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Maokai

Maokai Jungle

the Twisted Treant
Win Rate: All Roles 50.0% | as Jungle 48.8%
Pick Rate: All Roles 2.0% | as Jungle 0.2%
Ban Rate: 0.2%
Analyzed: 12506 ranked matches
League: Platinum+
Patch: 15.24 (25.24)
Support Top Jungle ARAM

Maokai Jungle Guide

D Tier

Maokai is off-meta in Jungle with a 48.8% win rate (#53 among Jungle champions), compared to 50.0% win rate across all roles. Challenging pick that needs skill to work. Maokai appeals only to mains with 2.0% overall pick rate and 0.2% usage in Jungle in Plat+ on patch 15.24 (25.24)**Data may mix with previous patch on the first day of patch release, based on 12506 ranked games. Very situational - only 12.1% of Maokai's games are in this role. Standard build starts with Boots of Swiftness, into Trailblazer, Locket of the Iron Solari, and Redemption. Maokai has low farm - 5.11 CS/min (#62 among Jungle champions) and earns 377 gold per minute. Averages 2.8 KDA (#15 among Jungle champions). Rarely banned at 0.2% (170th place). Maokai deals mostly magic damage, ideal for teams lacking AP threats. Most used runes for this build are Phase Rush, Nimbus Cloak, Transcendence, Waterwalking, for Sorcery primary and Magical Footwear, Cosmic Insight, for Inspiration secondary. When playing, most players max abilities in Q > W > E order.

Maokai Roles

Maokai

  • Support
    (Support - 74.1%) 11193 games

  • Top
    (Top - 15.3%) 2305 games

  • Jungle
    (Jungle - 12.1%) 1508 games

ARAM Stats

  • ARAM
    Analyzed 14472 ARAM games

Maokai Jungle Stats

48.8%
Win Rate (Role)
12.1%
Jungle (Role Rate)
0.2%
Ban Rate
0.0006
Penta/Game
3.7
Kills/Game
5.6
Deaths/Game
12.2
Assists/Game
0.20
Wards/Min
5.11
CS/Min
377
Gold/Min

Damage Type

Physical: 9.1%
Magic: 83.0%
True: 7.90%

Overall Champion Matrix

Maokai Jungle Summoner Spells

Most Popular
Flash
Flash Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
Smite
Smite Deals true damage to a monster or minion.
47.2% Win Rate 39.9% Pick Rate602 games

Highest Win Rate
Ghost
Ghost Gain Move Speed and ignore unit collision for the duration.
Smite
Smite Deals true damage to a monster or minion.
80.2% Win Rate 0.3% Pick Rate4 games

Maokai Jungle Item Builds

Most Popular Build

Starting Items
Stealth Ward
Stealth Ward (0 gold) Active (210 - 120s, max 2 charges)
Places an Invisible Stealth Ward that grants vision for 90-120 seconds.
World Atlas
World Atlas (400 gold)
Health Potion
Health Potion (50 gold) Consume
Restores 120 Health over 15 seconds.
50.2% Win Rate 63.6% Pick Rate959 games
Popular Boots
Boots of Swiftness
Boots of Swiftness (1000 gold) 60 Move Speed
Fleetfooted
Reduce the effectiveness of Slows by 25%.
52.6% Win Rate 39.2% Pick Rate591 games
Plated Steelcaps
Plated Steelcaps (1200 gold) 25 Armor
45 Move Speed
Plating
Reduces incoming damage from Attacks by 10%.
47.5% Win Rate 22.4% Pick Rate338 games
Mercury's Treads
Mercury's Treads (1250 gold) 20 Magic Resist
45 Move Speed
30% Tenacity
49.0% Win Rate 20.0% Pick Rate302 games
Core Build
Winged Moonplate
Winged Moonplate (800 gold) 200 Health
4% Move Speed
->
Trailblazer
Trailblazer (2400 gold) 250 Health
40 Armor
4% Move Speed
Lead the Way
While moving, build up to 20 bonus Move Speed.
At max speed:
  • Create a trail that grants allied champions Move Speed equal to 15% of yours.
  • If you are Melee, your next Attack Slows the target by 50% for 1 second.
    • Locket of the Iron Solari
    Locket of the Iron Solari (2200 gold) 200 Health
    25 Armor
    25 Magic Resist
    10 Ability Haste
    Devotion
    Grant nearby allies a 200 - 360 Shield that decays over 2.5 seconds.
    Redemption
    Redemption (2300 gold) 200 Health
    15 Ability Haste
    100% Base Mana Regen
    10% Heal and Shield Power
    Intervention
    Restore 200 - 400 Health to allied champions and deal 10% max Health true damage to enemy champions after 2.5 seconds.
    59.4% Win Rate 3.4% Pick Rate51 games
    Final Build
    Thornmail
    Thornmail (2450 gold) 150 Health
    75 Armor
    Thorns
    When struck by an Attack, deal magic damage to the attacker and apply 40% Wounds for 3 seconds if they are a champion.
    59.5% Win Rate 13.4% Pick Rate202 games

