Shaco - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
49.0%
Pick Rate
3.7%

Shacovs Graves

DAssassin
Patch26.10
Matches2,379,056
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedMay 25, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology

Shaco vs Graves is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.10. Graves wins with a 55.8% win rate (+11.6%) over Shaco based on 233 games. Graves holds the advantage in both the early and late game. Below you'll find the best Shaco build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Shaco vs Graves 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.

Compare against an opponent
Graves - 44.2% win rateGraves(44.2%)
Shaco - 44.2% win rate in this matchup
Shaco
44.2% WR
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Graves vs Shaco matchup - 55.8% win rate
Graves
55.8% WR

Who Wins the Shaco vs Graves Matchup?

Graves wins the Shaco vs Graves matchup
Winner
Graves
Matches: 233
44.2%
Win Rate
55.8%
0.8
CS / min
1.6
684
DMG / min
844
12,474
Gold / game
14,794
279
Heal / min
321
433
DMG Mitigated / min
704
0.9
CC / min
0.7
41.0%
Early Game WR
59.0%
45.8%
Late Game WR
54.2%

Shaco vs Graves Matchup Summary

The Shaco vs Graves matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 233 recent matches analyzed, Graves wins with a 55.8% win rate compared to Shaco's 44.2%, giving Graves a 11.6 percentage point advantage. Graves dominates at every stage — from early laning through late game team fights. This consistent advantage makes it difficult for Shaco players to find favorable windows, so team-dependent strategies and avoiding solo confrontations are essential. The most significant statistical gap is in CS, where Graves leads by 0.8 CS/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Graves has a strong advantage in this matchup. Shaco players should play defensively, prioritize safe farming under tower, and look for opportunities created by jungle pressure or Graves overextending. Avoid prolonged trades and wait for team fights where positioning and coordination matter more. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.

Shaco vs Graves Laning Phase Breakdown

Graves wins the laning phase against Shaco in League of Legends

Graves is favored during the laning phase against Shaco, winning 4 out of 5 key stat categories. Graves holds advantages in farming, damage, gold income and sustain, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.

Farming
0.8Shaco
1.6Graves
Graves edges out Shaco by 0.8 CS per minute — a moderate farming advantage that adds up to roughly 12 CS over a 15-minute laning phase. This translates to earlier component purchases and slightly faster power spikes for Graves.
Damage
684Shaco
844Graves
Graves heavily out-damages Shaco by 160 DMG/min, dominating both short trades and all-in fights. Shaco should avoid extended combat and instead focus on burst trade patterns — short engages followed by immediate disengagement — to avoid letting Graves's sustained damage advantage take over.
Economy
12,474Shaco
14,794Graves
Graves generates a commanding 2,321 more gold per game than Shaco. This substantial economic advantage means Graves consistently reaches key item breakpoints earlier, creating a compounding lead that grows throughout the game. Shaco should focus on cost-effective item choices and avoid unnecessary deaths to prevent falling further behind.
Utility
0.9Shaco
0.7Graves
Both Shaco and Graves provide similar amounts of crowd control (0.1s/min difference), meaning neither has a significant advantage in locking down opponents for ganks or team fights. Lane ganks are equally effective for both sides.
Sustain
712Shaco
1,024Graves
Graves vastly out-sustains Shaco, healing and mitigating 312 more damage per minute. This massive durability gap means Graves can absorb significant punishment and remain in lane while Shaco is forced to recall. Building grievous wounds early is essential for Shaco, and focusing on burst trade patterns rather than sustained fights is critical.

Best Shaco Build Against Graves

Boots of Swiftness is the optimal boots choice against Graves, providing the mobility and stats Shaco needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Shaco against Graves 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 performs exceptionally well, achieving a 100.0% win rate across 5 games — well above average and making it the top item path against Graves. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Shaco vs Graves matchup.

Early Game vs Late Game

Early Game
Graves
59.0%
+17.9% advantage
Shaco early game win rateShaco41.0%
Graves early game win rateGraves59.0%
Late Game
Graves
54.2%
+8.4% advantage
Shaco late game win rateShaco45.8%
Graves late game win rateGraves54.2%

Graves dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 59.0% win rate — a 17.9 percentage point lead over Shaco. This lopsided early game means Graves can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.

Graves is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 54.2% win rate — 8.4 points above Shaco. Extended games heavily favor Graves, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.

