Click to open network menu
Join or Log In
Mobafire logo

Join the leading League of Legends community. Create and share Champion Guides and Builds.

Create an MFN Account






Or

Shaco Build Guide by Nightmare Painter

Jungle 😺 "This will be fun!" An AP Shaco JG Guide😺

Jungle 😺 "This will be fun!" An AP Shaco JG Guide😺

Updated on June 9, 2025
New Guide
Vote Vote
League of Legends Build Guide Author Nightmare Painter Build Guide By Nightmare Painter 251 Views 0 Comments
251 Views 0 Comments League of Legends Build Guide Author Nightmare Painter Shaco Build Guide By Nightmare Painter Updated on June 9, 2025
x
Did this guide help you? If so please give them a vote or leave a comment. You can even win prizes by doing so!
Vote
Comment

You must be logged in to comment. Please login or register.

I liked this Guide
I didn't like this Guide
Commenting is required to vote!
Would you like to add a comment to your vote?

Your votes and comments encourage our guide authors to continue
creating helpful guides for the League of Legends community.

Runes: DOT/Box Heavy

1 2
Sorcery
Arcane Comet
Nimbus Cloak
Transcendence
Gathering Storm

Precision
Legend: Haste
Cut Down
Bonus:

+8 Ability Haste
+9 Adaptive (5.4 AD or 9 AP)
+10-180 Bonus Health

Spells:

1 2
Standard Spells
LoL Summoner Spell: Ignite

Ignite

LoL Summoner Spell: Smite

Smite

Threats & Synergies

Threats Synergies
Extreme Major Even Minor Tiny
Show All
None Low Ok Strong Ideal
Extreme Threats
Ideal Synergies
Synergies
Ideal Strong Ok Low None

Champion Build Guide

😺 "This will be fun!" An AP Shaco JG Guide😺

By Nightmare Painter

Hello, Everynyan! I’m Painter, an avid League player who has peaked at Diamond III, and hasn't reached those heights ever since. So… I'm neither the best nor the most consistent player, but what I do have is experience, along with a passion for overanalyzing builds and interactions, something which is really useful for an outdated and bug ridden champ as Shaco.

My personal cup of tea has always been bruisers and draintanks; things like Kayn (Rhaast only), Briar, and Aatrox normally fill up my most played champs, yet there is one exception to that pattern, that being Shaco. With all of these champs you kinda love fighting, which makes the game really unfun when you are up against ranged comps who perma cc you are no fun. Then I started playing champs who countered said bruisers, since in my bruiser perspective, they were very broken and uncounterable, but then I found that those champs have unplayable matchups as well. I played tons of champions, until I stumbled upon the gem that is AP Shaco. He is the epitome of annoyances, a character so degenerate that, even when you are losing, you can't help but have fun and laugh at the enemy team's suffering! If any of those things sound appealing to you, then i recommend you to give Shaco a try.

So, what is a Shaco? Well, he is by far the league character with the most interesting lore. That, if you don't know much about the lore, is sarcasm. Much like Cho’gath, Shaco has a semblance of lore in his bio, but apart from that, he isn't connected to any characters, he doesn't have any cinematics, and overall is a bit of an enigma, even compared to characters who have not been updated in a long time, but still manage to have some connections to the main universe like Zilean. What sets him apart, though, also makes him interesting and unique. Stuck in a limbo between existence and nonexistence, Shaco is a weird anomaly; more popular than actual forgotten champions like Rammus and consistently getting balance changes and skins, yet his lore is ever stagnant, and that might be due to the appeal of having a character that is just weird . Much like his lore, Shaco is a weird character, with diverse playstyles and unique gameplay you cant really find anywhere else, ranging from building crit and/or lethality for oneshots using Deceive and Backstab, being a control mage/annoying weasel building AP (what this guide is about) using Jack In The Box and Hallucinate, or even building tank, using several Hallucinate interactions to be semi-viable.

+ Extremely slippery
- Tricky to play and master
+ Amazing Zoning
- Weak early
+ Incredible Peel/Antidive
- Not self sufficient at all; reliance on team
+ Immense vision control
- Struggles against smart opponents
+ Tons of CC and Lockdown
- Usually requires setup/planning
+ Infuriating to play against (ragebaiting is meta)
- Entire pressure can be mitigated by Oracle Lens
+ Great Scaling
- Very Squishy








Download the Porofessor App for Windows
League of Legends Build Guide Author Nightmare Painter
Nightmare Painter Shaco Guide
Vote Vote
😺 "This will be fun!" An AP Shaco JG Guide😺

League of Legends Champions:

Teamfight Tactics Guide