    Best Win Rate Build

    Starting Items
    Oracle Lens
    Oracle Lens (0 gold) Active (160 - 100s, max 2 charges)
    Reveals enemy Stealth Wards and traps around you for 6 seconds.
    World Atlas
    World Atlas (400 gold)
    Health Potion
    Health Potion (50 gold) Consume
    Restores 120 Health over 15 seconds.
    52.3% Win Rate 7.1% Pick Rate107 games
    Highest Winrate Boots
    Symbiotic Soles
    Symbiotic Soles (900 gold) 40 Move Speed
    Voidborn
    Gain Empowered Recall.
    Symbiosis
    After traveling 150000 units of distance, transform into Synchronized Souls.
    54.2% Win Rate 1.3% Pick Rate19 games
    Boots of Swiftness
    Boots of Swiftness (1000 gold) 60 Move Speed
    Fleetfooted
    Reduce the effectiveness of Slows by 25%.
    52.6% Win Rate 39.2% Pick Rate591 games
    Sorcerer's Shoes
    Sorcerer's Shoes (1100 gold) 12 Magic Penetration
    45 Move Speed
    51.3% Win Rate 1.0% Pick Rate16 games
    Core Build
    Winged Moonplate
    Winged Moonplate (800 gold) 200 Health
    4% Move Speed
    ->
    Trailblazer
    Trailblazer (2400 gold) 250 Health
    40 Armor
    4% Move Speed
    Lead the Way
    While moving, build up to 20 bonus Move Speed.
    At max speed:
  • Create a trail that grants allied champions Move Speed equal to 15% of yours.
  • If you are Melee, your next Attack Slows the target by 50% for 1 second.
    • Redemption
    Redemption (2300 gold) 200 Health
    15 Ability Haste
    100% Base Mana Regen
    10% Heal and Shield Power
    Intervention
    Restore 200 - 400 Health to allied champions and deal 10% max Health true damage to enemy champions after 2.5 seconds.
    Locket of the Iron Solari
    Locket of the Iron Solari (2200 gold) 200 Health
    25 Armor
    25 Magic Resist
    10 Ability Haste
    Devotion
    Grant nearby allies a 200 - 360 Shield that decays over 2.5 seconds.
    69.9% Win Rate 1.0% Pick Rate15 games
    Final Build
    Frozen Heart
    Frozen Heart (2500 gold) 75 Armor
    400 Mana
    20 Ability Haste
    Winter's Caress
    Reduce the Attack Speed of nearby champions by 20%.
    77.2% Win Rate 4.7% Pick Rate70 games
    Other Items
    Spirit Visage
    Spirit Visage (2700 gold) 400 Health
    50 Magic Resist
    10 Ability Haste
    100% Base Health Regen
    Boundless Vitality
    Heals and Shields on you are increased by 25%.
    45.1% Win Rate 13.3% Pick Rate201 games
    Unending Despair
    Unending Despair (2800 gold) 400 Health
    25 Armor
    25 Magic Resist
    10 Ability Haste
    Anguish
    Every 4 seconds while in combat with champions, deal magic damage to nearby enemy champions and heal for 250% of the damage dealt.
    51.8% Win Rate 9.1% Pick Rate137 games
    Randuin's Omen
    Randuin's Omen (2700 gold) 350 Health
    75 Armor
    Resilience
    Receive 30% less damage from Critical Strikes.
    Humility
    Slow nearby enemies by 70% for 2 seconds.
    43.7% Win Rate 8.6% Pick Rate129 games
    Jak'Sho, The Protean
    Jak'Sho, The Protean (3200 gold) 350 Health
    45 Armor
    45 Magic Resist
    Voidborn Resilience
    After 5 seconds of champion combat, increase your bonus Armor and Magic Resist by 30% until end of combat.
    40.1% Win Rate 7.4% Pick Rate112 games
    Liandry's Torment
    Liandry's Torment (3000 gold) 70 Ability Power
    300 Health
    Torment
    Damaging Abilities burn enemies for 2% max Health magic damage per second for 3 seconds.
    Suffering
    For each second in combat with enemy champions, deal 2% bonus damage, up to 6%.
    47.2% Win Rate 4.7% Pick Rate71 games
    Frozen Heart
    Frozen Heart (2500 gold) 75 Armor
    400 Mana
    20 Ability Haste
    Winter's Caress
    Reduce the Attack Speed of nearby champions by 20%.
    77.2% Win Rate 4.7% Pick Rate70 games
    Kaenic Rookern
    Kaenic Rookern (2900 gold) 400 Health
    80 Magic Resist
    100% Base Health Regen
    Magebane
    After not taking magic damage for 15 seconds, gain a magic shield.
    27.1% Win Rate 3.0% Pick Rate45 games

