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Champions 4.19.2 · en_US

Maokai

The twisted treant

TankMage Resource: Mana
Attack 3
Defense 8
Magic 6
Difficulty 3

Abilities

P · Q · W · E · R
Sap Magic
P

Sap Magic

Each time a spell is cast near Maokai he draws energy from it, gaining a charge of Magical Sap. When Maokai has 5 charges his next basic attack heals him for 7% of his max Health.
Arcane Smash
Q

Arcane Smash

Cooldown: 6 Cost: 45 Range: 600
Maokai knocks back nearby enemies with a shockwave, dealing magic damage and slowing them.
Twisted Advance
W

Twisted Advance

Cooldown: 13/12/11/10/9 Cost: 75 Range: 525
Maokai dissolves into a cloud of arcane energies. He regrows near a target enemy, dealing damage and rooting it in place.
Sapling Toss
E

Sapling Toss

Cooldown: 12 Cost: 60/70/80/90/100 Range: 1100
Maokai flings a sapling that deals area damage on impact. The sapling then wards the nearby area. When enemies approach, the sapling attacks enemies with an arcane blast.
Vengeful Maelstrom
R

Vengeful Maelstrom

Cooldown: 40/30/20 Cost: 40 Range: 500
Maokai shields his allies by drawing power from hostile spells and attacks, reducing non-tower damage done to allied champions in the area. When Maokai ends the effect, he unleashes the absorbed energy to deal damage to enemies within the vortex.

Skins

5

Lore

Maokai was bound to a gnarled tree by the dark magic that transformed the Shadow Isles. The once-peaceful nature spirit is now a corruption of his former self. Infused with power that he never asked for, he has become a destructive force, sundering his enemies with wild magic and oaken limbs. Maokai continues to wander Valoran, seeking the means to bring life back to his forest home.

Tips

Playing as

  • Saplings can be tossed into brush or over terrain to gain line of sight on your enemies.
  • Save Vengeful Maelstrom for after your opponents have fully committed to a fight.
  • Ranking up Arcane Smash and Twisted Advance gives Maokai powerful crowd control moves, while ranking up Sapling Toss will improve your damage output and ability to farm.

Playing against

  • Saplings can be avoided by placing friendly minions between yourself and them. You can also just outrun them if you're fast.
  • Vengeful Maelstrom does more damage if you attack Maokai or his allies within the area of effect. Stay out of the area to avoid the damage.
  • Maokai will avoid taking damage while he's using Twisted Advance, so don't waste your spells.