MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Nocturne vs Shaco
How often does Nocturne beat Shaco in Jungle?
Nocturne into Shaco in Jungle: 54% observed win rate across 2,312 ranked games.
Global ranked sample: games from every region and every rank pooled together, not one server's stats. Data runs through patch 26.12; curves updated 2026-08-07.
By 15 minutes the median game has Nocturne ahead by 105 gold.
Nocturne at 15:00
- Gold: +105
- CS: +6
- XP: +176
Typical gap to Shaco, from 2,303 games that reached 15:00.
Does Nocturne counter Shaco?
The count says yes: across 2,312 ranked Jungle games into Shaco, Nocturne takes 54%. That edge is worth playing for. Check the rows below to see how much a gold lead at 10:00 adds, and what a bad start costs Nocturne.
Beating Shaco: the Nocturne game plan
A gold lead at 10:00 puts Nocturne at 61% across 1,118 games. Flip the lead and Nocturne falls to 47% across 1,192.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 61% | 1,118 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 47% | 1,192 |
| First blood | 57% | 1,472 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 61% | 782 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 60% | 1,357 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 60% | 750 |
| 0 deaths at 15:00 | 68% | 327 |
Someone usually dies here around 7:21 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 7:01. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Nocturne's Jungle build, with receipts
Into Shaco specifically, Nocturne finishes Experimental Hexplate first most often: 56.9% over 513 games of this matchup.
The most-finished core in this exact matchup is Experimental Hexplate, Stridebreaker, Black Cleaver: 60.4% across 101 games.
The most-finished Nocturne core is Experimental Hexplate, Stridebreaker, Black Cleaver: 55.2% across 4,609 games when all three got done. All matchups, patches 26.1-26.12.
Most games start Scorchclaw Pup + Health Potion; the first finished item is usually Experimental Hexplate (21,998 games).
Skill plan: Nocturne players max Q first and take Q at level 1.