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

Maokai vs Quinn

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How to Beat Quinn as Maokai

based on 1,841 Maokai vs Quinn matchups
Win Rate
54.9 %
K/D/A
2.71
Pick Rate
1.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our matchup stats from the millions of recently ranked LoL rounds that we review each week. This guide on how to beat Quinn as Maokai came out of an analysis of 1841 ranked games where both champions faced off against one another. This particular champion pairing is relatively rare. Maokai has to counter Quinn in only 1.2% of his rounds.

Maokai vs Quinn Matchup Summary

Maokai has done a great job of beating Quinn. Normally, he wins a whopping 54.9% of games the champions clash against each other in. In Maokai versus Quinn rounds, Maokai’s team is 0.1% more expected to gain first blood, indicating that he probably will be able to get first blood against Quinn.

Best Maokai vs Quinn Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsWinged Moonplate

Core Maokai Items

~22 Mins
TrailblazerThornmailLocket of the Iron Solari

Optional Items

Dead Man's PlateSolstice SleighFrozen HeartIceborn Gauntlet

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 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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Q
2
W
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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W
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Q
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W
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Guide to Countering Quinn as Maokai

Tips for Playing as Maokai against Quinn

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 Quinn

After being marked, move away from Quinn so she can't take advantage of it.

Keep tabs on Quinn's position. Behind Enemy Lines can enable Valor to cross the map very quickly and attack you by surprise.

When Quinn is using Behind Enemy Lines, damaging her removes her Move Speed bonus temporarily.

Maokai vs Quinn Counter Stats

Maokai Image
Win Rate
54.9 %
VS
Win Rate
45.1 %
Quinn Image
2.9
< Kills >
6.8
5.9
< Deaths >
7.3
13.1
< Assists >
6.4
0.59
< Killing Sprees >
1.54
48
< Minions Killed >
156
0.3
< Dragons Killed >
0.11
0.49
< Inhibitors >
0.41
1,687
< Physical Damage >
20,604
11,167
< Magic Damage >
1,275
994
< True Damage >
1,215
13,849
< Damage Dealt >
23,094
29,037
< Damage Taken >
24,440
9,465
< Gold Earned >
11,852
1.56
< Towers >
1.97
0.07
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
9,141
< Total Healing >
5,650
11,646
< Experience >
14,442
46
< Vision Score >
21
19
< Wards Placed >
8
445
< Time Dealing CC >
154

How to Counter Quinn with Maokai in LoL

The stats shown on this page highlight several strategic Maokai against Quinn matchup statistics that can help you realize the differences and similarities between these two champions. Maokai’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Quinn’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Maokai may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Quinn. This observation is largely caused by the differences in assists.

Maokai typically has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than his enemy does. On average, he receives more damage than Quinn. This typically indicates differing health capacities, yet it can also illustrate that the champion with higher health has less mobility and thus is unable to escape further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Maokai and Quinn

Damage Types Compared

Maokai
Quinn
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Maokai
Quinn

Who is Better, Maokai or Quinn?

Both LoL champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Maokai usually wins when playing against Quinn, with a 54.9% win rate. Therefore, Maokai makes a great counter for Quinn.

While Maokai does have a much higher win rate than Quinn, when they face off with one another, Maokai also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less time consuming champ to develop with. You don't need to be too worried when picking Maokai into Quinn.

Furthermore, Maokai has a great amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Quinn. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Maokai vs Quinn 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 Quinn. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on increasing your CS and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Maokai against Quinn.

Additional Information for Maokai Players

How We Calculated Our Maokai vs Quinn Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Quinn as Maokai, we analyzed 1,841 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 Quinn 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

If you would like to truly master Maokai to counter Quinn during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips displayed here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Maokai most often accumulates a lot less CS as Quinn. Champions who typically don't earn many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers shown here to do well.

The most crucial items to use in your Maokai versus Quinn build include Trailblazer, Thornmail, and Locket of the Iron Solari. When Maokai combined at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better versus Quinn than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Maokai had an average win rate of 54.9% when playing against Quinn with this counter build.

To have the best chance of coming out on top against Quinn as Maokai, Maokai players should use the Aftershock, Font of Life, Conditioning, Overgrowth, Legend: Tenacity, and Triumph runes from the Resolve and Precision rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players chose for Maokai vs Quinn counterpicks, this set of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 54.9% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Quinn as Maokai are displayed for all ranked divisions combined. If you would like to scope the statistics and builds to an individual rank, you may use the selection menu located earlier on the page.