Maokai·Support Build
Win rate | 51.3% |
Pick rate | 3.3% |
Ban rate | 2.0% |
Matches | 39 987- |
Maokai Build
Most Popular
Win Rate 54.3% based on 13 102 matches
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54.3%2nd Most Popular
49.3%Alternative
53.3%Off-Meta
50.7%Top Players ALL
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58.1%Matchup Specific
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53.7%Nami
53.9%runes
spells
D
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items
Starter Items
Time Target@ 11 sec
Early Items
@ 4 min
Core Items
@ 15 min
Full Build
ability order
Q
W
E
Skills
situational items
Thornmail
Consider in the following situations: 1) when facing multiple auto-attack reliant champions on the enemy team, such as Tryndamere, Yasuo, and Jinx; 2) reduce the effectiveness of healing when playing against Soraka, Vladimir or Samira; 3) soak up damage.
Maokai Matchups Overview
Maokai General information
Maokai tips and tricks
Before engaging with your W, always check the positioning of your ADC. You shouldn’t go in unless your ADC is in a position to follow up.
When roaming around the map, place Saplings E in nearby bushes to scout for vision. You can also place Saplings E in the bot lane
Maokai’s Ultimate R is great in team fights. Once you engage with your Ultimate R, fall back and protect your ADC and peel for them.
Maokai combos
Every combo you need to master the champion!
The Best Maokai Builds, Runes and Items for Support in Emerald +
Most Popular
If you want to use the most popular Maokai Support build, you should take Flash and Ignite as your Summoner Spells. For runes, you should pick Aftershock as your keystone, followed by Font of Life, Bone Plating and Unflinching in the primary tree, as well as Biscuit Delivery and Cosmic Insight in the secondary tree. For rune shards, you want Adaptive Force in offense, Health Scaling in flex and Health Scaling in defense, though it depends on the matchup. Finally, for your items, you should build Solstice Sleigh as your first item, followed by Boots of Swiftness and Trailblazer. For your last 3 items, you should build Locket of the Iron Solari, Unending Despair and finish with Vigilant Wardstone. For the skill order, you want to stick with Q - W - E. Right now, this build has 54.3% winrate over 13 102 matches played.
Optional
Your second option for Maokai Support build would be to take Flash and Ignite as your Summoner Spells. The runes that this build takes advantage of are Aftershock as your keystone, Font of Life, Bone Plating and Unflinching in the primary tree, and Biscuit Delivery with Cosmic Insight in the secondary tree. The shards used in this build are Adaptive Force in offense, Health Scaling in flex and Health Scaling in defense. The items for the build are Celestial Opposition, which you should build first, followed by Boots of Swiftness as your second item and Locket of the Iron Solari as your third item. The rest of the items in order are Unending Despair, Thornmail and Vigilant Wardstone. The skill order for this build is Q - W - E. In the current patch, this build has a 49.3% win rate over 4 899 matches.
Alternative
If you're looking for alternatives, you can use Flash and Ignite as your Summoner Spells, with runes being Aftershock as your keystone, Font of Life, Bone Plating and Unflinching in the primary tree, and Biscuit Delivery with Cosmic Insight in the secondary tree, as well as Adaptive Force, Health Scaling, and Health Scaling as your rune shards. The items that this build incorporates are Bloodsong as your first item, then Boots of Swiftness as a second item and Trailblazer as a third item. You want to finish the build with Locket of the Iron Solari, Thornmail and Vigilant Wardstone. As far as ability max order goes, you want to keep it Q - W - E. This build is currently sitting at a 53.3% win rate across 687 matches played.
Off-Meta
If you want to try an Off-Meta Maokai Support build in the current patch, try Flash and Ignite as your Summoner Spells, Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence and Scorch as your primary rune tree, and Cheap Shot with Ultimate Hunter as your secondary tree. Use Adaptive Force, Adaptive Force and Health Scaling as your shards. For items in this build, you want to complete Zaz'Zak's Realmspike as your first item, then finish Sorcerer's Shoes as your second item, and Liandry's Torment as third item. The last 3 options are Bloodletter's Curse, Shadowflame and Vigilant Wardstone. The ability order for this build is E - Q - W. As of the current patch, this build has a 50.7% win rate over 424 matches played.
Situational Maokai Runes and Items
Depending on the context of your game, your matchup, and enemy champions, you might want to consider building some situational items or take specific runes. Carefully examine your team, enemy team, game state , and your matchup to plan your Maokai build accordingly! For example, when it comes to rune shards, you might want to take either Armor or Magic Resist, depending on which champion you are about to lane against.
Furthermore, if you want a more detailed breakdown, you should also check out Maokai runes page.
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In-depth Build Stats
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Maokai Counters - Best and Worst Matchups for Support in Emerald +
Best Matchups
In Patch 15.2 the best possible matchups for Maokai Support are:
- vs. Pyke - 57.5% win rate over 1 935 games.
- vs. Swain - 54.7% win rate over 318 games.
- vs. Leona - 54.7% win rate over 1 366 games.
- vs. Brand - 54.5% win rate over 288 games.
- vs. Bard - 54.5% win rate over 855 games.
Consider picking Maokai into these matches to increase your chance to win a game. These are the most popular Support matchups that currently are in favor of Maokai.
Worst Matchups
We highly recommend avoiding picking Maokai in the current patch into the following Support matchups:
- vs. Milio - 45.0% win rate over 1 017 games.
- vs. Taric - 46.8% win rate over 357 games.
- vs. Sona - 48.0% win rate over 452 games.
- vs. Senna - 48.3% win rate over 1 003 games.
- vs. Soraka - 48.4% win rate over 802 games.
These champions are considered as Maokai counters in the current patch, and playing such a matchup will decrease your chances of winning a game.
Additional Notes
If you want to find out more about best and worst matchups, as well as specific matchup statistics, we highly encourage you to check our Maokai counters page. Keep in mind that while the champion may counter or be countered, it also comes down to your individual skill, the skill of your opponent, your team, and enemy team compositions.