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

Maokai vs Vayne

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

based on 9,008 Maokai vs Vayne matchups
Win Rate
52.3 %
K/D/A
2.69
Pick Rate
5.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our matchup statistics from the millions of ranked LoL games that we get from Riot Games each week. This guide on how to beat Vayne as Maokai came out of an evaluation of 9008 ranked games where both champs faced off against one another. This counter pairing is relatively uncommon. Maokai is forced to battle against Vayne in only 5.8% of his matches.

Maokai vs Vayne Matchup Summary

Maokai does a good job of beating Vayne. Typically, he wins a terrific 52.3% of the time the champions oppose one another in. In Maokai against Vayne matches, Maokai’s team is 0.0% more likely to get first blood. This indicates that he most likely will be able to get first blood against Vayne.

Best Maokai vs Vayne 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

Dead Man's PlateKnight's VowKaenic RookernSpirit 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
InspirationHextech FlashtraptionCosmic Insight
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
1
W
2
Q
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
8
W
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Q
10
W
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W
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W
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E
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E
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R

Guide to Countering Vayne as Maokai

Tips for Playing as Maokai against Vayne

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 Vayne

Deny Vayne the opportunity to pin you against walls.

Vayne is fragile - turn the pressure up on her and she will be forced to play cautiously.

Maokai vs Vayne Counter Stats

Maokai Image
Win Rate
52.3 %
VS
Win Rate
47.7 %
Vayne Image
2.8
< Kills >
7.5
5.8
< Deaths >
6.5
12.8
< Assists >
5.7
0.57
< Killing Sprees >
1.75
46
< Minions Killed >
165
0.29
< Dragons Killed >
0.19
0.48
< Inhibitors >
0.47
1,614
< Physical Damage >
15,559
10,854
< Magic Damage >
1,625
968
< True Damage >
5,048
13,436
< Damage Dealt >
22,232
28,222
< Damage Taken >
21,645
9,284
< Gold Earned >
12,164
1.56
< Towers >
2.21
0.07
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
8,858
< Total Healing >
6,021
11,298
< Experience >
12,807
47
< Vision Score >
18
19
< Wards Placed >
9
424
< Time Dealing CC >
70

How to Counter Vayne with Maokai in LoL

The stats shown on this page show some strategic Maokai vs. Vayne counter stats that may help you figure out the distinctions between the two. As an example, Maokai’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Vayne’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Maokai may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Vayne. This observation is largely a result of the differences in assists.

Maokai often has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than his matchup does. On average, he receives more damage than Vayne. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also imply that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Maokai and Vayne

Damage Types Compared

Maokai
Vayne
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Maokai
Vayne

Who is Better, Maokai or Vayne?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Maokai usually wins when trying to fight Vayne, with a 52.3% win rate. As a result, Maokai makes a good counter for Vayne.

While Maokai does have a higher win rate compared to Vayne, when on opposite teams, Maokai also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes him a less time consuming character to pick up and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Maokai into Vayne.

Additionally, Maokai also has a great deal of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Vayne. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Maokai vs Vayne 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 allies during teamfights.

Maokai is a good counter for Vayne. Focus your gameplay on maximizing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Maokai against Vayne.

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 Vayne Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Vayne as Maokai, we analyzed 9,008 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 Vayne 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 Vayne Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Maokai in order to counter Vayne during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips shown here, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Maokai usually racks up a lot less CS as Vayne. Champs who typically don't earn much CS often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The best items to have in your Maokai versus Vayne build consist of Trailblazer, Frozen Heart, and Solstice Sleigh. When Maokai included at least these three items in his build, he performed much better when fighting Vayne than with most other common item sets. In fact, Maokai had an average win rate of 52.3% when playing against Vayne with this build.

To have the greatest chance of vanquishing Vayne as Maokai, Maokai players should use 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 rune sets players used for Maokai vs Vayne fights, this combo of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 52.3% win rate overall.

If you would like to view Maokai x Vayne tips and counter builds for a a particular division rank, feel free to select one from the selection menu above. By default, the statistics and guides shown are computed using all games completed with these champs.