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Maokai

TankMage
Maokai is a tankRoletank
DifficultyEasy
Power SpikeMid-Game
Sap Magic abilityp
Bramble Smash abilityq
Twisted Advance abilityw
Sapling Toss abilitye
Nature's Grasp abilityr
StatsBuildCounters
Runes
Synergies
support
jungle

Maokai Build

based on 35,494 matches
Win Rate
51.6 %
Pick Rate
4.6 %
Ban Rate
0.7 %

How We Come Up with Our Maokai Builds

We process over 1 Million League of Legends games every day to bring you the most accurate Maokai build so you can destroy your enemies and improve you win rate. We've broken down our Maokai builds by rank, position, and enemy team type, so you can find the most accurate set of Maokai core items and runes for any situation.

Maokai Build Summary

Maokai is a a solid utility lane champ in League of Legends. His best rune sets are Resolve Inspiration. Incorporating the selected runes shown below in your Maokai build will provide you the bonus stats to guarantee he plays well through the laning phase of the match and into the late game. You should focus on building up his q ability first.

Best vsAll Build for Maokai

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionSteel Shoulderguards

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalBoots of Swiftness

Core Maokai Items

~22 Mins
EvenshroudDead Man's PlateDemonic EmbraceBoots of Swiftness

Optional Items

Knight's VowZeke's ConvergenceSunfire AegisAbyssal Mask

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Maokai to level upq
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Second ability for Maokai to level upw
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Last skill for Maokai to max oute

Runes

ResolveAftershockFont of LifeBone PlatingUnflinching
InspirationMagical FootwearBiscuit Delivery
Adaptive ForceArmorMagic Resist
Maokai's passive ability p
Maokai's q ability q
Maokai's w ability w
Maokai's e ability e
Maokai's ultimate ability r
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W
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Q
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E
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Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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W
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Q
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W
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R
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W
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W
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E
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E
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R

Maokai Matchups Overview

Maokai is Weak Against

HeimerdingerHeimerdinger45.6% winrateGalioGalio46.2% winrateMilioMilio47.1% winrateBraumBraum47.5% winrate

Maokai is Strong Against

YuumiYuumi57.2% winrateVel'KozVel'Koz55.5% winrateTahm KenchTahm Kench55.2% winrateBardBard54.7% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

Kog'Mawbottom+ 55.7% 289 GamesEkkojungle+ 57.2% 1035 GamesKennentop+ 59.9% 197 GamesKennenmiddle+ 63.7% 102 Games

More Gameplay Tips for Maokai Players

Tips and Tricks

Use Bramble Smash to harass your enemy lane champion and also to farm minions.

Use Twisted Advance to root your enemy lane champion when your allies come in for a gank.

As a support, you can use your Sapplings to prevent unseen ganks or flanking maneuvers.

Sapling Toss deals more damage with you cast them in the brush. Lure your enemies into them when they come in for an engagement.

Additional Maokai Build Insights

LoL Maokai players will likely find him to be a confusing character to build out properly. You will find that his build changes when he is playing against either generic or specialized team compositions, meaning you should not choose the same Maokai build every round of League of Legends

The best items to include in your champ's build are: Evenshroud, Dead Man's Plate, and Demonic Embrace. Those who included these pieces in their kits had a better winrate than those who tried for other builds for Maokai. Moreover, if you are trying to beat a mixed enemy team comp, you should strongly consider getting yourself the Resolve, and Inspiration runes. In recent games, he won the largest number of his matches when built with these runes.

We came up with our Maokai build guidance by examining 35,494 recently ranked League games with him selected. We only advise the highest winrate Maokai builds that were built by ranked LoL players enough times for us to reccomend them. With so many rounds in our data, we are quite confident in our recommended builds.