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How to Win Twitch vs Shaco Counter MatchupTwitch is in the a tier of champions

Twitch vs Shaco

How to Beat Shaco as Twitch in LoLTwitch is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Shaco as Twitch

based on 5,442 Twitch vs Shaco matchups
Win Rate
51 %
K/D/A
2.16
Pick Rate
3.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our matchup stats from the millions of rated LoL games that we analyze each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Shaco as Twitch resulted from an evaluation of 5442 ranked games where both champions faced off against one another. This counter matchup is fairly rare. Twitch fights Shaco in only 3.6% of his matches.

Twitch vs Shaco Matchup Summary

Twitch does a decent job of beating Shaco. Typically, he wins a acceptable 51.0% of games the champs face one another in. In Twitch versus Shaco rounds, Twitch’s team is 0.1% less likely to earn first blood, implying that he probably won't be able to get first blood against Shaco.

Best Twitch vs Shaco Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
PickaxeVampiric Scepter

Core Twitch Items

~22 Mins
Infinity EdgeRunaan's HurricaneTerminus

Optional Items

Zhonya's HourglassBloodthirsterRabadon's DeathcapThe Collector

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Twitch to level upe
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Second ability for Twitch to level upq
>
Last skill for Twitch to max outw

Runes

DominationHail of BladesTaste of BloodEyeball CollectionRelentless Hunter
PrecisionPresence of MindLegend: Alacrity
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Twitch's passive ability p
Twitch's q ability q
Twitch's w ability w
Twitch's e ability e
Twitch's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
E
5
E
6
R
7
E
8
Q
9
E
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Q
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R
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Q
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Q
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W
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W
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R

Guide to Countering Shaco as Twitch

Tips for Playing as Twitch against Shaco

Contaminate has a large range; apply as many stacks of Deadly Venom as possible before using it.

You can catch up to an enemy out of attack range with Venom Cask.

Twitch's Attack Speed is among the highest in the game; try purchasing items with on-hit effects such as Black Cleaver or Wit's End.

Advice to Win Against Shaco

If Shaco is doing well early-game, it is worth the investment to place Stealth Wards near his Jungle camps.

If Shaco uses Deceive to enter a fight he won't be able to quickly use it again to get away. Work with your team to quickly focus him down.

Twitch vs Shaco Counter Stats

Twitch Image
Win Rate
51 %
VS
Win Rate
49 %
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8.8
< Kills >
7.6
7.3
< Deaths >
6.5
7
< Assists >
8.3
2.05
< Killing Sprees >
1.77
147
< Minions Killed >
36
0.19
< Dragons Killed >
1.07
0.43
< Inhibitors >
0.37
16,316
< Physical Damage >
8,044
3,437
< Magic Damage >
10,064
4,276
< True Damage >
1,613
24,030
< Damage Dealt >
19,722
23,231
< Damage Taken >
26,253
12,559
< Gold Earned >
11,609
1.96
< Towers >
1.13
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.23
5,137
< Total Healing >
8,807
13,087
< Experience >
13,265
21
< Vision Score >
31
10
< Wards Placed >
10
313
< Time Dealing CC >
595

How to Counter Shaco with Twitch in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here clarify several significant Twitch versus Shaco matchup stats that may help us understand the differences between this set of champs. For instance, Twitch’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Shaco’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Twitch may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Shaco..

Twitch often has a similar longest killing spree as his opponent does. Typically, he receives less damage than Shaco. This typically indicates differing health capacities, yet it can also indicate that the champ with more health has less agility and thus is unable to flee from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Twitch and Shaco

Damage Types Compared

Twitch
Shaco
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Twitch
Shaco

Who is Better, Twitch or Shaco?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Twitch usually wins when facing off against Shaco, with a 51.0% win rate. As a result, Twitch makes a good counter to Shaco.

While Twitch does have a higher winrate than Shaco, when facing one another, Twitch also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less complex champion to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Twitch into Shaco.

Additionally, Twitch also has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Shaco. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Twitch vs Shaco matchups, Twitch is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Twitch is a decent counter for Shaco. You will do well by focussing your strategy on maximizing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Twitch against Shaco.

Additional Information for Twitch Players

How We Calculated Our Twitch vs Shaco Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Shaco as Twitch, we analyzed 5,442 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 Shaco as Twitch 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 Twitch in order to counter Shaco during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions shown above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Twitch on average racks up much more CS compared to Shaco. Champions who typically don't acquire many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are capable of scaling 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 exceed the values reported here to do well.

The ideal items to use in your Twitch versus Shaco build include Infinity Edge, Runaan's Hurricane, and Terminus. When Twitch used at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better against Shaco than with many other common builds. In fact, Twitch boasted an average win rate of 51.0% when countering Shaco with this counter build.

To have the greatest likelihood of beating Shaco as Twitch, you should use the Hail of Blades, Taste of Blood, Eyeball Collection, Relentless Hunter, Presence of Mind, and Legend: Alacrity runes from the Domination and Precision rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players used for Twitch vs Shaco matchups, this set of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 51.0% win rate overall.

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