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

Shaco vs Poppy

How to Beat Poppy as Shaco in LoLShaco is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Poppy as Shaco

based on 1,969 Shaco vs Poppy matchups
Win Rate
52.1 %
K/D/A
2.55
Pick Rate
1.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our counter statistics from the millions of rated LoL games that we review each week. This guide on how to beat Poppy as Shaco came out of an examination of 1969 ranked matches where both champs battled one another. This champion matchup is fairly rare. Shaco has to counter Poppy in only 1.5% of his games.

Shaco vs Poppy Matchup Summary

Shaco has done a good job of countering Poppy. Typically, he wins a terrific 52.1% of the time the champs battle each other in. In Shaco against Poppy matches, Shaco’s side is 0.0% more likely to get first blood, implying that he probably will get first blood versus Poppy.

Best Shaco vs Poppy Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsSerrated Dirk

Core Shaco Items

~22 Mins
Zaz'Zak's RealmspikeLiandry's TormentLuden's Companion

Optional Items

Edge of NightShadowflameHubrisStormsurge

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
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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E
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E
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Q
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Q
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R

Guide to Countering Poppy as Shaco

Tips for Playing as Shaco against Poppy

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 Poppy

Poppy can stop nearby enemies from dashing with Steadfast Presence.

When Poppy starts to spin her hammer, she is charging Keeper's Verdict.

You can step on Poppy's shield to deny it from her.

Shaco vs Poppy Counter Stats

Shaco Image
Win Rate
52.1 %
VS
Win Rate
47.9 %
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7.1
< Kills >
5.2
6.2
< Deaths >
5.9
8.7
< Assists >
8.3
1.68
< Killing Sprees >
1.2
36
< Minions Killed >
88
1.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.68
0.43
< Inhibitors >
0.41
7,303
< Physical Damage >
13,991
10,778
< Magic Damage >
3,895
1,683
< True Damage >
897
19,765
< Damage Dealt >
18,784
26,467
< Damage Taken >
32,731
11,543
< Gold Earned >
11,006
1.15
< Towers >
1.63
0.24
< Baron Takedowns >
0.16
9,014
< Total Healing >
8,264
13,250
< Experience >
14,002
32
< Vision Score >
25
11
< Wards Placed >
10
614
< Time Dealing CC >
685

How to Counter Poppy with Shaco in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here highlight some important Shaco versus Poppy matchup statistics that may help us interpret the differences and similarities between the pair. For instance, Shaco’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Poppy’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Shaco may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Poppy..

Shaco usually has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his matchup does. Commonly, he receives less damage than Poppy. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also illustrate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to escape additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Shaco and Poppy

Damage Types Compared

Shaco
Poppy
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Shaco
Poppy

Who is Better, Shaco or Poppy?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Shaco usually wins when playing against Poppy, with a 52.1% win rate. As a result, Shaco makes a good counter for Poppy.

While Shaco does have a higher winrate than Poppy, when facing one another, Shaco also has a much greater learning curve that makes him a more difficult character to learn. You should be be fine when picking Shaco into Poppyas his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

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

While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Shaco vs Poppy matchups, Shaco is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.

Shaco is an above average counter to Poppy. Make sure you focus your play on increasing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Shaco against Poppy.

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 Poppy Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Poppy as Shaco, we analyzed 1,969 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 Poppy 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 Poppy during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and tips displayed here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Shaco often picks up less CS relative to Poppy. Champions who typically 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 well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers displayed here to do well.

The top items to prioritize in your Shaco versus Poppy build consist of Zaz'Zak's Realmspike, Liandry's Torment, and Luden's Companion. When Shaco incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better when fighting Poppy than with most other common builds. In fact, Shaco had an average win rate of 52.1% when playing against Poppy with this build.

To have the greatest likelihood of beating Poppy as Shaco, you should take the Hail of Blades, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Relentless Hunter, Coup de Grace, and Legend: Alacrity runes from the Domination and Precision rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players chose for Shaco vs Poppy counter picks, this combo of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 52.1% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Poppy as Shaco are displayed for all ranked divisions combined. If you would like to filter the stats and builds to a specific player tier, you should use the selection menu earlier on the page.