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

Shaco vs Vex

How to Beat Vex as Shaco in LoLShaco is in the b tier of champions
Assassin
Mage

How to Beat Vex as Shaco

based on 2,568 Shaco vs Vex matchups
Win Rate
49.9 %
K/D/A
2.39
Pick Rate
1.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of recently ranked League of Legends games each and every week. In our dataset, Shaco engaged Vex 2568 times. Having so many games with Shaco versus Vex provides us a lot of confidence in our capacity to prepare informative data and a solid build to crush your opposition. This champion pairing is relatively rare. Shaco fights Vex in only 1.9% of his games.

Shaco vs Vex Matchup Summary

Shaco has done a ok job of countering Vex. Typically, he wins a acceptable 49.9% of games the champions fight each other in. In Shaco against Vex matches, Shaco’s side is 0.1% more probable to earn first blood. This indicates that he probably will get first blood against Vex.

Best Shaco vs Vex Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsTiamat

Core Shaco Items

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

Optional Items

Blade of The Ruined KingThe CollectorBloodsongYoumuu's Ghostblade

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
2
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 Vex as Shaco

Tips for Playing as Shaco against Vex

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 Vex Counter Stats

Shaco Image
Win Rate
49.9 %
VS
Win Rate
50.1 %
Vex Image
7.1
< Kills >
7.6
6.4
< Deaths >
6.7
8.2
< Assists >
7.2
1.67
< Killing Sprees >
1.76
36
< Minions Killed >
162
1.03
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.37
< Inhibitors >
0.42
7,237
< Physical Damage >
1,361
9,760
< Magic Damage >
22,427
1,543
< True Damage >
871
18,540
< Damage Dealt >
24,660
26,430
< Damage Taken >
20,535
11,374
< Gold Earned >
11,829
1.1
< Towers >
1.81
0.21
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
8,935
< Total Healing >
2,332
13,064
< Experience >
14,594
31
< Vision Score >
20
10
< Wards Placed >
10
594
< Time Dealing CC >
574

How to Counter Vex with Shaco in LoL

The stats shown on this page underscore several influential Shaco against Vex counter statistics that can help us understand the distinctions between the two. Shaco’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Vex’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Shaco may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Vex..

Shaco normally has a similar longest kill spree as his enemy does. On average, he receives more damage than Vex. This often reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also indicate that the champ with more health has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Shaco and Vex

Damage Types Compared

Shaco
Vex
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Shaco
Vex

Who is Better, Shaco or Vex?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Shaco usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Vex, with a 49.9% win rate. As a result, Shaco makes an ok counter to Vex.

While Shaco does have a lower win rate than Vex, when on opposite teams, Shaco also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more challenging character to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Shaco into Vexas his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Shaco has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Vex. 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 overall in League of Legends, in Shaco vs Vex matchups, Vex 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 late stage team fights.

Shaco is a somewhat poor counter to Vex. Make sure you focus your tactics on maximizing your CS and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Shaco against Vex.

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 Vex Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Vex as Shaco, we analyzed 2,568 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 Vex 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

Shaco Build Vex Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Shaco to counter Vex during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats displayed here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Shaco on average gets a lot less CS relative to Vex. Champs who on average don't acquire many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. 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 have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers reported here to do well.

The ideal items to focus on in your Shaco versus Vex build consist of Zaz'Zak's Realmspike, Liandry's Torment, and Luden's Companion. When Shaco bought at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better countering Vex than with most other common item sets. In fact, Shaco boasted an average win rate of 49.9% when playing against Vex with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest likelihood of vanquishing Vex 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. Of all the runes players chose for Shaco vs Vex battles, this mix of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 49.9% winrate overall.

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