Level 1 Maokai Stats
Health
690
Health Reg. (5s)
10
Mana
380
Mana Reg. (5s)
12
Armor
49
Magic Res.
36
Move Speed
345
Attack Dmg.
66
Attack Spd.
0.80
Maokai's Abilities
Every 24 seconds, Maokai's next attack restores 2 x 30 (+4 x 10%) Health.
Using an ability or being hit by an enemy champion's ability reduces this ability's cooldown by 3 seconds.
Smashes his fist into the ground, unleashing a shockwave that deals 60 / 115 / 170 / 225 (+50% AP) magic damage plus 2.5% / 3% / 3.5% / 4% of the target's max Health and slows them briefly for 0.25 seconds. Nearby enemies are also knocked back.
Deals 120 bonus damage to monsters.
Transforms into a moving mass of roots, becoming untargetable and dashing to an enemy champion target. Upon arrival, he roots them for 0.8 / 0.95 / 1.1 / 1.25 seconds and deals 60 / 95 / 130 / 165 (+50% AP) magic damage.
Deals 180% damage to monsters.
Flings a sapling, which stands watch at where it lands for 20 seconds. Saplings chase nearby enemies, detonating on arrival to deal 60 / 90 / 120 / 150 (+25% AP +6% bonus Health) magic damage and slow nearby enemies by 30% for 2 seconds.
If placed in brush, saplings stand watch for 30 seconds and cause a larger explosion upon catching up to targets, dealing 200% magic damage and slowing enemies hit by 30% (+1.5% per 100 bonus Health and +1% per 100 bonus AP) for 3 seconds.
Saplings deal 130% damage to minions regardless of whether they are placed in brush or not.
Saplings deal a maximum of 300 damage to monsters.
Maokai Build Guide for Wild Rift
Maokai's Item Build
Maokai's Spells & Runes
Maokai's Situational Items
Maokai's Situational Runes
Maokai's Skill Order
Sap Magic (Passive)
Maokai is Countered By
Galio
Braum
Leona
Maokai Synergizes With
Draven
Vayne
Caitlyn
How to play Maokai
Maokai is an Tank who can play in the Duo Lane as a Support or in the Baron Lane. Maokai offers tons of crowd control to lockdown the enemy team. His ultimate, Nature's Grasp, is one of the best engaging tools in the game. He can use it from afar to start a teamfight and follow up with Twisted Advance to lockdown any champion for multiple seconds. And with his passive, Sap Magic, when he auto attacks enemy champions, he can heal up, allowing him to stay in fights for longer.
Maokai's Abilities
Sap Magic (Passive)
Every few seconds, Maokai's next attack restores Health. When he uses an ability or gets hit by an enemy ability, the cooldown is reduced. This passive helps Maokai stay in fights for longer.
You can tell when his passive is available by looking underneath his health bar. When the yellow bar turns red, you know the passive is available on the next auto attack.
Bramble Smash (1)
Maokai smashes his fist into the ground, unleashing a shockwave that deals magic damage and slows briefly. When enemies are nearby, Maokai will also knock them back.
This ability works best when Maokai is close to enemy champions. Maokai can walk behind enemy champions after using Twisted Advance or Nature's Grasp to knock them into his team.
Twisted Advance (2)
Maokai transforms, becoming untargetable and dashing to an enemy champion. Upon arrival, he roots the enemy and deals damage.
Twisted Advance is a simple point-and-tap ability that can lock down a high-value target and gives you enough time to combo other abilities to guarantee extra damage will be dealt.
Since Maokai becomes untargetable, he can look for tower dives, being able to take damage and then use Twisted Advance to toggle the turret aggro to someone else.
Sapling Toss (3)
Maokai flings a sapling, which stands watch at where it lands for a few seconds. Saplings will chase nearby enemies, detonating on arrival, dealing damage, and slowing nearby enemies.
When Sapling Toss is placed in a brush, saplings stand watch for a longer time and cause a larger explosion when catching an enemy champion. When possible, Maokai should always look to put saplings in a brush when engaging in a fight or clearing through the jungle. This can also help when trying to get vision in a brush.
Nature's Grasp (Ultimate)
Maokai summons a slow-moving wave of brambles, dealing damage and rooting the first enemy hit. The root duration is increased depending on how far the brambles travel. Hitting an enemy also grants Maokai movement speed so he can get into range to use his other abilities, like Twisted Advance.
When using Nature's Grasp enemies will stand in a line to try and block/dodge Maokai's ultimate. If this is the case, try to engage with Maokai at an angle; this will make it harder for enemies to block his ultimate.
Maokai Build Breakdown
Maokai is known as a tank that can survive a lot of damage, and that is reflected in his build. Warmog's Armor is a cheap item that you can build early on that gives a lot of health, and also regens a lot when out of combat, giving you more time to engage and make an impact in the fight.
For runes, we have:
Ice Overlord synergises well with Maokai's engage Twisted Advance, as it's a reliable way to crowd control enemies. This gives Maokai extra resistances and slows enemies, making it easier for your team to follow up.
Like Ice Overlord, Maokai can immobilize enemy champions with multiple abilities, giving Maokai a shield that makes him more difficult to kill.
This row depends on your lane matchup.
Second Wind keeps Maokai healthy after taking damage, which can help him survive poke in lane.
Bone Plating is great when you're facing burst and all-in champions since it reduces the enemies combo damage.
Perseverance reduces incoming damage when Maokai is hit by any crowd control, helping him survive enemy burst and follow-up damage.
Transcendence gives Maokai Ability Haste so you can use his abilities more often to crowd control enemies in skirmishes and teamfights.
For summoner spells, Flash is a must on Maokai; it's the perfect way to engage enemy champions and allows him to use Hextech Flashtraption every few seconds. Ignite adds extra kill pressure when engaging with Maokai's Twisted Advance. It helps secure kills by dealing true damage over time.
Early Game
Late Game
In the late game, Maokai is one of the best champions at looking to start a teamfight with his long-range engage from his ultimate, Nature's Grasp. However, he cannot do this alone, so ensure that your team is there and ready to follow up on your engagement, or you'll be left alone to die.
When a team fight occurs, look to focus on the high-value backline carries. Use Nature's Grasp, followed up by Twisted Advance, to extend the duration of the crowd control, and try to knock them back into your team with Bramble Smash.
Conclusion
Overall, Maokai is a very strong tank that is very easy to play. However, timing is crucial to doing well with Maokai. Knowing where to place saplings and knowing when to hit the go button will be the difference between winning and losing a game.
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MAOKAI PATCH HISTORY
FULL PATCH NOTESPatch 5.3c
Sap Magic
- Health regeneration: (2~30 + 4~12%) self Maximum Health → (2~30 + 4~10%) self Maximum Health
Bramble Smash
- Bonus Damage: 2/3/4/5% target’s Maximum Health → 2.5/3/3.5/4% target’s Maximum Health
Twisted Advance
- Cooldown: 13/12/11/10s → 14/13/12/11s
