Maokaivs Brand
Maokai vs Brand is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.11. Maokai wins with a 57.8% win rate (+15.6%) over Brand based on 45 games. Maokai holds the advantage in both the early and late game. Below you'll find the best Maokai build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Maokai vs Brand matchup.
Maokai Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Maokai performs against them. You'll get head-to-head win rates, laning stats, the best build and runes for the matchup, and early vs late game analysis — all based on real ranked data.
Who Wins the Maokai vs Brand Matchup?
Maokai vs Brand Matchup Summary
The Maokai vs Brand matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 45 recent matches analyzed, Maokai wins with a 57.8% win rate compared to Brand's 42.2%, giving Maokai a 15.6 percentage point advantage. Maokai dominates at every stage — from early laning through late game team fights. This consistent advantage makes it difficult for Brand players to find favorable windows, so team-dependent strategies and avoiding solo confrontations are essential. The most significant statistical gap is in sustain, where Maokai leads by 950 HP/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Maokai players can confidently pick into Brand and play aggressively from level 1. Look to establish lane dominance early through favorable trades and zone Brand away from CS whenever possible. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.
Maokai vs Brand Laning Phase Breakdown
Brand is favored during the laning phase against Maokai, winning 3 out of 5 key stat categories. Brand holds advantages in farming, damage and gold income, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Best Maokai Build Against Brand
Boots of Swiftness is the optimal boots choice against Brand, providing the mobility and stats Maokai needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Maokai against Brand are Locket of the Iron Solari, Thornmail and Bandlepipes. This combination gives Maokai an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build has a 33.3% win rate across 3 games. While the overall matchup may be difficult, this item path gives Maokai the best chance to compete against Brand. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Maokai vs Brand matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Maokai55.0%
Brand45.0%Maokai60.0%Brand40.0%Maokai dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 55.0% win rate — a 10.0 percentage point lead over Brand. This lopsided early game means Maokai can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.
Maokai is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 60.0% win rate — 20.0 points above Brand. Extended games heavily favor Maokai, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.
Maokai holds the advantage at every stage of the game, making this a consistently favorable matchup from lane through late game team fights. Brand players should look for outplays, team-dependent strategies, and picks rather than relying on scaling to win this matchup.
Best Maokai Runes Against Brand
Resolve
Precision
Running Resolve primary with Precision secondary allows Maokai to press their advantage against Brand, amplifying the strengths that make this a favorable matchup.
Maokai matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.11. The table below shows Maokai's win rate, gold difference, and performance stats against every champion in the current meta. Click any champion name to see a detailed head-to-head breakdown including the best Maokai build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.
Opponent | Win Rate | Matches | CS/min | DMG/min | Gold/game | Early WR | Late WR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50.00% | 120 | 1.4 | 463 | 9,163 | 47.2% | 52.2% | |
| 51.79% | 112 | 1.3 | 455 | 9,219 | 47.9% | 54.7% | |
| 53.21% | 109 | 1.3 | 471 | 8,617 | 44.4% | 61.8% | |
| 39.42% | 104 | 1.3 | 507 | 8,861 | 41.2% | 37.7% | |
| 50.00% | 78 | 1.3 | 471 | 9,134 | 44.4% | 54.8% | |
| 44.87% | 78 | 1.3 | 496 | 8,932 | 48.5% | 42.2% | |
| 44.78% | 67 | 1.4 | 528 | 9,105 | 43.8% | 45.7% | |
