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How to Win Shaco vs Vel'Koz Counter MatchupShaco is in the a tier of champions

Shaco vs Vel'Koz

How to Beat Vel'Koz as Shaco in LoLShaco is in the a tier of champions
Assassin
Mage

How to Beat Vel'Koz as Shaco

based on 2,842 Shaco vs Vel'Koz matchups
Win Rate
49.3 %
K/D/A
2.4
Pick Rate
2.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of recently ranked League rounds each and every week. In our dataset, Shaco engaged Vel'Koz 2842 times. Having so many matchups for Shaco vs Vel'Koz provides us confidence in our capability to provide actionable statistics and a pro build to defeat your enemy. This particular pairing is fairly rare. Shaco is forced to battle against Vel'Koz in only 2.1% of his rounds.

Shaco vs Vel'Koz Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Shaco has done a poor job of beating Vel'Koz. On average, he wins a acceptable 49.3% of the time the champions face off with each other in. In Shaco versus Vel'Koz rounds, Shaco’s team is 0.1% more likely to get first blood. This implies that he probably will get first blood against Vel'Koz.

Best Shaco vs Vel'Koz Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsDagger

Core Shaco Items

~22 Mins
Serylda's GrudgeProfane HydraOpportunity

Optional Items

Edge of NightMalignanceBlade of The Ruined KingInfinity Edge

Summoner Spells

summonerexhaust summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Shaco to level upw
>
Second ability for Shaco to level upe
>
Last skill for Shaco to max outq

Runes

DominationHail of BladesSudden ImpactEyeball CollectionRelentless Hunter
PrecisionLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Shaco's passive ability p
Shaco's q ability q
Shaco's w ability w
Shaco's e ability e
Shaco's ultimate ability r
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W
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Q
3
E
4
W
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W
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R
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W
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Guide to Countering Vel'Koz as Shaco

Tips for Playing as Shaco against Vel'Koz

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.

Backstab's damage can be increased with increased Critical Damage effects like Infinity Edge.

Advice to Win Against Vel'Koz

Vel'Koz has fairly low mobility and is vulnerable to ganks.

Vel'Koz is very dangerous if left alone in a fight. Try to focus him down early.

Life Form Disintegration Ray can be interrupted by stuns, silences and knockups.

Shaco vs Vel'Koz Counter Stats

Shaco Image
Win Rate
49.3 %
VS
Win Rate
50.7 %
Vel'Koz Image
7.7
< Kills >
5.8
6.5
< Deaths >
6.6
7.9
< Assists >
8.7
1.78
< Killing Sprees >
1.36
36
< Minions Killed >
95
1.08
< Dragons Killed >
0.09
0.39
< Inhibitors >
0.42
8,432
< Physical Damage >
558
9,595
< Magic Damage >
18,184
1,631
< True Damage >
5,713
19,659
< Damage Dealt >
24,455
27,611
< Damage Taken >
19,473
11,805
< Gold Earned >
10,886
1.11
< Towers >
1.65
0.25
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
9,546
< Total Healing >
1,890
13,651
< Experience >
12,960
31
< Vision Score >
46
10
< Wards Placed >
21
610
< Time Dealing CC >
217

How to Counter Vel'Koz with Shaco in LoL

The stats shown on this page emphasize several important Shaco versus Vel'Koz matchup stats that may help you interpret the distinctions between the pair. As an example, Shaco’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Vel'Koz’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Shaco may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Vel'Koz..

Shaco normally has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his foe does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Vel'Koz. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also show that the champion with higher health has less agility and thus is unable to flee from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Shaco and Vel'Koz

Damage Types Compared

Shaco
Vel'Koz
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Shaco
Vel'Koz

Who is Better, Shaco or Vel'Koz?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Shaco usually fairs equally well when taking on Vel'Koz, with a 49.3% win rate. Therefore, Shaco makes an ok counter to Vel'Koz.

While Shaco does have a lower win rate than Vel'Koz, when on opposite teams, Shaco also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more complex champion to learn. You should be careful when picking Shaco into Vel'Kozas his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Shaco has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Vel'Koz. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Shaco vs Vel'Koz matchups, Vel'Koz is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.

Shaco is a somewhat poor counter for Vel'Koz. Focus your tactics on increasing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Shaco against Vel'Koz.

Other Champion Matchups Against Shaco

Shaco Loses Against

NilahNilah44.2% winrateLilliaLillia45.5% winrateBriarBriar45.7% winrateZyraZyra46.1% winrate

Shaco Wins Against

YuumiYuumi55.5% winrateNidaleeNidalee54.6% winrateZeriZeri54.1% winrateZoeZoe54.1% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Shaco Players

How We Calculated Our Shaco vs Vel'Koz Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Vel'Koz as Shaco, we analyzed 2,842 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Vel'Koz as Shaco comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

Other Useful Resources

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Shaco in order to counter Vel'Koz during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips shown above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Shaco on average accumulates less CS compared to Vel'Koz. Champs who typically don't earn much CS often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values displayed on this page to do well.

The best items to focus on in your Shaco versus Vel'Koz build consist of Serylda's Grudge, Profane Hydra, and Opportunity. When Shaco incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better when facing Vel'Koz than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Shaco boasted an average winrate of 49.3% when countering Vel'Koz with this counter build.

To have the greatest probability of beating Vel'Koz as Shaco, Shaco players should take the Hail of Blades, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Relentless Hunter, Legend: Alacrity, and Coup de Grace runes from the Domination and Precision rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players picked for Shaco vs Vel'Koz clashes, this mixture of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 49.3% winrate overall.

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