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

Shaco vs Olaf

How to Beat Olaf as Shaco in LoLShaco is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Olaf as Shaco

based on 1,244 Shaco vs Olaf matchups
Win Rate
48.8 %
K/D/A
2.48
Pick Rate
0.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter stats from the millions of rated League of Legends rounds that we evaluate every week. This guide on how to beat Olaf as Shaco came out of an examination of 1244 ranked rounds where both champions faced each other. This particular champion matchup is fairly rare. Shaco encounters Olaf in only 0.9% of his games.

Shaco vs Olaf Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Shaco has done a poor job of countering Olaf. Normally, he wins a acceptable 48.8% of games the champs fight each other in. In Shaco against Olaf rounds, Shaco’s team is 0.0% more probable to gain first blood, implying that he most likely will get first blood versus Olaf.

Best Shaco vs Olaf Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsAmplifying Tome

Core Shaco Items

~22 Mins
Zaz'Zak's RealmspikeLiandry's TormentLuden's Companion

Optional Items

MorellonomiconStormsurgeHubrisBloodsong

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
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
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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Guide to Countering Olaf as Shaco

Tips for Playing as Shaco against Olaf

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 Olaf

Olaf has reduced defenses from damage during Ragnarok, despite being immune to disables. If you can't escape from Olaf during Ragnarok, try focusing your damage on him with your teammates.

Olaf becomes more dangerous the lower life he is. Save your disables to finish him off.

Preventing Olaf from reaching his axe will minimize the amount of harassment he can cause in the laning phase.

Shaco vs Olaf Counter Stats

Shaco Image
Win Rate
48.8 %
VS
Win Rate
51.2 %
Olaf Image
7.2
< Kills >
6.9
6.3
< Deaths >
7
8.4
< Assists >
4.9
1.68
< Killing Sprees >
1.59
36
< Minions Killed >
161
1
< Dragons Killed >
0.32
0.4
< Inhibitors >
0.56
7,260
< Physical Damage >
16,544
9,968
< Magic Damage >
137
1,698
< True Damage >
6,085
18,926
< Damage Dealt >
22,767
25,918
< Damage Taken >
33,227
11,391
< Gold Earned >
12,658
1.12
< Towers >
2.57
0.21
< Baron Takedowns >
0.08
8,821
< Total Healing >
15,792
13,102
< Experience >
15,342
31
< Vision Score >
17
10
< Wards Placed >
8
591
< Time Dealing CC >
358

How to Counter Olaf with Shaco in LoL

The stats shown here highlight several vital Shaco against Olaf matchup stats that can help us understand the distinctions between the two. For instance, Shaco’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Olaf’s ratio of NaN, showing that Shaco may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Olaf..

Shaco normally has a similar longest kill spree as his foe does. On average, he receives less damage than Olaf. This often reflects differing health capacities, but it can also illustrate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Shaco and Olaf

Damage Types Compared

Shaco
Olaf
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Shaco
Olaf

Who is Better, Shaco or Olaf?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Shaco usually loses when playing against Olaf, with a 48.8% win rate. Thus, Shaco makes a bad counter to Olaf.

While Shaco does have a lower winrate compared to Olaf, when on opposite teams, Shaco also has a much greater learning curve that makes him a more time consuming champion to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Shaco into Olafas his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Shaco has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Olaf. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Shaco vs Olaf matchups, Olaf is the better champ with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.

Shaco is a somewhat poor counter for Olaf. Focus your tactics on keeping up your CS and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Shaco against Olaf.

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 Olaf Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Olaf as Shaco, we analyzed 1,244 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 Olaf 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 in order to counter Olaf during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and stats shown above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Shaco usually picks up a lot less CS compared to Olaf. Champions who typically don't earn many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The top items to use in your Shaco versus Olaf build include Zaz'Zak's Realmspike, Liandry's Torment, and Luden's Companion. When Shaco bought at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better versus Olaf than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Shaco had an average win rate of 48.8% battling Olaf with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest chance of coming out on top against Olaf as Shaco, you should take 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 runes players picked for Shaco vs Olaf clashes, this combo of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 48.8% winrate overall.

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