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How to Win Maokai vs Bel'Veth Counter MatchupMaokai is in the s tier of champions

Maokai vs Bel'Veth

How to Beat Bel'Veth as Maokai in LoLMaokai is in the s tier of champions
TankMage
Fighter

How to Beat Bel'Veth as Maokai

based on 3,371 Maokai vs Bel'Veth matchups
Win Rate
52.4 %
K/D/A
2.78
Pick Rate
2.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our counter stats from the millions of rated League of Legends matches that we analyze each week. This guide on how to beat Bel'Veth as Maokai came out of an examination of 3371 ranked games where both champs fought one another. This matchup is fairly rare. Maokai encounters Bel'Veth in only 2.2% of his rounds.

Maokai vs Bel'Veth Matchup Summary

Maokai has done a good job of countering Bel'Veth. Typically, he wins a terrific 52.4% of matches the champions face off with each other in. In Maokai vs Bel'Veth rounds, Maokai’s side is 0.0% more expected to obtain first blood. This implies that he most likely will be able to get first blood against Bel'Veth.

Best Maokai vs Bel'Veth Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsBami's Cinder

Core Maokai Items

~22 Mins
TrailblazerThornmailCelestial Opposition

Optional Items

Dead Man's PlateLocket of the Iron SolariJak'Sho, The ProteanLiandry's Torment

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite 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 LifeConditioningOvergrowth
PrecisionTriumphLegend: Tenacity
Adaptive ForceHealth ScalingHealth 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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Q
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Guide to Countering Bel'Veth as Maokai

Tips for Playing as Maokai against Bel'Veth

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.

Maokai vs Bel'Veth Counter Stats

Maokai Image
Win Rate
52.4 %
VS
Win Rate
47.6 %
Bel'Veth Image
2.8
< Kills >
6.5
5.4
< Deaths >
6.3
12.2
< Assists >
6.4
0.59
< Killing Sprees >
1.48
48
< Minions Killed >
42
0.29
< Dragons Killed >
1.38
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.45
1,612
< Physical Damage >
11,708
10,482
< Magic Damage >
2,107
948
< True Damage >
2,639
13,043
< Damage Dealt >
16,455
26,987
< Damage Taken >
31,294
9,022
< Gold Earned >
11,850
1.49
< Towers >
1.74
0.07
< Baron Takedowns >
0.39
8,644
< Total Healing >
14,625
10,930
< Experience >
13,292
45
< Vision Score >
21
18
< Wards Placed >
5
418
< Time Dealing CC >
325

How to Counter Bel'Veth with Maokai in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here underscore several critical Maokai vs. Bel'Veth matchup statistics that can help you appreciate the distinctions between the two. As an example, Maokai’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Bel'Veth’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Maokai may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Bel'Veth. This observation is in large part caused by the differences in assists.

Maokai typically has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than his matchup does. On average, he takes less damage than Bel'Veth. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, but it can also illustrate that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to escape further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Maokai and Bel'Veth

Damage Types Compared

Maokai
Bel'Veth
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Maokai
Bel'Veth

Who is Better, Maokai or Bel'Veth?

Both LoL champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Maokai usually wins when trying to fight Bel'Veth, with a 52.4% win rate. Therefore, Maokai makes a good counter to Bel'Veth.

While Maokai does have a higher win rate than Bel'Veth, when on opposite teams, Maokai also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes him a less time consuming champion to pick up and master. You should be be fine when picking Maokai into Bel'Veth.

Additionally, Maokai has a lot of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Bel'Veth. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Maokai vs Bel'Veth matchups, Maokai is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.

Maokai is an above average counter for Bel'Veth. Focus your gameplay on keeping up your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Maokai against Bel'Veth.

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

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Additional Information for Maokai Players

How We Calculated Our Maokai vs Bel'Veth Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Bel'Veth as Maokai, we analyzed 3,371 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 Bel'Veth 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 Bel'Veth Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Maokai to counter Bel'Veth during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats presented here, you should grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Maokai typically accumulates a similar amount of CS compared to Bel'Veth. Champs who typically don't acquire many minion kills often don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers reported here to do well.

The most crucial items to prioritize in your Maokai versus Bel'Veth build include Trailblazer, Thornmail, and Celestial Opposition. When Maokai combined at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better vs. Bel'Veth than with most other common builds. In fact, Maokai boasted an average win rate of 52.4% when countering Bel'Veth with this counter build.

To have the best likelihood of beating Bel'Veth as Maokai, Maokai players should equip the Aftershock, Font of Life, Conditioning, Overgrowth, Legend: Tenacity, and Triumph runes from the Resolve and Precision rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players picked for Maokai vs Bel'Veth battles, this mixture of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 52.4% win rate overall.

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