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

Maokai vs Senna

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

based on 12,026 Maokai vs Senna matchups
Win Rate
51.1 %
K/D/A
2.75
Pick Rate
7.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our counter stats from the millions of recently ranked League of Legends matches that we get from Riot Games each week. This guide on how to beat Senna as Maokai came out of an examination of 12026 ranked games where both champs fought each other. This particular champion pairing is relatively uncommon. Maokai encounters Senna in only 7.7% of his rounds.

Maokai vs Senna Matchup Summary

Maokai has done a decent job of countering Senna. Normally, he wins a acceptable 51.1% of matches the champions face one another in. In Maokai versus Senna games, Maokai’s team is 0.1% more probable to earn first blood. This indicates that he probably will be able to get first blood versus Senna.

Best Maokai vs Senna Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Boots of SwiftnessWinged Moonplate

Core Maokai Items

~22 Mins
ThornmailSolstice SleighJak'Sho, The Protean

Optional Items

Knight's VowDead Man's PlateKaenic RookernLocket of the Iron Solari

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 ForceArmor
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
W
2
Q
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
W
9
Q
10
W
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R
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W
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W
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E
15
E
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R

Guide to Countering Senna as Maokai

Tips for Playing as Maokai against Senna

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.

Maokai vs Senna Counter Stats

Maokai Image
Win Rate
51.1 %
VS
Win Rate
48.9 %
Senna Image
2.8
< Kills >
4.8
5.6
< Deaths >
6.5
12.6
< Assists >
12
0.57
< Killing Sprees >
1.09
48
< Minions Killed >
63
0.28
< Dragons Killed >
0.13
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.53
1,691
< Physical Damage >
18,686
10,976
< Magic Damage >
328
977
< True Damage >
557
13,645
< Damage Dealt >
19,572
28,789
< Damage Taken >
19,148
9,271
< Gold Earned >
10,644
1.48
< Towers >
2.3
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
9,076
< Total Healing >
9,765
11,343
< Experience >
11,507
46
< Vision Score >
49
19
< Wards Placed >
20
425
< Time Dealing CC >
215

How to Counter Senna with Maokai in LoL

The stats shown on this page clarify some significant Maokai against Senna matchup stats that can help you distinguish the differences and similarities between the pair. For instance, Maokai’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Senna’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Maokai may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Senna..

Maokai typically has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his foe does. On average, he takes more damage than Senna. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also hint that the champion with more health has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Maokai and Senna

Damage Types Compared

Maokai
Senna
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Maokai
Senna

Who is Better, Maokai or Senna?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Maokai usually wins when playing against Senna, with a 51.1% win rate. Thus, Maokai makes a good counter for Senna.

While Maokai does have a higher win rate than Senna, when facing one another, Maokai also has a much lower learning curve that makes him a less challenging champ to learn. You should be careful when picking Maokai into Senna.

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

While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Maokai vs Senna matchups, Maokai is the better champ with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Maokai is a decent counter for Senna. Make sure you focus your tactics on maximizing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Maokai against Senna.

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 Senna Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Senna as Maokai, we analyzed 12,026 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 Senna 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 Senna Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Maokai to counter Senna during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions displayed here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Maokai typically accumulates a similar amount of CS relative to Senna. Champs who typically don't acquire much CS typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values reported here to do well.

The most crucial items to prioritize in your Maokai versus Senna build include Thornmail, Solstice Sleigh, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Maokai included at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better when facing Senna than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Maokai boasted an average winrate of 51.1% when countering Senna with these items in his kit.

To have the best chance of beating Senna as Maokai, Maokai players should take 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 that we analyzed for Maokai vs Senna counter picks, this set of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 51.1% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Senna as Maokai are presented for all ranked divisions. To filter the stats and builds to a specific player tier, you should use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.