Support Matchup

Lulu vs Shaco

Patch: 15.24 (25.24)
League: Platinum+
Lulu

Lulu

the Fae Sorceress
Support
Lulu Support Overall Win Rate
49.77%

Matchup Win Rate

51.0%
Lulu vs Shaco Wins
49.0%
Shaco vs Lulu Wins
Shaco

Shaco

the Demon Jester
Support
Shaco Support Overall Win Rate
50.43%

Lulu vs Shaco - Support Matchup Guide Patch 15.24 (25.24)

Lulu Support vs Shaco Support - Who is stronger?

Lulu Support has a slight edge over Shaco (51.0% win rate) based on 752 games. The matchup slightly favors Lulu.

View detailed statistics below: items, runes, and counter builds for Lulu Support vs Shaco Support in patch 15.24 (25.24), including win rates and pick rates. With proper study, this can improve your chances of victory up to 70%+ in this matchup.

Statistical Matchup Analysis

Meta staple Lulu (9.1% pick rate, 4th most popular out of 52 Support champions) rarely faces off-meta Shaco (1.4% pick rate). However, even uncommon picks can cheese unprepared players, so basic matchup knowledge provides valuable insurance. Meta strength confirmed: Lulu's superior tier rating (A vs B+) translates into a solid 51.0% matchup win rate. This performance explains why Lulu ranks 29th in win rate among Support champions. Optimize for consistency: Summon Aery paired with Manaflow Band (69.6% win rate, 2.3% popularity) provides the stats you need, while the item sequence Shurelya's Battlesong > Ardent Censer > Moonstone Renewer with Ionian Boots of Lucidity delivers 70%+ win rate against Shaco.

Total map control: Lulu dominates both the matchup and vision control (0.86 vs 0.81 wards/min). Your extra 0.05 wards/min create massive macro advantages for your entire team. Quality over quantity: Lulu wins through smart play rather than raw damage - despite lower DPS (251 vs 683/min), the 51.0% win rate shows superior utility, positioning, and team fight impact. Statistical dominance: Lulu leads in both matchup win rate (51.0%) and KDA (3.10 vs 2.40) - complete superiority across all metrics.

Lulu vs Shaco - Support Stats Comparison

Lulu Support
Lulu Support
Versus
Shaco Support
Shaco Support
ATierB+
51.0%Matchup Winrate49.0%
49.77%Role Winrate50.43%
#29Winrate Rank#23
9.1%Pickrate1.4%
3.1Average KDA2.4
293Gold per Minute338
0.86Wards per Minute0.81
251Damage per Minute683

How to Beat Shaco as Lulu (Support)

While statistically Lulu is slightly stronger than Shaco as support, neither champion has an overwhelming advantage in this matchup. The winner is determined by player skill and understanding the intricacies of the confrontation. Studying this guide will improve your chances of success.

The magic damage that Lulu deals remains relevant in the late game. Look for opportunities to initiate or counter-initiate. Meanwhile, Shaco deals primarily magic damage (71.79%), additional magic resistance may be required.

An important advantage of Lulu is superior vision control (ranked 31st among supports) (versus 42nd for Shaco), which provides better map control and safety for the team in important map areas. Meanwhile, their lower KDA (2.4 versus 3.1) suggests they are less effective in team fights.

Key aspects of the Lulu Support versus Shaco Support matchup

Despite the statistical advantage in the matchup, overconfidence can be the main mistake. It is important for the Lulu player to maintain constant pressure on Shaco, not allowing the opponent to safely scale up, and actively use the advantage gained to help their team.

Lulu vs Shaco: Support Summoner Spells

Most Popular

Flash
Flash Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
Heal
Heal Restores Health and grants Move Speed to you and target allied champion.
59.4% Win Rate71.0% Pick Rate

Highest Win Rate

Flash
Flash Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
Heal
Heal Restores Health and grants Move Speed to you and target allied champion.
59.4% Win Rate71.0% Pick Rate

Lulu vs Shaco: Support Runes

Most Frequent Runes

Primary Path
Sorcery
Summon Aery
Summon Aery Damaging enemy champions with basic attacks or abilities sends Aery to them, dealing 10 - 50 based on level (+0.05 AP) (+0.1 bonus AD).

