Shot, Eyeball Collection, Ultimate Hunter, Gathering Storm, and Transcendence runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune builds players chose for Shaco vs Annie counterpicks, this composite of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 50.0% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Annie as Shaco are given for all skill levels combined. If you would like to filter the statistics and builds to an individual rank, you should use the selection menu located earlier on the page.