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

Maokai vs Evelynn

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

based on 3,974 Maokai vs Evelynn matchups
Win Rate
54.4 %
K/D/A
2.67
Pick Rate
2.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of ranked LoL rounds every week. Within our database, Maokai battled Evelynn in 3974 matches. Using so many games with Maokai vs Evelynn provides us faith in our capability to provide actionable data and a solid build to obliterate Evelynn. This particular champ pairing is relatively rare. Maokai fights Evelynn in only 2.6% of his rounds.

Maokai vs Evelynn Matchup Summary

Maokai does a great job of beating Evelynn. Typically, he wins a terrific 54.4% of games the champs face one another in. In Maokai vs Evelynn rounds, Maokai’s team is 0.1% more expected to earn first blood, indicating that he most likely will get first blood against Evelynn.

Best Maokai vs Evelynn Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Cloth ArmorWinged Moonplate

Core Maokai Items

~22 Mins
TrailblazerKnight's VowSolstice Sleigh

Optional Items

Kaenic RookernLocket of the Iron SolariFrozen HeartForce of Nature

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
InspirationBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
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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W
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Q
3
E
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Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Evelynn as Maokai

Tips for Playing as Maokai against Evelynn

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 Evelynn

Purchasing Vision Wards can help you detect Evelynn's location in order to prepare for her ambushes.

A large share of Evelynn's threat is in her charm, 'Allure.' Protect allies marked with 'Allure' or, if you are marked, make sure allies are between you and where Evelynn may attack from.

If you suspect Evelynn is about to ambush one of your teammates, let them know by pinging the minimap and typing in chat.

Maokai vs Evelynn Counter Stats

Maokai Image
Win Rate
54.4 %
VS
Win Rate
45.6 %
Evelynn Image
2.9
< Kills >
8.5
5.8
< Deaths >
6.2
12.6
< Assists >
7
0.61
< Killing Sprees >
1.91
50
< Minions Killed >
20
0.32
< Dragons Killed >
1.28
0.48
< Inhibitors >
0.3
1,749
< Physical Damage >
722
11,341
< Magic Damage >
20,554
1,001
< True Damage >
629
14,091
< Damage Dealt >
21,905
29,765
< Damage Taken >
31,213
9,476
< Gold Earned >
11,856
1.61
< Towers >
0.83
0.08
< Baron Takedowns >
0.29
9,639
< Total Healing >
14,828
11,640
< Experience >
13,390
47
< Vision Score >
20
19
< Wards Placed >
7
420
< Time Dealing CC >
200

How to Counter Evelynn with Maokai in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here emphasize several important Maokai versus Evelynn matchup statistics that may help us figure out the distinctions between the two. Maokai’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Evelynn’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Maokai may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Evelynn. This observation is largely caused by the differences in assists.

Maokai typically has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than his matchup does. Typically, he receives a similar amount of damage to Evelynn. This typically indicates differing health capacities; however, it can also illustrate that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Maokai and Evelynn

Damage Types Compared

Maokai
Evelynn
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Maokai
Evelynn

Who is Better, Maokai or Evelynn?

Both LoL champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Maokai usually wins when trying to fight Evelynn, with a 54.4% win rate. Therefore, Maokai makes a great counter for Evelynn.

While Maokai does have a much higher winrate compared to Evelynn, when they face off with one another, Maokai also has a much lower difficulty level that makes him a less complex champion to learn. You don't need to be too worried when picking Maokai into Evelynn.

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

While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Maokai vs Evelynn 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 teammates during team fights.

Maokai is a great counter for Evelynn. Make sure you focus your play on increasing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Maokai against Evelynn.

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 Evelynn Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Evelynn as Maokai, we analyzed 3,974 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 Evelynn 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 Evelynn Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Maokai to counter Evelynn during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and stats shown above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Maokai often gets more CS compared to Evelynn. Champs who typically don't get many minion kills often don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values reported on this page to do well.

The best items to have in your Maokai versus Evelynn build include Trailblazer, Knight's Vow, and Solstice Sleigh. When Maokai incorporated at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better vs. Evelynn than with many other common item sets. In fact, Maokai had an average win rate of 54.4% when playing against Evelynn with this build.

To have the highest chance of beating Evelynn as Maokai, Maokai players should equip the Aftershock, Font of Life, Bone Plating, Unflinching, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Resolve and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune sets players used for Maokai vs Evelynn counterpicks, this mix of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 54.4% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Evelynn as Maokai are displayed for all skill levels, merged. To scope the stats and builds to an individual division, you should use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.