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

Shaco vs Ahri

How to Beat Ahri as Shaco in LoLShaco is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Ahri as Shaco

based on 3,954 Shaco vs Ahri matchups
Win Rate
53 %
K/D/A
2.47
Pick Rate
2.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our matchup stats from the millions of recently rated LoL matches that we get from Riot Games each and every week. This guide on how to beat Ahri as Shaco resulted from an evaluation of 3954 ranked rounds where both champs engaged one another. This particular champ matchup is fairly rare. Shaco fights Ahri in only 2.9% of his rounds.

Shaco vs Ahri Matchup Summary

Shaco has done a good job of countering Ahri. Normally, he wins a fantastic 53.0% of games the champions clash against one another in. In Shaco versus Ahri games, Shaco’s team is 0.1% more expected to gain first blood, indicating that he probably will get first blood versus Ahri.

Best Shaco vs Ahri Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsTiamat

Core Shaco Items

~22 Mins
Blade of The Ruined KingSerylda's GrudgeProfane Hydra

Optional Items

Infinity EdgeImperial MandateShadowflameLiandry's Torment

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
Adaptive ForceAdaptive 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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E
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W
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E
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Q
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Guide to Countering Ahri as Shaco

Tips for Playing as Shaco against Ahri

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 Ahri

Stay behind minions to make Charm difficult to land, this will reduce Ahri's damage potential significantly.

Ahri's survivability is dramatically reduced when her Ultimate, Spirit Rush, is down.

Shaco vs Ahri Counter Stats

Shaco Image
Win Rate
53 %
VS
Win Rate
47 %
Ahri Image
7.2
< Kills >
6.1
6.2
< Deaths >
6.2
8.1
< Assists >
7.2
1.67
< Killing Sprees >
1.41
35
< Minions Killed >
169
1.08
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.41
< Inhibitors >
0.42
7,406
< Physical Damage >
1,407
9,893
< Magic Damage >
14,621
1,598
< True Damage >
4,995
18,898
< Damage Dealt >
21,023
26,074
< Damage Taken >
21,591
11,473
< Gold Earned >
11,463
1.22
< Towers >
1.85
0.23
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
9,007
< Total Healing >
4,990
13,161
< Experience >
14,594
31
< Vision Score >
21
10
< Wards Placed >
10
601
< Time Dealing CC >
71

How to Counter Ahri with Shaco in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here clarify several strategic Shaco versus Ahri counter statistics that can help us explain the differences and similarities between the pair. As an example, Shaco’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Ahri’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Shaco may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Ahri..

Shaco often has a similar longest kill spree as his counter does. On average, he takes more damage than Ahri. This commonly reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also hint that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to escape additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Shaco and Ahri

Damage Types Compared

Shaco
Ahri
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Shaco
Ahri

Who is Better, Shaco or Ahri?

Both League champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Shaco usually wins when playing against Ahri, with a 53.0% win rate. As a result, Shaco makes a good counter to Ahri.

While Shaco does have a higher winrate compared to Ahri, when they face off with one another, Shaco also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes him a more difficult champ to learn and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Shaco into Ahrias his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Shaco also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Ahri. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Shaco vs Ahri matchups, Shaco is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.

Shaco is an above average counter for Ahri. Focus your play on increasing your CS and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Shaco against Ahri.

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 Ahri Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Ahri as Shaco, we analyzed 3,954 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 Ahri 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Shaco to counter Ahri during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats shown here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Shaco usually accumulates a lot less CS as Ahri. Champs who on average don't take many minion kills often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers shown here to do well.

The top items to use in your Shaco versus Ahri build include Blade of The Ruined King, Serylda's Grudge, and Profane Hydra. When Shaco incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better when facing Ahri than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Shaco had an average winrate of 53.0% when countering Ahri with these items in his kit.

To have the highest probability of defeating Ahri as Shaco, Shaco players should use the Hail of Blades, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Relentless Hunter, Coup de Grace, and Legend: Alacrity runes from the Domination and Precision rune sets. Out of all the runes players chose for Shaco vs Ahri face-offs, this composite of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 53.0% winrate overall.

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