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

Shaco vs Zac

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

based on 3,005 Shaco vs Zac matchups
Win Rate
48.7 %
K/D/A
2.49
Pick Rate
2.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our matchup stats from the millions of ranked League matches that we review every week. This guide on how to beat Zac as Shaco came out of an evaluation of 3005 ranked matches where both champions fought one another. This particular champ matchup is somewhat rare. Shaco encounters Zac in only 2.2% of his rounds.

Shaco vs Zac Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Shaco does a poor job of beating Zac. Typically, he wins a acceptable 48.7% of games the champs face each other in. In Shaco versus Zac matches, Shaco’s side is 0.1% more probable to obtain first blood, implying that he probably will get first blood against Zac.

Best Shaco vs Zac Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsThe Brutalizer

Core Shaco Items

~22 Mins
Youmuu's GhostbladeEdge of NightVoltaic Cyclosword

Optional Items

Infinity EdgeSerylda's GrudgeZaz'Zak's RealmspikeMorellonomicon

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
1
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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Q
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R

Guide to Countering Zac as Shaco

Tips for Playing as Shaco against Zac

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 Zac

Kill all of Zac's bloblets when he splits apart to stop him from reforming.

Silences, stuns, roots and knockups will all interrupt Zac when he is charging Elastic Slingshot.

Zac heals from the goo that separates from him. You can crush the goo pieces by stepping on them.

Shaco vs Zac Counter Stats

Shaco Image
Win Rate
48.7 %
VS
Win Rate
51.3 %
Zac Image
7
< Kills >
5
6.3
< Deaths >
5.1
8.7
< Assists >
10.9
1.63
< Killing Sprees >
1.15
39
< Minions Killed >
64
1
< Dragons Killed >
1.03
0.38
< Inhibitors >
0.43
7,561
< Physical Damage >
1,459
10,644
< Magic Damage >
15,621
2,136
< True Damage >
1,175
20,342
< Damage Dealt >
18,256
26,150
< Damage Taken >
43,272
11,431
< Gold Earned >
11,226
1.12
< Towers >
1.52
0.22
< Baron Takedowns >
0.24
8,769
< Total Healing >
45,470
13,001
< Experience >
13,704
33
< Vision Score >
24
11
< Wards Placed >
8
600
< Time Dealing CC >
468

How to Counter Zac with Shaco in LoL

The stats shown on this page highlight some valuable Shaco against Zac counter stats that may help us figure out the distinctions between this pair of champs. Shaco’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Zac’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Shaco may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Zac..

Shaco typically has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his opponent does. On average, he receives less damage than Zac. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also show that the champion with higher HP has less agility and thus is unable to escape further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Shaco and Zac

Damage Types Compared

Shaco
Zac
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Shaco
Zac

Who is Better, Shaco or Zac?

Both LoL champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Shaco usually loses when playing against Zac, with a 48.7% win rate. Therefore, Shaco makes a poor counter to Zac.

While Shaco does have a lower win rate than Zac, when facing one another, Shaco also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more complex champion to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Shaco into Zacas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

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

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Shaco vs Zac matchups, Zac is the better champion with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.

Shaco is a somewhat poor counter for Zac. Focus your strategy on maximizing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Shaco against Zac.

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 Zac Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Zac as Shaco, we analyzed 3,005 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 Zac 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 Zac Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Shaco in order to counter Zac during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions displayed here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Shaco typically picks up less CS relative to Zac. Champions who on average don't get many minion kills often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values displayed on this page to do well.

The ideal items to use in your Shaco versus Zac build include Youmuu's Ghostblade, Edge of Night, and Voltaic Cyclosword. When Shaco bought at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better countering Zac than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Shaco had an average winrate of 48.7% when countering Zac with this build.

To have the greatest likelihood of defeating Zac as Shaco, Shaco players 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 used for Shaco vs Zac counter picks, this mix of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 48.7% winrate overall.

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