Use Shaco's high early pressure and invisibility to disrupt Gragas's jungle tempo and force mistakes before level 6.
Control river entrances with boxes to secure Scuttle and dragon priority, leveraging your superior invade resistance against Gragas's medium resistance.
Jungle Plan
Prioritize early camp steals and set boxes around dragon and river entrances to control objectives and deny Gragas safe access.
Use deceptive pathing and invisibility to gank unexpected lanes or counter-gank when Gragas commits to early pressure.
Focus on tempo resets after successful invades or ganks to maintain map control and force Gragas onto the back foot.
Danger windows
Avoid river fights when (E) and (R) are available, as he can stun and displace you, making invades risky.
Be cautious contesting objectives if Gragas has lane priority and can flank with (E) to force flash or disrupt your setup.
Low-health clears or after failed box setups expose you to counter-invades; retreat or reset tempo to avoid losing camps.
Early game
Start with a fast clear using boxes to maintain health and speed, then look to invade or counter-invade before Gragas completes his first full clear.
Contest first Scuttle only if nearby lanes have priority to support or punish Gragas's approach.
Avoid predictable paths once Gragas tracks your box placements to maintain surprise and gank threat.
Power spikes
Level 2-3: Exploit your early gank and invade strength to break Gragas's jungle tempo and snowball lanes.
Level 6: Shaco's clone enhances deception and skirmish potential; use it to create chaos around objectives and during ganks.
Gragas's level 6 displacement (R) requires you to respect his ability to disengage or isolate; avoid committing without vision or lane priority.
Win conditions
Convert early jungle pressure and camp steals into dragon and Rift Herald control by pre-setting boxes to disrupt Gragas's approach.
Use invisibility and unpredictable ganks to snowball lanes, forcing Gragas to respond and lose jungle tempo.
Deny Gragas scaling by maintaining vision control and punishing his slower clear speed with aggressive counter-jungling and objective setups.
Tip: For Shaco vs Gragas, read overview, trading pattern, and danger windows first for a fast Jungle lane check.
