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

Shaco vs Sylas

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

based on 4,221 Shaco vs Sylas matchups
Win Rate
51.6 %
K/D/A
2.56
Pick Rate
3.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our counter stats from the millions of ranked LoL rounds that we review each week. This guide on how to beat Sylas as Shaco came out of an analysis of 4221 ranked matches where both champs engaged one another. This particular pairing is somewhat rare. Shaco encounters Sylas in only 3.1% of his games.

Shaco vs Sylas Matchup Summary

Shaco does a decent job of countering Sylas. On average, he wins a acceptable 51.6% of matches the champs clash against each other in. In Shaco against Sylas games, Shaco’s side is 0.0% more expected to obtain first blood. This implies that he probably will get first blood versus Sylas.

Best Shaco vs Sylas Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsAmplifying Tome

Core Shaco Items

~22 Mins
Youmuu's GhostbladeProfane HydraVoltaic Cyclosword

Optional Items

Infinity EdgeEdge of NightEssence ReaverLuden's Companion

Summoner Spells

summonersmite 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

SorceryArcane CometManaflow BandTranscendenceScorch
InspirationBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
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
6
R
7
W
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E
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W
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E
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R
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E
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Q
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Guide to Countering Sylas as Shaco

Tips for Playing as Shaco against Sylas

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 Sylas

Try to fight Sylas when he isn't able to take your ultimate.

Sylas's healthbar can be deceptive, watch out for his Kingslayer!

Shaco vs Sylas Counter Stats

Shaco Image
Win Rate
51.6 %
VS
Win Rate
48.4 %
Sylas Image
7.3
< Kills >
8.3
6.2
< Deaths >
7.7
8.6
< Assists >
6.2
1.73
< Killing Sprees >
1.9
35
< Minions Killed >
127
1.03
< Dragons Killed >
0.2
0.41
< Inhibitors >
0.39
7,443
< Physical Damage >
569
10,338
< Magic Damage >
21,882
1,606
< True Damage >
790
19,388
< Damage Dealt >
23,242
25,749
< Damage Taken >
31,936
11,438
< Gold Earned >
11,768
1.16
< Towers >
1.51
0.22
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
8,796
< Total Healing >
8,060
13,010
< Experience >
14,006
31
< Vision Score >
20
10
< Wards Placed >
9
597
< Time Dealing CC >
283

How to Counter Sylas with Shaco in LoL

The stats provided here show several influential Shaco vs. Sylas matchup statistics that may help you explain the differences between the pair. Shaco’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Sylas’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Shaco may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Sylas..

Shaco usually has a similar longest killing spree as his matchup does. On average, he takes less damage than Sylas. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, but it can also imply that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Shaco and Sylas

Damage Types Compared

Shaco
Sylas
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Shaco
Sylas

Who is Better, Shaco or Sylas?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Shaco usually wins when taking on Sylas, with a 51.6% win rate. Thus, Shaco makes a good counter for Sylas.

While Shaco does have a higher win rate compared to Sylas, when they face off with one another, Shaco also has a much greater learning curve that makes him a more time consuming champion to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Shaco into Sylasas 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 utility and CC, a similar amount to Sylas. This 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 Sylas matchups, Shaco is the better champion with a higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.

Shaco is a decent counter for Sylas. Make sure you focus your actions on increasing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Shaco against Sylas.

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

FiddlesticksFiddlesticks+ 53.5% 969 GamesFioraFiora+ 53.6% 3096 GamesLilliaLillia+ 54.6% 2664 GamesRek'SaiRek'Sai+ 55.1% 285 Games

Additional Information for Shaco Players

How We Calculated Our Shaco vs Sylas Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Sylas as Shaco, we analyzed 4,221 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 Sylas 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 Sylas during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats presented here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Shaco typically gets a lot less CS compared to Sylas. Champs who typically don't acquire much CS often don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values reported here to do well.

The most crucial items to use in your Shaco versus Sylas build include Youmuu's Ghostblade, Profane Hydra, and Voltaic Cyclosword. When Shaco used at least these three items in his build, he performed much better vs. Sylas than with many other typical builds. In fact, Shaco had an average winrate of 51.6% when playing against Sylas with this build.

To have the highest likelihood of beating Sylas as Shaco, Shaco players should use the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune sets we have analyed for Shaco vs Sylas clashes, this blending of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 51.6% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Sylas as Shaco are given for all skill levels combined. To scope the statistics and builds to a particular player tier, you can use the selection menu above.