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

Shaco vs Jax

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

based on 9,378 Shaco vs Jax matchups
Win Rate
47.6 %
K/D/A
2.48
Pick Rate
6.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our counter stats from the millions of recently ranked League games that we analyze every week. This guide on how to beat Jax as Shaco resulted from an examination of 9378 ranked matches where both champs clashed against each other. This counter matchup is relatively uncommon. Shaco encounters Jax in only 6.9% of his games.

Shaco vs Jax Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Shaco has done a below average job of countering Jax. Normally, he wins a lowly 47.6% of matches the champions clash against one another in. In Shaco versus Jax games, Shaco’s side is 0.1% more likely to gain first blood, indicating that he probably will be able to get first blood versus Jax.

Best Shaco vs Jax Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeLost Chapter

Core Shaco Items

~22 Mins
ShadowflameLiandry's TormentLuden's Companion

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapEssence ReaverImperial MandateCosmic Drive

Summoner Spells

summonerflash 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
InspirationMagical FootwearBiscuit Delivery
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
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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E
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Q
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R

Guide to Countering Jax as Shaco

Tips for Playing as Shaco against Jax

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 Jax

Try to engage him in short bursts instead of going toe-to-toe with him. Preventing him from attacking consecutively drastically lowers his damage output.

Jax can dodge all incoming attacks for a very short amount of time and stuns enemies in melee range when it ends. Wait to strike him until after his dodge is finished.

Shaco vs Jax Counter Stats

Shaco Image
Win Rate
47.6 %
VS
Win Rate
52.4 %
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7.1
< Kills >
6.8
6.2
< Deaths >
6.7
8.3
< Assists >
5
1.67
< Killing Sprees >
1.58
36
< Minions Killed >
125
1.03
< Dragons Killed >
0.65
0.38
< Inhibitors >
0.53
7,021
< Physical Damage >
12,499
10,200
< Magic Damage >
8,076
1,634
< True Damage >
647
18,856
< Damage Dealt >
21,223
25,997
< Damage Taken >
31,814
11,429
< Gold Earned >
12,470
1.14
< Towers >
2.27
0.22
< Baron Takedowns >
0.16
8,857
< Total Healing >
9,393
13,133
< Experience >
15,061
32
< Vision Score >
20
11
< Wards Placed >
9
601
< Time Dealing CC >
201

How to Counter Jax with Shaco in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page feature several valuable Shaco vs. Jax matchup statistics that can help you explain the distinctions between the two. For instance, Shaco’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Jax’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Shaco may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Jax..

Shaco usually has a similar longest killing spree as his foe does. Typically, he receives less damage than Jax. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, but it can also indicate that the champion with higher HP has less agility and thus is unable to flee from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Shaco and Jax

Damage Types Compared

Shaco
Jax
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Shaco
Jax

Who is Better, Shaco or Jax?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Shaco usually loses when trying to fight Jax, with a 47.6% win rate. Thus, Shaco makes a bad counter for Jax.

While Shaco does have a lower win rate compared to Jax, when facing one another, Shaco also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes him a more time consuming champion to learn. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Shaco into Jaxas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Shaco has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Jax. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Shaco vs Jax matchups, Jax 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 team fights.

Shaco is a bad counter for Jax. You will do well by focussing your tactics on maximizing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Shaco against Jax.

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 Jax Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Jax as Shaco, we analyzed 9,378 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 Jax 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

Shaco Build Jax Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Shaco to counter Jax during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions presented above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Shaco most often accumulates a lot less CS compared to Jax. Champs who typically don't acquire many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values reported on this page to do well.

The best items to prioritize in your Shaco versus Jax build consist of Shadowflame, Liandry's Torment, and Luden's Companion. When Shaco combined at least these three items in his build, he performed much better vs Jax than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Shaco had an average win rate of 47.6% when countering Jax with this build.

To have the best chance of coming out on top against Jax as Shaco, Shaco players should equip the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Magical Footwear, and Biscuit Delivery runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for Shaco vs Jax counters, this mixture of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 47.6% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Jax as Shaco are displayed for all skill levels combined. If you want to narrow the statistics and builds to a particular skill level, you should use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.