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

Maokai vs Zoe

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

based on 1,820 Maokai vs Zoe matchups
Win Rate
55.1 %
K/D/A
2.64
Pick Rate
1.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our counter stats from the millions of recently rated League of Legends matches that we evaluate each and every week. This guide on how to beat Zoe as Maokai resulted from an examination of 1820 ranked rounds where both champions battled each other. This particular champ matchup is relatively rare. Maokai has to counter Zoe in only 1.2% of his rounds.

Maokai vs Zoe Matchup Summary

Maokai has done a great job of beating Zoe. On average, he wins a fantastic 55.1% of the time the champs face off with each other in. In Maokai against Zoe rounds, Maokai’s side is 0.0% more likely to earn first blood, indicating that he most likely will get first blood versus Zoe.

Best Maokai vs Zoe Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsCloth Armor

Core Maokai Items

~22 Mins
Kaenic RookernTrailblazerSolstice Sleigh

Optional Items

Frozen HeartLocket of the Iron SolariHollow RadianceJak'Sho, The Protean

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 SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
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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R
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W
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W
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E
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R

Guide to Countering Zoe as Maokai

Tips for Playing as Maokai against Zoe

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 Zoe

Zoe's Paddle Star deals more damage the further it has flown.

Sleepy Trouble Bubble travels further over walls. Stop Zoe from hiding in fog of war to prevent her from setting the spell up.

Zoe must return to her starting point after casting Portal Jump, making her vulnerable to a counterattack.

Maokai vs Zoe Counter Stats

Maokai Image
Win Rate
55.1 %
VS
Win Rate
44.9 %
Zoe Image
2.8
< Kills >
6.6
5.8
< Deaths >
5.9
12.5
< Assists >
7.5
0.57
< Killing Sprees >
1.53
50
< Minions Killed >
134
0.28
< Dragons Killed >
0.09
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.4
1,660
< Physical Damage >
1,773
11,022
< Magic Damage >
17,945
947
< True Damage >
3,621
13,630
< Damage Dealt >
23,341
29,497
< Damage Taken >
19,017
9,316
< Gold Earned >
10,992
1.52
< Towers >
1.65
0.07
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
9,379
< Total Healing >
2,155
11,461
< Experience >
13,244
45
< Vision Score >
25
18
< Wards Placed >
12
430
< Time Dealing CC >
138

How to Counter Zoe with Maokai in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here underscore several strategic Maokai against Zoe matchup stats that may help us distinguish the differences and similarities between this pair of champs. As an example, Maokai’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Zoe’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Maokai may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Zoe. This observation is in large part caused by the differences in assists.

Maokai often has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than his foe does. Typically, he receives more damage than Zoe. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also show that the champ with higher HP has less agility and thus is unable to escape additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Maokai and Zoe

Damage Types Compared

Maokai
Zoe
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Maokai
Zoe

Who is Better, Maokai or Zoe?

Both LoL champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Maokai usually wins when playing against Zoe, with a 55.1% win rate. As a result, Maokai makes a fantastic counter for Zoe.

While Maokai does have a much higher winrate compared to Zoe, when facing one another, Maokai also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less challenging champ to pick up and master. You should be be fine when picking Maokai into Zoe.

Furthermore, Maokai has a very large amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Zoe. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

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

Maokai is a great counter for Zoe. You will do well by focussing your strategy on increasing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Maokai against Zoe.

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

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Additional Information for Maokai Players

How We Calculated Our Maokai vs Zoe Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Zoe as Maokai, we analyzed 1,820 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 Zoe 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 Zoe Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Maokai in order to counter Zoe during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions displayed here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Maokai most often gets less CS relative to Zoe. Champions who typically don't earn much CS typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values reported here to do well.

The ideal items to focus on in your Maokai versus Zoe build include Kaenic Rookern, Trailblazer, and Solstice Sleigh. When Maokai incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better countering Zoe than with most other common builds. In fact, Maokai boasted an average win rate of 55.1% when countering Zoe with this build.

To have the best chance of defeating Zoe as Maokai, Maokai players should equip the Aftershock, Font of Life, Conditioning, Overgrowth, Legend: Tenacity, and Triumph runes from the Resolve and Precision rune sets. Out of all the rune builds that we analyzed for Maokai vs Zoe battles, this combo of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 55.1% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Zoe as Maokai are given for all ranked divisions. If you would like to filter the stats and builds to an individual rank, you should use the selection menu earlier on the page.