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How to Win Maokai vs Vel'Koz Counter MatchupMaokai is in the s tier of champions

Maokai vs Vel'Koz

How to Beat Vel'Koz as Maokai in LoLMaokai is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Vel'Koz as Maokai

based on 3,279 Maokai vs Vel'Koz matchups
Win Rate
51.4 %
K/D/A
2.51
Pick Rate
2.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our matchup statistics from the millions of recently ranked LoL rounds that we analyze each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Vel'Koz as Maokai came out of an evaluation of 3279 ranked matches where both champs faced off against one another. This champion matchup is somewhat rare. Maokai has to counter Vel'Koz in only 2.1% of his rounds.

Maokai vs Vel'Koz Matchup Summary

Maokai does a decent job of countering Vel'Koz. On average, he wins a acceptable 51.4% of the time the champions battle one another in. In Maokai versus Vel'Koz matches, Maokai’s side is 0.0% more probable to obtain first blood. This indicates that he probably will get first blood versus Vel'Koz.

Best Maokai vs Vel'Koz Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalCloth Armor

Core Maokai Items

~22 Mins
Knight's VowLocket of the Iron SolariSolstice Sleigh

Optional Items

Kaenic RookernSpirit VisageTrailblazerThornmail

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
Ability HasteArmorHealth 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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Q
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Guide to Countering Vel'Koz as Maokai

Tips for Playing as Maokai against Vel'Koz

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 Vel'Koz

Vel'Koz has fairly low mobility and is vulnerable to ganks.

Vel'Koz is very dangerous if left alone in a fight. Try to focus him down early.

Life Form Disintegration Ray can be interrupted by stuns, silences and knockups.

Maokai vs Vel'Koz Counter Stats

Maokai Image
Win Rate
51.4 %
VS
Win Rate
48.6 %
Vel'Koz Image
2.9
< Kills >
5.5
6.1
< Deaths >
6.4
12.4
< Assists >
9.3
0.59
< Killing Sprees >
1.28
50
< Minions Killed >
92
0.31
< Dragons Killed >
0.08
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.42
1,674
< Physical Damage >
631
11,361
< Magic Damage >
18,563
1,042
< True Damage >
6,481
14,078
< Damage Dealt >
25,676
31,405
< Damage Taken >
18,597
9,556
< Gold Earned >
10,586
1.42
< Towers >
1.69
0.07
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
10,020
< Total Healing >
1,734
11,882
< Experience >
12,505
47
< Vision Score >
45
19
< Wards Placed >
20
430
< Time Dealing CC >
211

How to Counter Vel'Koz with Maokai in LoL

The stats shown here highlight some influential Maokai against Vel'Koz matchup stats that can help you interpret the differences between the two. As an example, Maokai’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Vel'Koz’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Maokai may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Vel'Koz..

Maokai often has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his matchup does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Vel'Koz. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, but it can also indicate that the champ with increased health has less agility and thus is unable to flee from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Maokai and Vel'Koz

Damage Types Compared

Maokai
Vel'Koz
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Maokai
Vel'Koz

Who is Better, Maokai or Vel'Koz?

Both League champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Maokai usually wins when taking on Vel'Koz, with a 51.4% win rate. Thus, Maokai makes a good counter to Vel'Koz.

While Maokai does have a higher winrate than Vel'Koz, when on opposite teams, Maokai also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes him a less complex character to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Maokai into Vel'Koz.

Additionally, Maokai also has a great amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Vel'Koz. This often 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 for every situation in League of Legends, in Maokai vs Vel'Koz matchups, Maokai is the better champion with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.

Maokai is a decent counter for Vel'Koz. Make sure you focus your strategy on increasing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Maokai against Vel'Koz.

Other Champion Matchups Against Maokai

Maokai Loses Against

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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 Vel'Koz Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Vel'Koz as Maokai, we analyzed 3,279 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 Vel'Koz 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 Vel'Koz Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Maokai in order to counter Vel'Koz during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and tips displayed here, you should grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Maokai most often racks up less CS compared to Vel'Koz. Champs who on average don't take many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values shown on this page to do well.

The most important items to focus on in your Maokai versus Vel'Koz build include Knight's Vow, Locket of the Iron Solari, and Solstice Sleigh. When Maokai bought at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better vs. Vel'Koz than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Maokai had an average win rate of 51.4% when countering Vel'Koz with this build.

To have the highest chance of vanquishing Vel'Koz as Maokai, you should take the Aftershock, Font of Life, Bone Plating, Unflinching, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Resolve and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the runes players picked for Maokai vs Vel'Koz fights, this mixture of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 51.4% win rate overall.

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