Rek'Sai with Maokai
How to Synergize Rek'Sai and Maokai
based on 688 Rek'Sai with Maokai pairsHow We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL
Rek'Sai Maokai Synergy Summary
Best Rek'Sai vs Maokai Counter Build
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Core Rek'Sai Items
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Guide to Synergizing Rek'Sai and Maokai
Tips for Playing as Rek'Sai with Maokai
Keeping tunnels spread out across the map will ensure you have choices when you want to cast Void Rush.
Cast Burrow before travelling around the map to take advantage of the increased Move Speed and the safety provided by Tremor Sense.
Tremor Sense can warn you of enemies closing in, and is particularly useful when entering enemy territory.
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.
Rek'Sai Maokai Synergy Stats
How to Play with Maokai as Rek'Sai in LoL
The Rek'Sai 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, Rek'Sai sees a large worsening in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Maokai. His KDA worsened from NaN to NaN. This drop shows that Maokai helps Rek'Sai perform worse in competitive League of Legends games. Yet, the small difference shows that this performance change is not very impactful.
When Rek'Sai plays on the same team as Maokai, he observes a small increase in his total damage dealt. This change could indicate that Maokai provides protection for him to deal more damage or that his presence on the team also helps extend the match's duration. Similarly, when Rek'Sai is played together with Maokai on the same side, 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 alongside Maokai.
Additionally, when Rek'Sai plays with Maokai on the same side, he usually takes a little more damage than when he fights alone. Getting dealt more damage could mean that Maokai does a poor job of protecting Rek'Sai in team fights.
Synergies between Rek'Sai and Maokai
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Is Rek'Sai better when played alongside Maokai?
There is no ideal champion pairing for Rek'Sai that will 100% of the time be his ideal teammate. However, Maokai is a top-tier teammate for Rek'Sai. By being on the same side as Rek'Sai, he improves their win rate by 4.2% to 52.6%. This clearly indicates that there is an important bond between Rek'Sai and Maokai that allows them to perform at the top of their game together than alone.
Maokai has a lower difficulty than Rek'Sai. That means you don't need to be very careful when enlisting Maokai teammates to fight alongside, as they will need a relatively low level of skill to work well with you.
Fighting on the same side, Rek'Sai players should see an overall large increase in your team’s ability to soak up damage. Combined, these champs might be able to provide enough cover for their team's carries.
Conversely, by pairing Rek'Sai and Maokai together, you may not be giving your other teammates a great deal of magic damage. Plan to pick other champions on your team that helps cover this relative gap in this pairing's playstyle.
Regardless of the ability of your Maokai teammate, you should focus on maximizing your gold income, warding to avoid ambushes, and clearing objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you will do well anyway.
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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing
To truly master Rek'Sai to work well with Maokai during both the lane and mid / late game phases of LoL rounds, you should continue reading to learn a few extra lessons on this champion pairing. If you mind the build and stats displayed above, you will grow your win rate by a lot.
The most important finished items to get in your Rek'Sai and Maokai synergy build include Sterak's Gage, Black Cleaver, and Titanic Hydra. When Rek'Sai incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better as an ally of Maokai than with many other typical builds. In fact, Rek'Sai had an average winrate of 52.6% when synergizing his build and playstyle to Maokai with these items in his kit.
To have the highest probability of coming out on top against your oponents, Rek'Sai players should equip the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Magical Footwear, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune builds players picked for this champion pairing, this order of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 52.6% winrate overall.
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