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Spells:
Ghost
Exhaust
Ability Order
Backstab (PASSIVE)
Shaco Passive Ability
Introduction

Hi readers,
Welcome to another build of DaBo. This time we'll discuss Shaco, The Demon Jester. why? Shaco is fun to play, strong, hard to master and worth the time to master. This might not be the best build, but it's MY setup for Shaco, and I'm glad to share it with you guys. let's see...

As for runes, I chose:
greater mark of desolation Greater Mark of Desolation
why? In this build's core, there aren't any Items for Armor Penetration, so to make up for it, Greater Mark of Desolation.

why? To make up for the lack of health expecialy at start, also because of the possibility to get the Ancient Golem, Blue (Mana) Buff.

why? Expecialy at beginning, you will be needing extra Attack Speed in combination with

greater quintessence of desolation Greater Quintessence of Desolation
why? In this build's core, there aren't any Items for Armor Penetration, so to make up for it, Greater Mark of Desolation.
Alternate Runes:
Armor Penetration:
9x greater glyph of desolation Greater Glyph of Desolation.
Attack Speed:
9x

3x

Damage:
9x greater mark of strengyh Greater Mark of Strength.
9x

9x

3x

Just mix these runes up, to match your own Playstyle.
(Reminder* If you replace your seals, you will lose like 50 health, and that will degrade your intimidation).
In Offence:
Critical Strike, Improved Exhaust (Cripple), Bonus Attack Rate, Bonus Armor Penetration, Bonus Damage on Minions, Bonus Damage, Bonus Critical Damage and 15% Extra Damage.
and In Utility:
Increased Regeneration, Increased Ghost (Haste), Increased Experiance Gained, and Greed.
It's just like you have to do something, and this is the best, for my build. I've got nothing else to say about the Masterys
1. Boots

2. Lifesteal

3. Defence

4. Damage

5. Attack Speed

6. Lifesteal

This is how I build it:
Buy















The core is:



Alternate Items:
Boots:



(Beware: You will miss bonus Attack Speed)
Attack Speed:



(This way you will miss the extra damage of

Instead of 1 Bloodthirster:





(Beware: Your Lifesteal will be slightly less. however, other good passives and actives may occur.)
Not recommended:

This is a good item, but I think Shaco is far too squishy for it, and he is...
At start, try getting the manabuff by placing as much Jack in the Boxes as possible in the bush near it's spawningpool. When he spawns, attack him once, and then run into the bush. The JitB will attack him, and if you help, you'll be able to kill him.
So:
1st max out

2nd max out

3rd max out

and last, but not least

Pros:
High Damage early game.
Capable of getting First blood.
Element of Suprise.
Cons:
No Anciend Golem buff.
No Jack in the Box traps (So less bush domination).
I chose:



Why these and not any of the other good Summoner Spells?
Well, I tried them all, and just got the best result with


Good Summoner Spells for Shaco:





Medium Summoner Spells:



Bad Summoner Spells for Shaco:




Pros:
- It's Shaco :D
- High Damage.
- Usefull ganker.
- Intimidating.
-Insane pusher
-Even dying gives benefits
- Annoying as hell
- Great champ killer
- Risky = Carefull Gameplay (So less deaths).
Cons:
- Shaco is weak with a Weak team.
- Greatly weaker after death.
- Hard to master
- Oracle kills some of the fun
- High stake = High risk.
Ask your team to constantly harrass the enemy, because otherwise it's to risky to gank. Also make them place wards, so there won't be any Unpleasent suprises (Exept for yourself). MAKE SURE TO BE OF ANY HELP FOR YOUR TEAM!!!
Tactics:
- Try to team up with a Disabler or a Ranged champ.
- Late game, make

- Remember, when the clone dies, it explodes and damages the enemy. This could be extremely usefull.
- Make sure you're safe first, before helping a teammember.
- When in a pinch, try releasing your clone, and deceiving away. (Only when there is at least 1 low health enemy chasing you).
- Last hitting isn't KSing, safe your dagger for last.
- If you want to harass, trow your dagger, the rest costs to much mana.
- Deceive's casting animation (the red puff of smoke) can be seen in fog of war.
- Hallucinate has a slight delay before the illusion spawns, allowing Shaco to evade damage and projectiles.
- The illusion's attacks deal most on-hit effects Shaco has for himself, including items such as Madred's Bloodrazor.
- The illusion can receive its own Banshee's Veil buff, but not Guardian Angel.
- If Shaco has any neutral creep buffs, his illusion will not have the buffs or the associated particle effects. In such an instance, it is easy to distinguish between the illusion and the original.
- Your Tags are: Farmer, Assasin, Nuke, Stealth, Slow, Fighter, Pet. Try to use them all!

As for farming:
there isn't much to say. Just try to last hit minions with your regular attacks, don't use abilitys on them, that's a waste. (Shaco is f***ing mana hungry!!! :[).
When teamfights start, and there isn't anything of interest for you, just slay the wraiths or something. (Watch chapter: Safety and Monsters).

While playing ranked games with Shaco, make sure first: play good with shaco, second: Don't KS to much (People will hate you, and you might get banned) Besides, even if you KS, and people are scoltering at you, nevermind them, It's for the sake of the game :P , and third: HAVE FUN!!! (Because some people, Like myself, forget that it's just a game).
In ranked play, it might also be a good Idea to ward your lane. If you die, even in a gank, people will hate you. ;)
Most people don't like Shaco ranked, but I think that's exactly why you SHOULD play him ranked. It's unexpected, and they don't know how to deal with you.
Map:


Red arrow: Indicates you, going upper lane or down lane.
Green circles: Show you where to place Sight Wards, to give you safety when pushing.
Blue circles: Indicate the Monsters you could get while a Team fight is going on at Mid-lane.
Now, why am I showing you this? It's because it's very important!!!
Some examples, your bot lane is not the best and have been ganked by the enemy mid Champion or jungler. Set up a ward at there lane to prevent feeders or ganks. Your team spots two enemy champions doing dragon, you en up getting a double kill with your mid team mate. You have a ward at enemy blue buff and steal it with smite. You put a Ward at enemy red buff, kill the enemy and steal the buff. someone is out there to gank you, you close them in with your mid team mate and eventualy change "The Gank into a Prank".
When sucking and feeding early game, it's over, so you'll have to be extremely carefull, as well as agressive.
Also, positioning is everything, so you should, while killing Jungle Monsters, always watch your team, and the enemy team.
And when it's getting Dangerous for your team, feel free to jump into the teamfight, but make sure you stay alive!
Note*
The blue circles don't count for The Twisted Treeline, because you should always be in Teamfights! Don't be selfish, and help your team ;)
Note*
When the game is paused and there is no futher purpose in the next few minutes, just go kill some monsters, I mean, Why not??? :D
Use either:





Kill:



(When needed, just use the clone... Ofcourse).
Get the mana golem:
Put your first point in



This was my vision of Shaco. Thanks for your time to read this. I just don't know what to say anymore. So I hope you guys like it and see you again with another build! :D
Credits:
Makers:
DaboBuilds (2-man cell).
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SomethingReal (Twitch Pro).
Special thanks to:
You guys (You are all great :'] ).
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