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Maokai

Build for Jungle
Sap MagicPBramble SmashQTwisted AdvanceWSapling TossENature's GraspR
Updated 27 hours ago · Patch 26.19
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Tier
B
Win rate
51.7%
Win rate change
+35.0%
Pick rate
0.4%
Ban rate
0.1%
Games
211
High-elo games

Runes

58.1% (74)

Inspiration

Glacial AugmentUnsealed SpellbookFirst Strike
Hextech FlashtraptionMagical FootwearCash Back
Triple TonicTime Warp TonicBiscuit Delivery
Cosmic InsightApproach VelocityJack Of All Trades

Domination

Cheap ShotTaste of BloodSudden Impact
Sixth SenseGrisly MementosDeep Ward
Treasure HunterRelentless HunterUltimate Hunter
Adaptive ForceAttack SpeedAbility Haste
Adaptive ForceMove SpeedHealth Scaling
HealthTenacity and Slow ResistHealth Scaling

Summoner spells

FlashSmite
51.4% 210

Skill priority

Bramble SmashQTwisted AdvanceWSapling TossE
45.8% 118

Start

Scorchclaw Pup50.0%
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion59.3%

Boots

Ionian Boots of Lucidity53.9%
Plated Steelcaps45.3%

Vision

Oracle Lens1.5 control wards / game

First back usually around 3:59

Fated Ashes48.4%16%
Amplifying TomeFated Ashes61.5%7%

Build order

  1. Fated Ashes
  2. Haunting Guise
  3. Liandry's Torment
  4. Amplifying Tome
  5. Glowing Mote
  6. Ionian Boots of Lucidity
  7. Amplifying Tome
  8. Bandleglass Mirror
  9. Imperial Mandate
  10. Amplifying Tome
  11. Glowing Mote
  12. Ruby Crystal
  13. Amplifying Tome
  14. Bloodletter's Curse

Completed items

  1. Liandry's Torment152.2%11:06
  2. Ionian Boots of Lucidity253.9%12:12
  3. Imperial Mandate358.5%18:06
  4. Bloodletter's Curse458.3%22:03
When items get finished
051015202530
Liandry's Torment
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
Imperial Mandate
Bloodletter's Curse

Median finish time in minutes, from the games that built each item.

Situational

  • Spirit Visage54.0%
  • Unending Despair42.0%
  • Protoplasm Harness67.4%
  • Sunfire Aegis52.0%
  • Thornmail31.8%
  • Randuin's Omen46.2%

Skill path

Bramble SmashQTwisted AdvanceWSapling TossEMost popular leveling order
Skill path
Bramble SmashQ14579
Twisted AdvanceW28101213
Sapling TossE314151718
Nature's GraspR61116

Toughest matchups

These champions counter Maokai

Best matchups

Maokai beats these champions

Jungle path

How Maokai players start and clear, from 196 games
Blue Sentinel1Gromp2Wolves3Raptors4Red Brambleback5Krugs6
Typical full clear: Blue Sentinel › Gromp › Wolves › Raptors › Red Brambleback › KrugsFirst camp and clear style come from real games; Riot records positions once a minute, so the camps in between follow the standard route.
Red side start45%
Blue side start55%
Path styleFull clear about 3:30
Full clear 67%3-camp gank 24%Invade 9%
First gankusually around 4:00
Bot 49%Top 30%Mid 21%

Win rate by game length

Maokai holds up at every stage
< 25 min52 games25-30 min73 games30-35 min60 games35+ min26 games

Average gold vs the lane opponent at 15:00: -734 (185 games)

Damage breakdown

Physical7%Magic82%True10%

Similar champions

Playing as Maokai

  • Saplings can be tossed into brush for empowered effect - but don't stack well.
  • Try looking for flanks or other situations where Nature's Grasp is unavoidable or takes enemies by surprise.
  • Maokai's passive makes him extremely durable against focus fire from spells - so long as he can still basic attack something.

Playing against Maokai

  • Saplings will chase the first enemy that gets too close, but detonate after a few seconds or if they collide with other enemies. Be especially careful around brush sapling, as they are much more dangerous.
  • The cooldown on Maokai's self healing is heavily gated on how many time you hit him with spells. Careful about wasting abilities on him.
  • Maokai will avoid taking damage while he's using Twisted Advance, so don't waste your spells.

Official tips from Riot