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

Shaco vs Yasuo

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

based on 9,193 Shaco vs Yasuo matchups
Win Rate
48.6 %
K/D/A
2.65
Pick Rate
6.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our counter stats from the millions of ranked League of Legends games that we review each week. This guide on how to beat Yasuo as Shaco resulted from an examination of 9193 ranked rounds where both champions battled one another. This particular matchup is relatively uncommon. Shaco encounters Yasuo in only 6.8% of his rounds.

Shaco vs Yasuo Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Shaco has done a poor job of beating Yasuo. Normally, he wins a acceptable 48.6% of the time the champions fight each other in. In Shaco vs Yasuo rounds, Shaco’s side is 0.1% more likely to gain first blood, implying that he probably will get first blood against Yasuo.

Best Shaco vs Yasuo Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Kircheis ShardThe Brutalizer

Core Shaco Items

~22 Mins
Umbral GlaiveBloodsongVoltaic Cyclosword

Optional Items

Guardian AngelRabadon's DeathcapImperial MandateMalignance

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: AlacrityCut Down
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
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W
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Guide to Countering Yasuo as Shaco

Tips for Playing as Shaco against Yasuo

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 Yasuo

Yasuo's shield from Resolve lasts only 2 seconds. Dealing damage to him will trigger it. Wait it out, then engage.

Steel Tempest is very narrow. Dodge laterally if possible.

Yasuo is at his weakest just after he has launched a whirlwind. Engage at that point.

When Yasuo lands two Steel Tempests in a row, his next will fire a tornado. Watch and listen for the associated sound to prepare to dodge.

Shaco vs Yasuo Counter Stats

Shaco Image
Win Rate
48.6 %
VS
Win Rate
51.4 %
Yasuo Image
7.2
< Kills >
7.2
6
< Deaths >
7.4
8.7
< Assists >
5.2
1.69
< Killing Sprees >
1.68
38
< Minions Killed >
190
0.98
< Dragons Killed >
0.19
0.38
< Inhibitors >
0.53
7,205
< Physical Damage >
19,029
9,942
< Magic Damage >
1,971
1,609
< True Damage >
975
18,757
< Damage Dealt >
21,975
25,634
< Damage Taken >
26,003
11,351
< Gold Earned >
12,987
1.16
< Towers >
2.38
0.22
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
8,718
< Total Healing >
6,120
13,106
< Experience >
14,891
30
< Vision Score >
17
10
< Wards Placed >
8
597
< Time Dealing CC >
224

How to Counter Yasuo with Shaco in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here emphasize some vital Shaco vs. Yasuo matchup stats that can help us interpret the differences between the pair. Shaco’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Yasuo’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Shaco may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Yasuo..

Shaco typically has a similar longest killing spree as his counter does. On average, he receives a similar amount of damage to Yasuo. This commonly reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also hint that the champ with higher health has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Shaco and Yasuo

Damage Types Compared

Shaco
Yasuo
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Shaco
Yasuo

Who is Better, Shaco or Yasuo?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Shaco usually loses when facing off against Yasuo, with a 48.6% win rate. Thus, Shaco makes a bad counter for Yasuo.

While Shaco does have a lower win rate compared to Yasuo, when facing one another, Shaco also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less time consuming champ to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Shaco into Yasuoas his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

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

While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Shaco vs Yasuo matchups, Yasuo is the better champ with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.

Shaco is a somewhat poor counter to Yasuo. Focus your actions on keeping up your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Shaco against Yasuo.

Other Champion Matchups Against Shaco

Shaco Loses Against

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Shaco Wins Against

YuumiYuumi55.5% winrateNidaleeNidalee54.6% winrateZeriZeri54.1% winrateZoeZoe54.1% winrate

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Additional Information for Shaco Players

How We Calculated Our Shaco vs Yasuo Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Yasuo as Shaco, we analyzed 9,193 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 Yasuo 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

To learn all of the intricacies of Shaco in order to counter Yasuo during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions displayed here, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Shaco often racks up a lot less CS relative to Yasuo. Champs who typically don't get much CS often don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers reported here to do well.

The best items to focus on in your Shaco versus Yasuo build include Umbral Glaive, Bloodsong, and Voltaic Cyclosword. When Shaco used at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better when fighting Yasuo than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Shaco had an average winrate of 48.6% when countering Yasuo with this build.

To have the best chance of annihilating Yasuo as Shaco, Shaco players should use the Hail of Blades, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Relentless Hunter, Legend: Alacrity, and Cut Down runes from the Domination and Precision rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players used for Shaco vs Yasuo face-offs, this mix of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 48.6% win rate overall.

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