NocturneVSShaco
What decides the jungle matchup: Nocturne vs Shaco in League of Legends
What decides the jungle
A tactical read of the jungle matchup, written from LaneDiff's champion notes: what each champion threatens, and the one thing to do about it before three minutes. It is analysis, not a match sample, so there is no win rate on this page.
Nocturne
jungle · Farming scaler
Clears camps rather than ganking early, which leaves the lanes free to play forward before six.
He barely ganks before six. Push early, then hug tower the second he hits ult.
Nocturne junglers full-clear to six, then Paranoia deletes overextended lanes; early aggression is free, post-6 overextension is not.
Shaco
jungle · Early ganker
Hunts kills at levels two to four, so the first wards and a safe wave decide the lane.
He comes in invisible. Ward the river bush deep at 2:30, not the lane bush.
Window: before three minutes
Deceive + boxes enable pre-3:00 ganks you cannot see coming; deep river/pixel wards spot him before stealth range.
Nocturne vs Shaco: Common Questions
- Who wins Nocturne vs Shaco?
- LaneDiff has not analysed enough ranked jungle games of Nocturne against Shaco to publish a win rate, and does not estimate one. What decides the lane is which player respects the other's threat first. Nocturne: He barely ganks before six. Push early, then hug tower the second he hits ult. Shaco: He comes in invisible. Ward the river bush deep at 2:30, not the lane bush.
- How do you play the Nocturne Shaco matchup?
- It is a jungle matchup between a farming scaler and an early ganker. Nocturne junglers full-clear to six, then Paranoia deletes overextended lanes; early aggression is free, post-6 overextension is not. Deceive + boxes enable pre-3:00 ganks you cannot see coming; deep river/pixel wards spot him before stealth range.
- What should I know about Shaco vs Nocturne?
- Shaco is an early ganker: Hunts kills at levels two to four, so the first wards and a safe wave decide the lane. Nocturne is a farming scaler: Clears camps rather than ganking early, which leaves the lanes free to play forward before six. Shaco: He comes in invisible. Ward the river bush deep at 2:30, not the lane bush. Nocturne: He barely ganks before six. Push early, then hug tower the second he hits ult.
- How do I beat Shaco as Nocturne?
- Deceive + boxes enable pre-3:00 ganks you cannot see coming; deep river/pixel wards spot him before stealth range. He comes in invisible. Ward the river bush deep at 2:30, not the lane bush. LaneDiff's live scan then tells you which Shaco you have drawn: their recent form on the champion, whether they are on a loss streak, and whether they are smurfing, because the player in front of you moves the odds more than the matchup does.