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How to Win Maokai vs Brand Counter MatchupMaokai is in the s tier of champions

Maokai vs Brand

How to Beat Brand as Maokai in LoLMaokai is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Brand as Maokai

based on 9,764 Maokai vs Brand matchups
Win Rate
51 %
K/D/A
2.63
Pick Rate
6.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our matchup statistics from the millions of rated League of Legends games that we get from Riot Games each week. Our guide on how to beat Brand as Maokai resulted from an analysis of 9764 ranked rounds where both champions battled one another. This particular champion matchup is relatively uncommon. Maokai fights Brand in only 6.3% of his matches.

Maokai vs Brand Matchup Summary

Maokai does a decent job of beating Brand. Normally, he wins a acceptable 51.0% of games the champs face one another in. In Maokai versus Brand games, Maokai’s side is 0.1% more likely to earn first blood, indicating that he most likely will get first blood against Brand.

Best Maokai vs Brand Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Cloth ArmorBoots of Swiftness

Core Maokai Items

~22 Mins
Kaenic RookernSolstice SleighHollow Radiance

Optional Items

Knight's VowAbyssal MaskForce of NatureSpirit Visage

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

ResolveAftershockFont of LifeBone PlatingUnflinching
DominationZombie WardRelentless Hunter
Ability HasteArmorHealth Scaling
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
1
W
2
Q
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
W
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Q
10
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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R

Guide to Countering Brand as Maokai

Tips for Playing as Maokai against Brand

Maokai's passive makes him extremely durable against focus fire from spells - so long as he can still basic attack something.

Try looking for flanks or other situations where Nature's Grasp is unavoidable or takes enemies by surprise.

Saplings can be tossed into brush for empowered effect - but don't stack well.

Advice to Win Against Brand

Brand's passive allows him to excel against teams that cluster together. Be sure to split up against him.

Brand must land an ability before his combo is able to get started. Dodging his Sear or Pillar of Flame will disrupt his rhythm.

Try to move away from allies when you see Pyroclasm being cast. The initial missile speed is slow, which should give your team time to react.

Maokai vs Brand Counter Stats

Maokai Image
Win Rate
51 %
VS
Win Rate
49 %
Brand Image
2.9
< Kills >
6
6
< Deaths >
7.1
12.9
< Assists >
9.2
0.61
< Killing Sprees >
1.38
49
< Minions Killed >
63
0.27
< Dragons Killed >
0.68
0.41
< Inhibitors >
0.4
1,695
< Physical Damage >
947
11,478
< Magic Damage >
23,703
1,034
< True Damage >
1,550
14,207
< Damage Dealt >
26,200
30,661
< Damage Taken >
26,432
9,471
< Gold Earned >
11,203
1.37
< Towers >
1.47
0.07
< Baron Takedowns >
0.17
9,517
< Total Healing >
6,557
11,696
< Experience >
13,040
48
< Vision Score >
36
20
< Wards Placed >
14
419
< Time Dealing CC >
261

How to Counter Brand with Maokai in LoL

The stats shown here show several important Maokai against Brand counter stats that may help you explain the differences and similarities between this set of champions. As an example, Maokai’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Brand’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Maokai may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Brand..

Maokai usually has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his opponent does. On average, he receives more damage than Brand. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also illustrate that the champion with more health has less mobility and thus is unable to escape further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Maokai and Brand

Damage Types Compared

Maokai
Brand
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Maokai
Brand

Who is Better, Maokai or Brand?

Both LoL champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Maokai usually wins when taking on Brand, with a 51.0% win rate. As a result, Maokai makes a good counter to Brand.

While Maokai does have a higher win rate than Brand, when they face off with one another, Maokai also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less difficult character to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Maokai into Brand.

Furthermore, Maokai has a great deal of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Brand. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Maokai vs Brand matchups, Maokai is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.

Maokai is a decent counter to Brand. Focus your actions on keeping up your gold income and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Maokai against Brand.

Other Champion Matchups Against Maokai

Maokai Loses Against

SwainSwain47.6% winrateLilliaLillia48.1% winrateMordekaiserMordekaiser48.4% winrateNilahNilah48.4% winrate

Maokai Wins Against

ZeriZeri59.4% winrateNidaleeNidalee59.1% winrateLeBlancLeBlanc57.8% winrateYuumiYuumi57.7% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

MordekaiserMordekaiser+ 56.1% 8797 GamesBrandBrand+ 56.5% 6844 GamesMiss FortuneMiss Fortune+ 57.2% 24108 GamesLilliaLillia+ 57.5% 8067 Games

Additional Information for Maokai Players

How We Calculated Our Maokai vs Brand Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Brand as Maokai, we analyzed 9,764 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Brand as Maokai comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

Other Useful Resources

Maokai Build Brand Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Maokai to counter Brand during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips shown above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Maokai often gets a similar amount of CS relative to Brand. Champs who on average don't take many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values displayed here to do well.

The most crucial items to use in your Maokai versus Brand build include Kaenic Rookern, Solstice Sleigh, and Hollow Radiance. When Maokai included at least these three items in his build, he did much better countering Brand than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Maokai had an average win rate of 51.0% battling Brand with this counter build.

To have the best likelihood of beating Brand as Maokai, Maokai players should use the Aftershock, Font of Life, Bone Plating, Unflinching, Zombie Ward, and Relentless Hunter runes from the Resolve and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players chose for Maokai vs Brand battles, this composite of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 51.0% winrate overall.

If you want to view Maokai x Brand tips and builds for a a distinct player tier, please select one from the selection menu above. If viewing for the first time, the stats and strategies shown are calculated using all matches finished with these champions.