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

Shaco vs Cassiopeia

How to Beat Cassiopeia as Shaco in LoLShaco is in the s tier of champions
Assassin
Mage

How to Beat Cassiopeia as Shaco

based on 1,113 Shaco vs Cassiopeia matchups
Win Rate
51.8 %
K/D/A
2.56
Pick Rate
0.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of recently ranked LoL rounds each and every week. In our dataset, Shaco fought Cassiopeia in 1113 matches. With so many matchups for Shaco versus Cassiopeia gives us a lot of faith in our capability to provide actionable data and a recommended build to wreck your enemy. This particular matchup is somewhat rare. Shaco has to counter Cassiopeia in only 0.8% of his games.

Shaco vs Cassiopeia Matchup Summary

Shaco has done a decent job of beating Cassiopeia. Typically, he wins a acceptable 51.8% of games the champs fight each other in. In Shaco versus Cassiopeia matches, Shaco’s side is 0.2% more expected to obtain first blood. This implies that he most likely will get first blood against Cassiopeia.

Best Shaco vs Cassiopeia Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsGlowing Mote

Core Shaco Items

~22 Mins
Profane HydraVoltaic CycloswordOpportunity

Optional Items

Youmuu's GhostbladeHubrisThe CollectorSerylda's Grudge

Summoner Spells

summonerexhaust summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Shaco to level upe
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Second ability for Shaco to level upq
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Last skill for Shaco to max outw

Runes

DominationHail of BladesSudden ImpactEyeball CollectionRelentless Hunter
PrecisionLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
Attack SpeedAdaptive 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
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E
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E
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R
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E
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Q
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Q
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W
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Guide to Countering Cassiopeia as Shaco

Tips for Playing as Shaco against Cassiopeia

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 Cassiopeia

Be wary of Cassiopeia's damage potential with Twin Fang when she has you poisoned.

Turn away from Cassiopeia when she is casting Petrifying Gaze to get slowed instead of stunned.

Shaco vs Cassiopeia Counter Stats

Shaco Image
Win Rate
51.8 %
VS
Win Rate
48.2 %
Cassiopeia Image
7.3
< Kills >
6.9
6.2
< Deaths >
6.6
8.6
< Assists >
6
1.72
< Killing Sprees >
1.61
35
< Minions Killed >
182
1.12
< Dragons Killed >
0.13
0.41
< Inhibitors >
0.43
8,056
< Physical Damage >
631
10,100
< Magic Damage >
22,617
1,635
< True Damage >
331
19,792
< Damage Dealt >
23,580
26,191
< Damage Taken >
29,006
11,574
< Gold Earned >
12,161
1.18
< Towers >
1.82
0.26
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
9,017
< Total Healing >
7,638
13,285
< Experience >
15,923
33
< Vision Score >
19
11
< Wards Placed >
9
593
< Time Dealing CC >
498

How to Counter Cassiopeia with Shaco in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here clarify some significant Shaco versus Cassiopeia matchup statistics that may help us grasp the differences and similarities between the two. As an example, Shaco’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Cassiopeia’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Shaco may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Cassiopeia..

Shaco often has a similar longest killing spree as his foe does. Commonly, he takes a similar amount of damage to Cassiopeia. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, but it can also indicate that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to escape additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Shaco and Cassiopeia

Damage Types Compared

Shaco
Cassiopeia
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Shaco
Cassiopeia

Who is Better, Shaco or Cassiopeia?

Both League champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Shaco usually wins when facing off against Cassiopeia, with a 51.8% win rate. Therefore, Shaco makes a good counter to Cassiopeia.

While Shaco does have a higher winrate than Cassiopeia, when on opposite teams, Shaco also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less challenging character to develop with. You should be careful when picking Shaco into Cassiopeiaas his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

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

While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Shaco vs Cassiopeia matchups, Shaco is the better champion with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Shaco is a decent counter to Cassiopeia. Focus your play on increasing your CS and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Shaco against Cassiopeia.

Other Champion Matchups Against Shaco

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Shaco Wins Against

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Additional Information for Shaco Players

How We Calculated Our Shaco vs Cassiopeia Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Cassiopeia as Shaco, we analyzed 1,113 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 Cassiopeia 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

Shaco Build Cassiopeia Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Shaco to counter Cassiopeia during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips shown above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Shaco usually racks up a lot less CS as Cassiopeia. Champs who typically don't acquire much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions 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, usually have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values shown here to do well.

The ideal items to prioritize in your Shaco versus Cassiopeia build include Profane Hydra, Voltaic Cyclosword, and Opportunity. When Shaco incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better against Cassiopeia than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Shaco boasted an average win rate of 51.8% battling Cassiopeia with these items in his kit.

To have the best likelihood of vanquishing Cassiopeia 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 rune combinations players used for Shaco vs Cassiopeia fights, this blending of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 51.8% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Cassiopeia as Shaco are given for all ranked divisions. If you want to scope the stats and builds to a specific player tier, you may use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.