Empowering or protecting allies with abilities sends Aery to them, shielding them for 30 - 100 based on level (+0.05 AP) (+0.1 bonus AD).

Aery cannot be sent out again until she returns to you.

Summon Aery

Damaging enemy champions with basic attacks or abilities sends Aery to them, dealing 10 -…

Manaflow Band
Manaflow Band Hitting an enemy champion with an ability permanently increases your maximum mana by 25, up to 250 mana.

After reaching 250 bonus mana, restore 1% of your missing mana every 5 seconds.

Cooldown: 15 seconds

Manaflow Band

Hitting an enemy champion with an ability permanently increases your maximum ma…

Transcendence
Transcendence Gain bonuses upon reaching the following levels:
Level 5: +5 Ability Haste
Level 8: +5 Ability Haste
Level 11: On Champion takedown, reduce the remaining cooldown of basic abilities by 20%.

Transcendence

Gain bonuses upon reaching the following levels:Level 5: +5 Ability Haste Level…

Scorch
Scorch Your next damaging ability hit sets champions on fire dealing 20 - 40 bonus magic damage based on level after 1s.

Cooldown: 10s

Scorch

Your next damaging ability hit sets champions on fire dealing 20 - 40 bonus mag…

Secondary Path
Resolve
Bone Plating
Bone Plating After taking damage from an enemy champion, the next 3 spells or attacks you receive from them deal 30-60 (based on level) less damage.

Duration: 1.5s
Cooldown: 55s

Bone Plating

After taking damage from an enemy champion, the next 3 spells or attacks you re…

Revitalize
Revitalize Gain 5% Heal and Shield Power.

Heals and shields you cast or receive are 10% stronger on targets below 40% health.

Revitalize

Gain 5% Heal and Shield Power.Heals and shields you cast or receive are 10% str…

Adaptive
Scaling Cooldown Reduction
Scaling Cooldown Reduction +8 Ability Haste

Scaling Cooldown Reduction

+8 Ability Haste

Adaptive Force
Adaptive Force Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Adaptive Force

Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Scaling Health
Scaling Health Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

Scaling Health

Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

60.8% Win Rate68.9% Pick Rate

Best Win Rate Runes

Primary Path
Sorcery
Summon Aery
Summon Aery Damaging enemy champions with basic attacks or abilities sends Aery to them, dealing 10 - 50 based on level (+0.05 AP) (+0.1 bonus AD).

Empowering or protecting allies with abilities sends Aery to them, shielding them for 30 - 100 based on level (+0.05 AP) (+0.1 bonus AD).

Aery cannot be sent out again until she returns to you.

Summon Aery

Damaging enemy champions with basic attacks or abilities sends Aery to them, dealing 10 -…

Manaflow Band
Manaflow Band Hitting an enemy champion with an ability permanently increases your maximum mana by 25, up to 250 mana.

After reaching 250 bonus mana, restore 1% of your missing mana every 5 seconds.

Cooldown: 15 seconds

Manaflow Band

Hitting an enemy champion with an ability permanently increases your maximum ma…

Transcendence
Transcendence Gain bonuses upon reaching the following levels:
Level 5: +5 Ability Haste
Level 8: +5 Ability Haste
Level 11: On Champion takedown, reduce the remaining cooldown of basic abilities by 20%.

Transcendence

Gain bonuses upon reaching the following levels:Level 5: +5 Ability Haste Level…

Scorch
Scorch Your next damaging ability hit sets champions on fire dealing 20 - 40 bonus magic damage based on level after 1s.

Cooldown: 10s

Scorch

Your next damaging ability hit sets champions on fire dealing 20 - 40 bonus mag…

Secondary Path
Precision
Presence of Mind
Presence of Mind Damaging an enemy champion restores 6-50 (80% for ranged) mana or 6 energy.

Takedowns restore 15% of your maximum mana or energy.

Cooldown for damage restoration: 8s

Presence of Mind

Damaging an enemy champion restores 6-50 (80% for ranged) mana or 6 energy.Take…

Legend: Haste
Legend: Haste Gain 1.5 basic ability haste for every Legend stack (max 10 stacks).

Earn progress toward Legend stacks for every champion takedown, epic monster takedown, large monster kill, and minion kill.

