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Runes, masteries, skill order and items on this page mirror what is actually being played in Classic on patch 26.16, not a reconstruction of a 2013 patch.
+0.95 attack damage×9
+1.41 armor×9
+0.15 magic resist per level (+2.7 at champion level 18)×9
+1.5% movement speed×3Favorable
Unfavorable
Skill Leveling Order
Max order E → W → QQQQQQWWWWWEEEEE
RRRMax in the order E → W → Q, taking R at 6, 11 and 16.
Item Build
Live Classic, patch 26.16Data collected 2026-08-16Build path · Hunter's Machete → Health Potion → Berserker's Greaves → Infinity Edge → Wriggle's Lantern → Statikk Shiv
Open with Hunter's Machete + Health Potion.Berserker's Greaves››
Masteries
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0/121 points into Offense to push early damage share.
AP Shaco, poking with Two-Shiv Poison and owning the jungle through boxes.
+0.87 magic penetration×9+1.41 armor×9
+1.34 magic resist×9
+2.01 magic penetration×3Skill Leveling Order
Max order E → Q → WQQQQQWWWWWEEEEERRRMax in the order E → Q → W.
Item Build
Off-meta buildBuild path · Hunter's Machete → Health Potion → Sorcerer's Shoes → Rabadon's Deathcap → Void Staff → Zhonya's Hourglass
An off-meta build people actually run in Classic. Stat sites do not track it, so this one is curated from how the abilities scale in this patch — treat it as a starting point, not measured data.
Sorcerer's Shoes››
Masteries
Open in simulator →1/10/44/40/20/44/40/12/30/11/10/20/23/31/10/10/34/41/10/10/30/40/20/30/30/10/20/20/10/10/10/30/30/10/30/10/10/11/10/33/31/10/13/30/30/20/41/10/30/10/20/40/30/10/10/30/121/0/9 split, shaped around the ability this build actually scales.
Playstyle
Two-Shiv Poison carries a high ability power ratio and a long throw range, so a Deathcap alone makes the poke worth casting on cooldown. Jack in the Box holds chokepoints for both vision and entry, and Deceive still opens or exits the fight. You give up the auto-attack scaling in exchange for landing one E on a back line and leaving.
Base Stats
Lv1 · growth · Lv18Skills
Passive · Q · W · E · R
Shaco deals 20% bonus damage when striking a unit from behind.
Shaco becomes invisible and teleports to target location. His next attack is guaranteed to critically strike.
Shaco creates an animated Jack-in-the-Box at target location, which will wait, invisible, to Fear nearby units and attack them when some come nearby.
Shaco's Shivs passively poison targets on hit, slowing them and applying a miss chance to minions. He can throw his Shivs to deal damage and poison the target.
Shaco creates an illusion of himself near him, which can attack nearby enemies. (Deals half damage to turrets.) Upon death, it explodes, dealing damage to nearby enemies.
Champion Tips
Riot officialPlaying as
- Using Deceive over terrain can help you make a clean escape.
- Try getting items with on-hit effects. These will also benefit your Hallucination clone.
- Deceive's damage can be increased with increased Critical Damage effects like Infinity Edge.
Playing against
- If Shaco is doing well early-game, it is worth the investment to buy Vision Wards.
- If Shaco uses Deceive to enter a fight he won't be able to quickly use it again to get away. Work with your team to quickly focus him down.
Frequently Asked
The quick answers, straight from this buildWhat runes for Shaco?
Marks Greater Mark of Attack Damage 9, Seals Greater Seal of Armor 9, Glyphs Greater Glyph of Scaling Magic Resist 9, Quints Greater Quintessence of Movement Speed 3
What mastery setup for Shaco?
21/0/9 split. 21 points into Offense to push early damage share.
What is Shaco’s skill order?
Max in the order E → W → Q, taking R whenever available. Max in the order E → W → Q, taking R at 6, 11 and 16.
What is Shaco’s item build?
Start: Hunter's Machete + Health Potion → Boots: Berserker's Greaves → Core: Infinity Edge · Wriggle's Lantern · Statikk Shiv
How do you build AP Shaco?
AP Jungle — Hunter's Machete → Health Potion → Sorcerer's Shoes → Rabadon's Deathcap → Void Staff → Zhonya's Hourglass. AP Shaco, poking with Two-Shiv Poison and owning the jungle through boxes.
Who is Shaco weak against?
Lee Sin
Lore
Most would say that death isn't funny. It isn't, unless you're Shaco - then it's hysterical. He is Valoran's first fully functioning homicidal comic; he jests until someone dies, and then he laughs. The figure that has come to be known as the Demon ...
