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How to Win Shaco vs Vladimir Counter MatchupShaco is in the a tier of champions

Shaco vs Vladimir

How to Beat Vladimir as Shaco in LoLShaco is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Vladimir as Shaco

based on 3,806 Shaco vs Vladimir matchups
Win Rate
48.6 %
K/D/A
2.53
Pick Rate
2.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter stats from the millions of recently rated League matches that we evaluate each week. Our guide on how to beat Vladimir as Shaco resulted from an examination of 3806 ranked rounds where both champs engaged one another. This particular champ matchup is somewhat rare. Shaco fights Vladimir in only 2.8% of his games.

Shaco vs Vladimir Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Shaco does a below average job of beating Vladimir. Typically, he wins a acceptable 48.6% of the time the champions fight each other in. In Shaco vs Vladimir matches, Shaco’s team is 0.2% more expected to get first blood. This implies that he most likely will be able to get first blood versus Vladimir.

Best Shaco vs Vladimir Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsDagger

Core Shaco Items

~22 Mins
HubrisVoltaic CycloswordOpportunity

Optional Items

The CollectorInfinity EdgeEssence ReaverImperial Mandate

Summoner Spells

summonerexhaust summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Shaco to level upw
>
Second ability for Shaco to level upe
>
Last skill for Shaco to max outq

Runes

DominationHail of BladesSudden ImpactEyeball CollectionRelentless Hunter
PrecisionLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
Ability HasteAdaptive ForceArmor
Shaco's passive ability p
Shaco's q ability q
Shaco's w ability w
Shaco's e ability e
Shaco's ultimate ability r
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W
2
Q
3
E
4
W
5
W
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R
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W
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Guide to Countering Vladimir as Shaco

Tips for Playing as Shaco against Vladimir

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.

Advice to Win Against Vladimir

Items that counter Health stacking, such as Liandry's Torment and Blade of the Ruined King, are very effective against Vladimir.

Making Vladimir use Sanguine Pool at the start of a fight will maximize the Health cost of the ability to him.

Try to take Vladimir down before Hemoplague detonates, as it will heal him for each afflicted enemy Champion.

Shaco vs Vladimir Counter Stats

Shaco Image
Win Rate
48.6 %
VS
Win Rate
51.4 %
Vladimir Image
6.9
< Kills >
6.5
6
< Deaths >
5.5
8.3
< Assists >
5.7
1.61
< Killing Sprees >
1.47
35
< Minions Killed >
190
1.03
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.38
< Inhibitors >
0.46
7,536
< Physical Damage >
979
10,495
< Magic Damage >
23,466
1,696
< True Damage >
356
19,727
< Damage Dealt >
24,803
25,827
< Damage Taken >
35,099
11,315
< Gold Earned >
12,175
1.16
< Towers >
2.03
0.24
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
8,888
< Total Healing >
29,842
13,002
< Experience >
15,407
33
< Vision Score >
16
11
< Wards Placed >
8
595
< Time Dealing CC >
129

How to Counter Vladimir with Shaco in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here underscore several vital Shaco vs. Vladimir matchup stats that can help us realize the differences between this pair of champs. Shaco’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Vladimir’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Shaco may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Vladimir..

Shaco normally has a similar longest kill spree as his opponent does. On average, he receives less damage than Vladimir. This typically indicates differing health capacities, yet it can also indicate that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Shaco and Vladimir

Damage Types Compared

Shaco
Vladimir
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Shaco
Vladimir

Who is Better, Shaco or Vladimir?

Both LoL champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Shaco usually loses when taking on Vladimir, with a 48.6% win rate. As a result, Shaco makes a bad counter to Vladimir.

While Shaco does have a lower win rate compared to Vladimir, when on opposite teams, Shaco also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more difficult champ to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Shaco into Vladimiras his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Shaco has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Vladimir. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Shaco vs Vladimir matchups, Vladimir is the better champ with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.

Shaco is a somewhat poor counter to Vladimir. Make sure you focus your gameplay on increasing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Shaco against Vladimir.

Other Champion Matchups Against Shaco

Shaco Loses Against

NilahNilah44.2% winrateLilliaLillia45.5% winrateBriarBriar45.7% winrateZyraZyra46.1% winrate

Shaco Wins Against

YuumiYuumi55.5% winrateNidaleeNidalee54.6% winrateZeriZeri54.1% winrateZoeZoe54.1% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Shaco Players

How We Calculated Our Shaco vs Vladimir Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Vladimir as Shaco, we analyzed 3,806 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 Vladimir as Shaco 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

To learn all of the intricacies of Shaco to counter Vladimir during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions presented here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Shaco typically racks up a lot less CS compared to Vladimir. Champs who typically don't earn many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values displayed on this page to do well.

The most important items to focus on in your Shaco versus Vladimir build consist of Hubris, Voltaic Cyclosword, and Opportunity. When Shaco included at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better countering Vladimir than with most other typical builds. In fact, Shaco had an average win rate of 48.6% when playing against Vladimir with this build.

To have the highest likelihood of defeating Vladimir as Shaco, you should equip the Hail of Blades, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Relentless Hunter, Legend: Alacrity, and Coup de Grace runes from the Domination and Precision rune sets. Of all the rune combinations we have analyed for Shaco vs Vladimir face-offs, this order of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 48.6% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Vladimir as Shaco are presented for all ranked divisions. If you would like to narrow the statistics and builds to a specific skill level, you may use the selection menu earlier on the page.