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

Maokai vs Kayle

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

based on 4,382 Maokai vs Kayle matchups
Win Rate
51.8 %
K/D/A
2.82
Pick Rate
2.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our matchup stats from the millions of rated LoL rounds that we review every week. This guide on how to beat Kayle as Maokai came out of an analysis of 4382 ranked matches where both champs engaged one another. This particular counter matchup is relatively rare. Maokai encounters Kayle in only 2.8% of his matches.

Maokai vs Kayle Matchup Summary

Maokai has done a decent job of beating Kayle. Normally, he wins a acceptable 51.8% of matches the champions face one another in. In Maokai versus Kayle games, Maokai’s side is 0.1% more likely to earn first blood, indicating that he probably will be able to get first blood versus Kayle.

Best Maokai vs Kayle Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalBoots of Swiftness

Core Maokai Items

~22 Mins
Knight's VowLocket of the Iron SolariSolstice Sleigh

Optional Items

Kaenic RookernFrozen HeartTrailblazerSunfire Aegis

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
InspirationHextech FlashtraptionCosmic Insight
Attack SpeedAdaptive 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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Q
2
W
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Kayle as Maokai

Tips for Playing as Maokai against Kayle

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 Kayle

Kayle starts the game as a weaker melee champion. Try to put her behind before she ascends to her ranged form.

Kayle is usually a fragile target. If you see her ultimate cast on an ally, switch to attacking her.

Divine Judgment only grants Kayle or her allies immunity to damage. Slows and stuns can still be applied, so trap them if they're being overzealous.

Maokai vs Kayle Counter Stats

Maokai Image
Win Rate
51.8 %
VS
Win Rate
48.2 %
Kayle Image
2.9
< Kills >
5.5
5.5
< Deaths >
6
12.6
< Assists >
5.7
0.59
< Killing Sprees >
1.27
47
< Minions Killed >
195
0.31
< Dragons Killed >
0.12
0.49
< Inhibitors >
0.55
1,603
< Physical Damage >
7,176
10,572
< Magic Damage >
14,377
925
< True Damage >
554
13,100
< Damage Dealt >
22,108
28,277
< Damage Taken >
23,282
9,349
< Gold Earned >
12,418
1.6
< Towers >
2.61
0.07
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
9,144
< Total Healing >
7,225
11,358
< Experience >
15,477
47
< Vision Score >
17
19
< Wards Placed >
8
421
< Time Dealing CC >
247

How to Counter Kayle with Maokai in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here feature several valuable Maokai versus Kayle counter stats that can help us figure out the distinctions between the two. As an example, Maokai’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Kayle’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Maokai may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Kayle. This observation is in large part caused by the differences in assists.

Maokai normally has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his counter does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Kayle. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities; however, it can also illustrate that the champ with higher HP has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Maokai and Kayle

Damage Types Compared

Maokai
Kayle
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Maokai
Kayle

Who is Better, Maokai or Kayle?

Both League champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Maokai usually wins when playing against Kayle, with a 51.8% win rate. Thus, Maokai makes a good counter for Kayle.

While Maokai does have a higher winrate than Kayle, when facing one another, Maokai also has a much lower learning curve that makes him a less challenging champ to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Maokai into Kayle.

Furthermore, Maokai also has a great deal of utility and CC, a similar amount to Kayle. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

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

Maokai is a decent counter to Kayle. Focus your strategy on increasing your CS and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Maokai against Kayle.

Additional Information for Maokai Players

How We Calculated Our Maokai vs Kayle Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kayle as Maokai, we analyzed 4,382 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 Kayle 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Maokai in order to counter Kayle during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions presented above, you should grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Maokai on average picks up a lot less CS compared to Kayle. Champs who on average don't earn many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers displayed here to do well.

The top items to prioritize in your Maokai versus Kayle build include Knight's Vow, Locket of the Iron Solari, and Solstice Sleigh. When Maokai incorporated at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better when facing Kayle than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Maokai had an average win rate of 51.8% when playing against Kayle with these items in his kit.

To have the highest chance of vanquishing Kayle as Maokai, Maokai players should equip the Aftershock, Font of Life, Bone Plating, Unflinching, Hextech Flashtraption, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Resolve and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the runes players picked for Maokai vs Kayle LoL games, this set of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 51.8% win rate overall.

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