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

Maokai vs Sett

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

based on 4,340 Maokai vs Sett matchups
Win Rate
50.5 %
K/D/A
2.72
Pick Rate
2.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of ranked League matches each week. In our dataset, Maokai faced Sett in 4340 games. With so many matchups for Maokai vs Sett gives us faith in our ability to prepare informative data and a supported build to suppress Sett. This champ matchup is fairly rare. Maokai is forced to battle against Sett in only 2.8% of his games.

Maokai vs Sett Matchup Summary

Maokai does a ok job of countering Sett. Typically, he wins a acceptable 50.5% of games the champions oppose each other in. In Maokai against Sett games, Maokai’s team is 0.1% less probable to gain first blood. This implies that he most likely won't be able to get first blood against Sett.

Best Maokai vs Sett Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsWinged Moonplate

Core Maokai Items

~22 Mins
Kaenic RookernTrailblazerSolstice Sleigh

Optional Items

Dead Man's PlateKnight's VowFrozen HeartSpirit 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 LifeConditioningOvergrowth
PrecisionTriumphLegend: Tenacity
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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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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Guide to Countering Sett as Maokai

Tips for Playing as Maokai against Sett

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 Sett Counter Stats

Maokai Image
Win Rate
50.5 %
VS
Win Rate
49.5 %
Sett Image
2.9
< Kills >
6.1
5.8
< Deaths >
6.5
12.9
< Assists >
5.8
0.61
< Killing Sprees >
1.41
47
< Minions Killed >
156
0.32
< Dragons Killed >
0.11
0.43
< Inhibitors >
0.55
1,744
< Physical Damage >
19,124
12,021
< Magic Damage >
297
1,026
< True Damage >
5,679
14,791
< Damage Dealt >
25,101
29,745
< Damage Taken >
36,520
9,394
< Gold Earned >
11,782
1.48
< Towers >
2.63
0.07
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
9,728
< Total Healing >
6,556
11,472
< Experience >
14,516
45
< Vision Score >
18
18
< Wards Placed >
9
440
< Time Dealing CC >
183

How to Counter Sett with Maokai in LoL

The stats shown on this page show some strategic Maokai vs. Sett matchup statistics that may help you distinguish the differences between the two. As an example, Maokai’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Sett’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Maokai may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Sett. This observation is largely caused by the differences in assists.

Maokai usually has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his enemy does. Commonly, he receives less damage than Sett. This typically indicates differing health capacities, but it can also show that the champ with increased HP has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Maokai and Sett

Damage Types Compared

Maokai
Sett
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Maokai
Sett

Who is Better, Maokai or Sett?

Both League champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Maokai usually fairs equally well when playing against Sett, with a 50.5% win rate. Therefore, Maokai makes an ok counter to Sett.

While Maokai does have a higher winrate than Sett, when on opposite teams, Maokai also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more time consuming character to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Maokai into Sett.

Furthermore, Maokai also has a great amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Sett. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Maokai vs Sett matchups, Maokai is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Maokai is a decent counter for Sett. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on maximizing your CS and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Maokai against Sett.

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 Sett Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Sett as Maokai, we analyzed 4,340 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 Sett 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

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Maokai to counter Sett during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips displayed here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Maokai most often accumulates a lot less CS compared to Sett. Champions who typically don't get much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers reported here to do well.

The most crucial items to have in your Maokai versus Sett build include Kaenic Rookern, Trailblazer, and Solstice Sleigh. When Maokai included at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better countering Sett than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Maokai boasted an average win rate of 50.5% when playing against Sett with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest likelihood of coming out on top against Sett 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 runes that we analyzed for Maokai vs Sett fights, this blending of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 50.5% winrate overall.

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