Maokai·Support Build
Win rate | 49.0% |
Pick rate | 1.4% |
Ban rate | 0.2% |
Matches | 8 083- |
Maokai Build
Most Popular
Win Rate 48.9% based on 1 580 matches
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Most Popular
48.9%Highest WR
52.3%Alternative
47.2%Off-Meta
59.1%Top Players ALL
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57.1%Matchup Specific
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44.3%Pyke
45.3%runes
spells
D
F
items
Starter Items
Time Target@ 11 sec
Early Items
@ 4 min
Core Items
@ 14 min
Full Build
ability order
Q
W
E
Skills
situational items
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 Celestial Opposition as your first item, followed by Plated Steelcaps and Locket of the Iron Solari. For your last 3 items, you should build Thornmail, Trailblazer and finish with Vigilant Wardstone. For the skill order, you want to stick with Q - W - E. Right now, this build has 48.9% winrate over 1 580 matches played.
Alternative
If you're looking for alternatives, you can use Flash and Ignite as your Summoner Spells, with runes being Arcane Comet as your keystone, Manaflow Band, Transcendence and Scorch in the primary tree, and Cheap Shot with Ultimate Hunter in the secondary tree, as well as Adaptive Force, Adaptive Force, and Health Scaling as your rune shards. The items that this build incorporates are Zaz'Zak's Realmspike as your first item, then Ionian Boots of Lucidity as a second item and Liandry's Torment as a third item. You want to finish the build with Morellonomicon, Cryptbloom and Vigilant Wardstone. As far as ability max order goes, you want to keep it E - Q - W. This build is currently sitting at a 47.2% win rate across 108 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, Aftershock, Font of Life, Second Wind and Unflinching as your primary rune tree, and Hextech Flashtraption with Cosmic Insight as your secondary tree. Use Adaptive Force, Move Speed and Health as your shards. For items in this build, you want to complete Bloodsong as your first item, then finish Boots of Swiftness as your second item, and Dead Man's Plate as third item. The last 3 options are Abyssal Mask, Locket of the Iron Solari and Thornmail. The ability order for this build is Q - W - E. As of the current patch, this build has a 59.1% win rate over 88 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 Support in Emerald +
Best Matchups
In Patch 14.20 the best possible matchups for Maokai Support are:
- vs. Zac - 63.9% win rate over 36 games.
- vs. Brand - 59.2% win rate over 71 games.
- vs. Zilean - 58.4% win rate over 113 games.
- vs. Sylas - 57.5% win rate over 40 games.
- vs. Swain - 56.7% win rate over 67 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. Zoe - 37.8% win rate over 37 games.
- vs. Galio - 40.5% win rate over 37 games.
- vs. Morgana - 44.1% win rate over 152 games.
- vs. Senna - 44.7% win rate over 309 games.
- vs. Thresh - 44.9% win rate over 615 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.