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Vladimir vs Shaco

How to Beat Shaco as Vladimir in LoLVladimir is in the a tier of champions
Mage
Assassin

How to Beat Shaco as Vladimir

based on 3,806 Vladimir vs Shaco matchups
Win Rate
51.4 %
K/D/A
2.22
Pick Rate
3.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of recently ranked League rounds each week. Within our dataset, Vladimir did battle with Shaco 3806 times. Including so many games with Vladimir vs Shaco provides us a lot of faith in our capacity to prepare useful statistics and a pro build to suppress your rival. This particular counter pairing is relatively rare. Vladimir encounters Shaco in only 3.4% of his rounds.

Vladimir vs Shaco Matchup Summary

Vladimir has done a decent job of beating Shaco. On average, he wins a acceptable 51.4% of games the champions oppose each other in. In Vladimir versus Shaco rounds, Vladimir’s team is 0.2% less likely to gain first blood, indicating that he probably won't be able to get first blood versus Shaco.

Best Vladimir vs Shaco Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Dark SealHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeDark Seal

Core Vladimir Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapCosmic DriveShadowflame

Optional Items

Void StaffStormsurgeLiandry's TormentRiftmaker

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

SorceryPhase RushNimbus CloakTranscendenceGathering Storm
InspirationMagical FootwearCosmic Insight
Ability HasteAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Vladimir's passive ability p
Vladimir's q ability q
Vladimir's w ability w
Vladimir's e ability e
Vladimir's ultimate ability r
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Q
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E
3
W
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Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Shaco as Vladimir

Tips for Playing as Vladimir against Shaco

Transfusion instantly deals damage to the enemy before healing Vladimir, making it one of the best last hitting tools in the game.

Cast Hemoplague where it will afflict the most units.

Sanguine Pool pops incoming missiles, so it can be used to dodge disables.

Advice to Win Against Shaco

If Shaco is doing well early-game, it is worth the investment to place Stealth Wards near his Jungle camps.

If Shaco uses Deceive to enter a fight he won't be able to quickly use it again to get away. Work with your team to quickly focus him down.

Vladimir vs Shaco Counter Stats

Vladimir Image
Win Rate
51.4 %
VS
Win Rate
48.6 %
Shaco Image
6.5
< Kills >
6.9
5.5
< Deaths >
6
5.7
< Assists >
8.3
1.47
< Killing Sprees >
1.61
190
< Minions Killed >
35
0.07
< Dragons Killed >
1.03
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.38
979
< Physical Damage >
7,536
23,466
< Magic Damage >
10,495
356
< True Damage >
1,696
24,803
< Damage Dealt >
19,727
35,099
< Damage Taken >
25,827
12,175
< Gold Earned >
11,315
2.03
< Towers >
1.16
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.24
29,842
< Total Healing >
8,888
15,407
< Experience >
13,002
16
< Vision Score >
33
8
< Wards Placed >
11
129
< Time Dealing CC >
595

How to Counter Shaco with Vladimir in LoL

The stats provided here show some vital Vladimir vs. Shaco counter statistics that can help us grasp the differences and similarities between this pair of champs. Vladimir’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Shaco’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Vladimir may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Shaco..

Vladimir usually has a similar longest kill spree as his enemy does. Typically, he takes more damage than Shaco. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also indicate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to escape further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Vladimir and Shaco

Damage Types Compared

Vladimir
Shaco
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Vladimir
Shaco

Who is Better, Vladimir or Shaco?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Vladimir usually wins when playing against Shaco, with a 51.4% win rate. As a result, Vladimir makes a good counter for Shaco.

While Vladimir does have a higher win rate than Shaco, when they face off with one another, Vladimir also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less challenging champ to develop with. You should be careful when picking Vladimir into Shacoas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Vladimir has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Shaco. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Vladimir vs Shaco matchups, Vladimir is the better champ with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.

Vladimir is a decent counter to Shaco. You will do well by focussing your play on increasing your CS and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Vladimir against Shaco.

Other Champion Matchups Against Vladimir

Vladimir Loses Against

LilliaLillia45.2% winrateMalzaharMalzahar45.6% winrateTrundleTrundle45.9% winrateMordekaiserMordekaiser46.6% winrate

Vladimir Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee55.8% winrateSejuaniSejuani55.3% winrateKarthusKarthus54.7% winrateOlafOlaf54.7% winrate

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Additional Information for Vladimir Players

How We Calculated Our Vladimir vs Shaco Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Shaco as Vladimir, we analyzed 3,806 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 Shaco as Vladimir 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

Vladimir Build Shaco Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Vladimir in order to counter Shaco during both the early game 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 mind the build and tips shown above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Vladimir usually accumulates much more CS as Shaco. Champions who on average don't earn much CS typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers displayed here to do well.

The most important items to focus on in your Vladimir versus Shaco build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Cosmic Drive, and Shadowflame. When Vladimir bought at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better against Shaco than with most other common builds. In fact, Vladimir had an average winrate of 51.4% when playing against Shaco with these items in his kit.

To have the highest probability of annihilating Shaco as Vladimir, you should equip the Phase Rush, Nimbus Cloak, Transcendence, Gathering Storm, Magical Footwear, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune builds players picked for Vladimir vs Shaco counter picks, this combination of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 51.4% winrate overall.

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