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

Maokai vs Seraphine

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

based on 6,976 Maokai vs Seraphine matchups
Win Rate
52.3 %
K/D/A
2.81
Pick Rate
4.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of ranked League matches each and every week. In our database, Maokai faced Seraphine 6976 times. With so many games with Maokai versus Seraphine provides us faith in our capability to provide useful data and a pro build to smash Seraphine. This particular matchup is fairly uncommon. Maokai encounters Seraphine in only 4.5% of his matches.

Maokai vs Seraphine Matchup Summary

Maokai has done a good job of countering Seraphine. On average, he wins a fantastic 52.3% of matches the champs battle each other in. In Maokai vs Seraphine games, Maokai’s team is 0.0% more probable to earn first blood. This indicates that he most likely will be able to get first blood versus Seraphine.

Best Maokai vs Seraphine Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsWinged Moonplate

Core Maokai Items

~22 Mins
Kaenic RookernTrailblazerSolstice Sleigh

Optional Items

Dead Man's PlateKnight's VowJak'Sho, The ProteanSpirit 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
>
Last skill for Maokai to max oute

Runes

ResolveAftershockFont of LifeBone PlatingUnflinching
InspirationBiscuit DeliveryCosmic 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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W
2
Q
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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W
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W
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E
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Guide to Countering Seraphine as Maokai

Tips for Playing as Maokai against Seraphine

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 Seraphine Counter Stats

Maokai Image
Win Rate
52.3 %
VS
Win Rate
47.7 %
Seraphine Image
2.8
< Kills >
3.3
5.4
< Deaths >
5.8
12.4
< Assists >
12.2
0.6
< Killing Sprees >
0.72
50
< Minions Killed >
102
0.29
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.52
1,650
< Physical Damage >
1,516
10,734
< Magic Damage >
12,973
954
< True Damage >
509
13,338
< Damage Dealt >
14,999
28,808
< Damage Taken >
17,017
9,307
< Gold Earned >
9,899
1.47
< Towers >
2.18
0.07
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
9,349
< Total Healing >
3,868
11,396
< Experience >
11,696
47
< Vision Score >
40
19
< Wards Placed >
18
421
< Time Dealing CC >
255

How to Counter Seraphine with Maokai in LoL

The stats shown here highlight some valuable Maokai vs. Seraphine matchup stats that can help you grasp the differences between the pair. Maokai’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Seraphine’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Maokai may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Seraphine..

Maokai usually has a similar longest killing spree as his matchup does. Typically, he receives more damage than Seraphine. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also hint that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Maokai and Seraphine

Damage Types Compared

Maokai
Seraphine
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Maokai
Seraphine

Who is Better, Maokai or Seraphine?

Both LoL champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Maokai usually wins when facing off against Seraphine, with a 52.3% win rate. Therefore, Maokai makes a good counter for Seraphine.

While Maokai does have a higher win rate than Seraphine, when on opposite teams, Maokai also has a much greater learning curve that makes him a more difficult champ to learn. You don't need to be too worried when picking Maokai into Seraphine.

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

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Maokai vs Seraphine matchups, Maokai is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.

Maokai is an above average counter for Seraphine. You will do well by focussing your tactics on increasing your CS and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Maokai against Seraphine.

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 Seraphine Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Seraphine as Maokai, we analyzed 6,976 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 Seraphine 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 Seraphine Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Maokai to counter Seraphine during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats presented here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Maokai often accumulates less CS compared to Seraphine. Champs who typically don't acquire much CS often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values shown on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to have in your Maokai versus Seraphine build include Kaenic Rookern, Trailblazer, and Solstice Sleigh. When Maokai incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better when fighting Seraphine than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Maokai had an average win rate of 52.3% when playing against Seraphine with these items in his kit.

To have the best likelihood of annihilating Seraphine as Maokai, you should use the Aftershock, Font of Life, Bone Plating, Unflinching, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Resolve and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the runes that we analyzed for Maokai vs Seraphine clashes, this sequence of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 52.3% win rate overall.

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