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How to Synergize Darius with Shaco on the Same TeamDarius is in the b tier of champions

Darius with Shaco

How to Win With Darius and Shaco Paired TogetherDarius is in the a tier of champions
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How to Synergize Darius and Shaco

based on 4,417 Darius with Shaco pairs
Win Rate
48.5 %
K/D/A
1.77
Pick Rate
3.3 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we download the results of from millions of League matches straight from Riot Games each week. Darius has fought alongside Shaco in 4417 recent, competitive matches. By accumulating so much complete data directly from the creators of League, we have complete confidence that we can give you high-quality, accurate builds to help Darius play with Shaco. It is relatively rare for Darius to play with Shaco as teammates. This pairing has only occurred in approximately 3.3% of rounds with Darius.

Darius Shaco Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Darius does a dismal job of fighting on the same side as Shaco. Typically, he wins an acceptable 48.5% of the time the champs fight alongside one another. If you want to maximize your potential as Darius when fighting on the same team as Shaco by learning how to better synergize your play style with him, then look into the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Darius vs Shaco Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordPlated Steelcaps

Core Darius Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageTrinity ForceSundered Sky

Optional Items

Dead Man's PlateHullbreakerJak'Sho, The ProteanTitanic Hydra

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
ResolveBone PlatingUnflinching
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Darius's passive ability p
Darius's q ability q
Darius's w ability w
Darius's e ability e
Darius's ultimate ability r
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W
2
E
3
Q
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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W
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Guide to Synergizing Darius and Shaco

Tips for Playing as Darius with Shaco

Noxian Guillotine does more damage the more attacks you can land prior to it. Use Noxian Might to deal maximum damage.

Darius benefits greatly from enhanced survivability. The longer you can prolong a fight, the more powerful he becomes.

Decimate is a powerful harassment ability. Strike an enemy from maximum range for the greatest effect.

Advice to Understand How Shaco Will Play

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.

Darius Shaco Synergy Stats

Darius Image
Win Rate
48.5 %
VS
Win Rate
51.5 %
Shaco Image
7
< Kills >
6.9
6.4
< Deaths >
6.2
4.3
< Assists >
4.3
1.58
< Killing Sprees >
1.57
176
< Minions Killed >
167
0.11
< Dragons Killed >
0.16
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.45
17,285
< Physical Damage >
16,431
94
< Magic Damage >
95
4,188
< True Damage >
3,911
21,568
< Damage Dealt >
20,437
33,285
< Damage Taken >
32,094
12,223
< Gold Earned >
11,944
2.33
< Towers >
2.29
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
7,843
< Total Healing >
7,840
15,079
< Experience >
14,609
18
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
8
165
< Time Dealing CC >
164

How to Play with Shaco as Darius in LoL

The Darius Shaco synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Shaco, compared to his overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how his gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.

Overall, Darius sees a large worsening in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Shaco. His KDA worsened from NaN to NaN. This decrease shows that Shaco helps Darius perform worse in competitive League of Legends games. Yet, the small difference indicates that this performance change is only marginal.

When Darius tries to synergize with Shaco, he sees a little increase in his complete damage output. This may demonstrate that Shaco provides protection for him to deal more damage or that his allyship also helps extend the game's duration. Similarly, when Darius is played alongside Shaco on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays without Shaco. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing alongside Shaco.

Moreover, when Darius plays with Shaco on the same side, he usually receives a little more damage than when he plays alone. Getting dealt more damage may mean that Shaco does a poor job of covering Darius in teamfights.

Synergies between Darius and Shaco

Damage Types Compared

Darius
Shaco
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Darius
Shaco

Is Darius better when played alongside Shaco?

There is no one best champion pairing for Darius that will no matter what be his top teammate. However, Shaco is a very typical ally for Darius. By being on the same side as Darius, he drops their win rate by -0.7% to 48.5%. This proves that there is not really a strong synergy between Darius and Shaco that allows them to perform not as well together than alone.

Shaco has a much greater difficulty compared to Darius. That means you need to be cautious when finding Shaco comrades to go into battle on the same side as, as they will require a much higher level of skill to be able to do well with you.

Working cooperatively, Darius players will likely observe an overall large increase in your team’s capability to destroy wih physical damage. Together, these champs should be able to take down targets with auto-attacks and other AD damage abilities.

In contrast, by pairing Darius and Shaco together, you will not be giving your team enough crowd control. Plan to pick other champions on your team that helps cover this relative hole in their kit.

Regardless of your Shaco ally's skill level, you should focus on maximizing your income, outlasting your enemies, and taking down objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you should do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Darius Players

How We Calculated Our Darius Shaco Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Darius and Shaco, we analyzed 4,417 ranked and recent League of Legends matches. We perform advanced data cleaning and statistical methods to guarantee that our team synergy stats are accurate and reliable. You can be confident that our recommended build to pair Darius with Shaco comes from actual 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 your division's most relevant stats and build.

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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing

To truly master Darius in order to synergize with Shaco during both the early game and mid / late game phases of LoL games, you should continue reading to master some more tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and stats shown here, you should grow your win rate by a lot.

The most crucial items to have in your Darius and Shaco synergy build include Sterak's Gage, Trinity Force, and Sundered Sky. When Darius bought at least these three finished items in his build, he performed significantly better when paired up with Shaco than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Darius had an average win rate of 48.5% when synergizing his build and playstyle to Shaco with this build.

To have the greatest likelihood of coming out on top against your oponents, you should equip the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Bone Plating, and Unflinching runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune sets players picked for this team composition, this blending of runes resulted in the top win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 48.5% win rate overall.

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