Thanks to Maokai's K/D/A and utility, he has a pretty good overall win rate. He does very well in the mid game, with a winrate of 52.8% in that phase. Unfortunately, he does terribly in the late game, where Maokai's win rate is 48.1%., The difference between his best and worst game phases is about 4.7%. This large difference makes it clear that his power spikes and fades in different phases of the game. Prepare accordingly.
In the current meta, Maokai is very popular. He has been played in 5.9% of recently ranked matches. He is rarely banned during champion select. Obviously, very few players see him as a significant threat. In the latest ranked matches, Maokai was banned 1.1% of the time.
You will find him typically used in the support position. However, that is not the best position for him. The highest win rate position for Maokai is jungle (52,6%). Currently, Maokai's meta game is centered around utility and support. Specifically, his build should primarily be centered around supporting others. Additionally, he is a pretty good magical damage dealer champ. Dealing physical damage is the least important part of Maokai’s gameplay.
You should expect to have to to spend only a little bit of time practicing and learning to master Maokai. Most League of Legends players think he is one of the simplest champ to master. Maokai primarily does magic damage (83% of his total damage). He doesn't deal a lot of other damage types and should not be played as hybrid damage dealer..
Maokai deals a good amount of damage in a typical game (14.958 damage). You may want to focus on developing him as a damage dealing champ to smash your foes.
If you are looking for a dominating damage dealer, then you should definitely not consider this champion. He has one of the lowest kill totals in the game among other champions. Moreover, he has a fairly above average death total with an average of 6.4 deaths per LoL match. Additionally, Maokai's KDA is usually high with an average KDA ratio of 2.4 as well as 12.3 assists per match.
The best Maokai players know who their champion is, and they adapt their gameplay around their champion's playstyle. Maokai is great at many things, but not everything. By focusing more on accentuating your strengths than filling in your weaknesses, you are more likely to win your next game of League of Legends.
Furthermore, you should know when your champion spikes in power in order to be prepared and take advantage of your powerful position while it lasts. Not all LoL champions are strong throughout the entire game length. Some grow in power while others fade. Some start strong and fall off completely in the late game. Maokai is best in the mid game.
Pay attention to the stats comparison shown above, which compares Maokai against all other champions. You can see their strengths and weaknesses relative to others of the same champion type. You can either try to overcome some of the weaknesses, or you can work to strengthen their talents.
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