Maokai Support build & stats
- Win rate
- 52.7%
- Pick rate
- 2.0%
- Ban rate
- 0.1%
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Recommended build
Chosen by win rate among builds with enough games, from ranked matches of high-elo players on patch 16.17
Start with
Build in this order
Boots
Runes
Resolve +
Inspiration 
After immobilizing an enemy champion gain defenses and later deal a burst of magic damage around you.
Resolve
Inspiration
Summoner spells
Max order
Q
W
E
Each line is the variant with the best win rate among those played enough times, not simply the most popular one. Win rates are smoothed so a lucky three-game build can't top the list. Sample sizes are shown next to every choice.
Tips for Maokai
Generated from this patch's numbers
- Maokai wins 52.7% of games as Support on patch 16.17 (822 games).
- Most common core: Bandlepipes → Knight's Vow → Locket of the Iron Solari — 54% win rate over 26 games.
- Take Aftershock as keystone: picked in 91% of games with a 54% win rate.
- Best matchup: Zilean (71% over 14 games). Hardest: Leona (32% over 37 games) — consider a ban or a different pick when you see it.
Items
Most common sets of three completed items
Core build
Starting items
Boots
Legendary items by win rate
| Item | Win rate | Pick |
|---|---|---|
| 61.5% | 2% (13) | |
| 60.3% | 9% (73) | |
| 58.3% | 3% (24) | |
| 53.5% | 26% (213) | |
| 53.5% | 14% (114) | |
| 53.2% | 8% (62) | |
| 52.9% | 2% (17) | |
| 50.0% | 5% (38) | |
| 50.0% | 1% (10) | |
| 47.8% | 3% (23) | |
| 38.5% | 2% (13) | |
| 0.0% | 1% (7) |
Runes
Most played full pages and keystone win rates
Resolve +
Inspiration
After immobilizing an enemy champion gain defenses and later deal a burst of magic damage around you.
Resolve
Inspiration
Resolve +
Precision
Resolve +
Inspiration
Keystones
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Aftershock
After immobilizing an enemy champion gain defenses and later deal a burst of magic damage around you.
52.8%37% pick
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Arcane Comet
Damaging a champion with an ability hurls a damaging comet at their location.
27.3%1% pick
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Electrocute
Hitting a champion with 3 separate attacks or abilities in 3s deals bonus adaptive damage.
33.3%1% pick
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Unsealed Spellbook
Swap Summoner Spells while out of combat. Swapping to unique Summoner Spells will increase the rate at which you can make future swaps.
50.0%0% pick
Summoner spells
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Flash + Ignite
51.2%20% pick
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Flash + Heal
52.8%15% pick
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Exhaust + Flash
46.7%5% pick
Abilities & skill order
Which ability to max first, from match timelines
Q
W
E
55.0%20 games
W
Q
E
50.0%4 games
Most common first three levels: W → Q → E (38%), Q → W → E (50%), E → W → Q (50%).
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PSap MagicMaokai'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.
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QBramble Smash
Maokai knocks back nearby enemies with a shockwave, dealing magic damage and slowing them.
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WTwisted Advance
Maokai contorts into a mass of moving roots, becoming untargetable and dashing to the target. Upon arrival, he roots the target.
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ESapling Toss
Maokai flings a sapling to the target area to stand guard. More effective in brush.
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RNature's GraspMaokai summons a colossal wall of brambles and thorns that slowly advances forwards, damaging and rooting any enemies in the path.