Maokai is a Jungle or support tank in Wild Rift, a tree spirit specializing in zone control through saplings and root anchoring.
Best build Bulwark of the Mountain › Zeke's Convergence › Yordle Trap › Locket of the Iron Solari › Knight's Vow Full build →
Start here
The complete Maokai breakdown, and the micro and macro skills that actually decide games on this champion.
Maokai's win rate has climbed +0.25 pts over the last 30 days, now at 51.15%. See the full Wild Rift meta trends for more biggest movers.
Maokai is a Jungle or support tank in Wild Rift, a tree spirit specializing in zone control through saplings and root anchoring. His kit exploits passive regeneration from enemy spells hitting allies, explosive saplings, and Nature's Grasp — an ultimate immobilizing an entire line of enemies. He excels in zone compositions seeking to block enemy access routes and immobilize multiple targets. In Wild Rift, his saplings offer particularly effective defensive zone control around objectives and narrow corridors.
Maokai excels in compositions looking to zone and control space in combat. He benefits from allies who can follow his CC with sustained or burst damage. Rotational engage compositions benefit from his frontline solidity and resistance to being kited off.
Maokai loses effectiveness against high magic damage compositions that drain his passive regeneration. Champions capable of sustained kite force him to overextend beyond his range. Strong disengage compositions reduce his repeated engage potential.
With Maokai, space out your CC to maintain constant control pressure rather than stacking them unnecessarily. Use your saplings to zone enemy approaches and cut off access routes. In teamfights, your role is to absorb and keep priority targets in place.
Control bush vision with E, search for catches on targets without mobility.
Group around objectives; R first to cut the map, then lock the key target.
Protect your carry or force the decisive engagement; play the lanes to maximize the cone.
Short trades and wave control; call the jungler to punish.
TP to connect R to neutral fights.
Frontline, zoning and flanking with E+R.
W
Q
E
W for the dash + root, Q for the knockback + slow, E for sustained damage, AA.
R
W
Q
E
R for the long-range root whilst closing in, W on the priority target, Q knockback, E.
W
Q
E
W to close the gap, Q to push the enemy towards your allies, E in a bush for amplified damage.
E
Sapling placed in a bush = bigger explosion and more damage.
With Maokai, space out your CC to maintain constant control pressure rather than stacking them unnecessarily. Use your saplings to zone enemy approaches and cut off access routes. In teamfights, your role is to absorb and keep priority targets in place.
With Maokai, space out your CC to maintain constant control pressure rather than stacking them unnecessarily. Use your saplings to zone enemy approaches and cut off access routes. In teamfights, your role is to absorb and keep priority targets in place.
With Maokai, space out your CC to maintain constant control pressure rather than stacking them unnecessarily. Use your saplings to zone enemy approaches and cut off access routes. In teamfights, your role is to absorb and keep priority targets in place.
With Maokai, space out your CC to maintain constant control pressure rather than stacking them unnecessarily. Use your saplings to zone enemy approaches and cut off access routes. In teamfights, your role is to absorb and keep priority targets in place.
| Lvl | HP | AD | Armor | MR | Mana | HP regen | Res. regen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 690 | 66 | 49 | 36 | 380 | 10 | 12 |
| 2 | 818 | 69.5 | 53 | 38 | 440 | 10.6 | 12.8 |
| 3 | 946 | 73 | 57 | 40 | 500 | 11.2 | 13.6 |
| 4 | 1,074 | 76.5 | 61 | 42 | 560 | 11.8 | 14.4 |
| 5 | 1,202 | 80 | 65 | 44 | 620 | 12.4 | 15.2 |
| 6 | 1,330 | 83.5 | 69 | 46 | 680 | 13 | 16 |
| 7 | 1,458 | 87 | 73 | 48 | 740 | 13.6 | 16.8 |
| 8 | 1,586 | 90.5 | 77 | 50 | 800 | 14.2 | 17.6 |
| 9 | 1,714 | 94 | 81 | 52 | 860 | 14.8 | 18.4 |
| 10 | 1,842 | 97.5 | 85 | 54 | 920 | 15.4 | 19.2 |
| 11 | 1,970 | 101 | 89 | 56 | 980 | 16 | 20 |
| 12 | 2,098 | 104.5 | 93 | 58 | 1,040 | 16.6 | 20.8 |
| 13 | 2,226 | 108 | 97 | 60 | 1,100 | 17.2 | 21.6 |
| 14 | 2,354 | 111.5 | 101 | 62 | 1,160 | 17.8 | 22.4 |
| 15 | 2,482 | 115 | 105 | 64 | 1,220 | 18.4 | 23.2 |
Base data : wiki.leagueoflegends.com (CC BY-SA 4.0) · 2026-07-09
Build your team around Maokai, analyze enemy counters in real time and get pick recommendations aligned with the current patch meta.
