Maokai Wild Rift Best Build Guide

Maokai only has value if he survives after first contact. A too-light build turns him into a disposable engage button; a too-passive build removes the threat that makes enemies respect his zone. Utility tank balances both: enough durability to rotate again, enough immediate impact to truly change…

Starter

Shimmering Spark

Core

Sunfire Aegis

Frozen Heart

Zeke's Convergence

Sunfire Aegis

damage passifs in melee, Maokai colle with Q-W

Frozen Heart

Reduces enemy attack speed, Maokai stays in melee permanently

Zeke's Convergence

Carry buff after W engage or R root

Final Build

Sunfire Aegis

Frozen Heart

Zeke's Convergence

Warmog's Armor

Force of Nature

Plated Steelcaps

Boots & enchant

Plated Steelcaps

Alternative vs AD

Plated Steelcaps

Skill order

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Passive Sap Magic

Bramble Smash

271011

Twisted Advance

3121415

Sapling Toss

1468

Nature's Grasp

5913

Runes

Aftershock

the Q (Bramble Smash) knockback active Aftershock for massive resistance during the engage.

Courage Of The Colossus

Active after Q knockback or R Twisted Advance roots for a shield in teamfights.

Bone Plating

Reduces incoming damage during the canagainst of the R Nature's Grasp.

Overgrowth

Accumulated HP to be a living wall impossible to cross in teamfights.

Hextech Flashtraption

Charged flash to an engage surprise R Nature's Grasp on all a team.

Situational Items

vs Healing

Zeke's Convergence Carry damage buff after CC or engage

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Thornmail anti-heal in melee, passive heal lets you engage healers

vs Critical Strike Damage

Zeke's Convergence Carry damage buff after CC or engage

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Randuin's Omen Reduces ADC crit damage + active AoE slow

vs Ability Power

Plated Steelcaps Armor + AA reduction to tank AD/ADC damage

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Mercury's Treads MR + tenacity against AP mages and CC

vs Healing

Force of Nature MR + speed, tanky vs AP for lets you engage healers

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Thornmail anti-heal in melee, passive heal lets you engage healers

vs Critical Strike Damage

Force of Nature MR + speed, to pair with armor anti-crit

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Randuin's Omen Reduces ADC crit damage + active AoE slow

vs Ability Power

Plated Steelcaps Armor + AA reduction to tank AD/ADC damage

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Mercury's Treads MR + tenacity against AP mages and CC

vs Healing

Force of Nature MR + speed, tanky vs AP for lets you engage healers

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Thornmail anti-heal in melee, passive heal lets you engage healers

vs Critical Strike Damage

Force of Nature MR + speed, to pair with armor anti-crit

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Randuin's Omen Reduces ADC crit damage + active AoE slow

vs Ability Power

Plated Steelcaps Armor + AA reduction to tank AD/ADC damage

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Mercury's Treads MR + tenacity against AP mages and CC

Situational Runes

vs Poke

Bone Plating Reduces poke damage in the early lane phase

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Second Wind Regen after each poke for lane sustain

vs Crowd Control

Overgrowth Bonus HP to absorb CC and follow-up combos

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Perseverance Tenacity to reduce enemy CC duration

vs Crowd Control

Overgrowth Bonus HP to absorb CC and follow-up combos

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Perseverance Tenacity to reduce enemy CC duration