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Shaco Jungle build & stats

Assassin A 4,444 games · patch 16.17
Win rate
50.6%
Pick rate
4.7%
Ban rate
14.7%
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 16.17

Solid sample

Start with

Gustwalker Hatchling
Gustwalker Hatchling
450 gold
Health Potion
Health Potion
50 gold
54.8% 31 games

Build in this order

Blackfire Torch 1
Blackfire Torch
2,800 gold
Liandry's Torment 2
Liandry's Torment
3,000 gold
Imperial Mandate 3
Imperial Mandate
2,400 gold
8,200 gold
55.6% WR 9 games

Boots

Plated Steelcaps
Plated Steelcaps
1,200 gold
58.8% 17 games

Runes

Domination Domination + Inspiration Inspiration
65.0% WR
20 games · 0% 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
Inspiration Inspiration
Magical Footwear Hextech Flashtraption Cash Back
Triple Tonic Biscuit Delivery Time Warp Tonic
Jack Of All Trades Cosmic Insight Approach Velocity
Shards
Adaptive Force Attack Speed Ability Haste
Adaptive Force Move Speed Health Scaling
Health Tenacity and Slow Resist Health Scaling

Summoner spells

Flash Smite
57.1% 35 games

Max order

Two-Shiv Poison E Deceive Q Jack In The Box W
72.4% 29 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 50.6% of games as Jungle on patch 16.17 (4,444 games).
  • Most common core: Blackfire Torch → Liandry's Torment → Imperial Mandate — 43% win rate over 21 games.
  • Take Hail of Blades as keystone: picked in 41% of games with a 50% win rate.
  • Best matchup: Pantheon (70% over 10 games). Hardest: Malphite (31% over 13 games) — consider a ban or a different pick when you see it.
  • Shaco scales: 56% win rate after 35 minutes versus 48% before 25. Farm safely early and never surrender.

Items

Core build in purchase order (from match timelines)

Core build

Blackfire Torch 1
Blackfire Torch
Liandry's Torment 2
Liandry's Torment
Imperial Mandate 3
Imperial Mandate
55.6% WR
9 games · 0% pick
Blackfire Torch 1
Blackfire Torch
Imperial Mandate 2
Imperial Mandate
Liandry's Torment 3
Liandry's Torment
20.0% WR
5 games · 0% pick
Umbral Glaive 1
Umbral Glaive
Voltaic Cyclosword 2
Voltaic Cyclosword
Lord Dominik's Regards 3
Lord Dominik's Regards
80.0% WR
5 games · 0% pick

Starting items

Gustwalker Hatchling
Gustwalker Hatchling
51.0% WR
49 games · 1% pick
Gustwalker Hatchling
Gustwalker Hatchling
Health Potion
Health Potion
54.8% WR
31 games · 1% pick
Scorchclaw Pup
Scorchclaw Pup
53.8% WR
26 games · 1% pick

Boots

Ionian Boots of Lucidity
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
51.5% WR
406 games · 9% pick
Berserker's Greaves
Berserker's Greaves
55.5% WR
254 games · 6% pick
Boots of Swiftness
Boots of Swiftness
56.0% WR
75 games · 2% pick

Legendary items by win rate

ItemWin ratePick
63.8% 3% (127)
62.2% 2% (90)
60.0% 4% (195)
56.6% 3% (152)
56.0% 2% (91)
55.5% 5% (211)
55.4% 1% (56)
53.6% 3% (153)
53.0% 7% (298)
52.0% 7% (329)
51.5% 9% (379)
51.1% 7% (319)

Runes

Most played full pages and keystone win rates

Sorcery Sorcery + Precision Precision
53.1% WR
128 games · 3% 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
Sorcery Sorcery + Precision Precision
48.4% WR
95 games · 2% pick
Arcane Comet Axiom Arcanist Transcendence Gathering Storm Legend: Haste Cut Down
Domination Domination + Precision Precision
52.5% WR
61 games · 1% pick
Hail of Blades Sudden Impact Sixth Sense Relentless Hunter Legend: Alacrity Cut Down

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. 52.7%10% pick
  • Arcane Comet Arcane Comet Damaging a champion with an ability hurls a damaging comet at their location. 52.4%7% pick
  • Dark Harvest Dark Harvest Damaging a low health champion inflicts adaptive damage and harvests a soul from the victim. 46.6%2% pick
  • Deathfire Touch Deathfire Touch Damaging a champion with an ability burns them over time. 41.7%0% pick

Summoner spells

  • Smite Ignite Smite + Ignite 52.0%18% pick
  • Flash Smite Flash + Smite 57.1%1% pick
  • Exhaust Smite Exhaust + Smite 28.6%0% pick

Abilities & skill order

Which ability to max first, from match timelines

Jack In The Box W Two-Shiv Poison E Deceive Q 51.9%52 games
Two-Shiv Poison E Deceive Q Jack In The Box W 72.4%29 games
Deceive Q Two-Shiv Poison E Jack In The Box W 50.0%4 games

Most common first three levels: W → Q → E (54%), W → Q → W (53%), W → E → Q (50%).

  • 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.