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How to Win Ahri vs Maokai Counter MatchupAhri is in the a tier of champions

Ahri vs Maokai

How to Beat Maokai as Ahri in LoLAhri is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Maokai as Ahri

based on 3,125 Ahri vs Maokai matchups
Win Rate
45.5 %
K/D/A
2.5
Pick Rate
2.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of recently ranked League of Legends matches each and every week. In our database, Ahri fought Maokai 3125 times. Using so many games with Ahri versus Maokai provides us a lot of confidence in our capability to produce informative stats and a solid build to shatter Maokai. This particular champion matchup is somewhat rare. Ahri has to counter Maokai in only 2.9% of her matches.

Ahri vs Maokai Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Ahri has done a pathetic job of beating Maokai. On average, she wins a lowly 45.5% of the time the champions fight one another in. In Ahri versus Maokai games, Ahri’s team is 0.1% less probable to obtain first blood, implying that she most likely won't be able to get first blood against Maokai.

Best Ahri vs Maokai Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsDark Seal

Core Ahri Items

~22 Mins
EverfrostZhonya's HourglassHorizon Focus

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapBanshee's VeilMorellonomiconShadowflame

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

DominationElectrocuteTaste of BloodEyeball CollectionUltimate Hunter
InspirationBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Ahri's passive ability p
Ahri's q ability q
Ahri's w ability w
Ahri's e ability e
Ahri's ultimate ability r
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Q
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Guide to Countering Maokai as Ahri

Tips for Playing as Ahri against Maokai

Initiate team fights using Charm, and chase down stragglers with Spirit Rush.

Spirit Rush enables Ahri's abilities, it opens up paths for Charm, helps double hitting with Orb of Deception, and closes to make use of Fox-Fire.

Use Charm to set up your combos, it will make landing Orb of Deception and Fox-Fire dramatically easier.

Advice to Win Against Maokai

Maokai will avoid taking damage while he's using Twisted Advance, so don't waste your spells.

The cooldown on Maokai's self healing is heavily gated on how many time you hit him with spells. Careful about wasting abilities on him.

Saplings will chase the first enemy that gets too close, but detonate after a few seconds or if they collide with other enemies. Be especially careful around brush sapling, as they are much more dangerous.

Ahri vs Maokai Counter Stats

Ahri Image
Win Rate
45.5 %
VS
Win Rate
54.5 %
Maokai Image
5.7
< Kills >
3.3
5.2
< Deaths >
5.4
7.3
< Assists >
10.9
1.32
< Killing Sprees >
0.71
161
< Minions Killed >
47
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.72
0.41
< Inhibitors >
0.43
1,458
< Physical Damage >
1,489
13,986
< Magic Damage >
12,390
5,004
< True Damage >
1,036
20,449
< Damage Dealt >
14,916
19,827
< Damage Taken >
29,945
10,800
< Gold Earned >
9,602
1.71
< Towers >
1.26
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.21
4,775
< Total Healing >
12,351
13,684
< Experience >
11,832
20
< Vision Score >
30
9
< Wards Placed >
11
66
< Time Dealing CC >
454

How to Counter Maokai with Ahri in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here show some important Ahri vs. Maokai counter stats that may help us grasp the differences and similarities between the two. As an example, Ahri’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Maokai’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Ahri may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Maokai..

Ahri usually has a slightly larger longest kill spree than her matchup does. Typically, she takes less damage than Maokai. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also illustrate that the champion with increased health has less agility and thus is unable to escape further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Ahri and Maokai

Damage Types Compared

Ahri
Maokai
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Ahri
Maokai

Who is Better, Ahri or Maokai?

Both League champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Ahri usually loses when trying to fight Maokai, with a 45.5% win rate. As a result, Ahri makes a poor counter to Maokai.

While Ahri does have a much lower winrate compared to Maokai, when on opposite teams, Ahri also has a greater learning curve that makes her a more difficult character to develop with. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Ahri into Maokai.

Furthermore, Ahri has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Maokai. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Ahri vs Maokai matchups, Maokai is the better champion with a much lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Ahri is a trash counter to Maokai. Make sure you focus your actions on increasing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Ahri against Maokai.

Other Champion Matchups Against Ahri

Ahri Loses Against

ZyraZyra45.2% winrateIvernIvern45.3% winrateMaokaiMaokai45.5% winrateShyvanaShyvana46.3% winrate

Ahri Wins Against

K'SanteK'Sante56.7% winrateKennenKennen54.6% winrateYuumiYuumi54.5% winrateTaricTaric54.2% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

ShyvanaShyvana+ 52.8% 4805 GamesAurelion SolAurelion Sol+ 52.9% 308 GamesViktorViktor+ 53.1% 81 GamesLissandraLissandra+ 53.9% 180 Games

Additional Information for Ahri Players

How We Calculated Our Ahri vs Maokai Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Maokai as Ahri, we analyzed 3,125 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 Maokai as Ahri 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

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Ahri to counter Maokai during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats presented here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Ahri often gets much more CS as Maokai. Champions who typically don't acquire much CS usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values displayed here to do well.

The top items to prioritize in your Ahri versus Maokai build include Everfrost, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Horizon Focus. When Ahri incorporated at least these three items in her build, she did significantly better vs Maokai than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Ahri boasted an average win rate of 45.5% when countering Maokai with this counter build.

To have the highest chance of crushing Maokai as Ahri, you should equip the Electrocute, Taste of Blood, Eyeball Collection, Ultimate Hunter, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Domination and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune sets players used for Ahri vs Maokai matchups, this combo of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 45.5% win rate overall.

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