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Shaco vs Graves

Shaco
vs
52.9%

over 782 games

Graves
Analyze a draft with Shaco

Skill matchup

Heavy AD damageHigh burstSplit pushSustained DPS

You are stronger late game. Farm safe and avoid early trades.

Build vs Graves

Build adapted to this matchup

Recommended items for Shaco: Blackfire Torch, Liandry's Torment, Imperial Mandate, Ionian Boots of Lucidity, Voltaic Cyclosword, The Collector, Infinity Edge, Youmuu's Ghostblade.

Starting items

Gustwalker Hatchling
Health Potion

Core build

Blackfire Torch
1
Liandry's Torment
2
Imperial Mandate
3

Standard

Ionian Boots of Lucidity
4CDR
Voltaic Cyclosword
5

Summoner spells

SmiteDot94%
FlashSmite5%

Anti CC

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC

Other options

Voltaic Cyclosword
The Collector
Infinity Edge
Youmuu's Ghostblade
Lord Dominik's Regards
Umbral Glaive
Cryptbloom
Shadowflame
Dark Seal
B. F. Sword
Serrated Dirk
Profane Hydra
Mejai's Soulstealer
Serpent's Fang
Rabadon's Deathcap
Oblivion Orb
Zhonya's Hourglass
Bastionbreaker
Edge of Night
Hubris
Guardian Angel
Mortal Reminder
Essence Reaver
Immortal Shieldbow
Malignance
Morellonomicon
Bloodletter's Curse
Phantom Dancer
57.8% WR71 games
DominationDomination
Hail of BladesHail of Blades
Sudden ImpactSudden Impact
Grisly MementosGrisly Mementos
Relentless HunterRelentless Hunter
PrecisionPrecision
Coup de GraceCoup de Grace
Legend: AlacrityLegend: Alacrity
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Graves's abilities

Passive, spells and ultimate

New Destiny (P)

Graves' shotgun has some unique properties. He must reload when he runs out of ammo. Attacks fire 4 bullets, which cannot pass through units. Non-champions struck by multiple bullets are knocked back.

Cooldowns

Cooldowns by spell rank

LevelQWER
313s26s16s–
69.5s26s16s1m40
96s24s16s1m40
116s22s16s1m20
166s18s14s1m
186s18s12s1m

Playing as Shaco

Tips to maximize your impact

  1. Gank from behind

    Gank with Deceive (Q) and come in behind your target: Backstab (passive) empowers hits from behind, and your first invisible auto becomes a critical strike.

  2. Finish with Two-Shiv Poison

    Save Two-Shiv Poison (E) to finish: the shiv deals much more damage to a target below 30% health.

  3. Trick them with your clone

    Cast Hallucinate (R) to bait their spells: you briefly disappear and reappear with a clone, which explodes on death into three boxes that fear.

  4. Trap their escape routes

    Place Jack In The Box (W) on their escape routes or at a camp entrance: invisible after a delay, it fears champions who come near, then shoots them.

Playing against Graves

How to counter and exploit weaknesses

  1. Keep units between you and him

    Stay behind your minions or your frontline: the 4 bullets of each New Destiny (passive) auto can't pass through units.

  2. Hit him from outside his range

    If you're ranged, hit him from a distance: his autos only reach 425, and New Destiny (passive) forces him to reload when his shotgun is empty.

  3. Get out of his smoke

    Leave Smoke Screen (W) quickly rather than fighting inside it: the smoke slows you and cuts off all vision outside it.

  4. Drag the game out

    If your team scales better over time, play for time: Graves is strongest in the early and mid game.

Other Shaco matchups

Patch 16.21.1