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

Shaco vs Taliyah

How to Beat Taliyah as Shaco in LoLShaco is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Taliyah as Shaco

based on 1,360 Shaco vs Taliyah matchups
Win Rate
53.9 %
K/D/A
2.56
Pick Rate
1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our counter statistics from the millions of ranked League rounds that we review each week. Our guide on how to beat Taliyah as Shaco came out of an analysis of 1360 ranked rounds where both champs faced one another. This particular champ matchup is fairly rare. Shaco has to counter Taliyah in only 1.0% of his games.

Shaco vs Taliyah Matchup Summary

Shaco has done a good job of countering Taliyah. Typically, he wins a fantastic 53.9% of games the champs clash against each other in. In Shaco against Taliyah rounds, Shaco’s team is 0.1% more expected to obtain first blood. This indicates that he probably will get first blood against Taliyah.

Best Shaco vs Taliyah Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsGlowing Mote

Core Shaco Items

~22 Mins
Youmuu's GhostbladeSerylda's GrudgeOpportunity

Optional Items

Zaz'Zak's RealmspikeEdge of NightLiandry's TormentThe Collector

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 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
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W
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E
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E
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Q
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Guide to Countering Taliyah as Shaco

Tips for Playing as Shaco against Taliyah

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 Taliyah

When Taliyah casts Unraveled Earth in the lane, be on the lookout for Seismic Shove. If she throws you into her minefield, the throws and stones will break your bones.

Taliyah's Threaded Volley is locked into a direction. If she's throwing rocks at you, dodge to the side!

Shaco vs Taliyah Counter Stats

Shaco Image
Win Rate
53.9 %
VS
Win Rate
46.1 %
Taliyah Image
7.5
< Kills >
6.2
6.2
< Deaths >
7.1
8.4
< Assists >
8.2
1.78
< Killing Sprees >
1.46
36
< Minions Killed >
129
1.11
< Dragons Killed >
0.51
0.42
< Inhibitors >
0.39
7,904
< Physical Damage >
758
9,989
< Magic Damage >
21,273
1,584
< True Damage >
1,102
19,477
< Damage Dealt >
23,134
26,452
< Damage Taken >
22,770
11,695
< Gold Earned >
12,506
1.21
< Towers >
1.53
0.24
< Baron Takedowns >
0.13
9,104
< Total Healing >
4,329
13,396
< Experience >
14,731
32
< Vision Score >
24
11
< Wards Placed >
10
599
< Time Dealing CC >
564

How to Counter Taliyah with Shaco in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here feature some influential Shaco versus Taliyah counter statistics that may help us explain the differences and similarities between the pair. As an example, Shaco’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Taliyah’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Shaco may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Taliyah..

Shaco normally has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his counter does. On average, he receives more damage than Taliyah. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also indicate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Shaco and Taliyah

Damage Types Compared

Shaco
Taliyah
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Shaco
Taliyah

Who is Better, Shaco or Taliyah?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Shaco usually wins when facing off against Taliyah, with a 53.9% win rate. As a result, Shaco makes a great counter for Taliyah.

While Shaco does have a higher win rate compared to Taliyah, when they face off with one another, Shaco also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more challenging character to develop with. You should be be fine when picking Shaco into Taliyahas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

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

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Shaco vs Taliyah 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 team members during teamfights.

Shaco is a great counter for Taliyah. Make sure you focus your gameplay on maximizing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Shaco against Taliyah.

Additional Information for Shaco Players

How We Calculated Our Shaco vs Taliyah Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Taliyah as Shaco, we analyzed 1,360 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 Taliyah 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.

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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 Taliyah during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions displayed above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Shaco often gets a lot less CS as Taliyah. Champions who typically don't earn many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers shown here to do well.

The most crucial items to use in your Shaco versus Taliyah build include Youmuu's Ghostblade, Serylda's Grudge, and Opportunity. When Shaco used at least these three items in his build, he did much better vs Taliyah than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Shaco boasted an average win rate of 53.9% battling Taliyah with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest probability of beating Taliyah as Shaco, you should use the Hail of Blades, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Relentless Hunter, Legend: Alacrity, and Coup de Grace runes from the Domination and Precision rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players chose for Shaco vs Taliyah LoL games, this sequence of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 53.9% winrate overall.

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