Skill usage Edit

•  Backstab is most effective after using  Deceive. A guaranteed critical strike with a bonus 20% damage (not a true critical), then quickly followed by a 120% damage  Two-Shiv Poison will deal a reasonable amount of damage to any champion's health.
•  Deceive can be used to go through walls in a similar way to the summoner spell Flash, so it can help you make a clean escape.
• Unlike Twitch's  Ambush,  Deceive allows Shaco to enter stealth right away but it has a shorter duration.
• Be aware that both  Jack in the Boxes and  Deceive generate a puff of orange smoke when used, which is visible to the enemy even if used in a bush or in the fog of war.
• Having at least 1 rank of  Jack In The Box is important for team fights as it can be used to disable many enemies.
• Stacking multiple  Jack in the Boxes in one spot can rack up significant damage with an AP build.
• Warding the Jungle and surrounding area with  Jack In The Box can allow Shaco to see a gank coming and escape before the other team initiates. Placing them in the brush will prevent enemies from hiding there.
• Multiple  Jack in the Boxes strategically placed can slow or trap an enemy.
• The  Hallucinate clone can be, like most secondary units, controlled by pressing Alt + doing the order with right-click. It does not use any abilities or activated items, however. Use it to push turrets or farm minion waves once the duel/teamfight is over.
• A well-timed  Hallucinate can save Shaco from getting hit by projectiles. This works, for example, against turret shots and certain spells such as  Enchanted Crystal Arrow or even  Requiem.
  • Using  Hallucinate will immediately break and cancel any "leashed" abilities such as  Ace in the Hole,  Soul Shackles, or  Unspeakable Horror.
• Casting  Hallucinate will not break stealth.
• Sometimes Shaco is best played tactically. Start off with a point in  Jack In The Box. If you can, sneak into your lane without being seen by enemies and get to your bush. When in your bush have your lane partner keep the enemies away from the bush. Once you've placed a lot of  Jack In The Box walk out of the bush and bait your enemies into a bush. Between levels 1-4 this should be an easy kill.
  • Keep in mind that experienced players will be wary of  Jack In The Box in bushes, so this will probably not work. A better tactic may be to plant them in an enemy's jungle or just strictly as wards, or to place them near your turret to make defending easier.
• Shaco has a number of differences from his clone that reduce its effectiveness against observant players. He can be distinguished from his clone in the following ways: his clone never shows a neutral buff graphic, pinging Shaco before he uses  Hallucinatewill cause the ping to follow the real Shaco, and the clone wont have any items so if you click him you'll know if its the real one or not, at last if he  Hallucinate with Trinity Force, Lich Bane or Sheen you are able to tell which one is the real according to yellow/red glow.
•  Hallucinate and  Deceive can remove slows.
•  Deceive will not increase bonus damage applied by a Trinity Force, Lich Bane or Sheenproc.
• Oracle's Elixir isn't too effective at countering Shaco's stealth if he is trying to escape. The stealth only lasts a few seconds and gives him the ability to flash over walls. It still, however, counters a Shaco stealthing for offense. it also helps you snipe or stay away from  Jack In The Box.
• When laning, having a teammate with Teleport can be very useful. Placing a  Jack In The Box in a bush and having a teammate teleport to it can provide a fantastic surprise attack that the other team wouldn't be able to call MIA quickly enough. Having a mid-laner do this can be even more advantageous due to the level difference.
• Shaco is often a prime target in team fights. You should be using this to your advantage. Coming in behind the enemies and posing yourself as a threat will cause them to attack you. When they start to turn to you, use your  Jack In The Box to fear or provide another target. You can  Deceive once they start to pursue you, and while you deceive send in your clone for additional distraction. All this will allow your team to attack with less counter attack since enemies will be focusing on you.
  • A Banshee's Veil will help you do this by resisting a stun or silence and allow you to  Deceive out safely.
• If your team is defending a turret from attack, Shaco can push another lane (split-pushing). Shaco's team should be able 4-man defend a turret because of the offensive capability of the turret filling in for Shaco, and an AD Shaco can take turrets down very quickly with his  Hallucinate. If the enemy team sends a few champions to defend the turret and chase you down, your team would have an advantage in attacking the others. If the entire team decides to target you, that leaves their other turrets open for attack by your team.
•  Jack In The Box can be used as an anti-initiation tool against champions like Evelynn. If you fear that they may initiate on you, stand on top of a  Jack In The Box and wait for them to. The moment they do, they will be feared, allowing you to avoid most initial damage and possibly turn the fight around.
•  Hallucinate can also be used to turret dive on low health enemy targets hiding under their turret.
• When recalling (and have enough mana):  Go into a bush, place a jack in the box, stand on top of it, THEN recall.  This way, if people are looking for you, they won't interrupt the recall (unless the bush is warded and they have a poke)

