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Shaco Build Guide by Pure Panphobia

Jungle [SEASON 8 IN-DEPTH] ONE-SHOT LETHALITY SHACO

Jungle [SEASON 8 IN-DEPTH] ONE-SHOT LETHALITY SHACO

Updated on February 20, 2018
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Runes:

Domination
Electrocute
Sudden Impact
Zombie Ward
Relentless Hunter

Precision
Triumph
Coup de Grace

Spells:

LoL Summoner Spell: Ignite

Ignite

LoL Summoner Spell: Smite

Smite

Threats & Synergies

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The Demon Jester

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Change Log

BOOM! Updated Runes for Season 8 and ready to rock!
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Introduction

Shaco is a high damage, AD assassin. He is naturally squishy and doesn't get much in the way of health or resistances without building items for it. What he does get is damage and attack speed. This Guide will show you the steps and build paths for becoming a one-shot, lethality assassin.
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Runes Reforged

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Jungle Pathing

The jungle is a rough place to be, but Shaco is still VERY good at clearing it out. Here are some ways to navigate the jungle in your early game.

The Aggressive Start



This is the order you want to clear in if you're looking to be a little bit aggressive in the early game. Generally I recommend this once you've become comfortable on Shaco. Here's how it works, assuming you're on Blue team: (1) Take Q - Deceive first and get to a location near their blue buff, (2) Ward over the wall for vision, (3) Retreat to the little bush near Dragon spawn, (4) Once they begin to take the blue buff move to the back wall of the buff, (5) use Deceive to get over the wall and Smite the blue buff while running into the bush on the other side. (6) Take W - Jack In The Box after stealing the camp. (7) Run away using the Jack In The Box to cover your escape. (8) Take your Raptor camp, or at least part of it until your Smite comes off Cooldown, then take your Red buff. (9) After that you want to kill any of the raptor camp you didn't kill previously, using your W to mitigate their damage output. (10) Head to your Blue buff because if the enemy jungler is smart, they'll try to invade your blue after their red to take it away from you as revenge for you taking theirs. (11) Back. You need to buy something and heal up.

The Passive/Safe Start



This path is much safer and can actually be used to confuse the enemy jungler early on, as they will expect you to take camps, but you won't. So if they attempt to take your red because they expect you to take theirs, your red won't be there. You can also mix the two paths together (i.E. Your Red, your Blue, your Gromp, their Red because you saw them at yours) to maximize on that unusual start. You may also encounter them invading your jungle and be able to collapse on them with your nearby laner(s). But if you only follow this route, just go by the numbers. After camp 3, you can look to gank or counter jungle, or you can clear your raptor camp.
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Ganks

Shaco is one of the most versatile "Gank Junglers" in the game, as he is able to use Q - Deceive to get over terrain, run directly through a lane to a bush, or rush down an enemy laner directly from an allied tower. It is important to try to make your ganks as unpredictable as possible. Do your best not to gank from the same place repeatedly, and try not to gank lanes more than 2 or 3 times in a row, as the enemy will begin to expect you to be there.

Here's A Chart To Show Possible Gank Options Before Outer Towers Are Gone, Assuming You're Blue Team:





Here's A Chart To Show Possible Gank Options After Outer Towers Are Gone, Assuming You're Blue Team:



Some Situational Gank Ideas


The Double Gank


The way this works is under a few conditions:
    Enemy Tower Is Low
    Enemy Laner Guaranteed to Recall or Die to First Gank
    Your Teammates Don't Back After First Gank

How it's done:
    Gank, from any position, the enemy laner(s). Works best on a solo lane.
    Push down the first tower with your laner(s).
    Walk backwards, away from the tower as though you're leaving the lane.
    Make sure your laner(s) stay.
    Wrap around through the enemy jungle and sit in a bush, over a wall, or both directly next to the lane.
    As soon as the enemy laner(s) rerturn(s), immediately gank again with your teammates.

Why should I do this?
    Because it is very frustrating to die twice in a row, once as soon as you come back to lane.
    Because it can tilt the enemy laner(s), which makes them play worse.
    Because it's a lot of easy gold.

The Clone Dive


Situation Where This Works:
    A single enemy laner is under their tower, at low health. (below 50% with no heal ability other than a potion is optimal)
    Your ally laner(s) are pushed close to the enemy tower.
    You have
Hallucinate off cool down.
Your ally laner(s) know this is happening.


How it's done:
    From a bush in the jungle behind the enemy tower, use
Hallucinate and send your clone out alone, just outside of tower range.
Ping that you're going in, or if you have voice communication just say it, and then send in the clone as your laner(s) collapse in with it under the tower.
The clone will die, and so should the enemy laner, as long as nothing unexpected happens.
Be sure to keep your clone towards your enemy laner's escape route so that when it dies, the boxes will fear the enemy back toward your allies.
If the enemy laner starts to get too far away, use Deceive and finish them off.


Why should I do this?
    No one likes to die under tower.
    Because it can tilt the enemy laner, which makes them play worse.
    Because it's easy gold.
    Because you can then make a team play on an objective.
    Because if it happens bot lane, it will make the other enemy laner nervous to come completely to their tower.
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Vision Is Important

Below Is A Vision Chart To Show Good Ideas Of Where To Ward/Sweep:


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Team Fights

Despite what everyone seems to believe, Shaco is not useless in late game team fights. You just have to know how to use him in those fights. So here are some tips.
Be near your team, but not seen by the enemy team. You can do this by hanging a couple character models behind your team as they're grouped, or by hanging out over a wall in the Jungle.
Wait for the engage, You're not an Initiator. Wait for the fight to start, and then use your Q - Deceive to stealth through or around the enemy team and take out the high priority squishies. (ADC, Mid Lane Mage, etc)
Join with your team only after the high priority enemies are dead. At that point you can help take out the tank, support, etc. and then push for towers or take objectives.
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Ranked Play

Please, for your benefit and the benefit of others, do not take this guide and immediately go into ranked without practicing this build and this champion first. That said, here are some tips for Ranked:
Look to invade early. Take your Blue or Red and then take your Q second and go after their buffs. If you can take a buff with no conflict, do it, or if you can get a 1v1 opportunity on their jungler, do it.
Gank your losing solo lane as early as possible, once you know you can get the kill. This gives them an advantage and makes them feel like you will be there.
Actively look to get First Blood as you need your power spike as early as possible to avoid falling off.
Do not be afraid to tax your laners. If you get the kill on a gank, it's okay to walk away, but if you only get an assist or there was no kill, take the CS to avoid getting behind.
As with any Jungler, if you see the enemy Jungler show themselves on the other side of the map, look to counter jungle the side you're on. This puts them behind if they do not get kills/assists on the gank attempt, and keeps you from getting behind if they do.
Gank winning lanes, this will press their advantage further and force the enemy laners to pay attention to your winning laners, allowing your losing laners to catch up (hopefully).
Ward everything. Your jungle, their jungle, and river. Your boxes act like small-range wards.
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Summary

That's basically it. I hope this helps you out and if it did, feel free to vote it up or leave a comment and recommend this to a friend. Happy jungling.
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