Shacovs Alistar
Shaco vs Alistar is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.3. Shaco wins with a 52.6% win rate (+5.3%) over Alistar based on 19 games. Shaco wins the early laning phase while Alistar scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Shaco build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Shaco vs Alistar matchup.
Shaco Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Shaco 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.
Alistar(52.6%)Who Wins the Shaco vs Alistar Matchup?
Shaco vs Alistar Matchup Summary
The Shaco vs Alistar matchup is a moderate matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 19 recent matches analyzed, Shaco wins with a 52.6% win rate compared to Alistar's 47.4%, giving Shaco a 5.3 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: Shaco controls the early laning stage, but Alistar outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Shaco needs to press advantages before Alistar reaches their power spikes, while Alistar should focus on safe farming and hitting key item breakpoints. The most significant statistical gap is in sustain, where Alistar leads by 1,404 HP/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Shaco has a statistical edge, but the margin is close enough that respecting Alistar'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.
Shaco vs Alistar Laning Phase Breakdown
Shaco is favored during the laning phase against Alistar, winning 3 out of 5 key stat categories. Shaco holds advantages in farming, damage and gold income, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Best Shaco Build Against Alistar
Ionian Boots of Lucidity is the optimal boots choice against Alistar, providing the mobility and stats Shaco needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Shaco against Alistar are Voltaic Cyclosword, Umbral Glaive and Youmuu's Ghostblade. This combination gives Shaco an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build achieves a solid 50.0% win rate across 2 games, proving it to be a reliable item path when facing Alistar. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Shaco vs Alistar matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Shaco66.7%Alistar33.3%Shaco46.1%Alistar53.9%Shaco dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 66.7% win rate — a 33.3 percentage point lead over Alistar. This lopsided early game means Shaco can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.
Alistar is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 53.9% win rate — 7.7 points above Shaco. Extended games heavily favor Alistar, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.
This matchup features a dramatic power shift: Shaco must aggressively press their early advantage and close out the game before Alistar reaches their scaling breakpoints. If Alistar survives the laning phase without falling too far behind, the matchup flips in their favor. Dragon and Rift Herald control are pivotal — the team that secures early objectives can snowball or buy time to scale.
Best Shaco Runes Against Alistar
Domination
Sorcery
Running Domination primary with Sorcery secondary allows Shaco to press their advantage against Alistar, amplifying the strengths that make this a favorable matchup.
Shaco matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.3. The table below shows Shaco'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 Shaco 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52.26% | 287 | 0.9 | 717 | 12,869 | 55.9% | 50.0% | |
| 54.30% | 151 | 0.8 | 738 | 12,951 | 50.0% | 56.8% | |
| 50.34% | 147 | 1.0 | 711 | 12,979 | 57.4% | 46.2% | |
| 43.45% | 145 | 0.8 | 684 | 13,316 | 58.0% | 35.8% | |
| 48.23% | 141 | 0.8 | 729 | 12,880 | 47.5% | 48.8% | |
| 48.92% | 139 | 0.9 | 738 | 13,056 | 47.2% | 50.0% | |
| 55.47% | 137 | 0.9 | 788 | 12,671 | 54.5% | 56.1% | |
| 45.86% | 133 | 0.9 | 686 | 12,934 | 48.9% | 44.3% | |
