Maokai with Galio
How to Synergize Maokai and Galio
based on 3,054 Maokai with Galio pairsHow We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL
Maokai Galio Synergy Summary
Best Maokai vs Galio Counter Build
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Guide to Synergizing Maokai and Galio
Tips for Playing as Maokai with Galio
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 Galio Will Play
You can release Shield of Durand even while crowd controlled.
You can use the minimap ally icons to cast Hero's Entrance.
You can use the step back from Justice Punch to dodge enemy spells.
Maokai Galio Synergy Stats
How to Play with Galio as Maokai in LoL
The Maokai Galio synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Galio, 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 Galio. His KDA fell from NaN to NaN. This worsening shows that Galio helps Maokai perform not as well in ranked LoL rounds. Yet, the small difference proves that this performance change is only marginal.
When Maokai is an ally to Galio, he gets a little decrease in his full damage output. This difference could signal that Galio does not support by providing protection for him to dish out more damage or that his presence on the team also helps increase the match's duration. Similarly, when Maokai is played alongside Galio on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays without Galio. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing synergisticly with Galio.
Moreover, when Maokai plays with Galio on the same side, he typically takes a little less damage than when he plays alone. Getting dealt not as much damage could mean that Galio does a decent job of covering Maokai in teamfights.
Synergies between Maokai and Galio
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Is Maokai better when played alongside Galio?
There is no one best companion for Maokai that will always be his top teammate. However, Galio is a very typical teammate for Maokai. By locking into the same side as Maokai, he raises their win rate by 0.2% to 52.8%. This shows that there is not really a strong bond between Maokai and Galio that allows them to perform stronger together than alone.
Galio has a greater difficulty than Maokai. That means you must be careful when arranging Galio teammates to play with, as they will need a greater level of skill to do well with you.
When playing together, you will likely see an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to soak up damage. Combined, these champs will be able to tank for the rest of their team.
Although, by bringing Maokai and Galio together, you probably will not be giving your side a lot of AD. Plan to bring other champions on your team that offsets this disparity in this pairing's abilities.
Regardless of your Galio ally's ability, you should focus on maximizing your gold income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and taking down objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you will do well, regardless.
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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing
If you would like to truly master Maokai to work well with Galio during both the lane and mid / late game phases of LoL rounds, you should keep reading to master a few extra lessons on this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and suggestions shown above, you will increase your win rate significantly.
The top items to have in your Maokai and Galio synergy build consist of Trailblazer, Knight's Vow, and Solstice Sleigh. When Maokai included at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better when fighting alongside Galio than with most other common item sets. In fact, Maokai had an average winrate of 52.8% helping carry Galio with this build.
To have the best chance of defeating your oponents, Maokai players should use the Aftershock, Font of Life, Bone Plating, Unflinching, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Resolve and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players chose for this champion pairing, this sequence of runes yielded the top win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 52.8% winrate overall.
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