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

Maokai vs Twitch

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

based on 6,186 Maokai vs Twitch matchups
Win Rate
51.7 %
K/D/A
2.74
Pick Rate
4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our matchup stats from the millions of recently rated LoL rounds that we evaluate each week. Our guide on how to beat Twitch as Maokai came out of an analysis of 6186 ranked rounds where both champs fought one another. This particular champion pairing is relatively rare. Maokai encounters Twitch in only 4.0% of his matches.

Maokai vs Twitch Matchup Summary

Maokai does a decent job of beating Twitch. Typically, he wins a acceptable 51.7% of matches the champs fight each other in. In Maokai versus Twitch rounds, Maokai’s team is 0.0% more likely to gain first blood, indicating that he probably will be able to get first blood versus Twitch.

Best Maokai vs Twitch Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalBoots of Swiftness

Core Maokai Items

~22 Mins
TrailblazerFrozen HeartSolstice Sleigh

Optional Items

Knight's VowForce of NatureJak'Sho, The ProteanLocket of the Iron Solari

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Maokai to level upq
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Second ability for Maokai to level upw
>
Last skill for Maokai to max oute

Runes

ResolveAftershockFont of LifeBone PlatingUnflinching
InspirationHextech FlashtraptionCosmic Insight
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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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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Guide to Countering Twitch as Maokai

Tips for Playing as Maokai against Twitch

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 Twitch

Spell Shields won't block the damage from Deadly Venom, but they will block the effects Twitch can trigger with it.

If you suspect Twitch has left the lane, let your teammates know that Twitch is ''MIA.''

Twitch is fragile. Work with teammates to focus on him when you're able to catch him out of Camouflage.

Maokai vs Twitch Counter Stats

Maokai Image
Win Rate
51.7 %
VS
Win Rate
48.3 %
Twitch Image
3
< Kills >
8.4
5.8
< Deaths >
6.8
12.9
< Assists >
7.4
0.62
< Killing Sprees >
1.95
50
< Minions Killed >
146
0.29
< Dragons Killed >
0.17
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.41
1,759
< Physical Damage >
16,870
11,267
< Magic Damage >
3,580
1,006
< True Damage >
4,911
14,032
< Damage Dealt >
25,361
29,444
< Damage Taken >
21,722
9,440
< Gold Earned >
12,222
1.53
< Towers >
1.94
0.07
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
9,342
< Total Healing >
4,842
11,562
< Experience >
12,623
47
< Vision Score >
20
19
< Wards Placed >
10
422
< Time Dealing CC >
313

How to Counter Twitch with Maokai in LoL

The stats shown here emphasize some valuable Maokai vs. Twitch matchup statistics that may help us distinguish the differences and similarities between the two. As an example, Maokai’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Twitch’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Maokai may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Twitch. This observation is in large part caused by the differences in assists.

Maokai usually has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than his counter does. Typically, he takes more damage than Twitch. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also illustrate that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Maokai and Twitch

Damage Types Compared

Maokai
Twitch
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Maokai
Twitch

Who is Better, Maokai or Twitch?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Maokai usually wins when playing against Twitch, with a 51.7% win rate. Thus, Maokai makes a good counter to Twitch.

While Maokai does have a higher win rate than Twitch, when facing one another, Maokai also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less challenging champion to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Maokai into Twitch.

Additionally, Maokai also has a lot of utility and CC, a similar amount to Twitch. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Maokai vs Twitch matchups, Maokai is the better champ with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.

Maokai is a decent counter for Twitch. Make sure you focus your gameplay on increasing your CS and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Maokai against Twitch.

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 Twitch Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Twitch as Maokai, we analyzed 6,186 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 Twitch 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 Twitch Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Maokai to counter Twitch during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions displayed above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Maokai typically racks up less CS compared to Twitch. Champs who typically don't get much CS often don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values reported here to do well.

The ideal items to use in your Maokai versus Twitch build consist of Trailblazer, Frozen Heart, and Solstice Sleigh. When Maokai included at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better against Twitch than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Maokai had an average winrate of 51.7% battling Twitch with these items in his kit.

To have the highest probability of vanquishing Twitch 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. Of all the runes players picked for Maokai vs Twitch LoL games, this combination of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 51.7% winrate overall.

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