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Urgot vs Maokai

How to Beat Maokai as Urgot in LoLUrgot is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Maokai as Urgot

based on 2,864 Urgot vs Maokai matchups
Win Rate
48 %
K/D/A
2.05
Pick Rate
3.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of recently ranked League matches each and every week. In our database, Urgot engaged Maokai 2864 times. Having so many games with Urgot vs Maokai provides us a lot of confidence in our capacity to prepare actionable data and a supported build to obliterate your opposition. This counter pairing is relatively rare. Urgot is forced to battle against Maokai in only 3.9% of his matches.

Urgot vs Maokai Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Urgot does a dismal job of beating Maokai. On average, he wins a lowly 48.0% of games the champs fight one another in. In Urgot vs Maokai rounds, Urgot’s side is 0.0% more likely to earn first blood. This indicates that he most likely will be able to get first blood against Maokai.

Best Urgot vs Maokai Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordCull

Core Urgot Items

~22 Mins
Black CleaverTitanic HydraChempunk Chainsword

Optional Items

Kaenic RookernSterak's GageDead Man's PlateMaw of Malmortius

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionPress the AttackTriumphLegend: TenacityLast Stand
ResolveBone PlatingOvergrowth
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Urgot's passive ability p
Urgot's q ability q
Urgot's w ability w
Urgot's e ability e
Urgot's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Countering Maokai as Urgot

Tips for Playing as Urgot against Maokai

Save Fear Beyond Death for opponents you know are already too weak to survive. It's especially good for picking off fleeing foes.

Pay attention to your individual leg's cooldowns, as they make for a signficiant portion of your damage

Land Corrosive Charge or Disdain to lock on to target's with Purge - a great way to trigger multiple legs in rapid succession.

Advice to Win Against Maokai

The cooldown on Maokai's self healing is heavily gated on how many time you hit him with spells. Careful about wasting abilities on him.

Maokai will avoid taking damage while he's using Twisted Advance, so don't waste your spells.

Saplings will chase the first enemy that gets too close, but detonate after a few seconds or if they collide with other enemies. Be especially careful around brush sapling, as they are much more dangerous.

Urgot vs Maokai Counter Stats

Urgot Image
Win Rate
48 %
VS
Win Rate
52 %
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6.7
< Kills >
2.8
5.9
< Deaths >
5.8
5.4
< Assists >
12.8
1.55
< Killing Sprees >
0.56
179
< Minions Killed >
46
0.12
< Dragons Killed >
0.3
0.54
< Inhibitors >
0.42
20,981
< Physical Damage >
1,585
154
< Magic Damage >
10,721
1,835
< True Damage >
961
22,971
< Damage Dealt >
13,268
28,432
< Damage Taken >
28,827
12,374
< Gold Earned >
9,283
2.59
< Towers >
1.44
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
5,178
< Total Healing >
9,248
15,117
< Experience >
11,380
19
< Vision Score >
47
9
< Wards Placed >
19
248
< Time Dealing CC >
422

How to Counter Maokai with Urgot in LoL

The stats provided here underscore some vital Urgot versus Maokai matchup stats that may help us figure out the distinctions between these two champions. Urgot’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Maokai’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Urgot may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Maokai. This observation is largely a result of the difference in kills.

Urgot typically has a much larger longest kill spree than his foe does. Commonly, he receives a similar amount of damage to Maokai. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also illustrate that the champion with increased HP has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Urgot and Maokai

Damage Types Compared

Urgot
Maokai
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Urgot
Maokai

Who is Better, Urgot or Maokai?

Both LoL champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Urgot usually loses when playing against Maokai, with a 48.0% win rate. As a result, Urgot makes a poor counter for Maokai.

While Urgot does have a lower win rate compared to Maokai, when they face off with one another, Urgot also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes him a more difficult champion to develop with. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Urgot into Maokaias his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Urgot has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Maokai. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Urgot vs Maokai matchups, Maokai is the better champ with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.

Urgot is a bad counter for Maokai. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on maximizing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Urgot against Maokai.

Additional Information for Urgot Players

How We Calculated Our Urgot vs Maokai Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Maokai as Urgot, we analyzed 2,864 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 Maokai as Urgot 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Urgot in order to counter Maokai during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and stats presented above, you should grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Urgot most often gets much more CS relative to Maokai. Champions who typically don't get much CS often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values reported on this page to do well.

The best items to prioritize in your Urgot versus Maokai build consist of Black Cleaver, Titanic Hydra, and Chempunk Chainsword. When Urgot bought at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better versus Maokai than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Urgot had an average win rate of 48.0% when countering Maokai with this counter build.

To have the best probability of coming out on top against Maokai as Urgot, you should take the Press the Attack, Triumph, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Bone Plating, and Overgrowth runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the runes players picked for Urgot vs Maokai face-offs, this order of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 48.0% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Maokai as Urgot are given for every ranked division. If you want to narrow the stats and builds to an individual division, you should use the selection menu earlier on the page.