Graves holds the advantage at every stage of the game, making this a consistently favorable matchup from lane through late game team fights. Shaco players should look for outplays, team-dependent strategies, and picks rather than relying on scaling to win this matchup.

Best Shaco Runes Against Graves

Sorcery rune tree - Shaco primary runes vs GravesSorcery
Deathfire Touch - best Shaco rune vs GravesAxiom Arcanist - best Shaco rune vs GravesTranscendence - best Shaco rune vs GravesGathering Storm - best Shaco rune vs Graves
Precision rune tree - Shaco secondary runes vs GravesPrecision
Legend: Haste - best Shaco rune vs GravesCut Down - best Shaco rune vs Graves
75.0% WR

The Sorcery and Precision rune setup gives Shaco the best tools to compete against Graves in this difficult matchup, compensating for the statistical disadvantages with optimal rune synergies.


Shaco matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.10. 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.

Shaco matchup win rates and stats in League of Legends patch 26.10
Opponent
Win Rate
Matches
CS/min
DMG/min
Gold/game
Early WR
Late WR
51.29%3490.872512,59449.3%52.7%
47.08%2910.875312,53534.8%54.8%
47.25%2730.870312,65051.0%45.2%
50.00%2460.870612,58548.4%51.0%
48.57%2450.969312,41348.0%49.0%
44.21%2330.868412,47441.0%45.8%
48.03%2290.874812,32152.4%45.5%
42.86%2240.869012,43147.2%40.8%
54.68%2030.872112,75352.3%56.5%
50.60%1660.970912,71754.1%48.6%
46.95%1640.980813,21138.2%51.4%
46.46%1270.972312,64840.9%49.4%
36.89%1220.872712,74436.7%37.0%
50.00%1200.872212,54757.1%46.1%
46.02%1131.071011,96238.6%50.7%
55.45%1100.874012,35054.2%56.5%
35.85%1061.46699,77828.9%41.0%
50.96%1040.868912,54645.2%54.8%
55.34%1031.067312,78556.8%54.5%
42.27%970.773612,64634.2%47.5%
45.26%950.969212,54140.0%48.3%
48.91%920.965811,95250.0%48.0%
59.34%910.868312,35671.4%51.8%
53.33%900.870812,27157.5%50.0%
54.55%880.872613,42454.5%54.5%
58.62%871.073912,42453.9%60.7%
46.51%860.866913,09055.6%42.4%
50.00%821.47479,99757.1%46.3%
60.98%821.181513,09262.5%60.0%
48.72%780.968911,80747.4%50.0%
52.56%781.46879,58548.4%55.3%
51.32%760.865012,17463.6%41.9%
54.67%751.074012,75050.0%56.9%
44.59%741.576010,31939.3%47.8%
58.11%741.571110,17760.7%56.5%
57.75%711.066912,86361.5%55.6%
50.00%701.872412,10670.0%42.0%
55.71%701.278311,15055.6%55.8%
64.71%680.972412,73066.7%63.6%
61.19%670.871212,47646.4%71.8%
55.22%671.468210,11154.2%55.8%
56.45%621.272912,23738.9%63.6%
54.84%621.480712,45963.2%51.2%
53.23%620.965913,09257.9%51.2%
55.74%611.475210,89462.5%51.4%
46.67%601.56779,16443.3%50.0%
44.07%591.47919,75443.5%44.4%
59.62%521.076013,27842.9%65.8%
47.06%510.980512,84726.3%59.4%
42.00%501.585912,00338.1%44.8%
40.82%491.174013,12036.4%42.1%
48.98%491.573411,38554.5%47.4%
48.94%470.976913,41350.0%48.1%
44.19%430.777212,81542.9%44.8%
55.81%431.46559,00465.0%47.8%
58.14%431.571210,37357.1%58.6%
52.50%401.88179,69457.9%47.6%
50.00%400.971012,56123.1%63.0%
53.85%391.581711,09446.1%57.7%
44.74%381.276012,34275.0%36.7%
50.00%381.564610,02561.5%44.0%
44.74%380.875811,79846.7%43.5%
32.43%371.372012,54920.0%40.9%
42.86%351.770910,16753.3%35.0%
57.58%330.977712,19962.5%52.9%
50.00%321.36179,51950.0%50.0%
41.94%310.867811,96328.6%52.9%
56.67%301.978712,38566.7%52.4%
53.33%301.378311,79072.7%42.1%
55.17%290.982113,87742.9%59.1%
58.62%291.368912,49576.9%43.8%
44.83%291.775611,72754.5%38.9%
39.29%281.45389,52242.9%35.7%
42.86%281.572910,04345.5%41.2%
46.43%282.275510,91750.0%44.4%
55.56%271.56729,72145.5%62.5%
62.96%271.47749,95980.0%52.9%
61.54%261.369711,27745.5%73.3%
44.00%251.882412,99736.4%50.0%
36.00%251.873612,86014.3%44.4%
44.00%251.67039,41466.7%23.1%
54.17%241.173113,31445.5%61.5%
54.17%241.26959,14166.7%46.7%
39.13%231.476113,68160.0%33.3%
60.87%231.583711,80066.7%57.1%
47.62%211.685411,09166.7%40.0%
47.62%211.465210,72266.7%33.3%
70.00%204.775011,29362.5%75.0%
45.00%201.56789,19740.0%50.0%
38.89%182.15849,84240.0%37.5%
83.33%181.392212,40066.7%86.7%
37.50%161.56629,40937.5%37.5%
56.25%162.988712,07660.0%54.5%
56.25%160.768213,92671.4%44.4%
40.00%151.37089,69066.7%22.2%
40.00%152.082312,90125.0%45.5%
53.85%132.082712,21380.0%37.5%
38.46%131.863611,39550.0%33.3%
76.92%130.863613,09180.0%75.0%
41.67%121.568611,15333.3%44.4%
58.33%121.474511,58033.3%66.7%
63.64%112.472211,02050.0%66.7%
50.00%101.66669,58633.3%57.1%
66.67%91.974611,635100.0%50.0%
11.11%92.35048,4620.0%33.3%
33.33%92.273010,97950.0%20.0%
37.50%83.672910,75650.0%33.3%
37.50%83.57869,26933.3%40.0%
50.00%82.571110,0500.0%80.0%
62.50%80.864912,20350.0%66.7%
42.86%72.357012,033100.0%33.3%
14.29%72.868612,5940.0%16.7%
28.57%73.364313,3980.0%28.6%
33.33%62.966812,8780.0%50.0%
66.67%60.751211,76850.0%100.0%
83.33%63.370712,345100.0%80.0%
33.33%65.08328,99850.0%25.0%
100.00%61.46069,789100.0%100.0%
16.67%61.67199,74733.3%0.0%
50.00%61.967014,3520.0%60.0%
66.67%62.575412,75166.7%66.7%
80.00%53.369310,3260.0%100.0%
60.00%54.984812,3450.0%60.0%
80.00%52.25437,261100.0%0.0%
20.00%54.98508,7050.0%50.0%
60.00%55.074410,438100.0%50.0%

