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

Shaco vs Vi

How to Beat Vi as Shaco in LoLShaco is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Vi as Shaco

based on 3,821 Shaco vs Vi matchups
Win Rate
47.6 %
K/D/A
2.5
Pick Rate
2.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of recently ranked LoL games each and every week. In our database, Shaco battled Vi 3821 times. With so many games with Shaco vs Vi provides us faith in our capacity to produce enlightening stats and a supported build to wreck Vi. This pairing is relatively rare. Shaco has to counter Vi in only 2.8% of his matches.

Shaco vs Vi Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Shaco does a below average job of countering Vi. Typically, he wins a lowly 47.6% of matches the champions fight one another in. In Shaco vs Vi games, Shaco’s team is 0.1% more probable to obtain first blood. This indicates that he most likely will get first blood versus Vi.

Best Shaco vs Vi Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsThe Brutalizer

Core Shaco Items

~22 Mins
Youmuu's GhostbladeProfane HydraOpportunity

Optional Items

MalignanceThe CollectorEssence ReaverInfinity 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
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
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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W
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Q
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R

Guide to Countering Vi as Shaco

Tips for Playing as Shaco against Vi

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 Vi

Vi cannot be stopped while using her ult. Remember to save your displacement effects until after she's done charging.

A fully charged Vault breaker deals double damage. If you see Vi start to charge you should back off or try to dodge it.

Vi will shred your Armor and gain Attack Speed if she manages to hit you three times in a row. Try not to engage in extended brawls with her.

Shaco vs Vi Counter Stats

Shaco Image
Win Rate
47.6 %
VS
Win Rate
52.4 %
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7.1
< Kills >
6.6
6.2
< Deaths >
6.5
8.4
< Assists >
7.5
1.67
< Killing Sprees >
1.52
37
< Minions Killed >
37
1.01
< Dragons Killed >
1.63
0.39
< Inhibitors >
0.43
7,539
< Physical Damage >
16,618
9,926
< Magic Damage >
84
1,592
< True Damage >
852
19,057
< Damage Dealt >
17,554
26,184
< Damage Taken >
31,497
11,453
< Gold Earned >
12,017
1.15
< Towers >
1.37
0.23
< Baron Takedowns >
0.34
8,945
< Total Healing >
11,631
13,156
< Experience >
14,009
31
< Vision Score >
23
10
< Wards Placed >
7
606
< Time Dealing CC >
287

How to Counter Vi with Shaco in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here highlight some significant Shaco vs. Vi matchup stats that can help you realize the differences between the two. Shaco’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Vi’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Shaco may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Vi..

Shaco often has a similar longest killing spree as his enemy does. Commonly, he takes less damage than Vi. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also illustrate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to escape further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Shaco and Vi

Damage Types Compared

Shaco
Vi
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Shaco
Vi

Who is Better, Shaco or Vi?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Shaco usually loses when trying to fight Vi, with a 47.6% win rate. As a result, Shaco makes a poor counter to Vi.

While Shaco does have a lower win rate compared to Vi, when facing one another, Shaco also has a much greater learning curve that makes him a more challenging champion to learn and master. You should be very concerned when picking Shaco into Vias his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

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

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

Shaco is a terribly counter to Vi. You will do well by focussing your tactics on keeping up your gold income and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Shaco against Vi.

Additional Information for Shaco Players

How We Calculated Our Shaco vs Vi Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Vi as Shaco, we analyzed 3,821 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 Vi 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 learn all of the intricacies of Shaco to counter Vi during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions shown here, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Shaco on average gets a similar amount of CS compared to Vi. Champions who typically don't take many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values shown on this page to do well.

The top items to have in your Shaco versus Vi build consist of Youmuu's Ghostblade, Profane Hydra, and Opportunity. When Shaco combined at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better when fighting Vi than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Shaco had an average winrate of 47.6% battling Vi with this build.

To have the greatest probability of defeating Vi as Shaco, you should use 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 combinations players used for Shaco vs Vi LoL games, this set of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 47.6% winrate overall.

If you want to see Shaco x Vi tips and counter builds for a a distinct rank, please select one from the selection menu shown above. At first, the stats and guides given are calculated using all rounds completed with both champs.