Maokaivs Shaco
Maokai vs Shaco is a very close matchup in LoL patch 26.7. Maokai wins with a 50.0% win rate (+0.0%) over Shaco based on 12 games. Maokai holds the advantage in both the early and late game. Below you'll find the best Maokai build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Maokai vs Shaco matchup.
Maokai Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Maokai performs against them. You'll get head-to-head win rates, laning stats, the best build and runes for the matchup, and early vs late game analysis — all based on real ranked data.
Shaco(50.0%)Who Wins the Maokai vs Shaco Matchup?
Maokai vs Shaco Matchup Summary
The Maokai vs Shaco matchup is essentially a coin-flip matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 12 recent matches analyzed, Maokai wins with a 50.0% win rate compared to Shaco's 50.0%, giving Maokai a 0.0 percentage point advantage. Maokai holds a slight edge in both the early and late game, but the margins are thin enough that individual skill and jungle attention will often determine the outcome. Shaco can still find windows through outplays and team coordination. The most significant statistical gap is in sustain, where Maokai leads by 1,253 HP/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Maokai has a statistical edge, but the margin is close enough that respecting Shaco's strengths is important. Trade when cooldowns are favorable, track the enemy jungler, and build toward your strongest item spikes to convert the slight advantage into a decisive lead. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.
Maokai vs Shaco Laning Phase Breakdown
Maokai is favored during the laning phase against Shaco, winning 3 out of 5 key stat categories. Maokai holds advantages in farming, crowd control and sustain, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Best Maokai Build Against Shaco
Ionian Boots of Lucidity is the optimal boots choice against Shaco, providing the mobility and stats Maokai needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Maokai against Shaco are Thornmail, Sunfire Aegis and Unending Despair. This combination gives Maokai an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Maokai vs Shaco matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Maokai50.0%Shaco50.0%Maokai50.0%Shaco50.0%The early game (first 15 minutes) is a toss-up between Maokai and Shaco, with Maokai holding a razor-thin 50.0% win rate edge (+0.0%). Individual skill and jungle proximity will matter more than champion advantage in the early laning phase.
Late game (25+ minutes) is equally balanced, with Maokai at 50.0% win rate — only 0.0 points ahead of Shaco. Team fight execution and macro play determine the winner at this stage, not champion matchup advantage.
This matchup is remarkably even at every stage of the game. Neither Maokai nor Shaco has a phase-specific advantage, making this a pure skill matchup where individual mechanics, decision-making, and team coordination determine the outcome.
Best Maokai Runes Against Shaco
Sorcery
Domination
The Sorcery primary with Domination secondary combination helps Maokai maximize their potential in this closely contested matchup, providing the right mix of offensive and defensive tools to edge out Shaco.
Maokai matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.7. The table below shows Maokai's win rate, gold difference, and performance stats against every champion in the current meta. Click any champion name to see a detailed head-to-head breakdown including the best Maokai build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.
