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How to Synergize Alistar and Maokai

based on 721 Alistar with Maokai pairs
Win Rate
46 %
K/D/A
2.56
Pick Rate
1.1 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We take in the stats from from millions of LoL matches straight from Riot Games each and every week. Alistar has been on the same team as Maokai in 721 recent, competitive games. By gathering so much accurate data directly from the publishers of LoL, we are completely sure that we can produce robust, accurate builds to help Alistar synergize with Maokai. It is very rare for Alistar to play with Maokai on the same team. This has only occurred in about 1.1% of games with Alistar.

Alistar Maokai Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Alistar has done a awful job of teaming up with Maokai. Normally, he wins a lowly 46.0% of matches the champions appear on the same team. If you want to win more matches as Alistar when playing with Maokai by learning how to better synergize your gameplay with him, then dig into the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Alistar vs Maokai Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalCloth Armor

Core Alistar Items

~22 Mins
Zeke's ConvergenceLocket of the Iron SolariCelestial Opposition

Optional Items

Knight's VowStormsurgeTrailblazerThornmail

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

InspirationGlacial AugmentHextech FlashtraptionMinion DematerializerCosmic Insight
ResolveBone PlatingUnflinching
Ability HasteHealth ScalingHealth Scaling
Alistar's passive ability p
Alistar's q ability q
Alistar's w ability w
Alistar's e ability e
Alistar's ultimate ability r
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Q
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W
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4
Q
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Q
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Guide to Synergizing Alistar and Maokai

Tips for Playing as Alistar with Maokai

Using Flash can allow you catch your target off guard to knock them back into your allies with Pulverize and Headbutt.

Move Speed is very important on Alistar. Consider which boots to buy carefully.

Using Pulverize can allow you to establish better positioning for Headbutt.

Advice to Understand How Maokai Will Play

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.

Alistar Maokai Synergy Stats

Alistar Image
Win Rate
46 %
VS
Win Rate
54 %
Maokai Image
2.6
< Kills >
2.1
6.2
< Deaths >
6.1
13.3
< Assists >
13.9
0.48
< Killing Sprees >
0.37
45
< Minions Killed >
33
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.03
0.43
< Inhibitors >
0.47
1,485
< Physical Damage >
1,324
7,952
< Magic Damage >
6,860
878
< True Damage >
894
10,316
< Damage Dealt >
9,078
27,407
< Damage Taken >
26,157
8,668
< Gold Earned >
8,432
1.82
< Towers >
1.8
0
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
10,040
< Total Healing >
9,284
10,770
< Experience >
10,386
48
< Vision Score >
54
22
< Wards Placed >
24
288
< Time Dealing CC >
267

How to Play with Maokai as Alistar in LoL

The Alistar Maokai synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Maokai, compared to his overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how his gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.

Overall, Alistar sees a very large drop in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Maokai. His KDA fell from NaN to NaN. This negative change shows that Maokai helps Alistar perform poorer in ranked League of Legends games. Yet, the small difference demonstrates that this performance change is only marginal.

When Alistar plays on the same team as Maokai, he sees a sizeable uptick in his complete damage output. This difference could indicate that Maokai provides cover for him to dish out more damage or that his participation also helps increase the game's duration. Similarly, when Alistar is played alongside Maokai on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing with Maokai.

Moreover, when Alistar plays with Maokai on the same side, he often takes a little more damage than when he plays alone. Taking more damage may indicate that Maokai does a poor job of covering Alistar in teamfights.

Synergies between Alistar and Maokai

Damage Types Compared

Alistar
Maokai
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Alistar
Maokai

Is Alistar better when played alongside Maokai?

There is no perfect companion for Alistar that will 100% of the time be his ideal teammate. Yet, Maokai is a very bad teammate for Alistar. By playing on the same side as Alistar, he decreases their win rate by -3.4% to 46.0%. This shows that there is an easy to overcome and exploit strategic relationship between Alistar and Maokai that results in them performing worse together than without each other.

Maokai has a much lower diffuclty than Alistar. That means you don't need to be cautious when enlisting Maokai teammates to play with, as they will require a much lower level of skill to be able to work well with you.

Playing on the same side, Alistar players should observe an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to soak up damage. Together, these champs might be able to provide enough cover for their team's carries.

Although, by grouping Alistar and Maokai together, you probably will not be granting your other allies enough AD. Make sure to pick other champions on your team that fills this relative disparity in their capabilities.

Regardless of the skill of your Maokai teammate, you need to focus on increasing your income, outlasting your enemies, and clearing objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you will do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Alistar Players

How We Calculated Our Alistar Maokai Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Alistar and Maokai, we analyzed 721 ranked and recent League of Legends matches. We perform advanced data cleaning and statistical methods to guarantee that our team synergy stats are accurate and reliable. You can be confident that our recommended build to pair Alistar with Maokai comes from actual 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 your division's most relevant stats and build.

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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing

To truly master Alistar to synergize with Maokai during both the lane and mid / late game phases of LoL matches, you should keep reading to pick up some more tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and tips presented above, you should grow your win rate significantly.

The ideal finished items to include in your Alistar and Maokai synergy build include Zeke's Convergence, Locket of the Iron Solari, and Celestial Opposition. When Alistar bought at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better when paired up with Maokai than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Alistar had an average winrate of 46.0% helping carry Maokai with these items in his kit.

To have the best likelihood of beating your oponents, you should take the Glacial Augment, Hextech Flashtraption, Minion Dematerializer, Cosmic Insight, Bone Plating, and Unflinching runes from the Inspiration and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players chose for this team composition, this set of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 46.0% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to team up Maokai with Alistar are displayed for all skill levels, merged. If you would like to scope the statistics and builds to an individual skill level, you should use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.