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

Shaco with Zac

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How to Synergize Shaco and Zac

based on 1,552 Shaco with Zac pairs
Win Rate
51.2 %
K/D/A
2.48
Pick Rate
1.1 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We take in the stats from from millions of League of Legends games directly from Riot Games each week. Shaco has been on the same team as Zac in 1552 recent, competitive games. By gathering so much great data from the publishers of League, we are confident that we can present to you high quality, usable builds to help Shaco synergize with Zac. It is very rare for Shaco to play with Zac on the same side. This pairing has only happened in approximately 1.1% of games with Shaco.

Shaco Zac Synergy Summary

Shaco does a decent job of playing alongside Zac. On average, he wins an acceptable 51.2% of games the champs fight together on the same side. If you want to do better as Shaco when fighting on the same team as Zac by figuring out how to better synergize your play style with him, then dig into the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Shaco vs Zac Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsAmplifying Tome

Core Shaco Items

~22 Mins
Youmuu's GhostbladeBloodsongOpportunity

Optional Items

ShadowflameThe CollectorMorellonomiconHubris

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 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
W
5
W
6
R
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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 Synergizing Shaco and Zac

Tips for Playing as Shaco with 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 Understand How Zac Will Play

Picking up goo chunks is very important to staying alive.

When Cell Division is ready, try to die in a position that makes it difficult for the enemy team to kill your bloblets.

Charging Elastic Slingshot from the fog of war will give opponents less time to react.

Shaco Zac Synergy Stats

Shaco Image
Win Rate
51.2 %
VS
Win Rate
48.8 %
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6.9
< Kills >
7.2
6.4
< Deaths >
6.2
9
< Assists >
8.3
1.6
< Killing Sprees >
1.68
42
< Minions Killed >
36
0.68
< Dragons Killed >
1.04
0.42
< Inhibitors >
0.39
7,019
< Physical Damage >
7,494
11,339
< Magic Damage >
10,083
1,421
< True Damage >
1,612
19,779
< Damage Dealt >
19,190
23,877
< Damage Taken >
26,161
11,002
< Gold Earned >
11,449
1.28
< Towers >
1.14
0.16
< Baron Takedowns >
0.22
6,252
< Total Healing >
8,932
12,359
< Experience >
13,152
40
< Vision Score >
31
15
< Wards Placed >
10
495
< Time Dealing CC >
600

How to Play with Zac as Shaco in LoL

The Shaco Zac synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Zac, 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 Zac. His KDA decreased from NaN to NaN. This decrease shows that Zac helps Shaco perform not as well in competitive LoL games. Yet, the small difference demonstrates that this performance change is only marginal.

When Shaco is paired with Zac, he observes a marginal improvement in his total damage output. This change may indicate that Zac supports by providing protection for him to deal more damage or that his presence on the team also helps increase the game's duration. Similarly, when Shaco is played together with Zac on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing with Zac.

Moreover, when Shaco plays with Zac on the same team, he often takes less damage than when he fights alone. Receiving not as much damage could mean that Zac does a decent job of covering Shaco during teamfights.

Synergies between Shaco and Zac

Damage Types Compared

Shaco
Zac
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Shaco
Zac

Is Shaco better when played alongside Zac?

There is no top ally for Shaco that will 100% of the time be his best ally. However, Zac is a pretty good ally for Shaco. By playing on the same side as Shaco, he improves their win rate by 1.8% to 51.2%. This proves that there is pretty good strategic relationship between Shaco and Zac that allows them to perform at the top of their game together than alone.

Zac has a lower difficulty than Shaco. That means you don't need to be cautious when finding Zac teammates to play with, as they will need a lower level of skill to do well with you.

When playing together, you should see an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to deal magical damage. Together, these champions are able to dish out a surprising amount of magic type damage.

In contrast, by pairing Shaco and Zac together, you will not be granting your side a great deal of crowd control. Make sure to include other champs on your team that neutralizes this gap in their kit.

Regardless of the skill of your Zac teammate, you should focus on maximizing your income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and clearing objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you will do well anyway.

Additional Information for Shaco Players

How We Calculated Our Shaco Zac Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Shaco and Zac, we analyzed 1,552 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 Zac 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 to synergize with Zac during both the laning and mid / late game phases of LoL matches, you should keep reading to master a few extra lessons on this champion pairing. If you use the build and stats presented here, you will grow your win rate by a lot.

The top finished items to build first in your Shaco and Zac synergy build include Youmuu's Ghostblade, Bloodsong, and Opportunity. When Shaco incorporated at least these three finished items in his build, he did significantly better as an ally of Zac than with most other common item sets. In fact, Shaco boasted an average win rate of 51.2% when playing alongside Zac with these items in his kit.

To have the best likelihood of coming out on top against your oponents, you should use the Hail of Blades, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Relentless Hunter, Coup de Grace, and Legend: Alacrity runes from the Domination and Precision rune sets. Of all the rune builds we have analyed for Shaco and Zac pairings, this combo of runes resulted in the top win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 51.2% win rate overall.

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