Maokai - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
51.7%
Pick Rate
1.7%

MaokaiBuild

ATankSupport
Patch26.7
Matches244,793
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedApr 4, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology
AuthorDakota Chinnick

The patch 26.7 Maokai build uses Plated Steelcaps, Locket of the Iron Solari, Trailblazer, Bandlepipes, Protoplasm Harness, Thornmail, Farsight Alteration. This Maokai build has a 8.39% pick rate and a 75.47% win rate in LoL patch 26.7. Alternatively, check out some of the other ranked Maokai build choices below.

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Select a Maokai Build

Most Played
Most Popular Build
Core Build Items
  • Locket of the Iron Solari - Maokai Most Popular Build core itemLocket of the Iron Solari
  • Trailblazer - Maokai Most Popular Build core itemTrailblazer
  • Bandlepipes - Maokai Most Popular Build core itemBandlepipes
75.5%Win Rate
+23.8%WR Diff
8.4%Pick Rate
Alternative Build 1
Core Build Items
  • Thornmail - Maokai Alternative Build 1 core itemThornmail
  • Trailblazer - Maokai Alternative Build 1 core itemTrailblazer
  • Bandlepipes - Maokai Alternative Build 1 core itemBandlepipes
59.4%Win Rate
+7.7%WR Diff
5.1%Pick Rate

Best Maokai Build - Highest Win Rate Items

This Maokai build focuses on a balanced mix of offense and defense. Build the core items first for your power spike, then adapt with situational items based on enemy team composition.

Full Build
59.38%Win Rate
+7.67%WR Diff
5.06%Pick Rate
32Build Matches

Maokai build strength based on the items chosen in the build when compared to all builds across every champion. Strongest in: Physical Resistance, Health, Magic Resistance. Lower in: Gold Efficiency, Magic Damage, Physical Damage.

The most popular starting items for Maokai are Health Potion, Health Potion, Stealth Ward with a 71.4% win rate and 65.6% pick rate.

Health PotionHealth PotionHealth PotionHealth PotionStealth WardStealth Ward
71.4%Win Rate
65.6%Pick Rate
These are Maokai's essential core items that you should build in nearly every game. Thornmail (47.0% WR, -4.7% WR diff, 24.4% pick rate) provides 75 Armor, 150 Health. Trailblazer (55.8% WR, +4.1% WR diff, 36.8% pick rate) provides 40 Armor, 250 Health, 0.04% Speed. Bandlepipes (58.3% WR, +6.5% WR diff, 34.8% pick rate) provides 20 Armor, 200 Health, 20 MR. Rush these items first to reach your power spike and maximize your impact.
Top situational items for Maokai include Protoplasm Harness, Locket of the Iron Solari. These can be swapped out depending on the enemy composition and team needs.
The best boots for Maokai are Plated Steelcaps. Adjust based on enemy team comp.
The recommended trinket for Maokai is Oracle Lens for vision control and map awareness.

Combined statistics from all items in this Maokai build.

  • Total armor Armor:185
  • Total movement speed Movement Speed:45
  • Total health Health:1400
  • Total movement speed Movement Speed:4%
  • Total magic resistance Magic Resistance:45
When facing Maokai's top counters like Neeko, TahmKench, Mel, consider adjusting your situational items to increase survivability and match their damage output. If counter champions are building high damage, prioritize magic resistance items against AP threats in your situational item slots to reduce burst damage and improve trading potential. Focus on completing your core damage items before heavily investing in defensive situational items, as Maokai needs sufficient damage to remain a threat in counter matchups. Adapt your final build slots with items like Protoplasm Harness or Locket of the Iron Solari based on which counter champions you're facing and their itemization patterns. Monitor enemy builds and adjust accordingly for optimal Maokai performance.

This Maokai durable frontliner build is optimized for players looking to maximize their impact in League of Legends. With a 59.4% win rate across 32 matches, this build has proven highly effective in the current meta. The build's key strengths include strong physical damage mitigation, substantial health pool for survivability. This tanky Maokai build works best when your team lacks frontline presence. You can absorb damage and create opportunities for your carries to deal damage. The armor in this build makes it effective against AD-heavy enemy compositions with champions like assassins or marksmen. This build's moderate gold investment allows Maokai to spike earlier in the game. Prioritize completing Thornmail, Trailblazer, Bandlepipes to maximize your mid-game impact. For optimal results with this Maokai build, focus on proper itemization timing, positioning in teamfights, and adapting your situational items based on the specific challenges each game presents.

Champions that use similar core items to Maokai. These builds share at least 2 core items with the current maokai build and may have similar playstyles and power spikes.

Braum champion
Braum
Core Items
  • Locket of the Iron Solari - Braum core item
  • Thornmail - Braum core item
  • Bandlepipes - Braum core item
55.2%Win Rate
5.4%Pick Rate

See Also

Maokai OverviewMaokai RunesMaokai CountersAll Items