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Champions 7.4.3 · 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 a percentage of his max Health.
Arcane Smash
Q

Arcane Smash

Cooldown: 8/7.5/7/6.5/6 Cost: 45/50/55/60/65 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 wards the nearby area. When enemies approach, the sapling attacks enemies with an arcane blast.
Vengeful Maelstrom
R

Vengeful Maelstrom

Cooldown: 60/50/40 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

7

Lore

''All around me are empty husks, soulless and unafraid... but I will bring them fear.''

Maokai is a rageful, towering treant who fights the unnatural horrors of the Shadow Isles. He was twisted into a force of vengeance after a magical cataclysm destroyed his home, surviving undeath only through the waters of life infused within his heartwood. Once a peaceful nature spirit, Maokai now furiously battles to banish the scourge of unlife from the Shadow Isles and restore his home to its former beauty.

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.