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

Maokai vs Pyke

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

based on 5,698 Maokai vs Pyke matchups
Win Rate
53.8 %
K/D/A
2.55
Pick Rate
3.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of recently ranked League games every week. In our data, Maokai engaged Pyke in 5698 games. Having so many matchups for Maokai versus Pyke gives us a lot of faith in our ability to produce useful statistics and a solid build to counter Pyke. This particular champ pairing is somewhat rare. Maokai has to counter Pyke in only 3.7% of his rounds.

Maokai vs Pyke Matchup Summary

Maokai has done a good job of countering Pyke. Normally, he wins a fantastic 53.8% of games the champs face each other in. In Maokai against Pyke rounds, Maokai’s team is 0.2% less probable to gain first blood. This indicates that he most likely won't be able to get first blood against Pyke.

Best Maokai vs Pyke Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsChain Vest

Core Maokai Items

~22 Mins
TrailblazerKnight's VowCelestial Opposition

Optional Items

Locket of the Iron SolariFrozen HeartDead Man's PlateSpirit Visage

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
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Last skill for Maokai to max oute

Runes

ResolveAftershockFont of LifeBone PlatingUnflinching
InspirationHextech FlashtraptionCosmic Insight
Attack SpeedArmorArmor
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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Guide to Countering Pyke as Maokai

Tips for Playing as Maokai against Pyke

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 Pyke

Pyke regenerates a significant amount of damage he has taken from enemy champions, but only when you can't see him!

When Pyke is hidden nearby in his Ghostwater Dive, sharks will circle underneath your feet.

Try not to stand near low health allies. If Pyke executes them using Death From Below, you might be next on the list.

Maokai vs Pyke Counter Stats

Maokai Image
Win Rate
53.8 %
VS
Win Rate
46.2 %
Pyke Image
3.1
< Kills >
6.8
6.4
< Deaths >
7.3
13.2
< Assists >
8.8
0.62
< Killing Sprees >
1.58
48
< Minions Killed >
39
0.26
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.31
1,784
< Physical Damage >
9,937
11,952
< Magic Damage >
64
1,013
< True Damage >
2,452
14,750
< Damage Dealt >
12,454
28,702
< Damage Taken >
22,291
9,447
< Gold Earned >
10,137
1.56
< Towers >
1.08
0.07
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
8,781
< Total Healing >
4,872
11,436
< Experience >
10,454
45
< Vision Score >
67
20
< Wards Placed >
31
422
< Time Dealing CC >
97

How to Counter Pyke with Maokai in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page highlight several strategic Maokai versus Pyke counter stats that can help you realize the differences between the two. For instance, Maokai’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Pyke’s ratio of NaN, showing that Maokai may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Pyke. This observation is largely caused by the differences in assists.

Maokai often has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than his counter does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Pyke. This typically indicates differing health capacities, but it can also illustrate that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Maokai and Pyke

Damage Types Compared

Maokai
Pyke
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Maokai
Pyke

Who is Better, Maokai or Pyke?

Both League champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Maokai usually wins when trying to fight Pyke, with a 53.8% win rate. Thus, Maokai makes a great counter for Pyke.

While Maokai does have a higher win rate compared to Pyke, when on opposite teams, Maokai also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes him a less time consuming character to learn and master. You should be be fine when picking Maokai into Pyke.

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

While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Maokai vs Pyke 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 teamfights.

Maokai is a great counter to Pyke. Focus your tactics on keeping up your gold income and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Maokai against Pyke.

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 Pyke Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Pyke as Maokai, we analyzed 5,698 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 Pyke 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 Pyke Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Maokai to counter Pyke during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and stats displayed above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Maokai often gets a similar amount of CS as Pyke. Champions who on average don't get many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values shown on this page to do well.

The ideal items to use in your Maokai versus Pyke build consist of Trailblazer, Knight's Vow, and Celestial Opposition. When Maokai bought at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better vs Pyke than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Maokai boasted an average win rate of 53.8% when playing against Pyke with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest probability of beating Pyke as Maokai, you should equip the Aftershock, Font of Life, Bone Plating, Unflinching, Hextech Flashtraption, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Resolve and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the runes we have analyed for Maokai vs Pyke LoL games, this combination of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 53.8% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Pyke as Maokai are shown for all ranked divisions. To narrow the stats and builds to a specific division, you may use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.