Maokai Support build & stats
- Win rate
- 54.5%
- Pick rate
- 1.9%
- 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 16.16
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 54.5% of games as Support on patch 16.16 (426 games).
- Most common core: Bandlepipes → Knight's Vow → Locket of the Iron Solari — 71% win rate over 17 games.
- Take Aftershock as keystone: picked in 90% of games with a 53% win rate.
- Best matchup: Pyke (91% over 23 games). Hardest: Shen (31% over 13 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 80.0% | 1% (5) | |
| 75.0% | 1% (4) | |
| 66.7% | 1% (6) | |
| 63.6% | 8% (33) | |
| 63.6% | 3% (11) | |
| 59.7% | 18% (77) | |
| 55.4% | 31% (130) | |
| 50.0% | 2% (8) | |
| 50.0% | 1% (6) | |
| 50.0% | 1% (6) | |
| 48.8% | 10% (41) | |
| 41.7% | 3% (12) |
Runes
Most played full pages and keystone win rates
Resolve +
Precision
After immobilizing an enemy champion gain defenses and later deal a burst of magic damage around you.
Resolve
Precision
Resolve +
Inspiration
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.
53.1%42% pick
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Electrocute
Hitting a champion with 3 separate attacks or abilities in 3s deals bonus adaptive damage.
100.0%1% pick
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Arcane Comet
Damaging a champion with an ability hurls a damaging comet at their location.
60.0%1% pick
Summoner spells
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Flash + Heal
48.8%19% pick
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Flash + Ignite
59.5%17% pick
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Exhaust + Flash
62.2%9% pick
Abilities & skill order
Which ability to max first, from match timelines
Q
W
E
72.7%11 games
Most common first three levels: Q → W → E (71%), W → Q → E (50%), E → W → Q (60%).
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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.