- Win Rate
- 52.1%
- Pick Rate
- 1.1%
- Ban Rate
- 0.3%
Maokai Support Build: Items & Boots
- Patch
- 26.20
- Games
- 2,170
- Lane
- Support
- Tier
- All Tiers
- Last Updated
- Oct 17, 2026 UTC
- Methodology
- Data Methodology
- Author
- Dakota Chinnick
The most-played Patch 26.20 Maokai build is Mercury's Treads, Locket of the Iron Solari, Thornmail, Spirit Visage, Bandlepipes, Unending Despair, Oracle Lens: 8.87% of games, 55.86% win rate. Below are the boots, first items, starting items and summoner spells players pick most, each with its own win rate and game count.
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Locket of the Iron Solari
Thornmail
Bandlepipes
- Locket of the Iron Solari
- Thornmail
Spirit Visage
- Locket of the Iron Solari
- Thornmail
Unending Despair
Best Maokai Build - Highest Win Rate Items
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Top Summoner Spells
Ignite + Flash45.3%Win Rate79.8%Pick Rate
Flash + Exhaust84.6%Win Rate13.8%Pick Rate
Build Stats
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.
The core items for this Maokai build are Locket of the Iron Solari, Thornmail, and Unending Despair. This item combination achieves a 52.1% win rate across 94 matches analyzed.
At full build, Maokai gains a total of 1750 Health, 155 Armor, and 80 MR, giving a strong power profile for a balanced playstyle.
Best Maokai Runes
Resolve
Inspiration
Maokai Abilities
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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: Magic Damage, Physical Damage.
The most popular starting items for Maokai are Health Potion, Health Potion, Stealth Ward with a 50.0% win rate and 46.5% pick rate.
- Locket of the Iron Solari S Tier
Locket of the Iron Solari
2,20052.20%Win Rate+0.08%WR Diff51.29%Pick Rate - Thornmail S Tier
Thornmail
2,45054.16%Win Rate+2.04%WR Diff41.52%Pick Rate - Unending Despair S Tier
Unending Despair
2,80056.35%Win Rate+4.23%WR Diff18.16%Pick Rate
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- Win rate by rank & game length
Maokai players complete Bandlepipes first in 11% of games, winning 63.7% of them. The median first item is finished at 13:48 (25th to 75th percentile: 12:24 to 15:54).
First item
| Build | Win Rate | Pick Rate | Done at | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 63.7% | 11.1% | 13:48 | 223 |
 | 51.7% | 46.6% | 12:36 | 940 |
 | 52.0% | 8.9% | 15:06 | 179 |
First two items
| Build | Win Rate | Pick Rate | Done at | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 59.7% | 13.4% | 21:24 | 231 |
| 65.7% | 2.0% | 22:18 | 35 |
| 50.9% | 19.1% | 21:30 | 328 |
Three-item core
| Build | Win Rate | Pick Rate | Done at | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60.7% | 6.6% | 29:00 | 61 |
 | 66.7% | 2.6% | 28:54 | 24 |
| 56.8% | 9.5% | 29:30 | 88 |
Stages keep purchase order, so "A then B" and "B then A" are counted separately. Completion time is the minute the last item of the stage was bought. Boots are tracked separately.
Maokai players max Q > W > E in 77% of games, winning 53.3% of the 1,594 games that followed that order. The grid shows the most common ability at every level.
Q
W
E| Level | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||||||||||||
| W | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||||||||||||
| E | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||||||||||||
| R | 1 | 2 | 3 |
- Q > E > W: 9% of games, 47.2% win rate
- W > Q > E: 6% of games, 54.3% win rate
- Spirit Visage S Tier
Spirit Visage
2,70057.00%Win Rate+4.88%WR Diff18.11%Pick Rate - Protoplasm Harness S Tier
Protoplasm Harness
2,60057.89%Win Rate+5.77%WR Diff5.25%Pick Rate
- Boots of Swiftness S Tier
Boots of Swiftness
1,00055.04%Win Rate+2.92%WR Diff37.51%Pick Rate
- Oracle Lens S Tier
Oracle Lens
052.79%Win Rate+0.67%WR Diff85.90%Pick Rate
Combined statistics from all items in this Maokai build.