Build usage Edit

• Shaco is primarily built with attack damage and attack speed, due to his assassin style gameplay.
• Alternatively, an AP-centered build is also possible, but relies immensely on placement of  Jack In The Boxes.
• On-Hit Items such as Blade of the Ruined King and The Black Cleaver will increase your damage greatly as your  Hallucinate clone will trigger their passives with its own attacks. (Stacking effects from an item will not go beyond their associated cap.)
  • While Sheen does give bonus damage for  Deceive be aware that Shaco's clone will not gain the particle from the unique passive of Sheen, making it easier for the enemy team to identify the real Shaco.
• Cooldown reduction gives Shaco a significant boost, allowing you to plant  Jack In The Box faster, create clones more often, and use  Deceive more over the course of a team fight.
• The bonus critical strike damage from Infinity Edge will apply on critical hits from  Deceive, in addition to the bonus damage the ability gives.
• Another good early game item is Wriggle's Lantern for lifesteal and attack damage when building an AD Shaco.
• Getting an early B. F. Sword can greatly increase your damage output due to the increased damage from  Backstab and  Deceive.
• The The Brutalizer is good item to get early - mid game as the armor penetration is effective against squishy champions.

Recommended builds Edit

Summoner's Rift recommended items
Starting		5
Essential
Offensive
Defensive
Consumables

The Proving Grounds recommended items
Starting		2	2
Essential
Offensive
Defensive
Consumables

The Crystal Scar recommended items
Starting		2	3
Essential
Offensive
Defensive
Consumables

The Twisted Treeline recommended items
Starting
Essential
Offensive
Defensive
Consumables

Jungling Edit

Items	Runes	Spells
Hunter's Machete Health Potion x 5	Greater Mark of Attack Speed Greater Seal of Armor Greater Glyph of Scaling Magic Resist Greater Quintessence of Attack Damage	Smite Ghost

Masteries

Skill Order	Route Order	Notes
Jack In The Box  Two-Shiv Poison  Deceive	Blue golem Wolves Wraiths Red Lizard Small Golems Wraiths	•Stack  Jack In The Boxes to take the first Blue golem. • Jack In The Box's can be used as short term wards in the jungle. • Shaco can counterjungle well, using  Jack In The Boxes to kill the enemy in their own jungle and using  Deceive to escape. •When attacking a feared jungle monster, it's better to stand behind it to deal the bonus damage from  Backstab • Deceive can be used to get to monster camps faster. • Use  Deceive to walk past where wards are usually placed when ganking.

Countering. Edit

• Shaco can be a frustating champion to kill due to the quick and easy escapes with  Deceive , bringing him down with with a disable or a fast burst will make him a much easier prey
  • Champions that can detect Shaco during his  Deceive , like Lulu, Lee Sin, Rengar or Twisted Fate will make him very easy to kill , as  Deceiveblink is pretty short ranged
• Be careful when Shaco is nowhere to be seen, he might surprise you with his  Deceive.
  • To counter this, quickly run away when you see his  Deceive particle.
  • Shaco's  Deceive particle can be seen through the fog of war and in bushes. If you think he is nearby for ganking, be on the lookout for it.
• If you are unsure about a bush  be very careful about facechecking  as he might have fillied it with   Jack In The Box
• Shaco only form of CC is an slow , as long as you are able to keep your lane unpushed  he will have a hard time ganking you.
• Shaco  is a champion who stands very strong early game and is know for his deadly ganks , but severly falls off late game , appart from supports almost any champion with a similiar total gold  will be able to defeat him without suffering too severe damage.
• Shaco is a jungler without any sustain , as such , hurting him if encontered in the jungle can force him back to base , as well as a bad gank can do the same.
• If you see Shaco initiate a fight with his  Deceive, Quickly focus him down while the spell is still on cooldown.
• When fighting Shaco alone, be aware that he might use his  Hallucinate to turn the fight to his favor.
  • Also, be aware that he can dodge any projectile or casting effect when he casts his  Hallucinate.
  • To easily distinguish the clone and Shaco, his clone will not get particles from any actives, buffs or passive item particles such as Sheen or Youmuu's Ghostblade.
  • Shaco's clone can not use abilities. Keep this in mind when you are trying to distinguish between the real one and the clone.
  • When he casts  Hallucinate, his clone will always spawn on the right side his original spot and face backwards while the real one spawns on the front-right of his original spot facing forward.
  • Leona's  Zenith Blade will only apply  Sunlight to the clone and Volibear's  Majestic Roar will only apply the fear on the clone while the real  Shaco will be slowed.
•  Backstab increases any of his damage to you whenever you turn your back from him. Be careful when running away from him.

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