| 51.52% | 132 | 0.8 | 715 | 12,469 | 46.1% | 55.0% | |
| 51.82% | 110 | 0.9 | 719 | 12,755 | 43.8% | 58.1% | |
| 45.28% | 106 | 0.8 | 727 | 13,061 | 43.9% | 46.1% | |
| 56.47% | 85 | 0.9 | 722 | 13,018 | 65.7% | 50.0% | |
| 47.62% | 84 | 0.8 | 672 | 13,071 | 50.0% | 46.4% | |
| 51.22% | 82 | 1.0 | 817 | 12,488 | 44.1% | 56.3% | |
| 45.68% | 81 | 0.8 | 724 | 12,298 | 58.1% | 38.0% | |
| 50.63% | 79 | 0.8 | 702 | 12,864 | 45.2% | 54.2% | |
| 46.84% | 79 | 1.1 | 704 | 12,177 | 45.2% | 47.9% | |
| 42.31% | 78 | 0.9 | 695 | 12,946 | 51.5% | 35.6% | |
| 39.47% | 76 | 0.9 | 759 | 13,056 | 37.5% | 40.4% | |
| 50.00% | 74 | 1.4 | 789 | 13,680 | 54.2% | 48.0% | |
| 52.11% | 71 | 0.9 | 765 | 12,516 | 50.0% | 54.0% | |
| 47.14% | 70 | 1.1 | 782 | 12,519 | 53.9% | 43.2% | |
| 48.53% | 68 | 0.8 | 691 | 12,496 | 53.3% | 44.7% | |
| 50.00% | 66 | 1.2 | 700 | 12,916 | 39.1% | 55.8% | |
| 52.31% | 66 | 1.6 | 649 | 9,641 | 57.7% | 48.7% | |
| 52.31% | 65 | 0.8 | 762 | 12,570 | 48.1% | 55.3% | |
| 46.77% | 62 | 0.9 | 660 | 13,088 | 48.1% | 45.7% | |
| 44.26% | 61 | 0.9 | 721 | 12,905 | 50.0% | 41.0% | |
| 31.67% | 60 | 1.6 | 717 | 9,514 | 30.0% | 33.3% | |
| 51.79% | 56 | 1.0 | 784 | 13,938 | 52.9% | 51.3% | |
| 43.64% | 55 | 1.0 | 689 | 12,376 | 42.9% | 44.1% | |
| 65.45% | 55 | 0.9 | 702 | 13,685 | 72.2% | 62.2% | |
| 50.00% | 54 | 1.4 | 705 | 11,104 | 45.5% | 53.1% | |
| 45.10% | 51 | 0.8 | 667 | 13,091 | 50.0% | 41.9% | |
| 63.83% | 47 | 1.0 | 791 | 13,471 | 60.0% | 65.6% | |
| 36.17% | 47 | 0.9 | 678 | 12,385 | 43.8% | 32.3% | |
| 65.91% | 44 | 1.5 | 720 | 10,885 | 71.4% | 63.3% | |
| 50.00% | 44 | 1.2 | 791 | 13,289 | 53.3% | 48.3% | |
| 48.84% | 43 | 1.0 | 745 | 12,931 | 33.3% | 57.1% | |
| 46.34% | 41 | 1.6 | 794 | 10,353 | 47.6% | 45.0% | |
| 41.46% | 41 | 1.3 | 678 | 9,436 | 50.0% | 29.4% | |
| 50.00% | 40 | 1.4 | 669 | 10,393 | 40.0% | 56.0% | |
| 48.72% | 39 | 0.8 | 702 | 11,739 | 61.1% | 38.1% | |
| 55.26% | 38 | 0.9 | 680 | 12,353 | 52.9% | 57.1% | |
| 50.00% | 34 | 1.1 | 774 | 14,068 | 41.7% | 54.5% | |
| 44.12% | 34 | 1.0 | 731 | 14,212 | 30.0% | 50.0% | |
| 35.29% | 34 | 1.4 | 740 | 10,138 | 33.3% | 36.8% | |
| 41.18% | 34 | 1.5 | 734 | 12,871 | 14.3% | 60.0% | |
| 44.12% | 34 | 1.4 | 692 | 9,800 | 47.1% | 41.2% | |
| 54.55% | 33 | 1.4 | 761 | 10,037 | 53.3% | 55.6% | |
| 66.67% | 33 | 1.3 | 708 | 9,775 | 80.0% | 55.6% | |
| 48.48% | 33 | 1.1 | 652 | 12,195 | 58.3% | 42.9% | |
| 50.00% | 32 | 1.4 | 805 | 11,567 | 60.0% | 45.5% | |
| 44.83% | 29 | 0.7 | 660 | 11,193 | 41.2% | 50.0% | |
| 27.59% | 29 | 0.8 | 670 | 12,108 | 23.1% | 31.3% | |
| 39.29% | 28 | 0.8 | 678 | 12,482 | 36.4% | 41.2% | |
| 53.57% | 28 | 0.8 | 632 | 11,863 | 60.0% | 50.0% | |
| 37.04% | 27 | 1.5 | 774 | 9,714 | 38.5% | 35.7% | |
| 51.85% | 27 | 1.1 | 720 | 12,641 | 25.0% | 63.2% | |
| 59.26% | 27 | 1.6 | 615 | 9,582 | 61.5% | 57.1% | |
| 66.67% | 27 | 1.4 | 732 | 9,478 | 70.0% | 64.7% | |
| 52.00% | 25 | 0.7 | 682 | 12,977 | 36.4% | 64.3% | |
| 45.83% | 24 | 1.0 | 763 | 13,111 | 57.1% | 41.2% | |
| 30.43% | 23 | 1.5 | 622 | 9,248 | 40.0% | 23.1% | |
| 45.45% | 22 | 1.4 | 715 | 11,817 | 50.0% | 42.9% | |
| 50.00% | 22 | 1.2 | 660 | 12,383 | 42.9% | 53.3% | |
| 42.86% | 21 | 2.0 | 828 | 11,037 | 44.4% | 41.7% | |
| 52.38% | 21 | 1.4 | 790 | 11,646 | 0.0% | 64.7% | |
| 71.43% | 21 | 1.5 | 687 | 10,596 | 71.4% | 71.4% | |
| 66.67% | 21 | 0.8 | 752 | 13,774 | 28.6% | 85.7% | |
| 61.90% | 21 | 1.1 | 660 | 11,792 | 37.5% | 76.9% | |
| 42.86% | 21 | 1.9 | 802 | 13,197 | 14.3% | 57.1% | |
| 52.63% | 19 | 1.7 | 746 | 11,700 | 25.0% | 60.0% | |
| 42.11% | 19 | 1.7 | 665 | 11,330 | 50.0% | 38.5% | |
| 52.63% | 19 | 1.4 | 715 | 11,135 | 66.7% | 46.1% | |
| 38.89% | 18 | 1.6 | 828 | 9,371 | 25.0% | 50.0% | |
| 44.44% | 18 | 1.8 | 758 | 10,735 | 50.0% | 41.7% | |
| 47.06% | 17 | 1.7 | 750 | 10,796 | 60.0% | 41.7% | |
| 58.82% | 17 | 1.6 | 602 | 12,694 | 66.7% | 57.1% | |
| 50.00% | 16 | 0.8 | 637 | 12,427 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 43.75% | 16 | 1.9 | 908 | 12,426 | 55.6% | 28.6% | |