Opponent | Win Rate | Matches | CS/min | DMG/min | Gold/game | Early WR | Late WR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 54.26% | 94 | 1.3 | 429 | 8,604 | 55.8% | 52.4% | |
| 57.83% | 83 | 1.2 | 430 | 8,817 | 65.0% | 51.2% | |
| 46.27% | 67 | 1.2 | 492 | 9,605 | 44.8% | 47.4% | |
| 48.48% | 66 | 1.3 | 459 | 9,149 | 57.1% | 42.1% | |
| 52.63% | 57 | 1.3 | 476 | 9,114 | 53.6% | 51.7% | |
| 51.79% | 56 | 1.3 | 443 | 8,917 | 60.7% | 42.9% | |
| 50.94% | 53 | 1.3 | 496 | 9,384 | 52.2% | 50.0% | |
| 46.00% | 50 | 1.3 | 454 | 9,239 | 36.4% | 53.6% | |
| 57.45% | 47 | 1.3 | 438 | 8,323 | 53.9% | 61.9% | |
| 45.24% | 42 | 1.4 | 430 | 9,312 | 50.0% | 42.3% | |
| 57.50% | 40 | 1.2 | 409 | 8,920 | 63.6% | 50.0% | |
| 55.26% | 38 | 1.3 | 449 | 9,498 | 60.0% | 52.2% | |
| 55.56% | 36 | 1.3 | 558 | 10,756 | 54.5% | 56.0% | |
| 60.00% | 35 | 1.1 | 461 | 9,092 | 50.0% | 68.4% | |
| 57.14% | 35 | 1.3 | 355 | 8,357 | 63.2% | 50.0% | |
| 51.43% | 35 | 1.2 | 491 | 8,595 | 50.0% | 53.9% | |
| 57.58% | 33 | 1.4 | 519 | 9,664 | 46.1% | 65.0% | |
| 30.30% | 33 | 1.2 | 522 | 8,879 | 26.7% | 33.3% | |
| 48.39% | 31 | 1.3 | 505 | 8,994 | 40.0% | 56.3% | |
| 51.72% | 29 | 1.2 | 522 | 9,686 | 46.1% | 56.3% | |
| 39.29% | 28 | 1.4 | 497 | 9,653 | 40.0% | 38.9% | |
| 70.37% | 27 | 1.3 | 421 | 9,102 | 66.7% | 75.0% | |
| 62.96% | 27 | 1.4 | 469 | 10,142 | 72.7% | 56.3% | |
| 55.00% | 20 | 1.0 | 444 | 8,991 | 50.0% | 60.0% | |
| 50.00% | 20 | 1.3 | 411 | 8,437 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 63.16% | 19 | 1.3 | 511 | 9,208 | 50.0% | 77.8% | |
| 47.37% | 19 | 1.3 | 481 | 8,629 | 45.5% | 50.0% | |
| 44.44% | 18 | 1.3 | 511 | 8,812 | 30.0% | 62.5% | |
| 61.11% | 18 | 1.2 | 404 | 8,438 | 45.5% | 85.7% | |
| 22.22% | 18 | 1.3 | 473 | 8,169 | 22.2% | 22.2% | |
| 70.59% | 17 | 2.4 | 550 | 11,752 | 66.7% | 72.7% | |
| 43.75% | 16 | 1.3 | 504 | 8,244 | 55.6% | 28.6% | |
| 40.00% | 15 | 1.6 | 533 | 7,703 | 41.7% | 33.3% | |
| 40.00% | 15 | 1.6 | 456 | 7,596 | 14.3% | 62.5% | |
| 80.00% | 15 | 1.1 | 474 | 9,475 | 83.3% | 77.8% | |
| 53.85% | 13 | 4.0 | 592 | 9,370 | 50.0% | 60.0% | |
| 69.23% | 13 | 1.0 | 640 | 12,657 | 60.0% | 75.0% | |
| 66.67% | 12 | 1.9 | 567 | 10,296 | 50.0% | 83.3% | |
| 41.67% | 12 | 0.9 | 537 | 11,286 | 33.3% | 44.4% | |
| 50.00% | 12 | 1.3 | 571 | 10,665 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 25.00% | 12 | 1.0 | 499 | 8,334 | 33.3% | 16.7% | |
| 41.67% | 12 | 5.7 | 749 | 10,730 | 25.0% | 50.0% | |
| 72.73% | 11 | 2.3 | 716 | 10,315 | 60.0% | 83.3% | |
| 54.55% | 11 | 1.1 | 548 | 10,701 | 100.0% | 37.5% | |
| 63.64% | 11 | 1.6 | 625 | 11,150 | 66.7% | 62.5% | |
| 70.00% | 10 | 1.1 | 401 | 8,124 | 50.0% | 83.3% | |
| 30.00% | 10 | 0.9 | 653 | 11,291 | 20.0% | 40.0% | |
| 50.00% | 10 | 4.8 | 744 | 10,008 | 0.0% | 71.4% | |
| 40.00% | 10 | 2.3 | 895 | 10,268 | 0.0% | 57.1% | |
| 50.00% | 10 | 1.7 | 513 | 10,550 | 25.0% | 66.7% | |
| 50.00% | 10 | 4.8 | 738 | 10,260 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 60.00% | 10 | 0.7 | 549 | 11,217 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 40.00% | 10 | 1.3 | 372 | 7,763 | 40.0% | 40.0% | |
| 33.33% | 9 | 0.8 | 491 | 9,420 | 25.0% | 40.0% | |
| 44.44% | 9 | 4.4 | 769 | 8,716 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 77.78% | 9 | 3.7 | 722 | 10,852 | 50.0% | 100.0% | |
| 75.00% | 8 | 6.4 | 589 | 10,260 | 80.0% | 66.7% | |
| 62.50% | 8 | 0.9 | 444 | 11,544 | 50.0% | 75.0% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 3.3 | 650 | 11,428 | 33.3% | 60.0% | |
| 85.71% | 7 | 2.1 | 645 | 11,528 | 100.0% | 75.0% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 4.6 | 611 | 7,946 | 20.0% | 100.0% | |
