Maokaivs Sett
Maokai vs Sett is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.14. Sett wins with a 57.1% win rate (+14.3%) over Maokai based on 7 games. Maokai wins the early laning phase while Sett scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Maokai build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Maokai vs Sett 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 Sett Matchup?
Maokai vs Sett Matchup Summary
The Maokai vs Sett matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 7 recent matches analyzed, Sett wins with a 57.1% win rate compared to Maokai's 42.9%, giving Sett a 14.3 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: Maokai controls the early laning stage, but Sett outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Maokai needs to press advantages before Sett reaches their power spikes, while Sett should focus on safe farming and hitting key item breakpoints. The most significant statistical gap is in crowd control, where Maokai leads by 2.0s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Sett has a strong advantage in this matchup. Maokai players should play defensively, prioritize safe farming under tower, and look for opportunities created by jungle pressure or Sett overextending. Avoid prolonged trades and wait for team fights where positioning and coordination matter more. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.
Maokai vs Sett Laning Phase Breakdown
Maokai is favored during the laning phase against Sett, winning 3 out of 5 key stat categories. Maokai holds advantages in gold income, crowd control and sustain, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Best Maokai Build Against Sett
Ionian Boots of Lucidity is the optimal boots choice against Sett, providing the mobility and stats Maokai needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Maokai against Sett are Hollow Radiance, Thornmail and Unending Despair. This combination gives Maokai an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build performs exceptionally well, achieving a 100.0% win rate across 1 games — well above average and making it the top item path against Sett. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Maokai vs Sett matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Maokai100.0%
Sett0.0%Maokai20.0%Sett80.0%Maokai dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 100.0% win rate — a 100.0 percentage point lead over Sett. This lopsided early game means Maokai can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.
Sett is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 80.0% win rate — 60.0 points above Maokai. Extended games heavily favor Sett, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.
This matchup features a dramatic power shift: Maokai must aggressively press their early advantage and close out the game before Sett reaches their scaling breakpoints. If Sett survives the laning phase without falling too far behind, the matchup flips in their favor. Dragon and Rift Herald control are pivotal — the team that secures early objectives can snowball or buy time to scale.
Best Maokai Runes Against Sett
Resolve
Sorcery
The Resolve and Sorcery rune setup gives Maokai the best tools to compete against Sett in this difficult matchup, compensating for the statistical disadvantages with optimal rune synergies.
Maokai matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.14. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42.86% | 70 | 1.4 | 441 | 8,724 | 44.4% | 41.9% | |
| 53.73% | 67 | 1.4 | 463 | 8,986 | 65.0% | 48.9% | |
| 59.18% | 49 | 1.3 | 573 | 10,161 | 57.1% | 60.0% | |
| 58.33% | 48 | 1.4 | 439 | 8,867 | 35.0% | 75.0% | |
| 42.55% | 47 | 1.2 | 441 | 8,917 | 27.8% | 51.7% | |
| 51.16% | 43 | 1.4 | 502 | 7,644 | 36.0% | 72.2% | |
| 36.84% | 38 | 1.3 | 455 | 8,402 | 41.2% | 33.3% | |
| 37.50% | 32 | 1.2 | 491 | 8,631 | 46.1% | 31.6% | |
| 73.33% | 30 | 1.4 | 439 | 7,799 | 60.0% | 86.7% | |
| 56.67% | 30 | 1.4 | 523 | 8,384 | 57.1% | 56.3% | |
| 50.00% | 28 | 1.3 | 476 | 8,725 | 30.0% | 61.1% | |
| 51.85% | 27 | 1.6 | 581 | 9,109 | 55.6% | 50.0% | |
| 56.00% | 25 | 1.5 | 489 | 9,054 | 60.0% | 53.3% | |
| 62.50% | 24 | 1.5 | 562 | 10,163 | 66.7% | 60.0% | |
| 54.17% | 24 | 1.4 | 474 | 9,245 | 57.1% | 52.9% | |
| 56.52% | 23 | 1.6 | 499 | 9,010 | 33.3% | 71.4% | |
| 36.36% | 22 | 1.4 | 494 | 8,872 | 25.0% | 42.9% | |
| 27.27% | 22 | 1.4 | 430 | 8,634 | 33.3% | 20.0% | |
| 57.14% | 21 | 1.6 | 515 | 10,337 | 57.1% | 57.1% | |
| 70.00% | 20 | 1.6 | 547 | 9,931 | 66.7% | 71.4% | |
| 38.89% | 18 | 1.4 | 520 | 9,657 | 40.0% | 38.5% | |
| 66.67% | 18 | 1.4 | 357 | 7,414 | 72.7% | 57.1% | |
| 66.67% | 18 | 1.5 | 481 | 8,691 | 62.5% | 70.0% | |
| 56.25% | 16 | 1.6 | 449 | 7,527 | 25.0% | 87.5% | |
| 43.75% | 16 | 1.0 | 617 | 11,347 | 20.0% | 54.5% | |
| 56.25% | 16 | 1.3 | 542 | 8,411 | 77.8% | 28.6% | |
