Maokai - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
50.1%
Pick Rate
2.0%

MaokaiPopular Build

BTankSupport
Patch26.5
Matches469,660
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedMar 18, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology
AuthorDakota Chinnick

The patch 26.5 Maokai most played build uses Ionian Boots of Lucidity, Locket of the Iron Solari, Trailblazer, Bandlepipes, Protoplasm Harness, Thornmail, Oracle Lens. This Maokai build has a 4.76% pick rate and a 59.09% win rate in LoL patch 26.5. Alternatively, check out some of the other ranked Maokai build choices below.

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Select a Maokai Build

Best WR
Highest Win Rate Build
Core Build Items
  • Locket of the Iron Solari - Maokai Highest Win Rate Build core itemLocket of the Iron Solari
  • Trailblazer - Maokai Highest Win Rate Build core itemTrailblazer
  • Bandlepipes - Maokai Highest Win Rate Build core itemBandlepipes
59.1%Win Rate
+9.0%WR Diff
4.8%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
59.09%Win Rate
+9.03%WR Diff
4.76%Pick Rate
176Build 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 57.7% win rate and 59.8% pick rate.

Health PotionHealth PotionHealth PotionHealth PotionStealth WardStealth Ward
57.7%Win Rate
59.8%Pick Rate
These are Maokai's essential core items that you should build in nearly every game. Locket of the Iron Solari (52.9% WR, +2.9% WR diff, 30.7% pick rate) provides 25 Armor, 200 Health, 25 MR. Trailblazer (53.1% WR, +3.0% WR diff, 33.2% pick rate) provides 40 Armor, 250 Health, 0.04% Speed. Bandlepipes (55.3% WR, +5.3% WR diff, 22.5% 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, Thornmail. These can be swapped out depending on the enemy composition and team needs.
The best boots for Maokai are Ionian Boots of Lucidity. 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 movement speed Movement Speed:45
  • Total armor Armor:160
  • Total health Health:1400
  • Total magic resistance Magic Resistance:45
  • Total movement speed Movement Speed:4%
When facing Maokai's top counters like Alistar, Senna, Soraka, 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 Thornmail 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 59.1% win rate across 176 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 Locket of the Iron Solari, 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 popular maokai build and may have similar playstyles and power spikes.

Alistar champion
Alistar
Core Items
  • Locket of the Iron Solari - Alistar core item
  • Zeke's Convergence - Alistar core item
  • Bandlepipes - Alistar core item
54.8%Win Rate
4.1%Pick Rate

See Also

Maokai OverviewMaokai RunesMaokai CountersAll Items