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How to Win Shaco vs Kai'Sa Counter MatchupShaco is in the a tier of champions

Shaco vs Kai'Sa

How to Beat Kai'Sa as Shaco in LoLShaco is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Kai'Sa as Shaco

based on 5,724 Shaco vs Kai'Sa matchups
Win Rate
52.8 %
K/D/A
2.53
Pick Rate
4.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter stats from the millions of recently ranked LoL games that we evaluate every week. This guide on how to beat Kai'Sa as Shaco came out of an examination of 5724 ranked matches where both champs battled one another. This particular champ matchup is fairly uncommon. Shaco encounters Kai'Sa in only 4.2% of his games.

Shaco vs Kai'Sa Matchup Summary

Shaco does a good job of countering Kai'Sa. Normally, he wins a whopping 52.8% of games the champs face one another in. In Shaco versus Kai'Sa rounds, Shaco’s team is 0.0% more probable to earn first blood, indicating that he probably will be able to get first blood versus Kai'Sa.

Best Shaco vs Kai'Sa Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeLost Chapter

Core Shaco Items

~22 Mins
Youmuu's GhostbladeSerylda's GrudgeOpportunity

Optional Items

Imperial MandateZaz'Zak's RealmspikeStormsurgeZhonya's Hourglass

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
>
Last skill for Shaco to max outw

Runes

SorceryArcane CometManaflow BandTranscendenceScorch
InspirationBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
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
E
5
E
6
R
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E
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Q
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E
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Q
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Q
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Q
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W
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W
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R

Guide to Countering Kai'Sa as Shaco

Tips for Playing as Shaco against Kai'Sa

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 Kai'Sa

Kai'Sa is very vulnerable to getting outranged by mages and long range carries.

Make sure to place wards in your blind spots so you can see Kai'Sa coming.

Kai'Sa is very good at picking off isolated enemies. Stick together against her.

Shaco vs Kai'Sa Counter Stats

Shaco Image
Win Rate
52.8 %
VS
Win Rate
47.2 %
Kai'Sa Image
7.2
< Kills >
7.8
6.2
< Deaths >
6.8
8.5
< Assists >
6.1
1.69
< Killing Sprees >
1.79
36
< Minions Killed >
184
1.08
< Dragons Killed >
0.23
0.4
< Inhibitors >
0.47
7,369
< Physical Damage >
12,459
10,099
< Magic Damage >
8,044
1,612
< True Damage >
424
19,082
< Damage Dealt >
20,927
25,932
< Damage Taken >
21,514
11,481
< Gold Earned >
12,887
1.22
< Towers >
2.11
0.22
< Baron Takedowns >
0.07
8,890
< Total Healing >
4,678
13,185
< Experience >
13,269
32
< Vision Score >
18
10
< Wards Placed >
9
603
< Time Dealing CC >
48

How to Counter Kai'Sa with Shaco in LoL

The stats shown on this page show several important Shaco vs. Kai'Sa counter statistics that can help us appreciate the distinctions between the pair. For instance, Shaco’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Kai'Sa’s ratio of NaN, showing that Shaco may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Kai'Sa..

Shaco typically has a similar longest killing spree as his foe does. On average, he receives more damage than Kai'Sa. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also imply that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to escape additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Shaco and Kai'Sa

Damage Types Compared

Shaco
Kai'Sa
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Shaco
Kai'Sa

Who is Better, Shaco or Kai'Sa?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Shaco usually wins when facing off against Kai'Sa, with a 52.8% win rate. Therefore, Shaco makes a good counter for Kai'Sa.

While Shaco does have a higher win rate compared to Kai'Sa, when they face off with one another, Shaco also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes him a more complex character to pick up and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Shaco into Kai'Saas his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Shaco has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Kai'Sa. This often 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 Shaco vs Kai'Sa 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 allied champions during teamfights.

Shaco is a good counter for Kai'Sa. You will do well by focussing your play on increasing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Shaco against Kai'Sa.

Other Champion Matchups Against Shaco

Shaco Loses Against

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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 Kai'Sa Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kai'Sa as Shaco, we analyzed 5,724 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 Kai'Sa 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

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Shaco in order to counter Kai'Sa during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats displayed above, you should increase 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 Kai'Sa. Champs who on average don't acquire much CS often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values shown here to do well.

The best items to prioritize in your Shaco versus Kai'Sa build include Youmuu's Ghostblade, Serylda's Grudge, and Opportunity. When Shaco used at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better when facing Kai'Sa than with most other common item sets. In fact, Shaco boasted an average winrate of 52.8% when countering Kai'Sa with this counter build.

To have the highest likelihood of beating Kai'Sa as Shaco, you should use the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the runes players picked for Shaco vs Kai'Sa battles, this combination of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 52.8% winrate overall.

If you need to see Shaco x Kai'Sa tips and builds for a a specific division, please choose one from the selection menu above. At first, the stats and guides shown are computed using all rounds run with both champs.