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How to Synergize Shaco with Darius on the Same TeamShaco is in the a tier of champions

Shaco with Darius

How to Win With Shaco and Darius Paired TogetherShaco is in the b tier of champions
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How to Synergize Shaco and Darius

based on 4,417 Shaco with Darius pairs
Win Rate
48.5 %
K/D/A
2.51
Pick Rate
3.3 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we download the stats from from millions of League of Legends rounds directly from Riot Games each and every week. Shaco has been on the same team as Darius in 4417 recent, competitive games. By gathering so much accurate data from the creators of League, we are confident that we can provide you with robust, accurate builds to help Shaco play with Darius. It is relatively rare for Shaco to play alongside Darius as allies. This has only happened in approx. 3.3% of matches with Shaco.

Shaco Darius Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Shaco does a below average job of playing alongside Darius. Normally, he wins an acceptable 48.5% of games the champs fight alongside one another. If you want to do better as Shaco when playing with Darius by learning how to better synergize your strategy with him, then check out the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Shaco vs Darius Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsThe Brutalizer

Core Shaco Items

~22 Mins
Zaz'Zak's RealmspikeStormsurgeLuden's Companion

Optional Items

Infinity EdgeSerylda's GrudgeShadowflameBloodsong

Summoner Spells

summonerexhaust summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Shaco to level upw
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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
Ability HasteAdaptive 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
7
W
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E
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W
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E
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R
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E
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Q
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Q
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R

Guide to Synergizing Shaco and Darius

Tips for Playing as Shaco with Darius

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 Understand How Darius Will Play

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.

Shaco Darius Synergy Stats

Shaco Image
Win Rate
48.5 %
VS
Win Rate
51.5 %
Darius Image
6.7
< Kills >
7.2
6.1
< Deaths >
6.2
8.6
< Assists >
8.3
1.56
< Killing Sprees >
1.68
33
< Minions Killed >
36
1.05
< Dragons Killed >
1.04
0.4
< Inhibitors >
0.39
7,230
< Physical Damage >
7,494
10,093
< Magic Damage >
10,083
1,607
< True Damage >
1,612
18,931
< Damage Dealt >
19,190
25,888
< Damage Taken >
26,161
11,268
< Gold Earned >
11,449
1.15
< Towers >
1.14
0.22
< Baron Takedowns >
0.22
9,017
< Total Healing >
8,932
12,905
< Experience >
13,152
32
< Vision Score >
31
11
< Wards Placed >
10
594
< Time Dealing CC >
600

How to Play with Darius as Shaco in LoL

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

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

When Shaco is an ally to Darius, he sees a little decrease in his full damage output. This difference could indicate that Darius does not provide cover for him to dish out more damage or that his presence on the team also helps extend the round's duration. Similarly, when Shaco is played with Darius on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing with Darius.

Additionally, when Shaco plays with Darius on the same side, he usually receives a little less damage than when he fights alone. Taking not as much damage may mean that Darius does a decent job of covering Shaco in team fights.

Synergies between Shaco and Darius

Damage Types Compared

Shaco
Darius
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Shaco
Darius

Is Shaco better when played alongside Darius?

There is no top champion pairing for Shaco that will no matter what be his top teammate. However, overall, Darius is a very typical ally for Shaco. By locking into the same side as Shaco, he drops their win rate by -0.9% to 48.5%. This clearly indicates that there is a weak bond between Shaco and Darius that results in them performing not as well together than without each other.

Darius has a much lower diffuclty than Shaco. That means Shaco players don't need to be very careful when finding Darius allies to fight alongside, as they will require a much lower level of skill to cooperate well with you.

When playing together, Shaco players will likely see an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to deal physical damage. Combined, these champions can provide a great amount of sustained physical damage.

Conversely, by aligning Shaco and Darius together, you will not be giving your team a lot of utility. Make sure to have other champions on your team that helps cover this relative hole in their kit.

Regardless of the ability of your Darius ally, you need to focus on maximizing your income, warding to avoid ambushes, and clearing objectives. If you do this, you should do well anyway.

Additional Information for Shaco Players

How We Calculated Our Shaco Darius Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Shaco and Darius, 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 Shaco with Darius 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 learn all of the intricacies of Shaco in order to synergize with Darius during both the laning and mid / late game phases of LoL, you should keep reading to master some more lessons on this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions displayed here, you will increase your win rate by a lot.

The most crucial items to have in your Shaco and Darius synergy build include Zaz'Zak's Realmspike, Stormsurge, and Luden's Companion. When Shaco included at least these three great items in his build, he did much better as an ally of Darius than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Shaco boasted an average winrate of 48.5% when playing alongside Darius with this build.

To have the highest probability of defeating your oponents, you should take 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 and Darius pairings, this set of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 48.5% win rate overall.

If you would like to see Shaco with Darius cooperations tips and stats for a a distinct player tier, feel free to select one from the selection menu above. If viewing for the first time, the stats and build suggestions given are calculated using every match run with these champs.