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How Do I Have Impact as Shaco Past the 15:00 Mark?

Meep Man·4/29/2015, 11:30:35 PM·1 votes·1,024 views

I've been playing Shaco a little bit, and in all the matches I have played it seems like once it hits middle game, the impact I have on a game drops dramatically to split-pushing. Back in Season 4, this wasn't much of a problem since Shaco was one of the best split-pushers but now with the addition of Tank Split Pushing options and an overall increase in minion strength, it seems like Shaco is only mediocre in split pushing. Shaco's burst has also been much more ignorable due to an increase in defensive stats and with the increase in Tanks, he is much more easily affected by crowd control. I know people say Katarina and Master Yi are vulnerable to crowd control, but Shaco has no way of getting out once he goes of any kind and he has no way of avoiding it besides a god-like timing of pressing R.

Shaco is really good at ganking early game, I know, but I am asking how should I play him when you don't really gank anymore?

10 Comments

Renaille4/29/2015, 11:32:26 PM1 votes

Assassinate squishies.

Frank The Dank4/29/2015, 11:36:21 PM1 votes

Shaco isn't very good in this meta especially since everyone is playing tank junglers so he basically becomes a splitpusher or is completely useless throughout the game.

Thresh 2 Fresh4/29/2015, 11:37:09 PM1 votes

Split pushing, split pushing, split pushing. And preparing for drag and baron (ward and gather the team there). Shaco is amazing at split pushing because he is so hard to stop. You can set up boxes around exits to secure your escape as well as your deceive Q. Eventually the enemy team will need to collapse around your position to stop you which is good because they will be focused on you and not the rest of your team, allowing them to get objectives. Shaco is a nuisance champion, you want to be causing pressure around the map at all times and be uncatchable while doing it. If you want more tips watch Shaclone on youtube. He is the best Shaco player in the world man

AwesomeChad4/29/2015, 11:38:44 PM1 votes

Shaco is an assassin. So do what assassins do best: Pick people off in 1v1s and split push.

Bemapon4/29/2015, 11:43:02 PM1 votes

Keeping pressure on the map, Securing objectives, getting picks.

Also a lot of people underestimate shaco's teamfight potential. He can ignore the front line and take out the back line fairly safely. As Shaco your job is not to carry so also in teamfights if you can get attention off of your carries, that can win a teamfight.

usul12024/29/2015, 11:57:19 PM1 votes

Mind games. Play all the mind games with the other team. split push a lane. walk into a bush, clone walks out and heads mid, and resets while they can't see it in the jungle. Then you split push with clone while you farm the jungle where they can't see you. Shit like that, that leaves them guessing and unable to go after you/even walk in their jungle safely. Use the clone preemptively, and only die after the 15 min mark if you're taking a squishy down with you. With all the mind games he can play, there's just no reason to die.

Sirsir4/29/2015, 11:59:37 PM1 votes

Objective control, splitpush, ward to make picks

Also try not to take ALL the kills you get in ganks. If I had a nickel for every time a Shaco got uber fed and his team lost anyway I could bribe riot to release Ao Shin...

Meep Man4/30/2015, 12:56:22 AM1 votes

Thanks guys! I'll try all this out!

Tyren4/30/2015, 4:10:37 PM1 votes

If they have a tank junger, if they start red your start blue and vise versa, get your buff then go for the invade. Works wonders on setting them back.

Also improve your juking skills, so you can split push then have most of their team chasing you.

Gym Leader Yaki5/1/2015, 4:35:54 PM1 votes

You either split push, assassinate squishies, participate in small skirmishes or join a teamfight IF the enemies are low health. Most of the time you'll be splitting, that's what Shaco does best.