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League of Legends Champion MaokaiMaokai is in the b tier of champions

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
jungle
support

Maokai Build

based on 33,175 matches
Win Rate
51.4 %
Pick Rate
5.8 %
Ban Rate
1 %

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 jungle champ in League of Legends. His best rune sets are Inspiration Domination. Adding the selected runes shown below into your Maokai build will give you the additional bonuses to guarantee he plays well through the laning phase of the round 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
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Giant's BeltBlasting Wand

Core Maokai Items

~22 Mins
Jak'Sho, The ProteanSunfire AegisAbyssal MaskIonian Boots of Lucidity

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapShadowflameImperial MandateZhonya's Hourglass

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Maokai to level upq
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Second ability for Maokai to level upe
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Last skill for Maokai to max outw

Runes

InspirationFirst StrikeMagical FootwearFuture's MarketCosmic Insight
DominationCheap ShotUltimate 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
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Q
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E
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W
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Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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E
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Q
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E
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R
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E
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E
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W
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W
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R

Maokai Matchups Overview

Maokai is Weak Against

Jarvan IVJarvan IV45.7% winrateGravesGraves45.8% winrateNocturneNocturne46.7% winrateUdyrUdyr48.4% winrate

Maokai is Strong Against

NaafiriNaafiri59.6% winratePoppyPoppy58.9% winrateGragasGragas57.7% winrateSylasSylas57.6% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

Akshanmiddle+ 56% 525 GamesTrundletop+ 56.9% 255 GamesTahm Kenchsupport+ 59.7% 119 GamesKarthusbottom+ 60.7% 140 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 may find him to be a dynamic champ to build out properly. You'll find that his build is modified when he is fighting either well-rounded or highly focused team compositions, demonstrating you shouldn't select the same Maokai build every single game of League of Legends

The most important items to incorporate into your champ's build are: Jak'Sho, The Protean, Sunfire Aegis, and Abyssal Mask. Those who added these pieces in their kits had a significantly better winrate than those who utilized other Maokai builds. Similarly, if you are fighting a mixed enemy team comp, you should really consider grabbing yourself the Inspiration, and Domination runes. In recent matches, he won the greatest fraction of his matches when built with these runes.

We calculated our Maokai build recommendations by examining 33,175 recently ranked League of Legends matches with him in them. We only advise the best winrate Maokai builds that were built by ranked gamers enough times for us to suggest them. With so many rounds in our data, we are very confident in our suggested builds.