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

Shaco vs Illaoi

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

based on 2,463 Shaco vs Illaoi matchups
Win Rate
48.2 %
K/D/A
2.57
Pick Rate
1.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our counter stats from the millions of ranked League rounds that we get from Riot Games every week. This guide on how to beat Illaoi as Shaco came out of an examination of 2463 ranked games where both champs opposed one another. This particular counter pairing is somewhat rare. Shaco encounters Illaoi in only 1.8% of his rounds.

Shaco vs Illaoi Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Shaco has done a dismal job of beating Illaoi. Normally, he wins a lowly 48.2% of games the champs face off with each other in. In Shaco vs Illaoi games, Shaco’s team is 0.2% more expected to get first blood. This implies that he most likely will be able to get first blood versus Illaoi.

Best Shaco vs Illaoi Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsSerrated Dirk

Core Shaco Items

~22 Mins
Youmuu's GhostbladeProfane HydraVoltaic Cyclosword

Optional Items

MalignanceShadowflameSerylda's GrudgeEdge of Night

Summoner Spells

summonersmite 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
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
1
W
2
Q
3
E
4
W
5
W
6
R
7
W
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E
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W
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E
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R
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Q
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R

Guide to Countering Illaoi as Shaco

Tips for Playing as Shaco against Illaoi

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 Illaoi

Killing Tentacles whenever possible will make it much easier to win a fight against Illaoi.

When your spirit gets pulled out, fight back if you can. Dealing damage to Illaoi reduces the spirit's duration.

Avoid grouping up for Leap of Faith to reduce the number of Tentacles available to Illaoi.

Shaco vs Illaoi Counter Stats

Shaco Image
Win Rate
48.2 %
VS
Win Rate
51.8 %
Illaoi Image
7
< Kills >
5.6
6.1
< Deaths >
7
8.7
< Assists >
4.2
1.64
< Killing Sprees >
1.28
37
< Minions Killed >
197
0.98
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.34
< Inhibitors >
0.63
7,090
< Physical Damage >
25,464
10,669
< Magic Damage >
905
1,696
< True Damage >
375
19,456
< Damage Dealt >
26,745
26,362
< Damage Taken >
37,930
11,346
< Gold Earned >
12,535
1.06
< Towers >
2.96
0.19
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
8,801
< Total Healing >
9,339
13,190
< Experience >
15,892
31
< Vision Score >
17
11
< Wards Placed >
8
597
< Time Dealing CC >
494

How to Counter Illaoi with Shaco in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page highlight several valuable Shaco vs. Illaoi counter statistics that may help you appreciate the differences between the pair. For instance, Shaco’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Illaoi’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Shaco may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Illaoi. This observation is largely caused by the differences in assists.

Shaco normally has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his foe does. On average, he takes less damage than Illaoi. This often reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also illustrate that the champ with more HP has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Shaco and Illaoi

Damage Types Compared

Shaco
Illaoi
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Shaco
Illaoi

Who is Better, Shaco or Illaoi?

Both League champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Shaco usually loses when trying to fight Illaoi, with a 48.2% win rate. Therefore, Shaco makes a bad counter to Illaoi.

While Shaco does have a lower win rate compared to Illaoi, when they face off with one another, Shaco also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes him a more complex character to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Shaco into Illaoias his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Shaco has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Illaoi. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Shaco vs Illaoi matchups, Illaoi is the better champ with a lower 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 somewhat poor counter to Illaoi. Make sure you focus your strategy on maximizing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Shaco against Illaoi.

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 Illaoi Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Illaoi as Shaco, we analyzed 2,463 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 Illaoi 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 in order to counter Illaoi during both the lane 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 pay attention to the build and stats presented above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Shaco usually picks up a lot less CS relative to Illaoi. Champs who on average don't get many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling well 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 situation, try to exceed the values shown here to do well.

The most important items to focus on in your Shaco versus Illaoi build include Youmuu's Ghostblade, Profane Hydra, and Voltaic Cyclosword. When Shaco used at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better vs. Illaoi than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Shaco had an average win rate of 48.2% battling Illaoi with these items in his kit.

To have the highest likelihood of coming out on top against Illaoi as Shaco, Shaco players 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. Out of all the rune builds players used for Shaco vs Illaoi counters, this set of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 48.2% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Illaoi as Shaco are given for all skill levels combined. If you would like to filter the statistics and builds to a distinct skill level, you can use the selection menu earlier on the page.