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

Shaco vs Zoe

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

based on 1,732 Shaco vs Zoe matchups
Win Rate
54.1 %
K/D/A
2.48
Pick Rate
1.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of ranked LoL games each and every week. In our database, Shaco battled Zoe 1732 times. Having so many matchups for Shaco vs Zoe provides us a lot of faith in our capability to provide informative statistics and a pro build to defeat Zoe. This matchup is fairly rare. Shaco encounters Zoe in only 1.3% of his games.

Shaco vs Zoe Matchup Summary

Shaco does a great job of beating Zoe. On average, he wins a fantastic 54.1% of games the champions battle one another in. In Shaco vs Zoe rounds, Shaco’s team is 0.1% more probable to obtain first blood, implying that he most likely will be able to get first blood against Zoe.

Best Shaco vs Zoe Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsSerrated Dirk

Core Shaco Items

~22 Mins
Edge of NightVoltaic CycloswordOpportunity

Optional Items

The CollectorBloodsongEssence ReaverHubris

Summoner Spells

summonerexhaust summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Shaco to level upe
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Second ability for Shaco to level upq
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Last skill for Shaco to max outw

Runes

DominationHail of BladesSudden ImpactEyeball CollectionRelentless Hunter
PrecisionLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
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
E
5
E
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R
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E
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Guide to Countering Zoe as Shaco

Tips for Playing as Shaco against Zoe

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 Zoe

Zoe's Paddle Star deals more damage the further it has flown.

Sleepy Trouble Bubble travels further over walls. Stop Zoe from hiding in fog of war to prevent her from setting the spell up.

Zoe must return to her starting point after casting Portal Jump, making her vulnerable to a counterattack.

Shaco vs Zoe Counter Stats

Shaco Image
Win Rate
54.1 %
VS
Win Rate
45.9 %
Zoe Image
7.5
< Kills >
6.9
6.3
< Deaths >
6.4
8.1
< Assists >
7.1
1.74
< Killing Sprees >
1.57
36
< Minions Killed >
137
1.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.38
< Inhibitors >
0.42
7,984
< Physical Damage >
1,720
9,822
< Magic Damage >
17,581
1,586
< True Damage >
3,437
19,393
< Damage Dealt >
22,739
26,335
< Damage Taken >
20,488
11,604
< Gold Earned >
11,321
1.2
< Towers >
1.54
0.22
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
8,954
< Total Healing >
2,469
13,246
< Experience >
13,734
32
< Vision Score >
26
10
< Wards Placed >
12
597
< Time Dealing CC >
142

How to Counter Zoe with Shaco in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page clarify some significant Shaco versus Zoe matchup statistics that may help you explain the distinctions between this set of champions. For instance, Shaco’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Zoe’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Shaco may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Zoe..

Shaco usually has a similar longest kill spree as his enemy does. Typically, he receives more damage than Zoe. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also show that the champ with more health has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Shaco and Zoe

Damage Types Compared

Shaco
Zoe
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Shaco
Zoe

Who is Better, Shaco or Zoe?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Shaco usually wins when trying to fight Zoe, with a 54.1% win rate. Thus, Shaco makes a great counter for Zoe.

While Shaco does have a much higher win rate compared to Zoe, when they face off with one another, Shaco also has a much greater learning curve that makes him a more challenging champion to learn and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Shaco into Zoeas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

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

While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Shaco vs Zoe matchups, Shaco is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.

Shaco is a great counter to Zoe. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on maximizing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Shaco against Zoe.

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 Zoe Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Zoe as Shaco, we analyzed 1,732 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 Zoe 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 to counter Zoe during both the laning 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 pay attention to the build and stats presented 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 relative to Zoe. Champs who typically don't get much CS usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. 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, often require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values reported on this page to do well.

The top items to prioritize in your Shaco versus Zoe build include Edge of Night, Voltaic Cyclosword, and Opportunity. When Shaco used at least these three items in his build, he performed much better vs Zoe than with most other common builds. In fact, Shaco had an average winrate of 54.1% when playing against Zoe with this counter build.

To have the highest likelihood of vanquishing Zoe 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 that we analyzed for Shaco vs Zoe matchups, this mixture of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 54.1% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Zoe as Shaco are given for all ranked divisions combined. To filter the stats and builds to an individual division, you may use the selection menu located at the top of this page.