Legend: Haste

Gain 1.5 basic ability haste for every Legend stack (max 10 stacks).Earn progre…

Adaptive
Adaptive Force
Adaptive Force Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Adaptive Force

Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Adaptive Force
Adaptive Force Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Adaptive Force

Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

+65 Health
+65 Health +65 Health

+65 Health

+65 Health

69.6% Win Rate2.3% Pick Rate

Lulu vs Shaco: Support Item Builds

Most Popular Build

Starting Items
Stealth Ward
Stealth Ward (0 gold) Active (210 - 120s, max 2 charges)
Places an Invisible Stealth Ward that grants vision for 90-120 seconds.
World Atlas
World Atlas (400 gold)
Health Potion
Health Potion (50 gold) Consume
Restores 120 Health over 15 seconds.
56.0% Win Rate71.8% Pick Rate
Popular Boots
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
Ionian Boots of Lucidity (900 gold) 10 Ability Haste
45 Move Speed

Ionian Insight
Gain 10 Summoner Spell Haste.
57.4% Win Rate89.2% Pick Rate
Boots of Swiftness
Boots of Swiftness (1000 gold) 60 Move Speed
Fleetfooted
Reduce the effectiveness of Slows by 25%.
66.1% Win Rate2.7% Pick Rate
Mercury's Treads
Mercury's Treads (1250 gold) 20 Magic Resist
45 Move Speed
30% Tenacity

87.8% Win Rate1.4% Pick Rate
Core Build
Forbidden Idol
Forbidden Idol (600 gold) 50% Base Mana Regen
8% Heal and Shield Power

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Ardent Censer
Ardent Censer (2200 gold) 45 Ability Power
10% Heal and Shield Power
125% Base Mana Regen
4% Move Speed

Sanctify
Healing or Shielding an ally enhances you both for 6 seconds, granting 25% Attack Speed and 20 magic damageOn-Hit.
Shurelya's Battlesong
Shurelya's Battlesong (2200 gold) 50 Ability Power
15 Ability Haste
4% Move Speed
125% Base Mana Regen

Inspiring Speech
Grant nearby allies 30% Move Speed for 4 seconds.
Moonstone Renewer
Moonstone Renewer (2200 gold) 25 Ability Power
200 Health
20 Ability Haste
125% Base Mana Regen

Starlit Grace
Healing or shielding an ally chains the effect to another ally (excluding yourself), healing 30% or shielding 35% of the original amount.
79.4% Win Rate5.1% Pick Rate
Final Build
Morellonomicon
Morellonomicon (2950 gold) 75 Ability Power
350 Health
15 Ability Haste

Grievous Wounds
Dealing magic damage to champions applies 40% Wounds for 3 seconds.
0.0% Win Rate7.2% Pick Rate

Best Win Rate Build

Starting Items
Stealth Ward
Stealth Ward (0 gold) Active (210 - 120s, max 2 charges)
Places an Invisible Stealth Ward that grants vision for 90-120 seconds.
Health Potion
Health Potion (50 gold) Consume
Restores 120 Health over 15 seconds.
World Atlas
World Atlas (400 gold)
83.2% Win Rate1.5% Pick Rate
Highest Winrate Boots
Mercury's Treads
Mercury's Treads (1250 gold) 20 Magic Resist
45 Move Speed
30% Tenacity

87.8% Win Rate1.4% Pick Rate
Boots of Swiftness
Boots of Swiftness (1000 gold) 60 Move Speed
Fleetfooted
Reduce the effectiveness of Slows by 25%.
66.1% Win Rate2.7% Pick Rate
Symbiotic Soles
Symbiotic Soles (900 gold) 40 Move Speed
Voidborn
Gain Empowered Recall.
Symbiosis
After traveling 150000 units of distance, transform into Synchronized Souls.
65.5% Win Rate1.1% Pick Rate
Core Build
Bandleglass Mirror
Bandleglass Mirror (900 gold) 20 Ability Power
100% Base Mana Regen
10 Ability Haste

->
Shurelya's Battlesong
Shurelya's Battlesong (2200 gold) 50 Ability Power
15 Ability Haste
4% Move Speed
125% Base Mana Regen

