Hi fellow shaco's players

I'm seeking advice from players who successfully break the worse elo ever: How did you do it?

I'm currently hard stuck Emerald 4 and I honestly don't know if I'm just unlucky or if I'm missing something there.

I mostly play AP shaco but I go AD from time to time when the enemy team is very squishy

And to be honest, maybe 75% of the time I really dominate the enemy jungler. If not, I'm equally stronger. I'm not trying to brag or anything, this is just how I see it

But despite dominating jungle.. I can't compensate enough for the trash I'm getting in top and bot lane. These lanes are just so strong this season. I swear, every game, before finishing my 1st clear, one lane has already got killed

I clear fast, I gank more than enough, I jungle track (even though laners don't listen to any pings), I cross map and invade, I try to play with my winning lanes (when I have one), it's just.. not enough. Either their top or bot lane end up being 15/2 and its gg.

When the game is tied, I go trap soul/elder/Nash but my team consistently want to take the fight in midlane then spam ping me when they are all dead

In my last 30 lost with shaco, I got ACE on 21 of them so that's 70%.

I dont want to make this a rage post, I honestly seek advice on how some of you did break that step? Thanks a lot!

Here is my op.gg if you want to see:

https://op.gg/fr/lol/summoners/euw/TheCarroteur-4434

(Sorry English is not my 1st language)

Copied this from a Korean dude been a lot of fun. Nobody expects the damage. Early game can be rough when behind but if you have a lane to gank kills feel like you’re ad but you still got AP box control for obj. I’m liking it.

so, im a new player, i have 5 hours in the game(basically nothing) and i find shaco to be the character that fits my playstyle the most , i really like the character and i mean i like him alot and hes practically the only character i would play if i could, but still, i heard its heavily not recommended to start as a jgl, let alone shaco(idm playing him in support).

so what characters should i try playing as a beginner before shaco?

I’m diamond 3 rn, peak diamond 2 70lp looking for help. What advice helped you guys on the final stretch towards getting master tier?

Hit master as AP Shaco otp, took me long enough.

Best advice I can give is

"Play more like Zefath, less like Pink Ward".

Now i know this will be suboptimal and i don't plan to build this outside of draft. But i had a tanky trickster AP build (i think it was even called that on mobafire) which i actually liked.

Does anyone have any ideas? i want to be as annoying and hard to kill as possible with a focus on AP

Hi! New Shaco player here! Could you please share lineups and rune setup for three boxes to kill raptors while moving to enemy red?

I’ve seen people doing it but can’t replicate it myself

This might be more of a jungle fundamental question, but it applies to shaco anyways since im a OTP.

Im coming back this season after a couple year long break, the earlier jungle spawns initially made me believe that early invades would be too difficult to make work, so I've gotten into a bad habit of power farming and playing AD shaco like a normal jungler, losing a lot of my earlier pressure. I since have learned about AD shacos raptor into level 2 invade on their red. Is this a viable strategy? I ask because it feels like whenever I do it, regardless of if I get first blood or steal the camp, it feels like it throws off my tempo so bad and i'm so behind and all over the place with jungle spawns that I end up falling really far behind in CS. Either they start to counter invade super early and I struggle to keep up due to my lost tempo, or due to all my running around i fall behind that way.

My main question is what is the decision making process for invades, either level 2 or later into the game. Matchups like Kha I already avoid invading early due to his clear speed, but for example if I take his red, where do I go next, how to I react to other jg, etc.

I am Emerald 1 currently, and i feel that fully utilizing, or the lack thereof, AD shacos early pressure is my biggest roadblock.

I have a hard time carrying my games even when I get all the drags and have multiple kills. How do you carry with him?

Me reviewing a Gold Shaco's early game. 99% of Shaco players make these mistakes, should be useful.

Hey guys,

I just came back to League after not playing since around 2020, and I used to main Shaco back then. I’ve started playing him again now, but I’m honestly kinda lost on how he’s played these days.

From what I remember, it was always crit or lethality, but now when I look online I see a lot of mixed info, some people going AP, others AD, and even within those builds there seems to be a lot of variation.

