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How to Synergize Maokai with Orianna on the Same TeamMaokai is in the s tier of champions

Maokai with Orianna

How to Win With Maokai and Orianna Paired TogetherMaokai is in the b tier of champions
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How to Synergize Maokai and Orianna

based on 2,148 Maokai with Orianna pairs
Win Rate
51 %
K/D/A
2.75
Pick Rate
1.4 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

Our servers download the results of from millions of LoL matches straight from Riot Games each and every week. Maokai has gone into battle with Orianna in 2148 recently played, competitive matches. By gathering so much great data straight from the creators of LoL, we are confident that we can provide you with high quality, accurate builds to help Maokai synergize with Orianna. It is very rare for Maokai to play with Orianna as allies. This has only happened in about 1.4% of rounds with Maokai.

Maokai Orianna Synergy Summary

Maokai does a decent job of playing alongside Orianna. On average, he wins an acceptable 51.0% of rounds the champions fight together on the same side. If you want to maximize your potential as Maokai when playing with Orianna by figuring out 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 Orianna Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsBoots of Swiftness

Core Maokai Items

~22 Mins
TrailblazerKnight's VowLocket of the Iron Solari

Optional Items

Kaenic RookernForce of NatureSolstice SleighJak'Sho, The Protean

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
2
Q
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Synergizing Maokai and Orianna

Tips for Playing as Maokai with Orianna

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 Orianna Will Play

Command: Protect can be used on yourself to return the Ball back to you quickly. Combine this with Command: Attack for a quick harassment.

Command: Dissonance is a very powerful escape tool if Orianna has the Ball. The combination of speed and leaving a slowing obstacle can be quite powerful.

Command: Shockwave can be used to drag enemies towards you or away from you if you position the Ball properly.

Maokai Orianna Synergy Stats

Maokai Image
Win Rate
51 %
VS
Win Rate
49 %
Orianna Image
3
< Kills >
2.8
5.6
< Deaths >
5.7
12.4
< Assists >
12.7
0.66
< Killing Sprees >
0.59
50
< Minions Killed >
49
0.26
< Dragons Killed >
0.29
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.45
1,763
< Physical Damage >
1,699
11,482
< Magic Damage >
11,261
985
< True Damage >
999
14,230
< Damage Dealt >
13,959
28,972
< Damage Taken >
29,119
9,300
< Gold Earned >
9,339
1.53
< Towers >
1.49
0.07
< Baron Takedowns >
0.07
9,492
< Total Healing >
9,384
11,318
< Experience >
11,446
46
< Vision Score >
46
19
< Wards Placed >
19
435
< Time Dealing CC >
427

How to Play with Orianna as Maokai in LoL

The Maokai Orianna synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Orianna, 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 Orianna. His KDA went down from NaN to NaN. This fall shows that Orianna helps Maokai perform poorer in ranked League games. Yet, the small difference demonstrates that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Maokai is paired with Orianna, he observes a small increase in his total damage dealt. This may demonstrate that Orianna provides protection for him to deal more damage or that her allyship also helps increase the match's duration. Similarly, when Maokai is played together with Orianna on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing synergisticly with Orianna.

Moreover, when Maokai plays with Orianna on the same team, he usually receives a little less damage than when he fights alone. Taking not as much damage may mean that Orianna does a decent job of covering Maokai during teamfights.

Synergies between Maokai and Orianna

Damage Types Compared

Maokai
Orianna
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Maokai
Orianna

Is Maokai better when played alongside Orianna?

There is no top champion pairing for Maokai that will always be his top synergy. Yet, overall, Orianna is a below average ally for Maokai. By locking into the same side as Maokai, she drops their win rate by -1.6% to 51.0%. This shows that there is a bad bond between Maokai and Orianna that allows them to perform worse together than without each other.

Orianna has a much greater difficulty compared to Maokai. That means Maokai players must be very careful when arranging Orianna allies to fight alongside, as they will need a much greater level of skill to be able to cooperate well with you.

Fighting on the same side, you should expect to see an overall large increase in your team’s capability to deal magical damage. When paired, these champs can blast through enemies with magic damage.

Although, by grouping Maokai and Orianna together, you will not be providing your other allies very much anti-tank damage dealing potential. We recommend you pick other champions on your team that nullifies this relative gap in their abilities.

Regardless of the ability of your Orianna ally, you need to focus on increasing your gold income, outlasting your enemies, and taking down objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you will do well anyway.

Additional Information for Maokai Players

How We Calculated Our Maokai Orianna Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Maokai and Orianna, we analyzed 2,148 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 Orianna 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 learn all of the intricacies of Maokai in order to synergize with Orianna during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League matches, you should continue reading to master additional tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and stats presented above, you should increase your win rate significantly.

The best finished items to prioritize in your Maokai and Orianna synergy build include Trailblazer, Knight's Vow, and Locket of the Iron Solari. When Maokai used at least these three finished items in his build, he did much better as an ally of Orianna than with most other common item sets. In fact, Maokai boasted an average winrate of 51.0% when synergizing his build and playstyle to Orianna with this build.

To have the highest chance of beating your oponents, Maokai players should take 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 sets players picked for this team composition, this mixture of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 51.0% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to team up Orianna with Maokai are shown for all ranked divisions. If you want to narrow the stats and builds to an individual rank, you should use the selection menu above.