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Maokai Support build & stats

TankSupport B 547 games · patch 16.18
Win rate
51.4%
Pick rate
2.0%
Ban rate
0.2%
Solo/Duo Flex ARAM
16.18 16.17 16.16
Division
Master
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Build, runes, spells and skill order are from Master games only.

Recommended build

Chosen by win rate among builds with enough games, from ranked matches of high-elo players on patch 16.18

Built from single items

Best three items so far

Protoplasm Harness
Protoplasm Harness
2,600 gold
Locket of the Iron Solari
Locket of the Iron Solari
2,200 gold
Knight's Vow
Knight's Vow
2,300 gold
7,100 gold
60.0% WR each item separately

Boots

Boots of Swiftness
Boots of Swiftness
1,000 gold
56.7% 67 games

Runes

Resolve Resolve + Inspiration Inspiration
69.2% WR
13 games · 2% pick
Aftershock
Aftershock

After immobilizing an enemy champion gain defenses and later deal a burst of magic damage around you.

Resolve Resolve
Grasp of the Undying Aftershock Guardian
Shield Bash Demolish Font of Life
Conditioning Second Wind Bone Plating
Unflinching Overgrowth Revitalize
Inspiration Inspiration
Magical Footwear Hextech Flashtraption Cash Back
Triple Tonic Biscuit Delivery Time Warp Tonic
Jack Of All Trades Cosmic Insight Approach Velocity
Shards
Adaptive Force Attack Speed Ability Haste
Adaptive Force Move Speed Health Scaling
Health Tenacity and Slow Resist Health Scaling

Summoner spells

Exhaust Flash
72.2% 18 games

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. Not enough players have finished the same three items yet, so the core above is the three strongest items measured one by one. Sample sizes are shown next to every choice.

Tips for Maokai

Generated from this patch's numbers

  • Maokai wins 51.4% of games as Support on patch 16.18 (547 games).
  • Most common core: Bandlepipes → Thornmail → Locket of the Iron Solari — 64% win rate over 22 games.
  • Take Aftershock as keystone: picked in 88% of games with a 52% win rate.
  • Best matchup: Karma (78% over 9 games). Hardest: Rakan (20% over 10 games) — consider a ban or a different pick when you see it.

Items

Most common sets of three completed items

Core build

Bandlepipes
Bandlepipes
Knight's Vow
Knight's Vow
Locket of the Iron Solari
Locket of the Iron Solari
0.0% WR
3 games · 1% pick

Boots

Boots of Swiftness
Boots of Swiftness
56.7% WR
67 games · 12% pick
Plated Steelcaps
Plated Steelcaps
57.9% WR
19 games · 3% pick
Mercury's Treads
Mercury's Treads
50.0% WR
12 games · 2% pick

Legendary items by win rate

ItemWin ratePick
Mikael's Blessing Mikael's Blessing
 66.7% 1% (3)
Protoplasm Harness Protoplasm Harness
 65.0% 4% (20)
Locket of the Iron Solari Locket of the Iron Solari
 61.2% 12% (67)
Imperial Mandate Imperial Mandate
 60.0% 1% (5)
Knight's Vow Knight's Vow
 59.1% 4% (22)
Dead Man's Plate Dead Man's Plate
 55.6% 3% (18)
Bandlepipes Bandlepipes
 55.3% 7% (38)
Thornmail Thornmail
 50.0% 1% (6)
Liandry's Torment Liandry's Torment
 50.0% 1% (4)
Zeke's Convergence Zeke's Convergence
 28.6% 1% (7)
Abyssal Mask Abyssal Mask
 0.0% 1% (3)

Runes

Most played full pages and keystone win rates

Resolve Resolve + Inspiration Inspiration
69.2% WR
13 games · 2% pick
Aftershock
Aftershock

After immobilizing an enemy champion gain defenses and later deal a burst of magic damage around you.

Resolve Resolve
Grasp of the Undying Aftershock Guardian
Shield Bash Demolish Font of Life
Conditioning Second Wind Bone Plating
Unflinching Overgrowth Revitalize
Inspiration Inspiration
Magical Footwear Hextech Flashtraption Cash Back
Triple Tonic Biscuit Delivery Time Warp Tonic
Jack Of All Trades Cosmic Insight Approach Velocity
Shards
Adaptive Force Attack Speed Ability Haste
Adaptive Force Move Speed Health Scaling
Health Tenacity and Slow Resist Health Scaling
Resolve Resolve + Inspiration Inspiration
54.5% WR
11 games · 2% pick
Aftershock Font of Life Bone Plating Unflinching Biscuit Delivery Cosmic Insight
Resolve Resolve + Inspiration Inspiration
14.3% WR
7 games · 1% pick
Aftershock Font of Life Second Wind Unflinching Biscuit Delivery Cosmic Insight

Keystones

  • Aftershock Aftershock After immobilizing an enemy champion gain defenses and later deal a burst of magic damage around you. 55.8%19% pick

Summoner spells

  • Flash Heal Flash + Heal 46.0%9% pick
  • Flash Ignite Flash + Ignite 61.4%8% pick
  • Exhaust Flash Exhaust + Flash 72.2%3% pick

Abilities & skill order

  • PSap Magic

    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.

  • QBramble Smash

    Maokai knocks back nearby enemies with a shockwave, dealing magic damage and slowing them.

  • WTwisted Advance

    Maokai contorts into a mass of moving roots, becoming untargetable and dashing to the target. Upon arrival, he roots the target.

  • ESapling Toss

    Maokai flings a sapling to the target area to stand guard. More effective in brush.

  • RNature's Grasp

    Maokai summons a colossal wall of brambles and thorns that slowly advances forwards, damaging and rooting any enemies in the path.