    Maokai Jungle Runes

    Most Frequent Runes

    Primary Path
    Sorcery
    Phase Rush
    Phase Rush

    Phase Rush

    Hitting an enemy champion with 3 attacks or separate abilities within 4s grants 25 - 50% …

    Nimbus Cloak
    Nimbus Cloak

    Nimbus Cloak

    After casting a Summoner Spell, gain a Move Speed increase that lasts for 2s an…

    Transcendence
    Transcendence

    Transcendence

    Gain bonuses upon reaching the following levels:Level 5: +5 Ability Haste Level…

    Waterwalking
    Waterwalking

    Waterwalking

    Gain 10 Move Speed and 13 - 30 Adaptive Force (based on level) when in the rive…

    Secondary Path
    Inspiration
    Magical Footwear
    Magical Footwear

    Magical Footwear

    You get free Slightly Magical Footwear at 12 min, but you cannot buy boots befo…

    Cosmic Insight
    Cosmic Insight

    Cosmic Insight

    +18 Summoner Spell Haste+10 Item Haste

    Adaptive
    Scaling Cooldown Reduction
    Scaling Cooldown Reduction

    Scaling Cooldown Reduction

    +8 Ability Haste

    Adaptive Force
    Adaptive Force

    Adaptive Force

    Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

    Scaling Health
    Scaling Health

    Scaling Health

    Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

    46.9% Win Rate 38.8% Pick Rate585 games

    Best Win Rate Runes

    Primary Path
    Sorcery
    Phase Rush
    Phase Rush

    Phase Rush

    Hitting an enemy champion with 3 attacks or separate abilities within 4s grants 25 - 50% …

