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Shaco Jungle build & stats

Assassin A 860 games · patch 16.16
Win rate
52.8%
Pick rate
3.8%
Ban rate
10.1%
Division
Master
Build, runes, spells and skill order are from Master games only.

Recommended build

Chosen by win rate among builds with enough games, from ranked matches of high-elo players on patch 16.16

Solid sample

Start with

Gustwalker Hatchling
Gustwalker Hatchling
450 gold
Health Potion
Health Potion
50 gold
64.7% 17 games

Build in this order

Blackfire Torch 1
Blackfire Torch
2,800 gold
Imperial Mandate 2
Imperial Mandate
2,400 gold
Liandry's Torment 3
Liandry's Torment
3,000 gold
8,200 gold
72.2% WR 36 games

Boots

Plated Steelcaps
Plated Steelcaps
1,200 gold
87.5% 8 games

Runes

Domination Domination + Sorcery Sorcery
73.3% WR
15 games · 2% pick
Hail of Blades
Hail of Blades

Gain a large amount of Attack Speed and bonus true damage for the first 3 attacks made against enemy champions.

Domination Domination
Electrocute Dark Harvest Hail of Blades
Cheap Shot Taste of Blood Sudden Impact
Sixth Sense Grisly Mementos Deep Ward
Relentless Hunter Ultimate Hunter Treasure Hunter
Sorcery Sorcery
Axiom Arcanist Manaflow Band Nimbus Cloak
Transcendence Absolute Focus Celerity
Waterwalking Gathering Storm Scorch
Shards
Adaptive Force Attack Speed Ability Haste
Adaptive Force Move Speed Health Scaling
Health Tenacity and Slow Resist Health Scaling

Summoner spells

Smite Ignite
56.4% 411 games

Max order

Jack In The Box W Two-Shiv Poison E Deceive Q
69.7% 33 games

Each line is the variant with the best win rate among those played enough times, not simply the most popular one. Win rates are smoothed so a lucky three-game build can't top the list. Sample sizes are shown next to every choice.

Tips for Shaco

Generated from this patch's numbers

  • Shaco wins 52.8% of games as Jungle on patch 16.16 (860 games).
  • Most common core: Blackfire Torch → Liandry's Torment → Imperial Mandate — 77% win rate over 13 games.
  • Take Hail of Blades as keystone: picked in 53% of games with a 49% win rate.
  • Best matchup: Xin Zhao (90% over 10 games). Hardest: Warwick (27% over 11 games) — consider a ban or a different pick when you see it.

Items

Core build in purchase order (from match timelines)

Core build

Umbral Glaive 1
Umbral Glaive
Voltaic Cyclosword 2
Voltaic Cyclosword
Youmuu's Ghostblade 3
Youmuu's Ghostblade
42.9% WR
7 games · 1% pick
Blackfire Torch 1
Blackfire Torch
Liandry's Torment 2
Liandry's Torment
Imperial Mandate 3
Imperial Mandate
66.7% WR
6 games · 1% pick
Blackfire Torch 1
Blackfire Torch
Imperial Mandate 2
Imperial Mandate
Liandry's Torment 3
Liandry's Torment
75.0% WR
4 games · 0% pick

Starting items

Gustwalker Hatchling
Gustwalker Hatchling
44.8% WR
29 games · 3% pick
Scorchclaw Pup
Scorchclaw Pup
60.0% WR
20 games · 2% pick
Gustwalker Hatchling
Gustwalker Hatchling
Health Potion
Health Potion
64.7% WR
17 games · 2% pick

Boots

Ionian Boots of Lucidity
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
60.8% WR
158 games · 18% pick
Berserker's Greaves
Berserker's Greaves
52.1% WR
117 games · 14% pick
Boots of Swiftness
Boots of Swiftness
63.0% WR
54 games · 6% pick

Legendary items by win rate

ItemWin ratePick
66.2% 8% (65)
65.0% 12% (100)
62.2% 13% (111)
58.4% 16% (137)
58.2% 20% (170)
57.3% 10% (89)
56.6% 10% (83)
56.0% 9% (75)
55.9% 4% (34)
53.4% 14% (118)
52.8% 4% (36)
50.0% 4% (38)

Runes

Most played full pages and keystone win rates

Sorcery Sorcery + Precision Precision
56.0% WR
50 games · 6% pick
Arcane Comet
Arcane Comet

Damaging a champion with an ability hurls a damaging comet at their location.

Sorcery Sorcery
Summon Aery Arcane Comet Stormraider's Surge Deathfire Touch
Axiom Arcanist Manaflow Band Nimbus Cloak
Transcendence Absolute Focus Celerity
Waterwalking Gathering Storm Scorch
Precision Precision
Presence of Mind Absorb Life Triumph
Legend: Bloodline Legend: Alacrity Legend: Haste
Coup de Grace Cut Down Last Stand
Shards
Adaptive Force Attack Speed Ability Haste
Adaptive Force Move Speed Health Scaling
Health Tenacity and Slow Resist Health Scaling
Domination Domination + Precision Precision
65.2% WR
46 games · 5% pick
Hail of Blades Sudden Impact Sixth Sense Relentless Hunter Legend: Alacrity Cut Down
Domination Domination + Inspiration Inspiration
44.8% WR
29 games · 3% pick
Hail of Blades Sudden Impact Sixth Sense Treasure Hunter Cash Back Approach Velocity

Keystones

  • Hail of Blades Hail of Blades Gain a large amount of Attack Speed and bonus true damage for the first 3 attacks made against enemy champions. 53.0%29% pick
  • Arcane Comet Arcane Comet Damaging a champion with an ability hurls a damaging comet at their location. 60.6%15% pick
  • Dark Harvest Dark Harvest Damaging a low health champion inflicts adaptive damage and harvests a soul from the victim. 66.7%3% pick
  • Stormraider's Surge Stormraider's Surge Dealing 25% of a champion's maximum health grants a burst of MS and Slow Resist. 33.3%0% pick

Summoner spells

  • Smite Ignite Smite + Ignite 56.4%48% pick
  • Flash Smite Flash + Smite 33.3%1% pick

Abilities & skill order

Which ability to max first, from match timelines

Jack In The Box W Two-Shiv Poison E Deceive Q 69.7%33 games
Two-Shiv Poison E Deceive Q Jack In The Box W 45.8%24 games
Two-Shiv Poison E Jack In The Box W Deceive Q 100.0%4 games

Most common first three levels: W → Q → E (58%), W → Q → W (55%).

  • PBackstab

    Shaco's basic attacks and Two-Shiv Poison deal additional damage when striking from behind.

  • QDeceive

    Shaco becomes Invisible and teleports to target location.His first attack while Invisible is empowered, dealing bonus damage and critically striking if he attacks from behind.

  • WJack In The Box

    Shaco creates a hidden animated Jack-in-the-Box. When triggered, it will fear and attack nearby enemies.

  • ETwo-Shiv Poison

    Shaco's Shivs passively poison targets on hit, slowing their Move Speed. He can throw his Shivs to deal damage and poison the target. The thrown Shiv deals bonus damage if the target is below 30% health.

  • RHallucinate

    Shaco creates an illusion of himself near him, which can attack nearby enemies (Deals reduced damage to turrets). Upon death, it explodes, spawning three mini Jack in the Boxes and dealing damage to nearby enemies.