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Issyl·10/26/2015, 11:16:40 PM·1 votes·581 views

Please I'm on my knees here. I've had 3 Shacos in my team the past day and all of them I called "You're gonna be useless in team fights, and you'll handicap us"

Idk what it is that Shaco players defend about the champ. His split push pressure isn't good, he's easily stopped. He shows up late in a team fight like most assassins do, he'll get burned in 2 seconds right away. In a close game where there's good front lines on the opposing side, he can't even perform an assassin's job.

So enlighten me, Shaco mains. What is it about that champ that you pick him over the more useful, other junglers? There's Yi who can split push just as good and HE can actually fight a little longer I.E.

It's like, alright we have a Shaco on our team, we know he's gonna be dead weight coming 25 minutes. And it gets worse as it goes from that time. Oh he gets his team fed early? Oh goodness freaking VI has a gap closing interrupt and she does damage! And she's useful late game. Let's take a look at Rek Sai. Gap closer knock up. Damage. Useful late game. Lee Sin. Gap Closer, burst and slow. Much more useful than Shaco late game.

Do you think Shaco needs a rework or be simply taken out of the game so people can actually progress and reach their season goals? Instead of carrying around a literal joke of a champion that is dead weight?

Rant over.

3 Comments

what you deserve10/27/2015, 2:34:04 AM1 votes

He's very good if you know how to use him. His boxes give vision for a considerable amount of time (assuming nobody steps on them) and his early ganks are ridiculous. He can splitpush pretty well lategame as well. Your problem is just that nobody in your elo knows how to play him well.

Choaru10/29/2015, 5:22:42 PM1 votes

Well from playing Shaco quite a lot, and from him being my favorite champ. Shaco is an assassin who is terrible at team fighting, he excels at catching people out and killing them. (Like Kha'Zix) He is sort of like Evelynn where if he does not get early/mid game kills his late game is basically limited to split pushing. (I have a tendency to make up for my shit early game by getting fed mid game). A good Shaco will never get caught split pushing, but it also depends on your team as well. When I split push as Shaco, I can't express how important it is for my team to keep vision of the enemy while I do it.

Unlike Yasuo, Zed, and Rengo, Shaco cannot carry games as easy as them. He needs team coordination and a lack of team coordination on the enemy team.

So yes, your statement of "You're going to be useless in team fights, and you'll handicap us" is true and false at the same time. Don't expect Shaco to be anywhere near team fights unless he is fed, but it is your job as a team to not engage in fights where it is going to be a slaughter.

Tbh I love Shaco's kit and his playstyle. I love him as a champ :) A good Shaco will give the enemy team hell early game, deprive the enemy jungler of their farm, and get himself fed to the point where he can one combo their APC and ADC.

You gotta play the Shaco to learn how to work with Shaco.