Assassin

Shaco

The Demon Jester

Crafted long ago as a plaything for a lonely prince, the enchanted marionette Shaco now delights in murder and mayhem. Corrupted by dark magic and the loss of his beloved charge, the once-kind puppet finds pleasure only in the misery of the poor souls he torments.Read the full story on Riot's Universe site

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P
Backstab
Q
Deceive
W
Jack In The Box
E
Two-Shiv Poison
R
Hallucinate

Shaco

Overview

On patch 16.21, Shaco is rated C tier in the jungle, winning 47.4% of 9,120 ranked games with a 9.4% pick rate. The most successful build this patch runs Hail of Blades with Smite and Ignite and builds The Collector, Voltaic Cyclosword, Infinity Edge, and Berserker's Greaves.

Shaco struggles most against Ambessa (28.6%), Aatrox (30.8%), and Bel'Veth (37.5%) and does best against Fiddlesticks (63.4%), Ivern (57.1%), and Udyr (56.3%).

Ranked solo/duo · patch 16.21 · 9,120 games · updated Nov 1, 2026 · How we calculate

47.4%

Win rate

9.4%

Pick rate

9.1K

Games

16.21

Patch

Playing as Shaco

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.

Playing 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.

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Matchups

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Strong against

Fiddlesticks63.4%71
Ivern57.1%21
Udyr56.3%32
Locke56.0%25
Kha'Zix55.8%310

Weak against

Ambessa28.6%21
Aatrox30.8%26
Bel'Veth37.5%104
Trundle38.5%26
Briar39.2%222

Abilities

P
Backstab
Shaco's basic attacks and Two-Shiv Poison deal additional damage when striking from behind.
Q
Deceive
Shaco becomes Invisible and teleports to target location. His first attack while Invisible is empowered, dealing bonus damage and critically striking if he attacks from behind.
Cooldown: 13/12.5/12/11.5/11Cost: 40Range: 400
W
Jack In The Box
Shaco creates a hidden animated Jack-in-the-Box. When triggered, it will fear and attack nearby enemies.
Cooldown: 15Cost: 70/65/60/55/50Range: 500
E
Two-Shiv Poison
Shaco's Shivs passively poison targets on hit, slowing their Move Speed. He can throw his Shivs to deal damage and poison the target. The thrown Shiv deals bonus damage if the target is below 30% health.
Cooldown: 8Cost: 75Range: 625
R
Hallucinate
Shaco creates an illusion of himself near him, which can attack nearby enemies (Deals reduced damage to turrets). Upon death, it explodes, spawning three mini Jack in the Boxes and dealing damage to nearby enemies.
Cooldown: 100/90/80Cost: 100Range: 200