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Shaco vs Graves - Frequently Asked Questions

How does Shaco do against Graves in League of Legends?

Graves wins the Shaco vs Graves matchup with a 55.8% win rate compared to Shaco's 44.2%, a 11.6 percentage point difference. This data is based on 233 recent ranked games in patch 26.10.

How does Shaco do against Graves in the early game?

In the early game, Graves has the advantage against Shaco with a 59.0% win rate versus 41.0%. Graves players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.

How does Shaco do against Graves in the late game?

In the late game, Graves takes over the Shaco vs Graves matchup with a 54.2% win rate compared to 45.8%. Graves scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.

Who wins the Shaco vs Graves matchup?

Graves wins the matchup against Shaco with a 55.8% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.10. The 11.6 percentage point advantage means Graves is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 233 games analyzed.

What is the best Shaco build against Graves?

The best Shaco build against Graves includes Voltaic Cyclosword, Umbral Glaive, Youmuu's Ghostblade with Boots of Swiftness. This build achieves a 100.0% 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 Graves?

The best Shaco runes against Graves use the Sorcery primary tree with Precision secondary. This rune setup achieves a 75.0% win rate in the Shaco vs Graves matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.

Does Shaco counter Graves?

No, Shaco struggles against Graves with only a 44.2% win rate. Graves has the advantage in this matchup. Shaco players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Graves's lead.

How do I play Shaco against Graves?

When playing Shaco against Graves, play cautiously and avoid Graves's power spikes. Look for jungle assistance and team-dependent plays since Graves has the statistical advantage at most stages. Use the matchup-specific build and runes above to optimize your chances.