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

Shaco vs Galio

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

based on 3,586 Shaco vs Galio matchups
Win Rate
49.7 %
K/D/A
2.44
Pick Rate
2.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of ranked League of Legends games each and every week. Within our dataset, Shaco faced Galio 3586 times. Including so many games with Shaco versus Galio gives us a lot of faith in our capacity to produce useful stats and a supported build to smash your foe. This particular champion pairing is relatively rare. Shaco has to counter Galio in only 2.6% of his rounds.

Shaco vs Galio Matchup Summary

Shaco does a ok job of countering Galio. Typically, he wins a acceptable 49.7% of matches the champs oppose one another in. In Shaco versus Galio games, Shaco’s team is 0.1% more probable to earn first blood. This implies that he probably will be able to get first blood versus Galio.

Best Shaco vs Galio Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeLost Chapter

Core Shaco Items

~22 Mins
StormsurgeLiandry's TormentLuden's Companion

Optional Items

ShadowflameEdge of NightMalignanceInfinity Edge

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

DominationHail of BladesSudden ImpactEyeball CollectionRelentless Hunter
PrecisionLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
Adaptive ForceAdaptive 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
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Q
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E
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W
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W
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Guide to Countering Galio as Shaco

Tips for Playing as Shaco against Galio

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 Galio

Galio cannot traverse walls with Justice Punch.

Galio moves slower when he is charging Shield of Durand.

Hero's Entrance can be interrupted before Galio jumps into the air.

Shaco vs Galio Counter Stats

Shaco Image
Win Rate
49.7 %
VS
Win Rate
50.3 %
Galio Image
6.9
< Kills >
6.2
6.4
< Deaths >
6.6
8.7
< Assists >
9
1.64
< Killing Sprees >
1.4
36
< Minions Killed >
143
1.03
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.37
< Inhibitors >
0.47
7,496
< Physical Damage >
481
9,284
< Magic Damage >
20,653
1,641
< True Damage >
531
18,422
< Damage Dealt >
21,666
26,284
< Damage Taken >
25,784
11,391
< Gold Earned >
11,366
1.13
< Towers >
1.79
0.21
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
8,920
< Total Healing >
2,522
13,072
< Experience >
14,112
31
< Vision Score >
23
10
< Wards Placed >
11
608
< Time Dealing CC >
134

How to Counter Galio with Shaco in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here clarify several strategic Shaco versus Galio matchup stats that can help you grasp the differences between this set of champs. For instance, Shaco’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Galio’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Shaco may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Galio..

Shaco usually has a similar longest killing spree as his counter does. On average, he takes a similar amount of damage to Galio. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also illustrate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Shaco and Galio

Damage Types Compared

Shaco
Galio
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Shaco
Galio

Who is Better, Shaco or Galio?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Shaco usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Galio, with a 49.7% win rate. Therefore, Shaco makes an ok counter to Galio.

While Shaco does have a lower win rate compared to Galio, when on opposite teams, Shaco also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes him a more complex champion to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Shaco into Galioas his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

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

While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Shaco vs Galio matchups, Galio is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.

Shaco is a somewhat poor counter for Galio. Focus your tactics on maximizing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Shaco against Galio.

Other Champion Matchups Against Shaco

Shaco Loses Against

NilahNilah44.2% winrateLilliaLillia45.5% winrateBriarBriar45.7% winrateZyraZyra46.1% winrate

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 Galio Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Galio as Shaco, we analyzed 3,586 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 Galio 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

To truly master Shaco to counter Galio during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips presented here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Shaco often racks up a lot less CS compared to Galio. Champions who typically don't get much CS often don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers shown here to do well.

The top items to prioritize in your Shaco versus Galio build include Stormsurge, Liandry's Torment, and Luden's Companion. When Shaco included at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better when facing Galio than with most other common builds. In fact, Shaco had an average winrate of 49.7% when countering Galio with these items in his kit.

To have the highest likelihood of annihilating Galio as Shaco, you should equip the Hail of Blades, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Relentless Hunter, Legend: Alacrity, and Coup de Grace runes from the Domination and Precision rune sets. Of all the runes players used for Shaco vs Galio fights, this mix of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 49.7% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Galio as Shaco are given for all ranked divisions combined. If you want to scope the statistics and builds to an individual skill level, you may use the selection menu at the top of this page.