Shaco is a champion who excels in deception and burst damage. His strength lies in his ability to create confusion and catch opponents off guard. When played in the midlane, Shaco can leverage his mobility and tricks to dominate the lane, set up kills, and become a nuisance for the enemy team.

Strengths:

High burst damage with strong early-game potential.
Excellent at setting up traps and creating confusion.
Can effectively split-push and apply pressure across the map.


Weaknesses:

Squishy with low sustain in lane.
Vulnerable to crowd control and sustained engagements.
Requires precise execution and good map awareness.

Primary Path: Sorcery

Arcane Comet – Enhances your damage output and poke, synergizing well with Shaco's E and Ult.
Manaflow Band– Provides mana sustain since you're not in the jungle you'll need a way to get mana back.
Clerity– Increases your escapability by making you faster when you go invis, which helps in trading so you can close distance and escaping in lane from ganks.
Scorch– Overall great poke rune.

Secondary Path

Presence of Mind – Same as manaflow band we really struggle with mana early with this build.
Cut Down – Even after nerfs this rune is great conistent damage.

Alternate Secondary Path: Domination
Sudden Impact– Insanely over tuned rune for any champ with low CD dashes and invis like shaco.
Relentless Hunter– Really just cause I like zooming.


Stat Shards:

Adaptive Force
Adaptive Force
Scaling Hp.

Always go TP and Ignite you have too much escabability to need flash especially considering your Q is a low CD flash with invis.

Skill Order:

Q - Deceive (Max Last) – Shaco’s primary mobility and stealth tool. It’s crucial for initiating fights, avoiding enemy vision, and setting up ambushes.
W - Jack in the Box (Max First) – Provides crowd control and zoning. Important for both laning and setting up traps.
E - Two-Shiv Poison (3 Points into Max Last) – Shaco’s poke and slow ability. Useful for finishing off low-health enemies and applying poison damage.
R - Hallucinate – Shaco’s ultimate ability. Use it to create confusion and burst damage.

Early Game:

Level 1-3: Focus on utilizing your stealth and high burst damage to harass the enemy champion. Use Deceive to surprise your opponent and Jack in the Box to create a zone of control around you.
Trading: Utilize Deceive to dodge skill shots and gain an advantage in trades. Try to engage when the enemy is overextended or when you have vision control.
Ward Placement: Place wards in the river and jungle entrances to avoid ganks. Use your Jack in the Box to protect yourself and apply pressure on the enemy.
Post-Level 6:

Roaming and Pressure: Use your ultimate, Hallucinate, to create confusion and set up kills. Roam to other lanes to help your team with ganks, leveraging your stealth and burst damage.
Split-Pushing: Shaco can effectively split-push due to his strong dueling potential. Use your Deceive to avoid enemy vision and apply pressure on the map.

Team Fights:

Initiation: Look for opportunities to engage with Deceive and Jack in the Box to disrupt the enemy team’s positioning. Use Hallucinate to create chaos and confuse the enemy.
Assassination: Target high-value squishy enemies or backline champions. Use your full combo to burst them down quickly.
Objective Control: Shaco can effectively contest objectives like Dragon and Baron. Use your Jack in the Box to provide vision and create zones of control.
Map Control:

Ward and Deceive: Place wards in key areas and use your stealth to scout out enemy movements. Use Deceive to escape or reposition in critical moments.
Split-Push: Continue applying pressure in the side lanes. Utilize your stealth and split-pushing capabilities to force the enemy team to respond to you.

Deceive Usage: Master the timing of Deceive to maximize its effectiveness in both offensive and defensive situations. Use it to dodge skill shots and escape from dangerous situations.
Jack in the Box Placement: Place Jack in the Box in strategic locations to control the area around objectives or trap enemy champions.
Mind Games: Use Hallucinate to bait out enemy abilities and create confusion. Combine it with Deceive for maximum effect.