| 56.92% | 65 | 1.3 | 558 | 9,184 | 51.4% | 63.3% | |
| 44.44% | 63 | 1.4 | 482 | 9,144 | 40.9% | 46.3% | |
| 46.43% | 56 | 1.3 | 418 | 8,927 | 44.0% | 48.4% | |
| 63.27% | 49 | 1.4 | 494 | 8,662 | 67.9% | 57.1% | |
| 54.17% | 48 | 1.4 | 574 | 9,032 | 45.5% | 61.5% | |
| 44.68% | 47 | 1.8 | 592 | 8,870 | 28.0% | 63.6% | |
| 48.89% | 45 | 1.4 | 487 | 8,807 | 42.1% | 53.9% | |
| 57.78% | 45 | 1.1 | 464 | 9,325 | 55.0% | 60.0% | |
| 52.27% | 44 | 2.0 | 626 | 9,978 | 40.0% | 58.6% | |
| 51.16% | 43 | 1.2 | 463 | 8,546 | 52.0% | 50.0% | |
| 39.02% | 41 | 1.4 | 466 | 9,330 | 58.8% | 25.0% | |
| 56.41% | 39 | 1.4 | 539 | 9,580 | 73.3% | 45.8% | |
| 73.68% | 38 | 1.4 | 461 | 9,200 | 79.0% | 68.4% | |
| 47.37% | 38 | 1.3 | 455 | 9,138 | 46.7% | 47.8% | |
| 48.65% | 37 | 1.2 | 411 | 8,230 | 57.1% | 37.5% | |
| 61.76% | 34 | 1.3 | 495 | 8,932 | 66.7% | 56.3% | |
| 51.61% | 31 | 1.4 | 509 | 9,571 | 46.7% | 56.3% | |
| 37.04% | 27 | 1.4 | 566 | 9,262 | 50.0% | 31.6% | |
| 62.96% | 27 | 1.2 | 451 | 9,112 | 54.5% | 68.8% | |
| 57.69% | 26 | 1.4 | 424 | 8,035 | 76.9% | 38.5% | |
| 57.69% | 26 | 4.0 | 693 | 10,143 | 60.0% | 56.3% | |
| 56.00% | 25 | 3.5 | 633 | 11,876 | 83.3% | 47.4% | |
| 40.00% | 25 | 1.2 | 453 | 9,029 | 60.0% | 26.7% | |
| 37.50% | 24 | 6.4 | 725 | 8,320 | 30.8% | 45.5% | |
| 47.83% | 23 | 1.4 | 551 | 10,563 | 62.5% | 40.0% | |
| 60.87% | 23 | 1.4 | 509 | 10,063 | 60.0% | 61.5% | |
| 68.42% | 19 | 2.0 | 594 | 9,662 | 63.6% | 75.0% | |
| 57.89% | 19 | 1.3 | 471 | 9,834 | 100.0% | 46.7% | |
| 44.44% | 18 | 1.3 | 446 | 8,395 | 41.7% | 50.0% | |
| 58.82% | 17 | 1.5 | 541 | 10,559 | 50.0% | 63.6% | |
| 43.75% | 16 | 0.7 | 659 | 11,196 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 53.33% | 15 | 4.0 | 817 | 10,191 | 33.3% | 66.7% | |
| 35.71% | 14 | 2.1 | 593 | 10,013 | 40.0% | 33.3% | |
| 50.00% | 14 | 4.5 | 934 | 9,749 | 0.0% | 87.5% | |
| 69.23% | 13 | 1.1 | 600 | 8,404 | 87.5% | 40.0% | |
| 38.46% | 13 | 0.9 | 595 | 9,651 | 14.3% | 66.7% | |
| 7.69% | 13 | 4.8 | 737 | 8,656 | 0.0% | 16.7% | |
| 53.85% | 13 | 1.7 | 620 | 12,149 | 50.0% | 55.6% | |
| 46.15% | 13 | 2.7 | 632 | 10,782 | 50.0% | 44.4% | |
| 41.67% | 12 | 2.0 | 602 | 12,178 | 66.7% | 33.3% | |
| 41.67% | 12 | 0.9 | 619 | 11,294 | 20.0% | 57.1% | |
| 66.67% | 12 | 4.8 | 627 | 9,707 | 85.7% | 40.0% | |
| 58.33% | 12 | 1.2 | 447 | 10,014 | 33.3% | 66.7% | |
| 58.33% | 12 | 1.9 | 658 | 11,115 | 80.0% | 42.9% | |
| 54.55% | 11 | 0.9 | 690 | 10,763 | 75.0% | 42.9% | |
| 45.45% | 11 | 1.0 | 629 | 11,701 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
| 63.64% | 11 | 1.0 | 593 | 11,547 | 75.0% | 57.1% | |
| 60.00% | 10 | 2.9 | 741 | 12,058 | 75.0% | 50.0% | |
| 70.00% | 10 | 3.0 | 680 | 11,187 | 0.0% | 100.0% | |
| 40.00% | 10 | 4.4 | 661 | 11,597 | 66.7% | 28.6% | |
| 60.00% | 10 | 4.3 | 671 | 10,941 | 75.0% | 50.0% | |
| 20.00% | 10 | 0.9 | 542 | 9,416 | 25.0% | 0.0% | |
| 10.00% | 10 | 5.0 | 1,037 | 10,683 | 33.3% | 0.0% | |
| 70.00% | 10 | 1.5 | 579 | 10,577 | 66.7% | 75.0% | |
| 44.44% | 9 | 2.4 | 676 | 11,141 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 55.56% | 9 | 5.8 | 639 | 9,488 | 60.0% | 50.0% | |
| 77.78% | 9 | 1.4 | 441 | 10,941 | 50.0% | 85.7% | |
| 55.56% | 9 | 1.5 | 578 | 9,568 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 44.44% | 9 | 5.3 | 748 | 8,794 | 25.0% | 60.0% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 0.8 | 639 | 11,356 | 25.0% | 75.0% | |
| 62.50% | 8 | 1.4 | 557 | 10,100 | 50.0% | 75.0% | |
| 12.50% | 8 | 5.2 | 783 | 11,372 | 0.0% | 20.0% | |
| 75.00% | 8 | 1.1 | 373 | 8,160 | 85.7% | 0.0% | |
| 62.50% | 8 | 6.1 | 813 | 10,182 | 60.0% | 66.7% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 5.9 | 939 | 11,559 | 66.7% | 40.0% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 2.6 | 563 | 10,683 | 50.0% | 60.0% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 2.3 | 774 | 12,564 | 0.0% | 60.0% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 1.6 | 486 | 9,628 | 42.9% | 0.0% | |
| 14.29% | 7 | 1.0 | 626 | 11,578 | 0.0% | 20.0% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 1.5 | 620 | 12,975 | 0.0% | 42.9% | |
