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

Maokai vs Orianna

How to Beat Orianna as Maokai in LoLMaokai is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Orianna as Maokai

based on 2,126 Maokai vs Orianna matchups
Win Rate
56.3 %
K/D/A
2.75
Pick Rate
1.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of recently ranked LoL matches each and every week. In our database, Maokai faced Orianna 2126 times. Using so many games with Maokai versus Orianna provides us a lot of faith in our capability to provide actionable statistics and a solid build to obliterate your opponent. This particular champion matchup is relatively rare. Maokai has to counter Orianna in only 1.4% of his games.

Maokai vs Orianna Matchup Summary

Maokai does a great job of beating Orianna. Typically, he wins a terrific 56.3% of matches the champions battle one another in. In Maokai versus Orianna games, Maokai’s team is 0.1% more likely to earn first blood. This indicates that he probably will be able to get first blood versus Orianna.

Best Maokai vs Orianna Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsBami's Cinder

Core Maokai Items

~22 Mins
TrailblazerKnight's VowSolstice Sleigh

Optional Items

Locket of the Iron SolariJak'Sho, The ProteanThornmailHollow Radiance

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
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
1
Q
2
W
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
8
W
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Q
10
W
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W
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W
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E
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R

Guide to Countering Orianna as Maokai

Tips for Playing as Maokai against Orianna

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 Orianna

Orianna can only affect the area the Ball is around. Use this to your advantage.

Watch out for Orianna's Ball returning to her due to leashing. This may cause some unexpected situations.

Maokai vs Orianna Counter Stats

Maokai Image
Win Rate
56.3 %
VS
Win Rate
43.7 %
Orianna Image
2.8
< Kills >
5
5.5
< Deaths >
5.6
12.3
< Assists >
9
0.56
< Killing Sprees >
1.14
47
< Minions Killed >
168
0.3
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.46
1,606
< Physical Damage >
1,048
10,729
< Magic Damage >
19,462
958
< True Damage >
318
13,294
< Damage Dealt >
20,828
28,252
< Damage Taken >
18,778
9,234
< Gold Earned >
11,001
1.53
< Towers >
1.97
0.08
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
9,223
< Total Healing >
1,806
11,265
< Experience >
14,027
47
< Vision Score >
20
19
< Wards Placed >
10
409
< Time Dealing CC >
340

How to Counter Orianna with Maokai in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here highlight several influential Maokai against Orianna counter statistics that may help you realize the differences and similarities between the two. Maokai’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Orianna’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Maokai may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Orianna..

Maokai typically has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his opponent does. Typically, he receives more damage than Orianna. This commonly reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also illustrate that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to escape further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Maokai and Orianna

Damage Types Compared

Maokai
Orianna
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Maokai
Orianna

Who is Better, Maokai or Orianna?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Maokai usually wins when trying to fight Orianna, with a 56.3% win rate. Therefore, Maokai makes a fantastic counter for Orianna.

While Maokai does have a much higher winrate than Orianna, when on opposite teams, Maokai also has a much lower learning curve that makes him a less time consuming character to learn and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Maokai into Orianna.

Additionally, Maokai also has a very large amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Orianna. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, 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 Orianna 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 a great counter to Orianna. Make sure you focus your actions on maximizing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Maokai against Orianna.

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 Orianna Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Orianna as Maokai, we analyzed 2,126 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 Orianna 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 Orianna Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Maokai in order to counter Orianna 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 pay attention to the build and stats displayed here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Maokai most often accumulates a lot less CS compared to Orianna. Champs who on average don't earn much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values shown on this page to do well.

The ideal items to use in your Maokai versus Orianna build include Trailblazer, Knight's Vow, and Solstice Sleigh. When Maokai included at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better vs Orianna than with many other common builds. In fact, Maokai boasted an average win rate of 56.3% when playing against Orianna with this build.

To have the highest probability of defeating Orianna as Maokai, you 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 builds players chose for Maokai vs Orianna clashes, this mix of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 56.3% win rate overall.

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