Shaco (Low Elo)

dismembered·Jun 30, 2016·1 votes·694 views

It may just be me and my faults as but i almost always seem to have a great early game but can never win. I usually invade and get first blood, steal some camps, then gank a lane (most of the time successfully) and snowball atleast one lane. Before ten minutes I generally have around 3 kills and 2 assists by 6 minutes. But towards late game I turn into this suicide bomber to q in and assassinate their strongest carry. But their team will collapse and kill me and it's a 4v4. I would split push but low elo players struggle to cooperate with that. So i'm left with a good kdr, decent farm, and a fed teammate or two but can never grasp the victory. Any advice? Thank you! [slayer-pantheon-thumbs]

8 Comments

Mr Broken WingsJun 30, 20161 votes

Hm, shacos lategame actually is pretty decent if ahead, he oneshots things, the trick is to get picks and not straight up 5 v 5 or be the first who engages. Shaco needs a lot of practise, youll get the hang out of it with enough games, I personally love shaco in low elo because people dont seem to handle him pretty well. People go to farm lanes alone ALL THE TIME in low elo and shaco can abuse that, you just need to be 1 step ahead of your enemies in that aspect. Good luck :)

dismemberedJun 30, 20161 votes

Thank you :) I'll keep trying. Appreciate it :D

Horse GrenadesJun 30, 20161 votes

I hate shaco mains

Darth Pixy MisaJul 1, 20161 votes

Please remember Shaco is a assassin. Just show up on a flank place a box and wait to pounce (your opponent will engage eventually). Honestly Low Elo does not know when to not take a fight and to stall. While Trick2g can be annoying sometimes and isn't the best jungler, his message is sound. Learn the Way of DGates and then you will know how to, take away your opponents winning conditions, What to do when the idiots on your team take a fight too early and lose badly, When to back off and how to determine if a gank is a waste of time. Shaclone is a great player to watch too for Shaco gameplay.

dismemberedJul 9, 20161 votes

I don't like Trick very much either but he is right, thanks for the great advice :)

EndlessSorcererJul 1, 20161 votes

Shaco isn't great at teamfighting unless he's really ahead.

I'd recommend focusing on ganks early-game (and farming in between).

Afterwards, transition into a split-pusher with your stealth/blink and your boxes for vision and to secure escape routes. They won't be able to kill you (since you can always just run away) and you will be drawing them away from your team.

dismemberedJul 9, 20161 votes

Great advice, thank you :D