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

Shaco vs Samira

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

based on 6,146 Shaco vs Samira matchups
Win Rate
51.2 %
K/D/A
2.6
Pick Rate
4.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of recently ranked League of Legends matches each and every week. Within our database, Shaco fought Samira in 6146 matches. Including so many matchups for Shaco vs Samira gives us a lot of confidence in our ability to provide enlightening statistics and a supported build to annihilate your rival. This champ matchup is somewhat uncommon. Shaco is forced to battle against Samira in only 4.5% of his games.

Shaco vs Samira Matchup Summary

Shaco has done a decent job of beating Samira. Typically, he wins a acceptable 51.2% of the time the champions oppose each other in. In Shaco vs Samira rounds, Shaco’s side is 0.0% more likely to obtain first blood. This implies that he most likely will get first blood against Samira.

Best Shaco vs Samira Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeLost Chapter

Core Shaco Items

~22 Mins
Zaz'Zak's RealmspikeImperial MandateLiandry's Torment

Optional Items

ShadowflameLord Dominik's RegardsEssence ReaverMalignance

Summoner Spells

summonerexhaust summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Shaco to level upw
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Second ability for Shaco to level upe
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Last skill for Shaco to max outq

Runes

DominationDark HarvestCheap ShotEyeball CollectionUltimate Hunter
SorceryTranscendenceGathering Storm
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
W
5
W
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R
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W
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Guide to Countering Samira as Shaco

Tips for Playing as Shaco against Samira

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.

Shaco vs Samira Counter Stats

Shaco Image
Win Rate
51.2 %
VS
Win Rate
48.8 %
Samira Image
7.1
< Kills >
9.5
6.2
< Deaths >
7.5
9
< Assists >
5.4
1.66
< Killing Sprees >
2.19
35
< Minions Killed >
175
0.98
< Dragons Killed >
0.17
0.39
< Inhibitors >
0.45
6,864
< Physical Damage >
19,368
10,526
< Magic Damage >
2,624
1,599
< True Damage >
562
18,990
< Damage Dealt >
22,555
25,458
< Damage Taken >
25,458
11,298
< Gold Earned >
13,377
1.18
< Towers >
2.08
0.21
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
8,619
< Total Healing >
8,299
12,905
< Experience >
12,779
31
< Vision Score >
17
10
< Wards Placed >
8
591
< Time Dealing CC >
28

How to Counter Samira with Shaco in LoL

The stats shown here clarify some critical Shaco versus Samira matchup statistics that may help you explain the distinctions between the pair. Shaco’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Samira’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Shaco may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Samira..

Shaco usually has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his foe does. On average, he receives a similar amount of damage to Samira. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, but it can also indicate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to escape further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Shaco and Samira

Damage Types Compared

Shaco
Samira
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Shaco
Samira

Who is Better, Shaco or Samira?

Both League champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Shaco usually wins when taking on Samira, with a 51.2% win rate. Thus, Shaco makes a good counter to Samira.

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

Additionally, Shaco also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Samira. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Shaco vs Samira matchups, Shaco is the better champion with a higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Shaco is a decent counter to Samira. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on keeping up your gold income and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Shaco against Samira.

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 Samira Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Samira as Shaco, we analyzed 6,146 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 Samira 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 to counter Samira during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions shown above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Shaco often picks up a lot less CS compared to Samira. Champions who typically don't earn much CS often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly 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 case, try to do better than the values displayed here to do well.

The best items to prioritize in your Shaco versus Samira build include Zaz'Zak's Realmspike, Imperial Mandate, and Liandry's Torment. When Shaco bought at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better countering Samira than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Shaco had an average winrate of 51.2% when playing against Samira with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest chance of defeating Samira as Shaco, Shaco players should take the Dark Harvest, Cheap Shot, Eyeball Collection, Ultimate Hunter, Gathering Storm, and Transcendence runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune sets players chose for Shaco vs Samira battles, this mixture of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 51.2% win rate overall.

If you need to see Shaco vs Samira tips and builds for a a particular division rank, feel free to choose one from the selection menu displayed above. At first, the stats and strategies shown are computed using all rounds completed with both champions.