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Maokai·Top Build

Sap MagicP
Bramble SmashQ
Twisted AdvanceW
Sapling TossE
Nature's GraspR
Win rate50.4%
Pick rate0.4%
Ban rate9.3%
Matches6 001-
Maokai Top has a 50.4% win rate with 0.4% pick rate in Emerald + and is currently ranked D tier. Based on our analysis of 6 001 matches in patch 14.6 the best build for Maokai is Frozen Heart, Plated Steelcaps, Hollow Radiance, Thornmail, and Spirit Visage. Most picked runes for Maokai Top are Grasp of the Undying, Demolish, Second Wind, and Overgrowth for primary tree, as well as Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight for secondary tree.
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Maokai Build

Top Top  Patch 14.6

Most Popular

Win Rate 58.3% based on 439 matches

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Recommended builds

Build
WR
Grasp of the UndyingInspiration
Frozen Heart

Most Popular

58.3%
Grasp of the UndyingInspiration
Hollow Radiance

Optional

54.9%
Grasp of the UndyingInspiration
Sunfire Aegis

Alternative

57.0%
AftershockInspiration
Hollow Radiance

Off-Meta

54.7%

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Player name
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runes

Resolve
Resolve
Grasp of the UndyingAftershockGuardian
Demolish
Font of Life
Shield Bash
Conditioning
Second Wind
Bone Plating
Overgrowth
Revitalize
Unflinching
Inspiration
Inspiration
Hextech Flashtraption
Magical Footwear
Triple Tonic
Future's Market
Minion Dematerializer
Biscuit Delivery
Cosmic Insight
Approach Velocity
Time Warp Tonic
Adaptive Force
Attack Speed
Ability Haste
Adaptive Force
Move Speed
Health Scaling
Health
Tenacity and Slow Resist
Health Scaling

spells

SummonerFlash

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SummonerTeleport

F

items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's Shield
Health Potion
Stealth Ward

@ 13 sec

Early Items

Bramble Vest
Boots

@ 5 min

Core Items

Frozen Heart
Plated Steelcaps
Hollow Radiance

@ 21 min

Full Build

Frozen Heart
Plated Steelcaps
Hollow Radiance
Thornmail
Spirit Visage
Jak'Sho, The Protean

ability order

Max:

Q

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W

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E

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Skills

Sap Magic
Bramble Smash
Twisted Advance
Sapling Toss
Nature's Grasp
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Q
2
W
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
W
9
Q
10
W
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R
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W
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W
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E
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E
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R
17
E
18
E

situational items

Liandry's Torment
Kaenic Rookern
Unending Despair
Anathema's Chains
Randuin's Omen
Winter's Approach

Maokai Matchups Overview

Maokai General information

Maokai tips and tricks

Use your Saplings Sapling TossE to scout for vision in nearby lane bushes. They will help protect you when your trinket is on cooldown.

Maokai’s Ultimate Nature's GraspR is great in team fights. Once you engage with your Ultimate Nature's GraspR, fall back and peel your carries.

You’re not at your strongest in the early game. When playing against a strong early game champion, avoid fighting them until you’ve got some items under your belt.

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The Best Maokai Builds, Runes and Items for Top in Emerald +

Most Popular

If you want to use the most popular Maokai Top 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 Frozen Heart as your first item, followed by Plated Steelcaps and Hollow Radiance. For your last 3 items, you should build Thornmail, Spirit Visage and finish with Jak'Sho, The Protean. For the skill order, you want to stick with Q - W - E. Right now, this build has 58.3% winrate over 439 matches played.

Optional

Your second option for Maokai Top build would be to take Flash and Teleport as your Summoner Spells. The runes that this build takes advantage of are Grasp of the Undying as your keystone, Demolish, Second Wind and Overgrowth in the primary tree, and Biscuit Delivery with Cosmic Insight in the secondary tree. The shards used in this build are Attack Speed in offense, Health Scaling in flex and Health Scaling in defense. The items for the build are Hollow Radiance, which you should build first, followed by Mercury's Treads as your second item and Frozen Heart as your third item. The rest of the items in order are Thornmail, Spirit Visage and Anathema's Chains. The skill order for this build is Q - W - E. In the current patch, this build has a 54.9% win rate over 368 matches.

Alternative

If you're looking for alternatives, you can use Flash and Teleport as your Summoner Spells, with runes being Grasp of the Undying as your keystone, Demolish, Second Wind and Overgrowth in the primary tree, and Biscuit Delivery with Cosmic Insight in the secondary tree, as well as Attack Speed, Health Scaling, and Health Scaling as your rune shards. The items that this build incorporates are Sunfire Aegis as your first item, then Plated Steelcaps as a second item and Frozen Heart as a third item. You want to finish the build with Thornmail, Unending Despair and Spirit Visage. As far as ability max order goes, you want to keep it Q - W - E. This build is currently sitting at a 57.0% win rate across 307 matches played.

Off-Meta

If you want to try an Off-Meta Maokai Top build in the current patch, try Flash and Teleport as your Summoner Spells, Aftershock, Font of Life, Bone Plating and Unflinching as your primary rune tree, and Biscuit Delivery with Cosmic Insight as your secondary tree. Use Adaptive Force, Health Scaling and Health Scaling as your shards. For items in this build, you want to complete Hollow Radiance as your first item, then finish Plated Steelcaps as your second item, and Frozen Heart as third item. The last 3 options are Thornmail, Kaenic Rookern and Liandry's Torment. The ability order for this build is Q - W - E. As of the current patch, this build has a 54.7% win rate over 86 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.

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Maokai Counters - Best and Worst Matchups for Top in Emerald +

Best Matchups

In Patch 14.6 the best possible matchups for Maokai Top are:

Consider picking Maokai into these matches to increase your chance to win a game. These are the most popular Top matchups that currently are in favor of Maokai.

Worst Matchups

We highly recommend avoiding picking Maokai in the current patch into the following Top matchups:

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.