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How to Synergize Maokai and Jax

based on 9,255 Maokai with Jax pairs
Win Rate
53.4 %
K/D/A
2.74
Pick Rate
5.9 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We pull data from from millions of LoL games directly from Riot Games each week. Maokai has fought alongside Jax in 9255 recently played, competitive matches. By pooling so much accurate data directly from the developers of LoL, we are sure that we can give you robust, insightful builds to help Maokai synergize with Jax. It is somewhat uncommon for Maokai to play with Jax on the same team. This pairing has only happened in approx. 5.9% of games with Maokai.

Maokai Jax Synergy Summary

Maokai does a good job of fighting on the same side as Jax. Usually, he wins a terrific 53.4% of matches the champions try and work together in. If you want to play better as Maokai when playing with Jax by learning how to better synergize your playstyle with him, then look into the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Maokai vs Jax Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Cloth ArmorPlated Steelcaps

Core Maokai Items

~22 Mins
Kaenic RookernLocket of the Iron SolariSolstice Sleigh

Optional Items

Knight's VowUnending DespairDead Man's PlateSpirit Visage

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
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Last skill for Maokai to max oute

Runes

ResolveAftershockFont of LifeBone PlatingUnflinching
InspirationHextech FlashtraptionCosmic Insight
Ability HasteArmorHealth 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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Q
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W
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E
4
Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Synergizing Maokai and Jax

Tips for Playing as Maokai with Jax

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 Jax Will Play

Jax benefits greatly from items that have both Ability Power and Attack Damage such as Guinsoo's Rageblade and Hextech Gunblade.

Jax can Leap Strike to friendly units, including wards. You can use them to plan your escape.

Maokai Jax Synergy Stats

Maokai Image
Win Rate
53.4 %
VS
Win Rate
46.6 %
Jax Image
2.8
< Kills >
2.8
5.7
< Deaths >
5.7
12.8
< Assists >
12.7
0.55
< Killing Sprees >
0.59
43
< Minions Killed >
49
0.25
< Dragons Killed >
0.29
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.45
1,609
< Physical Damage >
1,699
10,887
< Magic Damage >
11,261
1,018
< True Damage >
999
13,515
< Damage Dealt >
13,959
27,953
< Damage Taken >
29,119
9,217
< Gold Earned >
9,339
1.47
< Towers >
1.49
0.07
< Baron Takedowns >
0.07
8,613
< Total Healing >
9,384
11,211
< Experience >
11,446
49
< Vision Score >
46
20
< Wards Placed >
19
402
< Time Dealing CC >
427

How to Play with Jax as Maokai in LoL

The Maokai Jax synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Jax, 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 very large drop in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Jax. His KDA decreased from NaN to NaN. This decrease shows that Jax helps Maokai perform worse in competitive League rounds. Yet, the small difference proves that this performance change is only marginal.

When Maokai plays on the same team as Jax, he gets a little decrease in his total damage dealt. This may signal that Jax does not support by providing cover for him to deal more damage or that his participation also helps extend the match's duration. Similarly, when Maokai is played together with Jax 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 alongside Jax.

Additionally, when Maokai plays with Jax on the same side, he typically takes a little less damage than when he fights alone. Taking not as much damage could mean that Jax does a decent job of protecting Maokai during team fights.

Synergies between Maokai and Jax

Damage Types Compared

Maokai
Jax
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Maokai
Jax

Is Maokai better when played alongside Jax?

There is no one best synergy for Maokai that will no matter what be his ideal teammate. Yet, overall, Jax is a very typical teammate for Maokai. By being on the same side as Maokai, he raises their win rate by 0.8% to 53.4%. This clearly indicates that there is not really a strong bond between Maokai and Jax that allows them to perform better together than alone.

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

When playing on the same side, you should expect to see an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to to do a lot of AP damage. Together, these champs are able to dish out a surprising amount of magic type damage.

Conversely, by aligning Maokai and Jax together, you probably will not be granting your team enough attack damage. Make sure to bring other champions on your team that fills this hole in this pairing's potential.

Regardless of the ability of your Jax ally, you should focus on increasing your gold income, warding to avoid ambushes, and taking down objectives. If you do this, you should do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Maokai Players

How We Calculated Our Maokai Jax Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Maokai and Jax, we analyzed 9,255 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 Jax 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 Maokai to synergize with Jax during both the lane and mid / late game phases of LoL matches, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and tips displayed here, you will increase your win rate by a lot.

The most important items to build first in your Maokai and Jax synergy build consist of Kaenic Rookern, Locket of the Iron Solari, and Solstice Sleigh. When Maokai bought at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better when paired up with Jax than with most other common builds. In fact, Maokai boasted an average winrate of 53.4% when playing alongside Jax with this build.

To have the greatest likelihood of coming out on top against your oponents, Maokai players should equip the Aftershock, Font of Life, Bone Plating, Unflinching, Cosmic Insight, and Hextech Flashtraption runes from the Resolve and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players picked for this champion pairing, this combo of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 53.4% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to pair Jax with Maokai are given for all skill levels combined. If you would like to narrow the statistics and builds to a particular rank, you should use the selection menu located earlier on the page.