Shaco
Champions that beat Shaco
- Alistarsupport
Headbutt (W) plus Pulverize (Q) chain is uncancellable once it starts, and Unbreakable Will (R) damage reduction window shrugs off Two-Shiv Poison (E) burst entirely. Shaco has no shield or peel to soak the bot-lane stun chain back.
- Brandsupport
Sear (Q) stuns Shaco coming out of Deceive (Q) on a Blaze passive stacked target, and Conflagration (E) AOE chip clears the Jack In The Box (W) trio before they arm a fear. Pyroclasm (R) bouncing missile chunks both the real body and the Hallucinate (R) clone.
- Dianajungle
Shaco's power dips at level 6 against Moonfall (R) pull. Lunar Rush (E) reset chains through Hallucinate (R) clones once Crescent Strike (Q) lands, and Pale Cascade (W) shields the Deceive (Q) backstab opener.
- Gragasjungle
Drunken Rage (W) damage reduction soaks the Deceive (Q) backstab burst opening, and Body Slam (E) stuns him out of Jack In The Box (W) fear channel before the boxes proc. His engage relies on uncontested cast time — Gragas takes that away.
- Lee Sinjungle
Sonic Wave (Q) tags Shaco through Deceive's (Q) stealth start-up — hit during cast cancels the blink before Backstab procs. Safeguard (W) shield blocks Two-Shiv Poison (E) execute scaling, and Dragon's Rage (R) knock-back resets Shaco out of his ult clone wall on disengage.
- Leonasupport
Zenith Blade (E) is a long-range dash that locks Shaco mid Deceive (Q) cast, cancelling the stealth start-up. Shield of Daybreak (Q) chains a point-and-click stun, and Solar Flare (R) AOE catches the Hallucinate (R) clone fake-out before Shaco can reposition the real body.
- Malzaharmid
Nether Grasp (R) applies a 2.5-second suppression that Quicksilver Sash and Mercury's Treads tenacity do not break. Once Malzahar catches Shaco, Deceive (Q) is wasted because the cast is interrupted on damage tick, and Malefic Visions (E) spreads damage during the suppression.
- Namisupport
Aqua Prison (Q) is a delayed AOE knock-up that interrupts Deceive (Q) mid-cast, and Tidecaller's Blessing (E) cleanses the Two-Shiv Poison (E) slow on her ADC. Tidal Wave (R) AOE knock-up plus slow catches the Hallucinate (R) clone fake-out range.
- Pykesupport
Bone Skewer (Q) lands while Shaco is channelling Deceive (Q) and re-pulls him out of stealth, and Phantom Undertow (E) dash re-engages even if Shaco blinks away. Death From Below (R) execute one-shots Shaco's low base HP before Hallucinate (R) can be cast.
- Rammusjungle
Powerball (Q) closes the gap on Shaco fast and Frenzying Taunt (E) cancels his auto-attack window during Backstab — the taunt forces him to walk towards Rammus instead of circling behind. Defensive Ball Curl (W) reflects Shaco's empowered crit damage back onto him.
- Sejuanijungle
Deceive (Q) empowered crit is the bulk of Shaco's burst and Fury of the North Frost Armor mitigates the hit at full HP. Glacial Prison (R) cancels Hallucinate (R) reposition, and Winter's Wrath (W) stacks Frost so Permafrost (E) finishes him before Jack In The Box (W) detonates.
- Shensupport
Spirit's Refuge (W) zone denies Shaco's Deceive (Q) empowered-crit autos out of stealth, and Shadow Dash (E) taunt pulls him out of any flank attempt. Stand United (R) plus Twilight Assault (Q) burst kills Shaco's low base HP before Hallucinate (R) clone can bait.
- Skarnerjungle
Impale (R) suppresses through the Hallucinate (R) clone-swap and ignores Quicksilver Sash. Ixtal's Impact (E) charges through walls to invade Jack In The Box (W) setups, and Seismic Bastion (W) shield absorbs the Deceive (Q) empowered crit at full HP.