| 28.57% | 7 | 3.3 | 624 | 10,631 | 0.0% | 66.7% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 1.3 | 524 | 9,554 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 3.2 | 674 | 9,985 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 1.5 | 589 | 9,807 | 50.0% | 40.0% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 6.6 | 732 | 10,321 | 75.0% | 0.0% | |
| 85.71% | 7 | 1.5 | 440 | 8,942 | 100.0% | 0.0% | |
| 85.71% | 7 | 1.2 | 432 | 8,589 | 80.0% | 100.0% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 6.2 | 844 | 9,188 | 25.0% | 66.7% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 2.5 | 462 | 9,733 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 4.3 | 615 | 10,573 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 28.57% | 7 | 5.2 | 462 | 5,709 | 40.0% | 0.0% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 3.1 | 474 | 9,255 | 50.0% | 60.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 5.3 | 642 | 7,940 | 33.3% | 66.7% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 0.9 | 622 | 11,693 | 75.0% | 50.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 2.0 | 624 | 11,833 | 100.0% | 60.0% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 2.0 | 468 | 10,317 | 100.0% | 75.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 5.0 | 671 | 8,006 | 50.0% | 0.0% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 3.2 | 594 | 9,955 | 0.0% | 33.3% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 3.9 | 548 | 11,088 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 1.9 | 718 | 11,813 | 0.0% | 20.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 2.2 | 592 | 10,152 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 6.3 | 666 | 9,082 | 75.0% | 0.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 5.1 | 465 | 8,121 | 66.7% | 0.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 2.8 | 604 | 11,820 | 100.0% | 25.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 0.7 | 488 | 11,627 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 1.8 | 589 | 10,910 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 2.5 | 701 | 13,657 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 0.7 | 665 | 11,344 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
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Maokai vs Brand - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Maokai do against Brand in League of Legends?
Maokai wins the Maokai vs Brand matchup with a 57.8% win rate compared to Brand's 42.2%, a 15.6 percentage point difference. This data is based on 45 recent ranked games in patch 26.11.
How does Maokai do against Brand in the early game?
In the early game, Maokai has the advantage against Brand with a 55.0% win rate versus 45.0%. Maokai players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.
How does Maokai do against Brand in the late game?
In the late game, Maokai takes over the Maokai vs Brand matchup with a 60.0% win rate compared to 40.0%. Maokai scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Maokai vs Brand matchup?
Maokai wins the matchup against Brand with a 57.8% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.11. The 15.6 percentage point advantage means Maokai is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 45 games analyzed.
What is the best Maokai build against Brand?
The best Maokai build against Brand includes Locket of the Iron Solari, Thornmail, Bandlepipes with Boots of Swiftness. This build achieves a 33.3% win rate in the matchup. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.
What are the best Maokai runes against Brand?
The best Maokai runes against Brand use the Resolve primary tree with Precision secondary. This rune setup achieves a 70.0% win rate in the Maokai vs Brand matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Maokai counter Brand?
Yes, Maokai has a favorable matchup against Brand with a 57.8% win rate. Maokai strongly counters Brand in lane based on current patch 26.11 data.
How do I play Maokai against Brand?
When playing Maokai against Brand, leverage your statistical advantages by trading aggressively during favorable windows. You have early game priority — look for kills and zone control before first recall. Build the recommended items and runes for this specific matchup for the best results.