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Viktor vs Shaco

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How to Beat Shaco as Viktor

based on 1,857 Viktor vs Shaco matchups
Win Rate
53.1 %
K/D/A
2.25
Pick Rate
3.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our counter stats from the millions of recently rated LoL rounds that we evaluate every week. Our guide on how to beat Shaco as Viktor resulted from an examination of 1857 ranked rounds where both champions engaged one another. This champion matchup is fairly rare. Viktor fights Shaco in only 3.4% of his games.

Viktor vs Shaco Matchup Summary

Viktor has done a good job of countering Shaco. Normally, he wins a terrific 53.1% of matches the champions battle one another in. In Viktor vs Shaco matches, Viktor’s team is 0.1% less probable to obtain first blood. This implies that he most likely won't get first blood against Shaco.

Best Viktor vs Shaco Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeLost Chapter

Core Viktor Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapLich BaneLuden's Companion

Optional Items

StormsurgeZhonya's HourglassSeraph's EmbraceMalignance

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

SorcerySummon AeryManaflow BandTranscendenceScorch
InspirationBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Viktor's passive ability p
Viktor's q ability q
Viktor's w ability w
Viktor's e ability e
Viktor's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
E
4
W
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 Viktor

Tips for Playing as Viktor against Shaco

Make sure you choose the right augment at the right time.

Death Ray is a powerful poke and a strong area of denial tool. Use it in combination with Gravity Field to control your enemy's position.

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.

Viktor vs Shaco Counter Stats

Viktor Image
Win Rate
53.1 %
VS
Win Rate
46.9 %
Shaco Image
6.6
< Kills >
7
6
< Deaths >
6.1
6.9
< Assists >
8.1
1.51
< Killing Sprees >
1.66
188
< Minions Killed >
36
0.08
< Dragons Killed >
1.02
0.48
< Inhibitors >
0.37
615
< Physical Damage >
7,399
25,204
< Magic Damage >
9,620
684
< True Damage >
1,546
26,504
< Damage Dealt >
18,565
19,734
< Damage Taken >
26,170
12,490
< Gold Earned >
11,405
2.03
< Towers >
1.14
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.21
1,841
< Total Healing >
8,941
15,445
< Experience >
13,083
19
< Vision Score >
34
9
< Wards Placed >
11
299
< Time Dealing CC >
589

How to Counter Shaco with Viktor in LoL

The stats shown here clarify several strategic Viktor against Shaco counter statistics that may help us distinguish the differences between the pair. For instance, Viktor’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Shaco’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Viktor may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Shaco..

Viktor typically has a similar longest killing spree as his counter does. Commonly, he receives less damage than Shaco. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities; however, it can also show that the champion with increased health has less mobility and thus is unable to escape additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Viktor and Shaco

Damage Types Compared

Viktor
Shaco
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Viktor
Shaco

Who is Better, Viktor or Shaco?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Viktor usually wins when trying to fight Shaco, with a 53.1% win rate. Thus, Viktor makes a great counter to Shaco.

While Viktor does have a higher winrate than Shaco, when they face off with one another, Viktor also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more challenging champ to develop with. You should be be fine when picking Viktor into Shacoas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Viktor has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Shaco. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Viktor vs Shaco matchups, Viktor is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.

Viktor is a great counter to Shaco. Make sure you focus your gameplay on maximizing your CS and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Viktor against Shaco.

Other Champion Matchups Against Viktor

Viktor Loses Against

EvelynnEvelynn44.8% winrateZyraZyra46% winrateTahm KenchTahm Kench46.2% winrateMordekaiserMordekaiser46.5% winrate

Viktor Wins Against

LeBlancLeBlanc56.8% winrateXayahXayah56.1% winrateQiyanaQiyana55.6% winrateKalistaKalista55.1% winrate

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Additional Information for Viktor Players

How We Calculated Our Viktor vs Shaco Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Shaco as Viktor, we analyzed 1,857 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 Viktor 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 Viktor in order to counter Shaco during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips shown above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Viktor usually racks up much more CS relative to Shaco. Champs who typically don't acquire many minion kills often don't require much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need 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 ideal items to use in your Viktor versus Shaco build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Lich Bane, and Luden's Companion. When Viktor used at least these three items in his build, he did much better vs. Shaco than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Viktor boasted an average win rate of 53.1% battling Shaco with this build.

To have the highest chance of defeating Shaco as Viktor, Viktor players should equip the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players used for Viktor vs Shaco battles, this order of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 53.1% winrate overall.

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