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

Maokai vs Alistar

How to Beat Alistar as Maokai in LoLMaokai is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Alistar as Maokai

based on 2,748 Maokai vs Alistar matchups
Win Rate
53.6 %
K/D/A
2.88
Pick Rate
1.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our matchup statistics from the millions of rated League games that we get from Riot Games each week. Our guide on how to beat Alistar as Maokai came out of an examination of 2748 ranked matches where both champs fought each other. This particular counter matchup is somewhat rare. Maokai has to counter Alistar in only 1.8% of his rounds.

Maokai vs Alistar Matchup Summary

Maokai has done a good job of countering Alistar. Typically, he wins a terrific 53.6% of games the champs face each other in. In Maokai versus Alistar games, Maokai’s team is 0.0% more likely to obtain first blood, implying that he probably will get first blood against Alistar.

Best Maokai vs Alistar Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsBoots of Swiftness

Core Maokai Items

~22 Mins
ThornmailLocket of the Iron SolariSolstice Sleigh

Optional Items

Kaenic RookernLiandry's TormentJak'Sho, The ProteanKnight's Vow

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

SorceryPhase RushNimbus CloakTranscendenceWaterwalking
DominationCheap ShotTreasure Hunter
Ability HasteAdaptive ForceHealth 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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W
2
Q
3
E
4
Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Alistar as Maokai

Tips for Playing as Maokai against Alistar

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 Alistar

Alistar is very disruptive but very tough - try to target more fragile damage dealers.

When Alistar uses his ultimate, it's often better to move back and wait until the effect wears off before attacking him.

Watch out for the Pulverize-Headbutt combo when around turrets.

Maokai vs Alistar Counter Stats

Maokai Image
Win Rate
53.6 %
VS
Win Rate
46.4 %
Alistar Image
2.9
< Kills >
2
5.6
< Deaths >
6.3
13.2
< Assists >
13.9
0.6
< Killing Sprees >
0.34
46
< Minions Killed >
34
0.29
< Dragons Killed >
0.03
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.42
1,749
< Physical Damage >
1,389
12,287
< Magic Damage >
7,114
1,072
< True Damage >
955
15,109
< Damage Dealt >
9,458
28,090
< Damage Taken >
26,589
9,200
< Gold Earned >
8,369
1.56
< Towers >
1.7
0.07
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
9,316
< Total Healing >
9,359
11,060
< Experience >
10,245
47
< Vision Score >
54
19
< Wards Placed >
24
416
< Time Dealing CC >
268

How to Counter Alistar with Maokai in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here emphasize some significant Maokai against Alistar counter stats that may help us realize the differences between this set of champs. As an example, Maokai’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Alistar’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Maokai may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Alistar..

Maokai normally has a similar longest killing spree as his opponent does. On average, he takes a similar amount of damage to Alistar. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also show that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Maokai and Alistar

Damage Types Compared

Maokai
Alistar
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Maokai
Alistar

Who is Better, Maokai or Alistar?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Maokai usually wins when taking on Alistar, with a 53.6% win rate. Thus, Maokai makes a great counter to Alistar.

While Maokai does have a higher winrate compared to Alistar, when they face off with one another, Maokai also has a much lower difficulty level that makes him a less time consuming champion to develop with. You should be be fine when picking Maokai into Alistar.

Furthermore, Maokai has a lot of utility and CC, a similar amount to Alistar. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Maokai vs Alistar matchups, Maokai is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Maokai is a great counter for Alistar. You will do well by focussing your actions on maximizing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Maokai against Alistar.

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 Alistar Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Alistar as Maokai, we analyzed 2,748 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 Alistar 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 Alistar Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Maokai in order to counter Alistar during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions presented here, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Maokai usually racks up a similar amount of CS compared to Alistar. Champions who on average don't acquire much CS usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values displayed on this page to do well.

The best items to focus on in your Maokai versus Alistar build include Thornmail, Locket of the Iron Solari, and Solstice Sleigh. When Maokai used at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better vs. Alistar than with most other common item sets. In fact, Maokai boasted an average win rate of 53.6% when countering Alistar with this build.

To have the best chance of annihilating Alistar as Maokai, Maokai players should take the Phase Rush, Nimbus Cloak, Transcendence, Waterwalking, Cheap Shot, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Sorcery and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for Maokai vs Alistar matchups, this mix of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 53.6% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Alistar as Maokai are given for all skill levels combined. To scope the statistics and builds to a distinct skill level, you should use the selection menu located earlier on the page.