Shaco vs Hecarim
Skill matchup
You are stronger late game. Farm safe and avoid early trades.
Build vs Hecarim
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
Core build
Standard
Summoner spells
Anti CC
Other options
Power Spikes
Strength by game phase
Hecarim's abilities
Passive, spells and ultimate
Hecarim gains Attack Damage equal to a percentage of his bonus Move Speed.
Cooldowns
Cooldowns by spell rank
| Level | Q | W | E | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 4s | 14s | 20s | – |
| 6 | 4s | 14s | 20s | 2m20 |
| 9 | 4s | 14s | 20s | 2m20 |
| 11 | 4s | 14s | 20s | 2m |
| 16 | 4s | 14s | 18s | 1m40 |
| 18 | 4s | 14s | 16s | 1m40 |
Playing as Shaco
Tips to maximize your impact
- 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.
- Finish with Two-Shiv Poison
Save Two-Shiv Poison (E) to finish: the shiv deals much more damage to a target below 30% health.
- 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.
- 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 Hecarim
How to counter and exploit weaknesses
- Leave the landing point of his R
When he casts Onslaught of Shadows (R), move away from the end of his dash: the shockwave there fears every nearby enemy, longer after a long run.
- Save your CC for his charge
If you have a slow or CC, save it for Devastating Charge (E): he gains speed as he runs, and Warpath (passive) turns it into AD.
- Save your burst for after his W
Wait for Spirit of Dread (W) to end before your burst: while it lasts, he gains armor and magic resist and heals from damage dealt around him.
- Ward his gank paths
Ward his gank paths: Devastating Charge (E) gains speed over time, so he looks to build momentum in the fog of war.
Other Shaco matchups
Patch 16.21.1