Ahri vs Shaco · Top
The lane in ten seconds, then the whole brief — written by our coach for your level, from Riot's own kits for patch 16.21. Every number checked against Riot's data. Options, never orders.
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Keep Charm ready; he wins by surprising you, not out-trading you.
Expect him behind you; keep Charm to punish the jump.
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After he spends Deceive, Charm and burst him.
How the lane plays · Gold – Platinum
Ahri outranges Shaco and wants to poke from distance; Shaco wants to close the gap unseen and burst, so spacing and Charm timing decide the lane.
Q (Orb of Deception) poke when he steps up for minions. Stay at range and keep E (Charm) ready, since his Q (Deceive) plus E (Two-Shiv Poison) is his way in.
With W (Fox-Fire) and E online, you can trade whenever he uses a spell. Watch for boxes in the wave and bushes before you walk into them.
R (Spirit Rush) gives you escape and burst, but his R (Hallucinate) clone adds a lot of pressure. Look for a Charm kill first; don't spend R on defense.
Play it aggressive
When his Q (Deceive) is spent, Charm him, then follow up with Fox-Fire and Orb for a full trade.
Poke with Q (Orb of Deception) when he walks up to last-hit; the return damage punishes his approach.
Push the wave with Q and W before a recall, so he can't punish your base timer and you leave with a lead.
Play it safe
When his Q (Deceive) and E (Two-Shiv Poison) are both available, don't hold a position where he can jump in unseen.
If your E (Charm) is on cooldown, stay close to your tower and don't fight in the wave.
Their threats · Riot's cooldowns
He vanishes and lands behind you for a boosted hit. Keep E (Charm) up while he is near, and don't stand still at the edge of his range.
A hidden box fears you into his burst. Be careful stepping into fog or bushes, and keep W (Fox-Fire) mana available to clear or escape.
Poison slows you and the thrown shiv hits harder on low health. Avoid chip-damage trades that leave you low, and heal up before he can burst you.
Your combo
›››AAOpen with Charm when his Deceive is spent; follow with Fox-Fire and Orb before he can walk out of range.
Shaco's kit · Riot's cooldowns, every level
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Our coach reads both kits exactly as Riot publishes them for the current patch — abilities, cooldowns, costs, ranges — and writes the lane for one level at a time: Iron – Silver, Gold – Platinum, Emerald – Diamond, Master+. Every number in the text is checked against Riot's data; a line that cites anything else is dropped. No win rates, no tier lists: coaching, not statistics.