| 56.25% | 16 | 1.4 | 612 | 9,323 | 62.5% | 50.0% | |
| 53.33% | 15 | 1.3 | 741 | 12,040 | 80.0% | 40.0% | |
| 46.67% | 15 | 1.2 | 639 | 12,201 | 42.9% | 50.0% | |
| 64.29% | 14 | 1.4 | 752 | 11,282 | 50.0% | 70.0% | |
| 35.71% | 14 | 1.4 | 740 | 8,776 | 0.0% | 71.4% | |
| 46.15% | 13 | 1.2 | 693 | 8,562 | 66.7% | 0.0% | |
| 61.54% | 13 | 1.4 | 769 | 10,570 | 83.3% | 42.9% | |
| 30.77% | 13 | 2.7 | 814 | 10,522 | 14.3% | 50.0% | |
| 75.00% | 12 | 1.0 | 750 | 13,708 | 75.0% | 75.0% | |
| 33.33% | 12 | 0.8 | 725 | 11,581 | 20.0% | 42.9% | |
| 45.45% | 11 | 1.1 | 752 | 10,645 | 33.3% | 60.0% | |
| 81.82% | 11 | 1.0 | 831 | 13,555 | 83.3% | 80.0% | |
| 45.45% | 11 | 2.5 | 850 | 10,197 | 50.0% | 40.0% | |
| 63.64% | 11 | 1.1 | 538 | 7,550 | 62.5% | 66.7% | |
| 40.00% | 10 | 1.1 | 751 | 7,538 | 60.0% | 20.0% | |
| 55.56% | 9 | 4.5 | 811 | 10,541 | 40.0% | 75.0% | |
| 22.22% | 9 | 1.7 | 604 | 10,118 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 55.56% | 9 | 4.2 | 773 | 9,447 | 62.5% | 0.0% | |
| 62.50% | 8 | 4.0 | 901 | 11,383 | 66.7% | 60.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 2.8 | 831 | 9,687 | 66.7% | 33.3% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 1.6 | 687 | 10,612 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 4.0 | 881 | 9,512 | 33.3% | 66.7% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 2.5 | 809 | 11,009 | 50.0% | 25.0% | |
| 83.33% | 6 | 2.9 | 532 | 8,957 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 2.1 | 713 | 9,189 | 33.3% | 33.3% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 2.1 | 961 | 14,286 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 0.8 | 480 | 10,802 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 2.3 | 600 | 12,185 | 100.0% | 75.0% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 2.0 | 650 | 11,538 | 0.0% | 33.3% | |
| 100.00% | 5 | 1.6 | 884 | 10,521 | 100.0% | 100.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 1.9 | 560 | 11,514 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
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Shaco vs Alistar - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Shaco do against Alistar in League of Legends?
Shaco wins the Shaco vs Alistar matchup with a 52.6% win rate compared to Alistar's 47.4%, a 5.3 percentage point difference. This data is based on 19 recent ranked games in patch 26.3.
How does Shaco do against Alistar in the early game?
In the early game, Shaco has the advantage against Alistar with a 66.7% win rate versus 33.3%. Shaco players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.
How does Shaco do against Alistar in the late game?
In the late game, Alistar takes over the Shaco vs Alistar matchup with a 53.9% win rate compared to 46.1%. Alistar scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Shaco vs Alistar matchup?
Shaco wins the matchup against Alistar with a 52.6% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.3. The 5.3 percentage point advantage means Shaco is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 19 games analyzed.
What is the best Shaco build against Alistar?
The best Shaco build against Alistar includes Voltaic Cyclosword, Umbral Glaive, Youmuu's Ghostblade with Ionian Boots of Lucidity. This build achieves a 50.0% win rate in the matchup. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.
What are the best Shaco runes against Alistar?
The best Shaco runes against Alistar use the Domination primary tree with Sorcery secondary. This rune setup achieves a 100.0% win rate in the Shaco vs Alistar matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Shaco counter Alistar?
Yes, Shaco has a favorable matchup against Alistar with a 52.6% win rate. Shaco strongly counters Alistar in lane based on current patch 26.3 data.
How do I play Shaco against Alistar?
When playing Shaco against Alistar, 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.