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

Shaco vs Veigar

How to Beat Veigar as Shaco in LoLShaco is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Veigar as Shaco

based on 4,881 Shaco vs Veigar matchups
Win Rate
49.2 %
K/D/A
2.49
Pick Rate
3.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of recently ranked LoL games every week. In our database, Shaco engaged Veigar in 4881 rounds. Having so many games with Shaco versus Veigar provides us faith in our ability to provide informative stats and a recommended build to annihilate your opponent. This matchup is fairly rare. Shaco is forced to battle against Veigar in only 3.6% of his rounds.

Shaco vs Veigar Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Shaco has done a dismal job of countering Veigar. On average, he wins a acceptable 49.2% of matches the champs fight one another in. In Shaco against Veigar matches, Shaco’s team is 0.2% more expected to obtain first blood. This indicates that he probably will be able to get first blood against Veigar.

Best Shaco vs Veigar Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsTiamat

Core Shaco Items

~22 Mins
Youmuu's GhostbladeEdge of NightVoltaic Cyclosword

Optional Items

Zaz'Zak's RealmspikeBloodsongZhonya's HourglassThe 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
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
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Q
3
E
4
W
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W
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R
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W
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Guide to Countering Veigar as Shaco

Tips for Playing as Shaco against Veigar

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 Veigar

Dark Matter deals very high damage, but it can be avoided. Pay attention to the sound and visual indicator to be aware of when and where the spell will land.

Veigar's ultimate deals increased damage based on your missing health.

Event Horizon only stuns units on the edge. If you're inside the spell, you can still move and attack.

Shaco vs Veigar Counter Stats

Shaco Image
Win Rate
49.2 %
VS
Win Rate
50.8 %
Veigar Image
7.2
< Kills >
7
6.1
< Deaths >
6.6
8
< Assists >
6.1
1.69
< Killing Sprees >
1.61
36
< Minions Killed >
172
1.09
< Dragons Killed >
0.11
0.41
< Inhibitors >
0.5
7,604
< Physical Damage >
646
9,732
< Magic Damage >
21,825
1,597
< True Damage >
558
18,934
< Damage Dealt >
23,029
26,623
< Damage Taken >
20,155
11,505
< Gold Earned >
12,419
1.13
< Towers >
2.03
0.22
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
9,158
< Total Healing >
1,999
13,364
< Experience >
14,881
31
< Vision Score >
22
10
< Wards Placed >
11
606
< Time Dealing CC >
93

How to Counter Veigar with Shaco in LoL

The stats shown here feature several strategic Shaco against Veigar counter stats that can help you explain the differences between the two. For instance, Shaco’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Veigar’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Shaco may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Veigar..

Shaco normally has a similar longest kill spree as his foe does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Veigar. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also imply that the champ with higher HP has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Shaco and Veigar

Damage Types Compared

Shaco
Veigar
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Shaco
Veigar

Who is Better, Shaco or Veigar?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Shaco usually fairs equally well when taking on Veigar, with a 49.2% win rate. Therefore, Shaco makes an ok counter to Veigar.

While Shaco does have a lower winrate compared to Veigar, when facing one another, Shaco also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more complex character to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Shaco into Veigaras his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Shaco has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Veigar. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, 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 Veigar matchups, Veigar is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.

Shaco is a somewhat poor counter for Veigar. Focus your strategy on maximizing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Shaco against Veigar.

Other Champion Matchups Against Shaco

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Shaco Wins Against

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Additional Information for Shaco Players

How We Calculated Our Shaco vs Veigar Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Veigar as Shaco, we analyzed 4,881 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 Veigar 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 truly master Shaco in order to counter Veigar during both the laning 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 pay attention to the build and tips displayed here, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Shaco most often gets a lot less CS compared to Veigar. Champions who typically don't take many minion kills often don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers displayed here to do well.

The top items to focus on in your Shaco versus Veigar build consist of Youmuu's Ghostblade, Edge of Night, and Voltaic Cyclosword. When Shaco included at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better vs. Veigar than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Shaco had an average win rate of 49.2% when countering Veigar with this build.

To have the highest likelihood of annihilating Veigar 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 combinations players used for Shaco vs Veigar clashes, this combination of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 49.2% win rate overall.

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