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How to Synergize Maokai and Annie

based on 2,250 Maokai with Annie pairs
Win Rate
52.7 %
K/D/A
2.82
Pick Rate
1.4 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we download the results of from millions of League of Legends matches directly from Riot Games each and every week. Maokai has gone into battle with Annie in 2250 recent, ranked games. By gathering so much great data from the developers of League of Legends, we feel confident that we can showcase high-quality, insightful builds to help Maokai synergize with Annie. It is very rare for Maokai to play with Annie as teammates. This pairing has only occurred in about 1.4% of matches with Maokai.

Maokai Annie Synergy Summary

Maokai does a good job of fighting on the same side as Annie. Usually, he wins a fantastic 52.7% of the time the champions try and synergize their gameplay. If you want to maximize your potential as Maokai when playing with Annie by learning how to better synergize your play style with her, then dig into the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Maokai vs Annie Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsBoots of Swiftness

Core Maokai Items

~22 Mins
ThornmailLocket of the Iron SolariSolstice Sleigh

Optional Items

Spirit VisageKaenic RookernJak'Sho, The ProteanSunfire Aegis

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

ResolveAftershockFont of LifeBone PlatingUnflinching
InspirationBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
Adaptive ForceHealth ScalingHealth 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
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Q
3
E
4
Q
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Q
6
R
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Q
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W
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Guide to Synergizing Maokai and Annie

Tips for Playing as Maokai with Annie

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 Understand How Annie Will Play

Molten Shield is a good spell to cast to work up to Annie's stun, so sometimes it's beneficial to grab at least 1 rank in it early.

Striking killing blows on minions with Disintegrate enables Annie to farm extremely well early in the game.

Storing a stun for use with her ultimate can turn the tide of a team fight.

Maokai Annie Synergy Stats

Maokai Image
Win Rate
52.7 %
VS
Win Rate
47.3 %
Annie Image
2.9
< Kills >
2.8
5.6
< Deaths >
5.7
12.9
< Assists >
12.7
0.61
< Killing Sprees >
0.59
50
< Minions Killed >
49
0.33
< Dragons Killed >
0.29
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.45
1,731
< Physical Damage >
1,699
11,299
< Magic Damage >
11,261
1,010
< True Damage >
999
14,040
< Damage Dealt >
13,959
29,458
< Damage Taken >
29,119
9,469
< Gold Earned >
9,339
1.58
< Towers >
1.49
0.09
< Baron Takedowns >
0.07
9,854
< Total Healing >
9,384
11,727
< Experience >
11,446
45
< Vision Score >
46
18
< Wards Placed >
19
441
< Time Dealing CC >
427

How to Play with Annie as Maokai in LoL

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

Overall, Maokai sees a large worsening in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Annie. His KDA went down from NaN to NaN. This negative change shows that Annie helps Maokai perform not as well in competitive LoL matches. Yet, the small difference shows that this performance change is only marginal.

When Maokai is paired with Annie, he observes a marginal improvement in his total damage output. This may demonstrate that Annie supports by providing protection for him to dish out more damage or that her presence also helps extend the round's duration. Similarly, when Maokai is played with Annie on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing synergisticly with Annie.

Additionally, when Maokai plays with Annie on the same team, he often takes a little more damage than when he plays alone. Taking more damage may indicate that Annie does a poor job of covering Maokai during team fights.

Synergies between Maokai and Annie

Damage Types Compared

Maokai
Annie
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Maokai
Annie

Is Maokai better when played alongside Annie?

There is no one best synergy for Maokai that will no matter what be his ideal teammate. Yet, overall, Annie is a very typical companion for Maokai. By playing on the same side as Maokai, she improves their win rate by 0.1% to 52.7%. This shows that there is only a small synergy between Maokai and Annie that results in them performing stronger together than without each other.

Annie has a greater difficulty than Maokai. That means Maokai players must be very careful when enlisting Annie allies to play with, as they will need a greater level of skill to do well with you.

Playing cooperatively, Maokai players should observe an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to deal magic damage. Together, these champions can blast through enemies with magic damage.

Conversely, by pairing Maokai and Annie together, you will not be giving your other allies a great deal of AD. Plan to pick other champions on your team that fills this disparity in this pairing's kit.

Regardless of the skill of your Annie teammate, you need to focus on increasing your income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and taking down objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you will do well anyway.

Additional Information for Maokai Players

How We Calculated Our Maokai Annie Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Maokai and Annie, we analyzed 2,250 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 Maokai with Annie 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

If you would like to truly master Maokai to work well with Annie during both the laning and mid / late game phases of LoL, you should keep reading to master a few extra tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you mind the build and stats presented above, you will grow your win rate significantly.

The most important items to use in your Maokai and Annie synergy build include Thornmail, Locket of the Iron Solari, and Solstice Sleigh. When Maokai combined at least these three finished items in his build, he did much better as an ally of Annie than with most other typical builds. In fact, Maokai boasted an average winrate of 52.7% when playing alongside Annie with these items in his kit.

To have the highest likelihood of defeating your oponents, Maokai players should equip the Aftershock, Font of Life, Bone Plating, Unflinching, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Resolve and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune builds players used for this team composition, this set of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 52.7% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to pair Annie with Maokai are shown for all skill levels, merged. If you want to narrow the statistics and builds to a distinct player tier, you can use the selection menu located earlier on the page.