Briar vs Shaco

Briar
vs
51.0%

over 1886 games

Shaco

Skill matchup

Heavy AD damageHigh burstDive threatSplit push

Build vs Shaco

Build adapted to this matchup

Recommended items for Briar: The Collector, Titanic Hydra, Lord Dominik's Regards, Mercury's Treads, Death's Dance, Black Cleaver, Profane Hydra, Blade of The Ruined King.

Starting items

Mosstomper Seedling

Core build

The Collector
1
Titanic Hydra
2
Lord Dominik's Regards
3

Standard

Boots of Swiftness
4vs Slow
Death's Dance
5

Summoner spells

FlashSmite99%
SmiteDot1%

Other options

Death's Dance
Black Cleaver
Profane Hydra
Blade of The Ruined King
Infinity Edge
Guardian Angel
Spirit Visage
Hubris
Endless Hunger
B. F. Sword
Immortal Shieldbow
Edge of Night
Mortal Reminder
Voltaic Cyclosword
Serpent's Fang
Randuin's Omen
Maw of Malmortius
Sterak's Gage
Kraken Slayer
Serrated Dirk
Tiamat
Eclipse
Bastionbreaker
Executioner's Calling
Sundered Sky
Kaenic Rookern
Jak'Sho, The Protean
55.4% WR289 games
PrecisionPrecision
Press the AttackPress the Attack
TriumphTriumph
Legend: AlacrityLegend: Alacrity
Coup de GraceCoup de Grace
DominationDomination
Treasure HunterTreasure Hunter
Sudden ImpactSudden Impact
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Shaco's abilities

Passive, spells and ultimate

Backstab (P)

Shaco's basic attacks and Two-Shiv Poison deal additional damage when striking from behind.

Cooldowns

Cooldowns by spell rank

LevelQWER
313s15s8s–
612s15s8s1m40
911s15s8s1m40
1111s15s8s1m30
1611s15s8s1m20
1811s15s8s1m20

Playing as Briar

Tips to maximize your impact

  1. Only frenzy to kill

    Cast Blood Frenzy (W) only when you want to end the fight: you charge the nearest enemy, champions first, without choosing your target.

  2. Save your bite to heal

    Save Snack Attack (W) for when you're low: your next auto deals damage based on the target's missing health and heals you for part of it.

  3. Charge your scream near a wall

    Fully charge Chilling Scream (E) near a wall: the scream then knocks enemies back, and those who hit the wall are stunned.

  4. Fly to your prey

    Cast Certain Death (R) across the map to engage or catch a target: you fly to the first champion hit and chase them until they die.

Playing against Shaco

How to counter and exploit weaknesses

  1. Back before you get too low

    Back before your health drops too low: below 30% health, Two-Shiv Poison (E) deals much more damage to you.

  2. Move away from his clone

    Move away from the Hallucinate (R) clone before it dies: it explodes and spawns three boxes that fear nearby enemies.

  3. Focus him when he engages

    If you can reach him, focus him when he engages with Deceive (Q): he no longer has it to escape, on a 13 to 11 second cooldown.

  4. Ward his camps and your entrances

    Ward near his camps and at the entrances to your lane: spot him before Deceive (Q), which makes him invisible for his gank.

  5. Move carefully in his jungle

    Move carefully in his jungle: Jack In The Box (W) goes invisible, fears the champion who comes near, then shoots nearby enemies for 5 seconds.

Patch 16.21.1