Inspiring Speech
Grant nearby allies 30% Move Speed for 4 seconds.
Ardent Censer
Ardent Censer (2200 gold) 45 Ability Power
10% Heal and Shield Power
125% Base Mana Regen
4% Move Speed

Sanctify
Healing or Shielding an ally enhances you both for 6 seconds, granting 25% Attack Speed and 20 magic damageOn-Hit.
Moonstone Renewer
Moonstone Renewer (2200 gold) 25 Ability Power
200 Health
20 Ability Haste
125% Base Mana Regen

Starlit Grace
Healing or shielding an ally chains the effect to another ally (excluding yourself), healing 30% or shielding 35% of the original amount.
100.0% Win Rate4.0% Pick Rate
Final Build
Zhonya's Hourglass
Zhonya's Hourglass (3250 gold) 105 Ability Power
50 Armor


Time Stop
Enter Stasis for 2.5 seconds.
100.0% Win Rate7.2% Pick Rate
Other Items
Thornmail
Thornmail (2450 gold) 150 Health
75 Armor

Thorns
When struck by an Attack, deal magic damage to the attacker and apply 40% Wounds for 3 seconds if they are a champion.
0.0% Win Rate7.2% Pick Rate
Zhonya's Hourglass
Zhonya's Hourglass (3250 gold) 105 Ability Power
50 Armor


Time Stop
Enter Stasis for 2.5 seconds.
100.0% Win Rate7.2% Pick Rate
Blackfire Torch
Blackfire Torch (2800 gold) 80 Ability Power
600 Mana
20 Ability Haste

Baleful Blaze
Damaging Abilities deals bonus magic damage for 3 seconds.
Blackfire
For each enemy champion, epic and large monster affected by your Baleful Blaze, gain 4% Ability Power.
98.2% Win Rate7.0% Pick Rate

Lulu vs Shaco: Support Skill (abilities) Orders

Most Frequent Skill Order

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Q
Q
Glitterlance Pix and Lulu each fire a bolt of magical energy that damages and heavily slows all enemies it hits.
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
W
W
Whimsy If cast on an ally, grants them Attack Speed and Move Speed for a short time. If cast on an enemy, turns them into an adorable critter that can't attack or cast spells.
W
W
W
W
W
E
E
Help, Pix! If cast on an ally, commands Pix to jump to an ally and shield them. He then follows them and aids their attacks. If cast on an enemy, commands Pix to jump to an enemy and damage them. He then follows them and grants you vision of that enemy.
E
E
E
E
E
R
R
Wild Growth Lulu enlarges an ally, knocking nearby enemies into the air and granting the ally a large amount of bonus health. For the next few seconds, that ally gains an aura that slows nearby enemies.
R
R
R
Max Order: E > W > Q
52.9% Win Rate42.9% Pick Rate

Highest Win % Skill Order

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R
Q
Glitterlance Pix and Lulu each fire a bolt of magical energy that damages and heavily slows all enemies it hits.
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
R
W
Whimsy If cast on an ally, grants them Attack Speed and Move Speed for a short time. If cast on an enemy, turns them into an adorable critter that can't attack or cast spells.
W
W
W
W
W
R
E
Help, Pix! If cast on an ally, commands Pix to jump to an ally and shield them. He then follows them and aids their attacks. If cast on an enemy, commands Pix to jump to an enemy and damage them. He then follows them and grants you vision of that enemy.
E
E
E
E
E
R
R
Wild Growth Lulu enlarges an ally, knocking nearby enemies into the air and granting the ally a large amount of bonus health. For the next few seconds, that ally gains an aura that slows nearby enemies.
R
R
R
Max Order: E > W > Q
91.4% Win Rate0.8% Pick Rate

Lulu tips:

  • Glitterlance can be fired at odd angles depending on where your cursor is - Moving your cursor closer to Pix and Lulu will change your area of effect size considerably.
  • Consider casting Help, Pix! on ranged attackers for the Pix boost and Wild Growth on Tanks or Fighters for the added initiation power.

Playing Against Shaco

  • If Shaco is doing well early-game, it is worth the investment to place Stealth Wards near his Jungle camps.
  • If Shaco uses Deceive to enter a fight he won't be able to quickly use it again to get away. Work with your team to quickly focus him down.