shaco is a toxic champion because he promotes proper play and punishes poor play

Strong sample there.

Could have anything to do with your team being able to make up for what you lack. Or maybe your mind is just in sync with this kit and it comes natural to you. Or the enemy was bad. Or two and a half years ago he had quite a few nerfs undone and is a shell of that time.

He does have a high skill cap, but most people look it over. Clone micro and strategic box placement takes a lot of skill and knowledge, not to mention takes a lot of learning and practice.

The general community simply isn't used to dealing with Shaco, which makes the skill requirements low at lower tiers. Warding against a Shaco is a bit different than warding against other junglers, (I don't just mean pinks, but where to place wards if you don't want to be ganked) which is something a lot of people don't seem to know.

And if you don't want to take my word for it, ask the Diamond to Challenger Shaco mains.

There are ways to counter play Shaco and there does exist a counterpick as well.

I'd agree that Twitch is toxic because he sprays you with disease inducing toxic waste filled fluids from the sewers, but that's not the point. The stealth champions are not as bad of a problem as a lot of people make them out to be.

It's just that there's a large portion of the community that hasn't learned to deal with them. As well as a large portion that hasn't learned to not overextend. Because that's what makes stealth based gankers super strong. People overextend and don't see them coming, thus causing themselves to die.

He gives up a lot for his stealth.

Q is very weak in terms of damage till you get a few ranks. E is his only real damage move in a gank.

This is why ignite/smite is generally what he runs with. Because he alone does not do enough damage to be a threat. Those who take him in solo lanes and win do so by getting them into traps or slowly poking them down with E.

We lack tools for stealth because that's the point. But good warding is so heavily put into how league is played that anyone who can bypass normal warding needs to have their kit VERY balanced otherwise they're OP useless. There is little gray area.

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How is this different than Zac, J4, Lee Sin, Amumu and Kha'Zix? All of these have a form of long range gap closing that can be used from areas you may not of expected. Only difference is that they're decent upon your champion is more telegraphed than a poof of smoke. But all of them will easily out damage Shaco.

Throw in champions with good ults that go with this and you'll find champions that tend to be more toxic than Shaco by quite a bit. Vi is a monster in assassin metas. While bringing damage and mobility of her own.

Because they don't do it while invisible.