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Shaco Jungle build & stats

Assassin B 1,262 games · patch 16.18
Win rate
48.9%
Pick rate
4.7%
Ban rate
18.2%
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 16.18

Solid sample

Finish these three

Blackfire Torch
Blackfire Torch
2,800 gold
Imperial Mandate
Imperial Mandate
2,400 gold
Liandry's Torment
Liandry's Torment
3,000 gold
8,200 gold
54.5% WR 11 games

Boots

Berserker's Greaves
Berserker's Greaves
1,100 gold
65.9% 41 games

Runes

Sorcery Sorcery + Precision Precision
62.5% WR
16 games · 1% 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

Summoner spells

Smite Ignite
52.6% 137 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 48.9% of games as Jungle on patch 16.18 (1,262 games).
  • Most common core: Blackfire Torch → Imperial Mandate → Liandry's Torment — 52% win rate over 108 games.
  • Take Hail of Blades as keystone: picked in 55% of games with a 48% win rate.
  • Best matchup: Jarvan IV (73% over 26 games). Hardest: Rammus (25% over 12 games) — consider a ban or a different pick when you see it.
  • Banned in 18% of games — have a backup pick ready.

Items

Most common sets of three completed items

Core build

Blackfire Torch
Blackfire Torch
Imperial Mandate
Imperial Mandate
Liandry's Torment
Liandry's Torment
54.5% WR
11 games · 1% pick
Infinity Edge
Infinity Edge
Lord Dominik's Regards
Lord Dominik's Regards
Youmuu's Ghostblade
Youmuu's Ghostblade
60.0% WR
5 games · 0% pick
Mortal Reminder
Mortal Reminder
Youmuu's Ghostblade
Youmuu's Ghostblade
Umbral Glaive
Umbral Glaive
40.0% WR
5 games · 0% pick

Boots

Ionian Boots of Lucidity
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
51.6% WR
64 games · 5% pick
Berserker's Greaves
Berserker's Greaves
65.9% WR
41 games · 3% pick
Boots of Swiftness
Boots of Swiftness
36.4% WR
11 games · 1% pick

Legendary items by win rate

ItemWin ratePick
63.6% 3% (44)
63.6% 2% (22)
60.9% 4% (46)
59.5% 3% (37)
58.3% 1% (12)
55.2% 2% (29)
52.0% 4% (50)
51.4% 3% (35)
50.0% 2% (20)
42.9% 2% (21)
36.4% 2% (22)
35.7% 1% (14)

Runes

Most played full pages and keystone win rates

Sorcery Sorcery + Precision Precision
62.5% WR
16 games · 1% 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
58.3% WR
12 games · 1% pick
Hail of Blades Sudden Impact Grisly Mementos Relentless Hunter Coup de Grace Legend: Alacrity
Domination Domination + Precision Precision
40.0% WR
10 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. 51.1%7% pick
  • Arcane Comet Arcane Comet Damaging a champion with an ability hurls a damaging comet at their location. 54.3%3% pick
  • Dark Harvest Dark Harvest Damaging a low health champion inflicts adaptive damage and harvests a soul from the victim. 62.5%1% pick
  • Deathfire Touch Deathfire Touch Damaging a champion with an ability burns them over time. 40.0%0% pick

Summoner spells

  • Smite Ignite Smite + Ignite 52.6%11% pick
  • Flash Smite Flash + Smite 50.0%1% pick

Abilities & skill order

  • 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.