LoL Champion Build Guides: Maokai

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Maokai Build & Runes

If you're looking for the best rune build for Maokai we've got you covered. Below you can find the best items and runes to build for Maokai, as determined by LeagueSpy's calculations of thousands of Plat+ League of Legends games. If you are already familiar with how to play Maokai this is a great resource to quickly get a good rune selection for Patch 12.1. However, if you are a new Maokai player we highly recommend reading through some of the guides above to learn why this build is strong on Maokai!

Patch 12.2: 27225 matches scanned * Each section of the build is rated independently of the others

Resolve

Inspiration

Second Best

60%

Win Rate 55 Games

Resolve

Inspiration

Third Best

51%

Win Rate 729 Games

Resolve

Inspiration

More Maokai Runes

Second Best

52%

Win Rate 1129 Games

Third Best

36%

Win Rate 59 Games

Second Best

54%

Win Rate 1082 Games

Second Best

39%

Win Rate 373 Games

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! Small Sample Size Warning * There is either not a lot of games played on this champion or the builds vary greatly, we have provided the top build but it does not have a high confidence rating so use your own discretion.

Passive Ability

Second Best

63%

Win Rate 16 Games

Passive Ability

Third Best

55%

Win Rate 11 Games

Passive Ability

Patch 12.2: 27232 matches scanned * Each section of the build is rated independently of the others

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Inspiration

Second Best

Win Rate Games

Third Best

Win Rate Games

More Maokai Runes

Second Best

55%

Win Rate 119 Games

Second Best

48%

Win Rate 565 Games

Third Best

45%

Win Rate 241 Games

Second Best

48%

Win Rate 1266 Games

Third Best

46%

Win Rate 125 Games

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Passive Ability

Patch 12.2: 27242 matches scanned * Each section of the build is rated independently of the others

Resolve

Inspiration

Second Best

27%

Win Rate 11 Games

Resolve

Inspiration

Third Best

33%

Win Rate 9 Games

Resolve

Inspiration

More Maokai Runes

Second Best

52%

Win Rate 321 Games

Third Best

49%

Win Rate 72 Games

Second Best

50%

Win Rate 193 Games

Third Best

47%

Win Rate 72 Games

Second Best

50%

Win Rate 353 Games

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Passive Ability

Second Best

50%

Win Rate 2 Games

Passive Ability

Third Best

Win Rate 1 Games

Passive Ability

Maokai Counters

Learn 's counters and discover matchups where they have an advantage! When you're starting a game of League of Legends you should always keep in mind if you'll be at an advantage or disadvantage against your opponent, so you can know whether to bully them or play safe. You can find detailed breakdowns of each matchup on CounterStats, and you can also check out some Maokai guides to see how to build and play against other champions you may find yourself up against!

This counter data is for Maokai Support in Plat+ games. The percent shown is the enemy champion's counter rating against Maokai. Counter rating is our own statistic that factors in counter kills, overall kills, early lead ratio, comeback ratio, and win percent to give the whole picture of that champion's effectiveness as a counter pick.

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Maokai Skins

Find Maokai's skins and when they were last on sale. Never miss a sale for your favorite skin by using our Wish List feature! You can also find all Maokai skins and chromas on Maokai's skins page.

Skin Release Wishlist Popularity Cost

Astronaut Maokai

July 1, 2021

+ Wishlist

1350

Worldbreaker Maokai

April 9, 2020

+ Wishlist

1350

Victorious Maokai

Special Events

October 11, 2016

+ Wishlist

Meowkai

Special Events

April 1, 2016

+ Wishlist

1350

Goalkeeper Maokai

Special Events

June 18, 2014

+ Wishlist

750

Haunted Maokai

Special Events

October 26, 2012

+ Wishlist

975

Festive Maokai

Special Events

December 13, 2011

+ Wishlist

975

Totemic Maokai

February 16, 2011

+ Wishlist

520

Classic Maokai

Original

Wishlist

Charred Maokai

February 16, 2011

+ Wishlist

975

Maokai's Abilities

Sap Magic Maokai's Passive

Self

Periodically, Maokai's next basic attack against a non-structure heals him for 5 / 15 / 25 / 35 / 45 / 55 / 65 (+5 / 7 / 9 / 11 / 12.5 / 13.75 / 15% maximum health) (depending on level).

Each time Maokai casts an ability or is struck by an enemy's ability, Sap Magic's cooldown is reduced by 4 seconds.

Sap Magic will not trigger if Maokai is above 95% health.

Bramble Smash Maokai's Q Ability

700

8 / 7.25 / 6.5 / 5.75 / 5

Maokai slams the ground, the force of which knocks nearby enemies back and sends an arcane shockwave forward, dealing 70 / 110 / 150 / 190 / 230 (+40% of ability power) magic damage and slowing his enemies by 99% for 0.25 seconds. Enemies close to Maokai are knocked back slightly more.

Twisted Advance Maokai's W Ability

525

13 / 12 / 11 / 10 / 9

Maokai transforms into a cloud of arcane energy, becoming untargetable and quickly traveling to a target enemy. The target takes 60 / 85 / 110 / 135 / 160 (+40% of ability power) magic damage and is rooted in place for 1 / 1.1 / 1.2 / 1.3 / 1.4 second(s).

Sapling Toss Maokai's E Ability

1100

60 / 70 / 80 / 90 / 100

Maokai hurls a sapling to a target area. The sapling becomes implanted in the ground, warding a nearby area for 30 seconds. After a 1 second delay after landing, the sapling will seek out nearby enemies. When an enemy approaches, the sapling will chase for up to 2.5 seconds and explode in an arcane blast that deals 20 / 45 / 70 / 95 / 120 plus 7 / 7.25 / 7.5 / 7.75 / 8% (+0.7% per 100 ability power) of target's maximum health as magic damage to enemies and slows them by 35% for 2 seconds.

Saplings have 400 base movement speed increasing based on Maokai's boots:
Boots of Speed: 425
Most upgraded boots: 445
Boots of Swiftness / Boots of Mobility: 460

Saplings tossed into brush last 30 (+2.5% of Maokai's bonus health) seconds and have a larger detonation radius. Enemies caught in the explosion take 67% damage on detonation plus two additional ticks of 67% damage over 2 seconds.

Sapling Toss's damage against non-champions is capped at 300 (empowered sapling damage over time has its own cap, for a total of 600 per empowered sapling)

Nature's Grasp Maokai's Ultimate (R) Ability

3000

100

120 / 100 / 80 / 80 / 80

Maokai summons a colossal wall of 5 thorny brambles that slowly advances forward, each stopping at the first enemy champion they collide with, dealing 150 / 225 / 300 (+75% of ability power) magic damage and rooting them for 0.8-2.6 seconds (based on distance traveled).

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