- Warwickjungle
Warwick clear is one of the strongest pre-form thanks to Eternal Hunger passive sustain plus Jaws of the Beast (Q) heal, so he meets Shaco at level 3 with full HP while Shaco had to back. Deceive (Q) stealth blink ends fast and Hallucinate (R) clone cannot cancel R suppress lock.
- Zyrasupport
Grasping Roots (E) catches Shaco mid Deceive (Q) cast and the root applies on the body even from fog. Stranglethorns (R) AOE knock-up plus plant aggro hits the Hallucinate (R) clone, and Deadly Spines (Q) plus Rampant Growth (W) seeds chip his low base HP.
Champions Shaco beats
- Ezrealbot
Arcane Shift (E) is Ezreal's only blink and has a 19s base cooldown — once it is down, Deceive (Q) blinks behind him during the teamfight setup. Backstab passive turns the empowered crit into a one-shot before Trueshot Barrage (R) can fire as a panic disengage.
- Jaycemid
Hextech Capacitor passive gives Jayce a short speed window on form-swap but no real escape. Deceive (Q) bypasses his Shock Blast (Q) cannon-form poke window, and Two-Shiv Poison (E) executes him under 30% before Mercury Hammer (R) hammer-form survival tools kick in.
- Karthusjungle
Karthus has no dash and Wall of Pain (W) only slows — once Shaco lands a Deceive (Q) flank from fog, the Death Defied passive grants a single revive but cannot stop the second Backstab on the body. Two-Shiv Poison (E) executes him under 30% before Requiem (R) channel can finish.
- Kindredjungle
Mounting Dread (E) stacks for ramping damage but does no CC, and Wolf's Frenzy (W) puts Kindred in melee proximity. Deceive (Q) flanks during the W proximity zone and Lamb's Respite (R) zero-HP zone is countered by Hallucinate (R) clone tanking the channel duration.
- Miss Fortunebot
Strut (W) passive move-speed breaks the moment damage lands, and Bullet Time (R) is a stationary channel with no escape mid-cast. Deceive (Q) flanks behind her and a pre-placed Jack In The Box (W) in the side bush eats her step-up before Make It Rain (E) slow can chain.
- Rellsupport
Ferromancy Crash Down (W) is a slow charge animation that cannot catch Deceive (Q) blinks. A Jack In The Box (W) fear chain stops her Magnet Storm (R) windup before the pull lands, and Two-Shiv Poison (E) chunks her between every Shattering Strike (Q) cast in lane.
- Renata Glascsupport
Bailout (W) save window is short-range and cannot reach a Shaco-flanked ADC. Deceive (Q) crit plus Two-Shiv Poison (E) execute kills the carry before Hostile Takeover (R) berserks anyone, and the W fear chain breaks her Handshake (Q) hook channel.
- Sennasupport
Last Embrace (W) is a slow delayed root and Piercing Darkness (Q) needs Senna stationary to cast. Shaco's W box wall on river bush forces a fear trigger every time she walks up to soul stack, and Two-Shiv Poison (E) execute kills before Dawning Shadow (R) shield lands.
- Shyvanajungle
Shyvana relies on Scalemail passive for clear speed and her only pre-6 gap-closer is Emberstrike (Q) auto-reset. Jack In The Box (W) invades her red and blue buff before level 3 — the fear chain plus Deceive (Q) Backstab wipes her before Dragon's Descent (R) is online.
- Volibearjungle
Shaco's Deceive (Q) is a stealth blink — Volibear's Q dash has nothing to lock onto if Shaco vanishes pre-stun. Hallucinate (R) clone splits Volibear's R target lock: if Volibear leaps onto the wrong copy, the real Shaco backstabs from stealth with a guaranteed crit.
- Yuumisupport
You and Me! (W) detaches on hard CC, and a Jack In The Box (W) planted under the ADC fears Yuumi off the host the moment Shaco triggers it. With Yuumi exposed, Deceive (Q) Backstab crit plus Two-Shiv Poison (E) execute kills before Final Chapter (R) channel can root.