Shaco vs Evelynn — Jungle Matchup Guide

How to win the jungle race as Shaco against Evelynn · Matchup data reviewed on patch 26.15

Verdict: Shaco's race plan controls 5 of the 7 windows — Shaco holds the tempo advantage in this jungle matchup.

The jungle race — the windows in Shaco's plan

Read from Shaco's seat: the race windows this plan plays for against Evelynn.

StageReadWhy
Level 1 ClearShaco DominantPre-placed Jack in the Boxes turn your level-1 'duel' into a 3-versus-1. There is no version of this Evelynn wins right now — pre-stealth Evelynn is the weakest level-1 champion in the jungle, and that folds at the first buff. Show on their side of the river and take a camp and a chunk of their health bar.
Level 2 SkirmishShaco DominantDeceive's backstab plus box damage wins any fight near your stacked bushes. Later in the game this bites, because her early duel is a bluff, but Allure charm setups punish brush face-checks. But with one camp still up on both sides none of it is online, so take the level-2 skirmish and tax every camp Evelynn concedes.
Level 3 RouteShaco DominantBoxes plus the E slow keep this exchange yours whenever you choose the bush, while pre-stealth Evelynn is the weakest level-1 champion in the jungle. Only one of those wins at the opening scuttle, so press it: take the level-3 river fight, then leave with the first scuttle and the gank window behind it.
Levels 4-5 MacroShaco Favoured — Take DuelsThe 4-5 window is yours if you pick it: she is still farming for six and cannot contest anything she does not out-number. Track that pattern, arrive one camp early, and take the fight before the follow-up shows.
Level 6 BreakpointRespect Evelynn's RDemon Shade camouflage means they choose every post-6 fight, which is the whole problem: from six on she is invisible — every face-check is a charm into Last Caress. Buy sweepers, hug control wards, and never path alone through her quadrant, and spend Hallucinate to equalize rather than to open.
First Item SpikeProfane Hydra SpikeCompleting your core item triggers a massive physical damage and burst multiplier that completely overpowers traditional squishy or isolated targets. Evelynn's first item plus camouflage is the spike that flips the matchup — the charm rotation starts killing outright.
2+ Items ScalingDanger — Evelynn OutscalesThe clock is your enemy. She is invisible and lethal, and every unswept corridor is a charm into a delete, so close the game on the first two objectives you actually win.

How to beat Evelynn as Shaco: the first clear and pathing

Start your clear at the Raptors or Red Buff camp utilizing multiple pre-placed Jack In The Boxes to maximize early clear speed without a leash. Evelynn clears slowly and unhealthily before six, so her early pathing is usually the safest, longest route she can take.

Hardest and easiest matchups for Shaco in the jungle

Ranked by the race windows in Shaco's plans — the jungle race carries no win-rate sample.

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Read the rest of this matchup

The full Shaco vs Evelynn report continues with scuttle & dragon rules, invade windows and safety boundaries, the top-side objective fight, macro rotations and the win condition — plus the live enemy-jungle tracker that shows their start, clear and gank timers in game.

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Common questions

Who wins Shaco vs Evelynn in the jungle?

Shaco's race plan controls 5 of the 7 windows — Shaco holds the tempo advantage in this jungle matchup.

Is Shaco vs Evelynn a skill matchup?

Not exactly — Shaco's race plan controls 5 of the 7 windows, so Evelynn is playing catch-up and has to lean on the map.

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