How to Play Shaco Top: Tips & Power Spikes (26.19)

Max order: W > E > Q
First item: Blackfire Torch13.6 min
Gold vs lane at 15: −1,293
Win rate 1k gold behind: 44.1%

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Shaco Power Spikes (Patch 26.19)

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When Shaco Top gets stronger, in the order it happens in a typical ranked game: ability unlocks from the most common skill order, item spikes at the median minute players finish them, and the game length Shaco wins most.

Lv 3
All three basic abilities at level 3
Shaco's full combo is online — the first point where trading all-in is realistic.
Lv 6
Ultimate rank 1 at level 6
The biggest early spike: look for a kill or a roam as soon as Shaco hits it.
Lv 11
Ultimate rank 2 at level 11
Lower ultimate cooldown means more fights Shaco can start or win.
Lv 16
Ultimate rank 3 at level 16
Lower ultimate cooldown means more fights Shaco can start or win.
13.6 min
First item at 13.6 min
Blackfire Torch is done — Shaco's first real damage or durability spike.
23.6 min
Two items at 23.6 min
Blackfire Torch + Liandry's Torment: the window to group and take objectives.
40 min
Strongest in games of about 40 minutes
Shaco wins 57.6% of games that end around this point.

Item timings are medians: half of players finish later. Fall behind in farm and every item spike moves back with it.

Shaco Top Laning Plan

Shaco scales: losing a little gold in lane is normal. Farm safely, avoid early all-ins and win the late game. On average Shaco Top is 1,293 gold behind the lane opponent at 15 minutes and ahead in only 14% of games. Shaco averages 0.70 solo kills by 15 minutes.

Shaco win rate by gold at 15

Behind45.3%
1,000+ gold behind44.1%

Shaco Mid and Late Game

What Shaco does better or worse than other champions after laning, from this patch's ranked games — percentiles where 100 is the highest of every champion.

Play to these strengths

Shaco out-wards most champions (percentile 76): keep owning vision around the next objective.
Shaco wins 10.2 points more in long games than short ones: avoid coin-flip fights early and let the game go long.

Mistakes to avoid

Shaco falls behind in CS (10/100): last-hit the waves you can, items still matter.

Playing Shaco

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.

Playing Against Shaco

If Shaco is doing well early-game, it is worth the investment to place Stealth Wards near his Jungle camps.
If Shaco uses Deceive to enter a fight he won't be able to quickly use it again to get away. Work with your team to quickly focus him down.

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How to Play Shaco FAQ - Patch 26.19

When does Shaco power spike?

Shaco's spikes in a typical ranked game: All three basic abilities at level 3; Ultimate rank 1 at level 6; Ultimate rank 2 at level 11; Ultimate rank 3 at level 16; First item at 13.6 min.

What is Shaco's first item?

Most Shaco players finish Blackfire Torch first, at a median of 13.6 minutes.

How do you play Shaco Top?

From this patch's ranked data, Shaco wins by playing to these strengths: control vision; play for the late game.

Shaco How to Play: Tips & Power Spikes