| 28.57% | 7 | 1.0 | 721 | 11,178 | 25.0% | 33.3% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 1.8 | 670 | 13,743 | 50.0% | 60.0% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 1.1 | 617 | 11,403 | 66.7% | 25.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 3.1 | 846 | 13,488 | 0.0% | 80.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 3.5 | 780 | 10,715 | 66.7% | 33.3% | |
| 83.33% | 6 | 2.6 | 769 | 12,100 | 50.0% | 100.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 2.2 | 520 | 9,381 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 1.4 | 603 | 12,596 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 4.9 | 752 | 10,367 | 50.0% | 25.0% | |
| 16.67% | 6 | 4.7 | 656 | 10,297 | 33.3% | 0.0% | |
| 83.33% | 6 | 0.7 | 532 | 10,923 | 75.0% | 100.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 2.5 | 545 | 9,365 | 75.0% | 50.0% | |
| 16.67% | 6 | 1.1 | 539 | 9,686 | 0.0% | 25.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 4.4 | 583 | 9,474 | 75.0% | 0.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 6.0 | 763 | 10,684 | 0.0% | 100.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 2.6 | 599 | 7,376 | 100.0% | 0.0% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 3.4 | 663 | 9,720 | 33.3% | 0.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 3.2 | 553 | 7,187 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 4.5 | 661 | 9,613 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 1.3 | 465 | 8,977 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 1.4 | 523 | 10,707 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 2.5 | 950 | 12,661 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 1.2 | 450 | 7,114 | 50.0% | 100.0% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 1.5 | 451 | 8,623 | 100.0% | 66.7% | |
| 100.00% | 5 | 1.0 | 624 | 10,694 | 100.0% | 100.0% | |
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Maokai vs Shaco - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Maokai do against Shaco in League of Legends?
Maokai wins the Maokai vs Shaco matchup with a 50.0% win rate compared to Shaco's 50.0%, a 0.0 percentage point difference. This data is based on 12 recent ranked games in patch 26.7.
How does Maokai do against Shaco in the early game?
In the early game, Maokai has the advantage against Shaco with a 50.0% win rate versus 50.0%. Maokai players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.
How does Maokai do against Shaco in the late game?
In the late game, Maokai takes over the Maokai vs Shaco matchup with a 50.0% win rate compared to 50.0%. Maokai scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Maokai vs Shaco matchup?
Maokai wins the matchup against Shaco with a 50.0% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.7. The 0.0 percentage point advantage means Maokai is slightly favored in this lane matchup based on 12 games analyzed.
What is the best Maokai build against Shaco?
The best Maokai build against Shaco includes Thornmail, Sunfire Aegis, Unending Despair with Ionian Boots of Lucidity. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.
What are the best Maokai runes against Shaco?
The best Maokai runes against Shaco use the Sorcery primary tree with Domination secondary. This rune setup achieves a 100.0% win rate in the Maokai vs Shaco matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Maokai counter Shaco?
Yes, Maokai has a favorable matchup against Shaco with a 50.0% win rate. Maokai slightly edges out Shaco in lane based on current patch 26.7 data.
How do I play Maokai against Shaco?
When playing Maokai against Shaco, leverage your statistical advantages by trading aggressively during favorable windows. You have early game priority — look for kills and zone control before first recall. Build the recommended items and runes for this specific matchup for the best results.