Shaco

the Demon Jester

AssassinGeneral kit and base stats · version 16.19.1

Backstab

Shaco's basic attacks and Two-Shiv Poison deal additional damage when striking from behind.

Passive · no active cost or cooldown

Base statistics

Mana

Health: 630
Resource: 297
Armor: 30
Move speed: 345
Attack damage: 63
Attack speed: 0.694

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Game plan · Jungle

Disappear with purpose, then cash out the map

Plan overview

Start with a route that matches evidence: full clear toward a usable gank side when your lanes have no reliable setup, or a three/five-camp finish when an enemy is extended and your level-three fight is credible. Use Q to arrive from behind, W to shape the escape route, and E to slow or finish rather than spending every spell for contact. Move from kills to objective setup: 60–90 seconds before spawn, push or help push nearby waves, sweep the approach, and prepare boxes where the enemy must enter. When ahead, deny camps and access only with priority, then convert picks into towers or objectives. When behind, keep farming for catch-up XP, mirror-clear away from the enemy jungler, and trade rather than forcing a blind invade or Smite race. At 20:00, treat Baron as a siege decision: start only with numbers, vision, wave control, and a plan for using the buff.

Plan by phase

Create the first information gap

0:00–8:00; first clear, level 3–4, crab, and the first dragon/grub setup windows are the key transitions.

Build a conditioned first route: full clear toward the lane you can actually influence when lanes lack setup, or three/five camps when a level-three gank has a clear target and your river 1v1 is playable. Place W on likely approach routes when its fear can protect your exit or constrain a contest. After the first clear, choose between a free gank and respawning camps; do not reveal Q for a low-probability walk.

Game situations

Choose a situation

Path

Path for an angle, not a coin flip

If your champion wins an early river fight and a nearby lane has priority, choose a three- or five-camp path that ends on that side for a level-three pressure window. If your lanes lack setup or the enemy wins the 1v1, full clear toward the safer crab and preserve Q for the first real angle rather than forcing an invade.

With Shaco

If Shaco is on your team and he disappears before a gank, push the wave or hold the enemy's escape route rather than walking ahead blindly. His Q entry is more valuable when your crowd control or damage follows the target's retreat path.
If you are near his objective setup, let him prepare W and sweep entrances before starting. Stand at the approach that Q cannot cover, so the enemy jungler must choose between entering a feared route and exposing themselves to your team.
If Shaco is behind, give him safe access to camps and side waves while grouping around his prepared boxes. Do not demand a first engage; if he reaches a fight after enemy peel is used, his flank and E slow can still create a finish.

Identity, strengths and limits

Make every disappearance cost them something

Jungle assassin · fog, flanks, and prepared exits

Shaco is an assassin jungler who converts information gaps into isolated kills and objective control. His defining economy is angle management: Q lets him become Invisible and teleport, the first attack from behind gains an empowered Backstab interaction, W turns prepared routes into fear zones, and E slows or finishes targets below 30% health. R adds a controllable second body whose death creates three mini boxes and damage. He is not a front-line initiator, a blind invader, or a champion who wins by standing in a fair 5v5; he wins when the enemy must check one more angle than they can safely cover.

Strengths

Reliable angle creation through Q's Invisible teleport and empowered first attack.
Prepared fear zones that deny routes and make objective approaches costly.
Strong finishing pressure when E can exploit a target below 30% health.
R creates a second threat and turns its death into boxes and area damage.

Limits and risks

Forcing Q ganks when the enemy is not extended, missing an empowered first attack and losing the exit.
Invading without enemy-jungle information, nearby priority, or a reliable escape route.
Starting an objective while the enemy jungler is alive, unseen, and able to contest the Smite threshold.
Entering a front-to-back teamfight first when your flank or box setup has not changed the geometry.

One idea for your next game

Next game, judge every Q by the advantage it creates. Before pressing Deceive, name the condition: an overextended target, a crashed wave, an objective approach, or a flank after enemy peel is spent. If none is present, keep farming and place W for the next decision. Your test is not “did I surprise someone?” but “did Q produce a kill, summoner, objective, or safe exit without abandoning the camp cycle?”

Observed builds

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Champion lore

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. He uses toys and simple tricks to deadly effect, finding the results of his bloody “games” hilarious—and for those who hear a dark chuckle in the dead of night, the Demon Jester may have marked them as his next plaything.

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