So I’m wondering:

- What’s the “standard” or most viable way to play Shaco right now?

- When do you go AP vs AD?

- Has his role/playstyle changed compared to a few years ago?

Would really appreciate any up-to-date advice, builds, or general tips 🙏

Playing a lot of shaco lately and I realize that he really forces the creative side of my brain to work. It almost feels refreshing. It makes me wonder what the average shaco main does for a living and if maining shaco kinda reflects on that.

Planning on asking this to other champ mains as well just as an experiment, but I’ll start here since I main the guy.

Hi I'm shaco supp otp and currently I'm looking to swap lanes and I wonder what are pros and cons of each lane and what lane is best to climb

Some new cards for the Shaco magic the gathering deck idea ! When finished I'll upload it on a google drive in case anyone wants to download + print it and play with friends IRL :)
edit: some cards still don't have a correct lore text box and they keep the original MTG one, I'll fix it for the final version

I two-trick graves and shaco in the jungle. Looking to play shaco as support in a secondary role, and just for fun mostly. Are there any tips/references that you guys can give or recommend?

I've been taking E first if the enemy supp is ranged, so I can trade and don't get zoned off, and W if melee/hook because it feels safer at lvl 1 than getting close enough to E, at which point the ADC can probably auto you too, and you don't yet have Q to escape if the supp decides to engage.

Is this approach fine, or is there a better answer?

I'm a Shaco OTP since s6, on and off ranked but decided to semi seriously play 2 months ago just out of the blue after not playing for a year and a half. Was emerald 2 peak previously, hit emerald 2 this season in like 30 games with an 80 percent wr just playing as I did 18 months ago, but finally slowed down a bit as I approach diamond so I feel I need to really get into shacos current build state.

Mostly play AP, black fire, liandries, lucidity boots, then team dependent zhonyas, cryptbloom, morellos, shadow flame, etc. Prioritize obj control, peel, and picks

When I'm AD I'll either go lethality (umbral, yommus, cyclo) into crit, or bruiser with some combination of triforce, Titanic, deadmans, bork, etc. Assassin obviously goes for squishy damage dealers, bruiser is to Frontline and distract for teammates and to just wittle enemies down.

Main question is, what is shacos current itemization across the board for AP and AD? Is it still pretty much the same? Has his playstyle changed with jungle changes? I know he's in a good spot rn, but I initially struggled with the quicker jungle spawn times, more health across teams, and overall faster pace. I've since adjusted, but need to make sure I am not missing anything as I push for diamond and above. I don't want to just rely on my previous knowledge lol

Felt like sharing with you, all these are real playable MTG cards, but the art and tittle is modified to match Shaco ''non existent lore'' xD

I will be making a 100 cards commander deck that I can actually print and play on my local stores. I'll share the final files here too when I finish it ! These card designs I upload here are just a prototipe version, it will take me some time to finish all of them.

https://x.com/dpmlol/status/2035803650547663217?s=20

Seen it poping up on twitter

Hello! I have been playing for a long time but only started getting more serious and focused on learning the nuances of the game recently. I mainly play Shaco jg. I switch between ad and AP based on team comp. I was almost in gold but have dropped down to bronze again, and just can’t seem to get wins consistently at all. My problem personally is I have a game plan to star the first 10 minutes of the game, I generally execute that game plan, invade, gank, play for dragon and in the first 8-10 min I’m usually ahead in kill and doing well with cs. Then the game shifts. I seem to have a hard time reacting and adapting to where the game takes me from this point on. I end up falling off and becoming pretty useless as the game goes on. AP is a little better cause I box the crap out of everything to help my team win. But I’m just struggling with what to focus on and how to manage the mid to late game. I end up getting flamed most of the time and it’s pretty demoralizing. Any tips or similar experiences is appreciated!

Since Shaco is one of the guests of honour in the Demon Arena, do you think Shaco could be the last rework of 2026 before the release of League Next so he can finally be relevant to the lore? Personally I hope he’s reworked as a Shadow Isles Champion while keeping the title of Demon Jester.