Shaco Runes
Best Shaco runes for LoL Patch 26.1 - Dark Harvest from the Domination tree with Sorcery secondary (66.7% WR, 1.1% pick rate). Shaco's optimal primary runes are Dark Harvest, Sudden Impact, Sixth Sense, Ultimate Hunter. Secondary tree: Transcendence, Gathering Storm.
Backstab
Shaco's basic attacks and Two-Shiv Poison deal additional damage when striking from behind.
Deceive
Shaco becomes Invisible and teleports to target location.
His first attack while Invisible is empowered, dealing bonus damage and critically striking if he attacks from behind.Cost:- 40
Cooldown:- 13/
- 13/
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- 12/
- 11
Range:- 400
Jack In The Box
Shaco creates a hidden animated Jack-in-the-Box. When triggered, it will fear and attack nearby enemies.
Cost:- 70/
- 65/
- 60/
- 55/
- 50
Cooldown:- 15
Range:- 500
Two-Shiv Poison
Shaco's Shivs passively poison targets on hit, slowing their Move Speed. He can throw his Shivs to deal damage and poison the target. The thrown Shiv deals bonus damage if the target is below 30% health.
Cost:- 75
Cooldown:- 8
Range:- 625
Hallucinate
Shaco creates an illusion of himself near him, which can attack nearby enemies (Deals reduced damage to turrets). Upon death, it explodes, spawning three mini Jack in the Boxes and dealing damage to nearby enemies.
Cost:- 100
Cooldown:- 100/
- 90/
- 80
Range:- 200
- Assassin
Shaco performs best with Dark Harvest as the keystone rune from the Domination tree. Shaco's optimal primary runes are Dark Harvest, Sudden Impact, Sixth Sense, Ultimate Hunter. Shaco's secondary rune tree is Sorcery with Transcendence, Gathering Storm. This rune setup achieves a 66.67% win rate (+17.3% win rate difference) with a 1.1% pick rate across 48 Shaco games.
Primary Tree
Domination
Dark HarvestDamaging a Champion below 50% health deals
Dark Harvest damage: 30 (+11 damage per soul) (+0.1 bonus AD) (+0.05 AP)
Cooldown: 35s (resets to 1.0s on takedown)
Sudden ImpactDamaging basic attacks and abilities deal a bonus
Cooldown: 10s
Sixth SenseAutomatically sense a nearby untracked and unseen ward, tracking it for the team.
Level 11: Also reveal the ward for 10s.
This effect has a 250 second Cooldown.
Ultimate HunterYour ultimate gains
TranscendenceGain bonuses upon reaching the following levels:
Level 5: +5
Level 8: +5
Level 11: On Champion takedown, reduce the remaining cooldown of basic abilities by 20%.
Gathering StormEvery 10 min gain AP or AD,
10 min: + 8 AP or 5 AD
20 min: + 24 AP or 14 AD
30 min: + 48 AP or 29 AD
40 min: + 80 AP or 48 AD
50 min: + 120 AP or 72 AD
60 min: + 168 AP or 101 AD
etc...
This alternative Shaco rune build uses Arcane Comet as the keystone from the Sorcery tree. The primary runes are Arcane Comet, Axiom Arcanist, Transcendence, Gathering Storm. Shaco's secondary rune tree is Precision with Legend: Haste, Cut Down. This setup achieves a 64.00% win rate (+14.6% win rate difference) with a 1.2% pick rate across 50 games.
Primary Tree
Sorcery
Arcane CometDamaging a champion with an ability hurls a comet at their location, or, if Arcane Comet is on cooldown, reduces its remaining cooldown.
Cooldown: 20 - 8s
Cooldown Reduction:
Single Target: 20%.
Area of Effect: 10%.
Damage over Time: 5%.
Axiom ArcanistYour Ultimate has 12% increased damage, healing, and shielding.
(AoE damage is reduced to a 8% increase)
Scoring a takedown on an enemy champion reduces your Ultimate's current cooldown by 7%.
TranscendenceGain bonuses upon reaching the following levels:
Level 5: +5
Level 8: +5
Level 11: On Champion takedown, reduce the remaining cooldown of basic abilities by 20%.
Gathering StormEvery 10 min gain AP or AD,
10 min: + 8 AP or 5 AD
20 min: + 24 AP or 14 AD
30 min: + 48 AP or 29 AD
40 min: + 80 AP or 48 AD
50 min: + 120 AP or 72 AD
60 min: + 168 AP or 101 AD
etc...
Legend: HasteGain 1.5 basic ability haste for every Legend stack (
Earn progress toward Legend stacks for every champion takedown, epic monster takedown, large monster kill, and minion kill.
Cut DownDeal 8% more damage to champions who have more than 60% health.
These champions share at least 4 runes with Shaco's recommended rune builds. Fiddlesticks, Zyra, Kassadin, Karthus, Vladimir use similar keystone and secondary runes, making them good alternatives if you enjoy Shaco's playstyle or want to learn champions with familiar rune setups.
Fiddlesticks
Kassadin
Karthus
VladimirShaco Runes - Frequently Asked Questions
What are the best Shaco runes in patch 26.1?
The best Shaco runes in patch 26.1 use the Domination tree with Dark Harvest, Sudden Impact, Sixth Sense, and Ultimate Hunter, and the Sorcery tree with Transcendence and Gathering Storm. This rune setup achieves a 66.7% win rate with a 1.1% pick rate.
What is the win rate for Shaco's best rune page?
Shaco's best rune page has a 66.7% win rate in patch 26.1, which is +17.3% compared to Shaco's average win rate. This rune setup has a 1.1% pick rate among Shaco players.
What keystone should I use on Shaco?
Dark Harvest from the Domination tree is the best keystone rune for Shaco in patch 26.1. This keystone synergizes well with Shaco's kit and provides a 66.7% win rate.
What is Shaco's primary rune tree?
Shaco's primary rune tree is Domination. The optimal Domination runes for Shaco are Dark Harvest, Sudden Impact, Sixth Sense, and Ultimate Hunter, with Dark Harvest being the keystone of choice.
What is Shaco's secondary rune tree?
Shaco's best secondary rune tree is Sorcery. The recommended Sorcery runes are Transcendence and Gathering Storm, which complement Shaco's Domination primary tree.
What are alternative rune setups for Shaco?
An alternative Shaco rune setup uses Arcane Comet from the Sorcery tree. This alternate build may be preferred in certain matchups or playstyles. Check the alternative rune page above for full details including win rate and pick rate.
How popular are Shaco's runes?
Shaco's top rune page has a 1.1% pick rate in patch 26.1. This indicates that 1.1% of Shaco players use the Dark Harvest setup with Domination and Sorcery trees.