LCShaco Current Status
Shaco was last added in Patch 26.15 ().
Ability Details
Shaco deals 20% bonus damage when attacking from behind.
Shaco becomes invisible and teleports to target location. His next attack is guaranteed to critically strike.
Shaco creates a trap that becomes Invisible after 2 seconds and lasts for 60 seconds. It activates when an enemy comes near Fearing nearby enemies for 0.5/0.75/1/1.25/1.5 seconds. Once activated, the trap fires at nearby enemies for 5 seconds, dealing 35/50/65/80/95 (+20% AP) magic damage.
Passive: While this Ability is off Cooldown, Shaco's Attacks Slow the target by 10/15/20/25/30% for 2 seconds. Also reduces minions' chance to hit by 20/22.5/25/27.5/30% for 2 seconds. Active: Shaco throws a shiv, dealing 50/90/130/170/210 (+100% AD) (+100% AP) magic damage to target enemy and Slowing by 10/15/20/25/30% for 3 seconds.
Shaco vanishes briefly and reappears with a clone that lasts up to 18 seconds. The clone deals 75% of Shaco's damage and receives 50% increased damage. On death, the clone detonates, dealing 300/450/600 (+100% AP) magic damage to nearby enemies.
Base Stats
Build Guide
Shaco Build Guide (Jungle)
Shaco wins the game in the loading screen if the enemy tilts easily: level-two ganks out of Deceive, boxes that own every objective fight, and a Hallucinate clone that turns 1v1s into rigged coin flips.
Summoner Spells


Runes All Classic runes →
9x Mark of Lethality (+1.25 Lethality)
9x Seal of Armor (+1 Armor)
9x Glyph of Scaling Magic Resist (+0.2 Magic Resist per level (+3.6 at champion level 18))
3x Quintessence of Attack Damage (+2.25 Attack Damage)
Armor penetration makes Deceive backstabs and Two-Shiv poison chunk squishy targets from the first gank.
Masteries 21/9/0 Full mastery trees →
21/9/0 assassin page: Shaco's entire game plan is early physical burst - the offense tree is that plan.
Skill Order R > E > W > Q
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q | Q | Q | Q | Q | ||||||||||||||
| W | W | W | W | W | ||||||||||||||
| E | E | E | E | E | ||||||||||||||
| R | R | R |
Boxes first - stack them before the first camp spawns - then max Two-Shiv for gank damage; Deceive stays a one-point blink.
Item Build
Early goals
Wriggle's for sustain and a free ward; the Brutalizer for gank burst.
Core build
Youmuu's is the Shaco item - burst, speed and cooldowns; Infinity Edge makes backstab crits absurd.
Boots
Mobility for the map-wide menace act; Mercury's Treads if they lock you down on arrival.
Situational
Phantom Dancer to keep critting, Bloodthirster for duels, Guardian Angel and Quicksilver Sash to survive being hunted.
Example final build
A crit-assassin jungle build.
Item path informed in part by the League of Legends Wiki's 2013 strategy page (CC BY-SA).
Shaco Changes
Patch 26.15
newShaco added to League Classic
Added to League Classic at launch.
[New] Champion
- Shaco joins the League Classic roster with their classic-era kit.
Related League Classic Champions
Shaco League Classic FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
- When was Shaco last changed in League Classic?
- Shaco was last added in League Classic Patch 26.15, released July 29, 2026.
- How many times has Shaco been buffed or nerfed in League Classic?
- Shaco has been changed in 1 League Classic patch.
- Was Shaco changed in League Classic Patch 26.16?
- No - Shaco was not changed in Patch 26.16. Its most recent change was in Patch 26.15.
- When was Shaco released in League Classic?
- Shaco was released in League Classic in Patch 26.15 on July 29, 2026.
