Maokai Build
The patch 25.23 Maokai build uses Crimson Lucidity, Locket of the Iron Solari, Trailblazer, Unending Despair, Mejai's Soulstealer, Redemption, Oracle Lens. This Maokai build has a 4.39% pick rate and a 70.37% win rate in LoL patch 25.23. Alternatively, check out some of the other ranked Maokai build choices below.
Sap 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.
Bramble Smash
Maokai knocks back nearby enemies with a shockwave, dealing magic damage and slowing them.
Cost:- 40
Cooldown:- 7/
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Range:- 600
Twisted Advance
Maokai contorts into a mass of moving roots, becoming untargetable and dashing to the target. Upon arrival, he roots the target.
Cost:- 60
Cooldown:- 14/
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Range:- 525
Sapling Toss
Maokai flings a sapling to the target area to stand guard. More effective in brush.
Cost:- 60/
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Cooldown:- 18/
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Range:- 1100
Nature's Grasp
Maokai summons a colossal wall of brambles and thorns that slowly advances forwards, damaging and rooting any enemies in the path.
Cost:- 100
Cooldown:- 130/
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- 90
Range:- 3000
- Tank,
- Support
Maokai's most effective build path includes Locket of the Iron Solari, Thornmail, Unending Despair as core items. Choose from multiple build variations below based on your playstyle and game situation. Each build is analyzed from thousands of ranked games to provide you with data-driven item recommendations.
Select a Maokai Build
Locket of the Iron Solari
Trailblazer
Unending Despair
- Locket of the Iron Solari
Redemption- Trailblazer
- Locket of the Iron Solari
Thornmail- Trailblazer
- Locket of the Iron Solari
- Thornmail
- Unending Despair
Best Maokai Build - Highest Win Rate Items
Maokai Build Guide - Complete Item Build Path
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.
Best Maokai Core Items - Build These First
These are Maokai's essential items that you should build in nearly every game. Rush these items first to reach your power spike and maximize your impact.
Locket of the Iron Solari
2,200Activate to shield nearby allies from damage
Armor:25
Health:200
Magic Resist:2555.39%Win Rate39.49%Pick RateThornmail
2,450Click for detailed item information and stats
Armor:75 Health:15052.74%Win Rate21.66%Pick RateUnending Despair
2,800Click for detailed item information and stats
Armor:25 Health:400 Magic Resist:2553.92%Win Rate26.78%Pick Rate
High Win Rate Situational Items for Maokai
These are the recommended top performing situational items to complete your Maokai build. These can be swapped out depending on the enemy composition and team needs.
Best Boots for Maokai
Choose your boots based on the enemy team composition and your playstyle needs.
Recommended Trinket for Maokai
Your recommended trinket choice for vision control and map awareness.
Complete Maokai Build Item Stats
Combined statistics from all items in this Maokai build.
- Armor:165
Movement Speed:50- Health:2050
- Magic Resist:100
Maokai Counter Build Advice
When facing Maokai's top counters like Swain, Rakan, Sona, consider adjusting your situational items to increase survivability and match their damage output. 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 Heartsteel or Spirit Visage based on which counter champions you're facing and their itemization patterns. Monitor enemy builds and adjust accordingly for optimal Maokai performance.
Maokai - Champions with Similar Builds
These champions share similar playstyles with Maokai. The build shown is Maokai's current maokai build configuration, which may also be effective on these champions.
Champion | Full Build | Win Rate | Pick Rate | View Build |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56.8% | 9.3% | View Build → | ||
| 54.7% | 4.4% | View Build → | ||
| 54.8% | 14.1% | View Build → |
Maokai Build - Frequently Asked Questions
What is the best Maokai build?
The best Maokai build in this patch includes Locket of the Iron Solari, Thornmail, and Unending Despair. This build has a 61.29% win rate and is picked 5.04% of the time.
What are Maokai's core items?
Maokai's core items are Locket of the Iron Solari, Thornmail, and Unending Despair. These items provide the best stats and synergies for Maokai's kit and playstyle in League of Legends.
What are the best boots for Maokai?
Armored Advance are the best boots for Maokai. Deal damage to empower your heals and shields They are included in 5.0% of Maokai builds.
What is the best trinket for Maokai?
Oracle Lens is the best trinket for Maokai. Disables nearby invisible wards and traps for a duration Using Oracle Lens helps Maokai maintain vision around objectives and track enemy movements.
Are there alternative Maokai builds?
Yes, alternative Maokai builds include options like Locket of the Iron Solari, Trailblazer, and Unending Despair. Different builds can be more effective depending on team composition and matchups.
Where does MetaBot source build data for Maokai?
MetaBot sources its build data for Maokai directly from the Riot Games API, provided to developers for ingesting game data from League of Legends. MetaBot analyzes hundreds of thousands of matches daily to help it determine build statistics.
How does MetaBot determine what the best Maokai builds are?
MetaBot filters out any matches that don't use complete builds for Maokai. From there, we aggregate the Maokai builds data and use that to determine which builds are finding the most success in the current League of Legends meta. High performing builds with low confidence intervals resulting from thin data are dropped from our final results.
