Caitlyn vs Shaco
How to Beat Shaco as Caitlyn
based on 13,512 Caitlyn vs Shaco matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Caitlyn vs Shaco Matchup Summary
Best Caitlyn vs Shaco Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Shaco as Caitlyn
Tips for Playing as Caitlyn against Shaco
Fire 90 Caliber Net away from the opponent to close the gap or hop over walls.
Avoid using Ace in the Hole in large team melees as it might be blocked by the wrong target.
Make use of her Yordle Snap Traps by placing them pre-emptively to ensure that you'll have one off of cooldown during combat.
Advice to Win 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.
Caitlyn vs Shaco Counter Stats
How to Counter Shaco with Caitlyn in LoL
The stats shown here show several strategic Caitlyn vs. Shaco counter statistics that can help us realize the distinctions between the pair. For instance, Caitlyn’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Shaco’s ratio of NaN, showing that Caitlyn may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Shaco..
Caitlyn usually has a similar longest kill spree as her enemy does. Typically, she takes less damage than Shaco. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also show that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to escape further damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Caitlyn and Shaco
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Who is Better, Caitlyn or Shaco?
Both LoL champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Caitlyn usually fairs equally well when taking on Shaco, with a 50.6% win rate. Therefore, Caitlyn makes an ok counter to Shaco.
While Caitlyn does have a higher win rate than Shaco, when on opposite teams, Caitlyn also has a lower level of difficulty that makes her a less difficult champ to learn. You should be careful when picking Caitlyn into Shaco.
Moreover, Caitlyn also has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Shaco. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Caitlyn vs Shaco matchups, Caitlyn is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.
Caitlyn is a decent counter for Shaco. Focus your strategy on keeping up your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Caitlyn against Shaco.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Caitlyn to counter Shaco during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats displayed above, you should increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Caitlyn usually gets much more CS as Shaco. Champs who typically don't earn much CS often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers displayed on this page to do well.
The best items to prioritize in your Caitlyn versus Shaco build include Lord Dominik's Regards, Youmuu's Ghostblade, and Opportunity. When Caitlyn used at least these three pieces in her build, she performed much better against Shaco than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Caitlyn had an average win rate of 50.6% battling Shaco with these items in her kit.
To have the best chance of coming out on top against Shaco as Caitlyn, Caitlyn players should equip the Fleet Footwork, Presence of Mind, Legend: Bloodline, Cut Down, Absolute Focus, and Gathering Storm runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the runes that we analyzed for Caitlyn vs Shaco clashes, this combo of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 50.6% win rate overall.
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