    Nimbus Cloak
    Nimbus Cloak

    Nimbus Cloak

    After casting a Summoner Spell, gain a Move Speed increase that lasts for 2s an…

    Transcendence
    Transcendence

    Transcendence

    Gain bonuses upon reaching the following levels:Level 5: +5 Ability Haste Level…

    Waterwalking
    Waterwalking

    Waterwalking

    Gain 10 Move Speed and 13 - 30 Adaptive Force (based on level) when in the rive…

    Secondary Path
    Resolve
    Font of Life
    Font of Life

    Font of Life

    Impairing the movement of an enemy champion restores @BaseHeal@ Health to you a…

    Conditioning
    Conditioning

    Conditioning

    After 12 min gain +8 Armor and +8 Magic Resist and increase your Armor and Magi…

    Adaptive
    Scaling Cooldown Reduction
    Scaling Cooldown Reduction

    Scaling Cooldown Reduction

    +8 Ability Haste

    Adaptive Force
    Adaptive Force

    Adaptive Force

    Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

    Scaling Health
    Scaling Health

    Scaling Health

    Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

    52.7% Win Rate 5.8% Pick Rate88 games

    Maokai best with

    Maokai Jungle Skill (abilities) Orders

    Most Frequent Skill Order

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    Q
    Q
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    Q
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    Q
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    W
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    W
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    W
    W
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
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    R
    R
    R
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    R
    Max Order: Q > W > E
    49.1% Win Rate 25.9% Pick Rate391 games

    Highest Win % Skill Order

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    Q
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    W
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    W
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    E
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    R
    R
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    Max Order: Q > W > E
    60.3% Win Rate 1.3% Pick Rate20 games

    Countered by Maokai

    Maokai Counterpicks

    Maokai Jungle Lane Matchups

    Maokai lore:

    Maokai is a rageful, towering treant who fights the unnatural horrors of the Shadow Isles. He was twisted into a force of vengeance after a magical cataclysm destroyed his home, surviving undeath only through the Waters of Life infused within his heartwood. Once a peaceful nature spirit, Maokai now furiously battles to banish the scourge of unlife from the Shadow Isles and restore his home to its former beauty.

    Maokai tips:

    • Saplings can be tossed into brush for empowered effect - but don't stack well.
    • Try looking for flanks or other situations where Nature's Grasp is unavoidable or takes enemies by surprise.
    • Maokai's passive makes him extremely durable against focus fire from spells - so long as he can still basic attack something.

    Playing Against Maokai

    • Saplings will chase the first enemy that gets too close, but detonate after a few seconds or if they collide with other enemies. Be especially careful around brush sapling, as they are much more dangerous.
    • The cooldown on Maokai's self healing is heavily gated on how many time you hit him with spells. Careful about wasting abilities on him.
    • Maokai will avoid taking damage while he's using Twisted Advance, so don't waste your spells.

    Maokai abilities description:

    Sap Magic
    P
    Sap Magic (passive)
    Maokai's basic attack also heals him and deals additional damage on a moderate cooldown. Each time Maokai casts a spell or is struck by an enemy's spell, this cooldown is reduced.
    Bramble Smash
    Q
    Bramble Smash (Q)
    Maokai knocks back nearby enemies with a shockwave, dealing magic damage and slowing them.
    Twisted Advance
    W
    Twisted Advance (W)
    Maokai contorts into a mass of moving roots, becoming untargetable and dashing to the target. Upon arrival, he roots the target.
    Sapling Toss
    E
    Sapling Toss (E)
    Maokai flings a sapling to the target area to stand guard. More effective in brush.
    Nature's Grasp
    R
    Nature's Grasp (R)
    Maokai summons a colossal wall of brambles and thorns that slowly advances forwards, damaging and rooting any enemies in the path.

    Maokai Skins and Splash Arts

    Default Maokai Default Maokai
    Charred Maokai Charred Maokai
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    Festive Maokai Festive Maokai
    Haunted Maokai Haunted Maokai
    Goalkeeper Maokai Goalkeeper Maokai
    Meowkai Meowkai
    Victorious Maokai Victorious Maokai
    Worldbreaker Maokai Worldbreaker Maokai
    Astronaut Maokai Astronaut Maokai
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