Movement Speed:55
Armor:155
Health:1750
Magic Resistance:80
Build Comparison
SpeedArmorHealthMR
This Maokai durable frontliner build is optimized for players looking to maximize their impact in League of Legends. Its 52.1% win rate comes from only 94 games, so treat it as an observation rather than a proven edge. The build's key strengths include strong physical damage mitigation and 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 Locket of the Iron Solari, Thornmail, and Unending Despair 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.
Strengths
- Strong physical damage mitigation
- Substantial health pool for survivability
Champions with Similar Builds to Maokai
Maokai Support Boots, Starting Items & Summoner Spells (Patch 26.20)
2,070 gamesMost Maokai Support players rush Locket of the Iron Solari first (47% of games), finished at a median of 12.6 minutes. Boots of Swiftness are the usual boots (39%). The standard summoner spells are Flash + Ignite (71%). The game usually starts with Health Potion + Health Potion + Stealth Ward.
Maokai boots
| Option | Players | Win Rate | Games |
|---|---|---|---|
 Boots of SwiftnessMost played | 39.3% | 55.0% | 814 |
 Plated Steelcaps | 26.6% | 52.6% | 551 |
 Mercury's Treads | 18.7% | 50.4% | 387 |
 Ionian Boots of Lucidity | 6.2% | 58.6% | 128 |
Maokai starting items
| Option | Players | Win Rate | Games |
|---|---|---|---|
  Health Potion ×2 + Stealth WardMost played | 48.1% | 54.3% | 959 |
| Health Potion ×2 | 31.1% | 51.7% | 621 |
 Control Ward | 2.9% | 44.8% | 58 |
| Control Ward + Stealth Ward | 2.8% | 53.6% | 56 |
Maokai summoner spells
| Option | Players | Win Rate | Games |
|---|---|---|---|
  Flash + IgniteMost played | 71.2% | 53.5% | 1,474 |
 Exhaust + Flash | 20.8% | 53.0% | 430 |
 Flash + Heal | 5.5% | 47.4% | 114 |
Every option is listed with its own pick rate, win rate and game count from ranked games this patch. Options under 40 games are left out.
Maokai First Item and Core Build Timing
Which item Maokai players finish first and which three-item core they build, with the median completion minute and the middle 50% of games — the timing to beat if you want to spike before your opponent.
First completed item
| Items | Finished | Players | Win Rate | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Locket of the Iron Solari | 12.6 min 10.8-14.2 min | 46.6% | 51.7% | 940 |
 Bandlepipes | 13.8 min 12.4-15.9 min | 11.1% | 63.7% | 223 |
 Heartsteel | 14.3 min 12.7-16.3 min | 11.0% | 47.5% | 221 |
 Thornmail | 15.1 min 13.7-16.7 min | 8.9% | 52.0% | 179 |
Three-item core
| Items | Finished | Players | Win Rate | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Locket of the Iron Solari → Thornmail → Spirit Visage | 29.5 min 27.7-31.7 min | 9.5% | 56.8% | 88 |
| Locket of the Iron Solari → Bandlepipes → Thornmail | 29.0 min 27.4-30.7 min | 6.6% | 60.7% | 61 |
 Locket of the Iron Solari → Thornmail → Unending Despair | 28.7 min 27.0-31.3 min | 5.7% | 47.2% | 53 |
Every Maokai Support Item by Win Rate
The completed items Maokai players build most this patch, with the share of games each one appears in and its win rate. Situational items sit low in pick rate for a reason — read the win rate next to the game count.
| Option | Players | Win Rate | Games |
|---|---|---|---|
| Locket of the Iron SolariMost played | 53.8% | 52.2% | 1,113 |
| Thornmail | 43.5% | 54.2% | 901 |
| Bandlepipes | 28.1% | 61.2% | 582 |
| Unending Despair | 19.0% | 56.3% | 394 |
| Spirit Visage | 19.0% | 57.0% | 393 |
| Heartsteel | 14.7% | 49.8% | 305 |
 Knight's Vow | 9.3% | 52.1% | 192 |
 Liandry's Torment | 5.9% | 59.8% | 122 |
 Protoplasm Harness | 5.5% | 57.9% | 114 |
 Frozen Heart | 5.1% | 58.1% | 105 |
 Kaenic Rookern | 3.3% | 57.4% | 68 |
 Dead Man's Plate | 3.2% | 48.5% | 66 |
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This core is in our ranked data: 56.8% win rate over 88 games.
- Health
- 750
- Armor
- 105
- Magic Resist
- 80
- Ability Haste
- 20
- Move Speed
- 55
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