Maokai·Support Build
Win rate | 51.2% |
Pick rate | 2.4% |
Ban rate | 1.4% |
Matches | 6 162- |
Maokai Build
Most Popular
Win Rate 52.7% based on 1 977 matches
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Most Popular
52.7%2nd Most Popular
52.3%Alternative
54.5%Off-Meta
47.5%Top Players
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40.0%Matchup Specific
Thresh
52.9%Lulu
56.2%runes
spells
D
F
items
Starter Items
Time Target@ 12 sec
Early Items
@ 5 min
Core Items
@ 15 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
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The Best Maokai Builds, Runes and Items for Support in
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 Solstice Sleigh as your first item, followed by Boots of Swiftness and Trailblazer. For your last 3 items, you should build Locket of the Iron Solari, Frozen Heart and finish with Vigilant Wardstone. For the skill order, you want to stick with Q - W - E. Right now, this build has 52.7% winrate over 1 977 matches played.
Optional
Your second option for Maokai Support build would be to take Flash and Ignite as your Summoner Spells. The runes that this build takes advantage of are Aftershock as your keystone, Font of Life, Bone Plating and Unflinching in the primary tree, and Biscuit Delivery with Cosmic Insight in the secondary tree. The shards used in this build are Adaptive Force in offense, Health Scaling in flex and Health Scaling in defense. The items for the build are Celestial Opposition, which you should build first, followed by Boots of Swiftness as your second item and Trailblazer as your third item. The rest of the items in order are Locket of the Iron Solari, Frozen Heart and Vigilant Wardstone. The skill order for this build is Q - W - E. In the current patch, this build has a 52.3% win rate over 1 108 matches.
Alternative
If you're looking for alternatives, you can use Flash and Ignite as your Summoner Spells, with runes being Aftershock as your keystone, Font of Life, Conditioning and Overgrowth in the primary tree, and Legend: Tenacity with Triumph in the secondary tree, as well as Attack Speed, Adaptive Force, and Health Scaling as your rune shards. The items that this build incorporates are Solstice Sleigh as your first item, then Plated Steelcaps as a second item and Sunfire Aegis as a third item. You want to finish the build with Kaenic Rookern, Thornmail and Redemption. As far as ability max order goes, you want to keep it Q - W - E. This build is currently sitting at a 54.5% win rate across 77 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, Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence and Scorch as your primary rune tree, and Cheap Shot with Ultimate Hunter as your secondary tree. Use Adaptive Force, Adaptive Force and Health Scaling as your shards. For items in this build, you want to complete Zaz'Zak's Realmspike as your first item, then finish Ionian Boots of Lucidity as your second item, and Liandry's Torment as third item. The last 3 options are Morellonomicon, Frozen Heart and Hollow Radiance. The ability order for this build is E - Q - W. As of the current patch, this build has a 47.5% win rate over 59 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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