| 46.67% | 15 | 1.3 | 521 | 9,541 | 20.0% | 60.0% | |
| 53.33% | 15 | 4.4 | 701 | 9,667 | 75.0% | 28.6% | |
| 35.71% | 14 | 2.2 | 624 | 8,778 | 75.0% | 20.0% | |
| 64.29% | 14 | 1.5 | 524 | 9,720 | 83.3% | 50.0% | |
| 76.92% | 13 | 1.5 | 503 | 7,927 | 75.0% | 80.0% | |
| 50.00% | 12 | 4.8 | 717 | 9,717 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 45.45% | 11 | 1.2 | 480 | 9,876 | 60.0% | 33.3% | |
| 36.36% | 11 | 1.1 | 475 | 8,439 | 40.0% | 33.3% | |
| 36.36% | 11 | 1.4 | 437 | 7,743 | 40.0% | 33.3% | |
| 70.00% | 10 | 1.6 | 606 | 11,365 | 66.7% | 75.0% | |
| 80.00% | 10 | 5.9 | 801 | 12,291 | 100.0% | 77.8% | |
| 50.00% | 10 | 4.5 | 802 | 10,620 | 33.3% | 57.1% | |
| 55.56% | 9 | 4.5 | 683 | 7,377 | 33.3% | 100.0% | |
| 77.78% | 9 | 1.5 | 592 | 11,818 | 100.0% | 71.4% | |
| 77.78% | 9 | 1.9 | 487 | 8,773 | 80.0% | 75.0% | |
| 33.33% | 9 | 1.6 | 565 | 10,091 | 50.0% | 20.0% | |
| 44.44% | 9 | 1.0 | 505 | 6,292 | 40.0% | 50.0% | |
| 44.44% | 9 | 4.9 | 635 | 10,343 | 25.0% | 60.0% | |
| 66.67% | 9 | 1.5 | 640 | 7,466 | 40.0% | 100.0% | |
| 33.33% | 9 | 1.5 | 575 | 8,317 | 25.0% | 40.0% | |
| 37.50% | 8 | 1.3 | 478 | 9,345 | 33.3% | 40.0% | |
| 37.50% | 8 | 0.9 | 493 | 10,391 | 20.0% | 66.7% | |
| 37.50% | 8 | 2.7 | 583 | 9,922 | 50.0% | 25.0% | |
| 62.50% | 8 | 2.2 | 623 | 11,264 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 12.50% | 8 | 1.4 | 661 | 11,655 | 0.0% | 14.3% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 5.1 | 680 | 11,182 | 25.0% | 66.7% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 1.9 | 484 | 7,452 | 75.0% | 0.0% | |
| 28.57% | 7 | 0.8 | 621 | 11,925 | 0.0% | 33.3% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 5.1 | 918 | 10,553 | 100.0% | 20.0% | |
| 71.43% | 7 | 5.5 | 670 | 9,882 | 100.0% | 66.7% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 1.0 | 466 | 9,998 | 50.0% | 40.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 4.5 | 638 | 9,644 | 66.7% | 0.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 6.1 | 930 | 7,781 | 33.3% | 66.7% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 4.1 | 890 | 10,665 | 33.3% | 66.7% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 1.7 | 581 | 9,913 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 4.1 | 710 | 8,412 | 25.0% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 0.7 | 406 | 5,914 | 33.3% | 66.7% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 1.5 | 714 | 9,934 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 1.8 | 424 | 8,806 | 33.3% | 66.7% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 3.5 | 760 | 10,328 | 100.0% | 66.7% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 4.0 | 619 | 10,310 | 100.0% | 66.7% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 2.8 | 747 | 8,500 | 100.0% | 33.3% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 4.9 | 927 | 9,732 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
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Maokai vs Sett - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Maokai do against Sett in League of Legends?
Sett wins the Maokai vs Sett matchup with a 57.1% win rate compared to Maokai's 42.9%, a 14.3 percentage point difference. This data is based on 7 recent ranked games in patch 26.14.
How does Maokai do against Sett in the early game?
In the early game, Maokai has the advantage against Sett with a 100.0% win rate versus 0.0%. 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 Sett in the late game?
In the late game, Sett takes over the Maokai vs Sett matchup with a 80.0% win rate compared to 20.0%. Sett scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Maokai vs Sett matchup?
Sett wins the matchup against Maokai with a 57.1% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.14. The 14.3 percentage point advantage means Sett is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 7 games analyzed.
What is the best Maokai build against Sett?
The best Maokai build against Sett includes Hollow Radiance, Thornmail, Unending Despair with Ionian Boots of Lucidity. This build achieves a 100.0% 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 Sett?
The best Maokai runes against Sett use the Resolve primary tree with Sorcery secondary. This rune setup achieves a 50.0% win rate in the Maokai vs Sett matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Maokai counter Sett?
No, Maokai struggles against Sett with only a 42.9% win rate. Sett has the advantage in this matchup. Maokai players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Sett's lead.
How do I play Maokai against Sett?
When playing Maokai against Sett, play cautiously and avoid Sett's power spikes. Look for jungle assistance and team-dependent plays since Sett has the statistical advantage at most stages. Use the matchup-specific build and runes above to optimize your chances.