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MATCHUPShaco · Jungle · Patch 26.14 · Ranked Solo · Updated Jul 22, 2026

Shaco vs Irelia in Jungle lane is a hard lane on patch 26.14. The one thing to respect: her R — dodge the cast with Q; cloning it is possible but unreliable. Below is the exact page the OTP runs — runes, skill max order, summoner spells, item build and the four tips that decide the lane, plus a quick quiz before you lock in.

ShacoYOU · JUNGLESHACOthe Demon Jester
IreliaENEMY · JUNGLEIRELIAthe Blade Dancer
VS
Heavily unfavoredPre-6 HardPost-6 HardTake Ignite
How to play it
DO
Dodge her R
with your Q — you can R the ult walls to avoid the slow, but blinking the cast is more reliable.
Dive, don't wave-fight
You can't fight her inside the wave, so let her push, then dive her with boxes set up.
Box your minions
Place boxes behind or inside your minions so she has to walk into one whenever she Qs the wave or you.
DON'T
Never try to fight her inside the minion wave — you lose that trade; let her push and dive her instead.
Runes
DOMINATIONDOMINATION
Electrocute
Dark Harvest
Hail of Blades
Cheap Shot
Taste of Blood
Sudden Impact
Sixth Sense
Grisly Mementos
Deep Ward
Treasure Hunter
Relentless Hunter
Ultimate Hunter
PRECISIONPRECISIONuniversal page
Absorb Life
Triumph
Presence of Mind
Legend: Alacrity
Legend: Haste
Legend: Bloodline
Coup de Grace
Cut Down
Last Stand
SHARDS
Adaptive
Attack Speed
Ability Haste
Adaptive
Move Speed
Health Scaling
Health +65
Tenacity
Health Scaling
No rune change for this matchup — run the universal page, our every-game default.
Spells
SmiteSMITE
IgniteIGNITE
Items
Start
Core
16.14 Emerald+ - 51% WR - 704 games
Skill order
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RRR
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