
Maokai·Mid Build





Win rate | 55.3% |
Pick rate | 0.0% |
Ban rate | 1.0% |
Matches | 514- |

Maokai Build
Most Popular
Win Rate 63.4% based on 112 matches
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Midkai OTP
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spells

D

F
items
Starter Items
Time Target


@ 12 sec
Early Items


@ 3 min
Core Items



@ 21 min
Full Build






ability order
Q
W
E
Skills





situational items




Frozen Heart
Recommended whenever you need to 1) increase mana usage; 2) reduce enemy attack speed. It's effective against AD champions who rely on basic attacks (Jinx, Tristana, Vayne) or use their abilities frequently (Yasuo, Riven, Zed).

Maokai Matchups Overview
Maokai General information
Maokai combos
Every combo you need to master the champion!
The Best Maokai Builds, Runes and Items for Mid in Emerald +
Most Popular
If you want to use the most popular Maokai Mid build, you should take Flash and Teleport as your Summoner Spells. For runes, you should pick Grasp of the Undying as your keystone, followed by Demolish, Second Wind and Overgrowth in the primary tree, as well as Biscuit Delivery and Cosmic Insight in the secondary tree. For rune shards, you want Attack Speed in offense, Health Scaling in flex and Health Scaling in defense, though it depends on the matchup. Finally, for your items, you should build Unending Despair as your first item, followed by Plated Steelcaps and Winter's Approach. For your last 3 items, you should build Spirit Visage, Thornmail and finish with Sunfire Aegis. For the skill order, you want to stick with Q - W - E. Right now, this build has 63.4% winrate over 112 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.

Probuilds
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In-depth Build Stats
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Maokai Counters - Best and Worst Matchups for Mid in Emerald +
Best Matchups
In Patch 15.4 the best possible matchups for Maokai Mid are:
- vs. Jax - win rate over games.
- vs. Naafiri - win rate over games.
- vs. Vex - win rate over games.
- vs. Riven - win rate over games.
- vs. Ziggs - win rate over games.
Consider picking Maokai into these matches to increase your chance to win a game. These are the most popular Mid matchups that currently are in favor of Maokai.
Worst Matchups
We highly recommend avoiding picking Maokai in the current patch into the following Mid matchups:
- vs. Azir - win rate over games.
- vs. Diana - win rate over games.
- vs. Kayle - win rate over games.
- vs. Taliyah - win rate over games.
- vs. Karma - win rate over 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.