Talk:Shaco/@comment-75.191.160.177-20120816181925/@comment-4929329-20120821045020

Decieve is your initiate, and Hallucinate isn't exactly as powerful as Shadow Assault in terms of avoiding focus fire, nor does it deter attackers like Shadow Assault does. Talon can Cutthroat in, toss a slow, and ult. Victim is dead and others are wounded. Shaco can Decieve in, hit the carry who then uses Flash or an escape tool to avoid you, and then proceed to be owned by the enemy team focus fire in a realistic situation.

You overrate Shaco's ability to avoid dmg. Even his Fear has an unreliable setup, which is why Talon is better at assassinating- the carry cannot escape, whereas Shaco relies on the enemy carry walking into his face or an onhit slow like Trinity, which consumes time due to chasing.