In League of Legends it is not always about banning the strongest champion. Sometimes you ban simply because an opponent is so annoying that you don’t want to play against him. This also highlights a character that is currently banned the most.
Which champion is it about? The champion Shaco has been terrorizing the Summoner’s Rift since 10.10.2009. Since his release, he has been considered one of the most annoying champions in the game when you have to play against him.
This is also reflected in the current statistics. Shaco is currently banned more than any other champion, even though he is not that successful.
Many don’t want to see Shaco in their match
What do the numbers for Shaco look like? Looking at Shaco’s ban rate based on every rank in the current patch on lolalytics.com (as of: 18:30, 14.08.2025), it currently stands at 39.58%. This means he is banned in almost 40% of all cases. Thus, he is currently the most banned champion in LoL. In second place is Mel with a ban rate of 28.15%.
Looking at his win rate, it seems a bit strange, because with 47.77% he is currently among the junglers who are not that successful.
Why is Shaco banned so often? The answer is actually quite simple: he is really annoying. His invisibility is strong for ganks, especially since Pink Wards do not help. You can also cause quite a lot of mischief in fights with his clone. Even if he doesn’t always win the match, it’s rarely fun to play against him. The community also finds this in a Reddit thread with over 500 comments and over 2000 upvotes:
- throwaysaway2303 (via Reddit) wonders why the ban rate isn’t higher:
Playing against Shaco is terrible, and playing with Shaco is somehow even worse. I’m surprised that his ban rate isn’t at 100%.
- greendino71 (via Reddit) has nothing against Shaco but still finds him annoying:
Personally, I have no problem playing against Shaco. But I’ve had enough games where my laners died in turn to Shaco, so he either gets banned or I dodge.
- greenegg28 (via Reddit) finds him a terrible champion:
He and a small handful of other champions are designed to make it no fun to play against them – that’s the design goal. Why would anyone want that?
GoblinMatr0n (via Reddit) sees it a bit differently. He has nothing against Shaco, reportedly wins against him all the time, even when Shaco has many kills, because players apparently cannot carry with him.
Why does Shaco have such a win rate? Shaco is strong in the early game and needs to snowball
. This means he needs to get kills and other objectives early on to build on that in the mid-game and strengthen his team. If he fails to do so, he has a problem. In the late game, he dies quickly and in team fights there are significantly better assassins, such as Diana or Katarina.
Will the numbers stay the same? Even Riot has noticed the ban rate and nerfed him in the last patch, 25.16 (via leagueoflegends.com). The AD scaling of his passive and Q ability is reduced, and the cooldown of the Q ability is increased.
These are nerfs that could indeed lead to his win rate further decreasing. Eventually, the ban rate should also drop, especially when the strengths of other champions in the still fresh patch show up. Another jungler holds a sad record: An unpopular champion in LoL has a sad record that Lux fans couldn’t even dream of
