BRAMBLE SMASHTWISTED ADVANCESAPLING TOSSNATURE'S GRASP
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.
CHAMPION GUIDE / BUILD
Jungle MAOKAI Build
Recommended items, runes and spells for playing MAOKAI in the Jungle lane.
BUILD NOT AVAILABLE YET
No published build has been assigned to this lane.
Jungle Item Build & Spells
TIPS: Start your build with 
Amplifying Tome. Next, you should pay attention to whether your mobility champion is enough, our further actions will depend on this. If it is hard for you to dodge the enemy's skills or you want to roam on neighboring lines, then it is better to buy 
Boots of Speed at an early stage.
SUMMONER SPELLS
SmiteJungle Expertise:
On cast, Smite deals 600 true damage to minions and monsters and causes your attacks against a monster to deal 30 true damage(
) every second in an area around them for 2 seconds. This damage is increased by 10% bonus Attack Damage
, 12% bonus Ability Power
, 25% bonus Armor
, 25% bonus Magic Resist
, and 4% bonus Health
.Deals 10% more damage against monsters.
Hunter's Resource:
- Gain Hunter's Resource stacks over time. After clearing a monster camp, 1 stack(s) are consumed for 40 bonus gold.
- Restore 5–35 Health
every second () when attacking monsters. Health restored is based on your missing Health.- When Smite is equipped, take only 50% damage from non-epic monsters.
Upgraded Smite:
- After consuming 8 and 20 stacks, Smite upgrades, increasing its damage to 1,000 and 1,400 respectively.
- When Smite is fully upgraded, gain Movement Speed while in the jungle or river: 10% Movement Speed out of combat, and 5% Movement Speed in combat.
- Upgraded Smite can be cast on champions to deal 40 true damage damage and steal 25% of their Movement Speed for 2 seconds.
Gains one charge every 45 seconds, up to a max of 2.
Cooldown: 45s
START
Amplifying Tome +20 Ability Power
500
CORE
Liandry's TormentAbilities deal bonus damage
+300 Max Health +70 Ability PowerTorment: Damaging abilities and empowered attacks burn enemies for 2% max Health magic damage for 3 seconds.
Madness: Deals 2% more damage for each second in combat against champions, capped at 6% after 3 seconds.
3000Liandry's Torment TIPS: This item excels in extended fights. Your abilities and empowered attacks ignite enemies, dealing damage over time based on their maximum health, while your overall damage steadily increases the longer you remain in combat. It is an excellent choice for damage-over-time mages and AP bruisers who want to wear down even the toughest frontline champions.
Plated SteelcapsReduces damage from champion attacks
+150 Max Health +20 Armor
+45 Move SpeedBlock: Reduces damage from champion attacks by 10%.
1200Plated Steelcaps TIPS: These boots provide reliable protection against champions who rely heavily on basic attacks. They increase your Health and Armor, while the passive further reduces damage taken from enemy champion attacks. An excellent choice against marksmen, AD fighters, and other auto-attack-focused champions.
Bloodletter's CurseReduces enemy's Magic Resist
+350 Maximum Health +65 Ability Power
+15 Ability HasteVile Decay: Dealing magic damage with abilities or passives to champions reduces their Magic Resist by 7.5% for 6 seconds (max 30%).
2900Bloodletter's Curse TIPS: This item greatly enhances your magic damage by gradually reducing the target's magic resistance whenever your abilities or passive effects deal damage. It excels in extended fights, allowing both you and your AP teammates to deal increasingly higher damage to the same target. An excellent choice for AP bruisers, damage-over-time mages, and champions who can consistently keep the debuff active on multiple enemies.BOOTS
Plated SteelcapsReduces damage from champion attacks
+150 Max Health +20 Armor +45 Move SpeedBlock: Reduces damage from champion attacks by 10%.
1200Plated Steelcaps TIPS: These boots provide reliable protection against champions who rely heavily on basic attacks. They increase your Health and Armor, while the passive further reduces damage taken from enemy champion attacks. An excellent choice against marksmen, AD fighters, and other auto-attack-focused champions.
Mercury's TreadsIncreases Magic resist
+150 Max Health +25 Magic Resistance
+30 Tenacity +45 Move Speed 1200Mercury's Treads TIPS: These boots increase your Magic Resistance while making you more resilient to crowd control through Tenacity. The bonus Health and movement speed improve both survivability and mobility, allowing you to perform more effectively against magic damage and heavy-CC team compositions. They are an excellent choice for tanks, fighters, and any champion who needs to stay in the fight longer.
Armored AdvanceGrants Armor and a shield
+150 Max Health +30 Armor +45 Move SpeedBlock: Reduce damage from champion attacks by 10%.
Noxian Endurance: After taking physical damage from a champion grants a physical shield that absorbs damage equal to 10-140 plus 8% max Health
. (12s Cooldown) 2200Armored Advance TIPS: These boots provide excellent protection against physical damage. They reduce damage taken from enemy champion attacks and grant a protective shield after taking physical damage from a champion, helping you survive extended trades and heavy bursts of physical damage. They are an excellent choice against marksmen, fighters, and other champions who rely primarily on physical attacks.
Chainlaced CrushersGain a magic shield upon taking magic damage
+150 Max Health +30 Magic Resistance +30% Tenacity +45 Move SpeedNoxian Persistence: After taking magic damage from a champion, gain a magic shield that absorbs 10-120 plus 5% max
for 5s. (12s Cooldown) 2200Chainlaced Crushers TIPS: These boots greatly improve your survivability against magic damage. After taking magic damage from an enemy champion, you gain a magic shield that helps absorb follow-up spells, while the bonus Magic Resistance and Tenacity make you far more resilient against AP threats and crowd control. They are an excellent choice against teams with heavy magic damage and strong CC.TIPS: Finally, for your items, you should build Liandry's Torment (Abilities deal bonus damage) as your first item, followed by Plated Steelcaps (Reduces damage from champion attacks) or Mercury's Treads (Reduces Magic Damage) depending on the situation. (sometimes it will still be better to build a boot as the first item, which significantly increases the mobility of your champion) the third key element in our build is Bloodletter's Curse (Reduces enemy's Magic Resist).
Maybe now it's time to think about upgrading your boot, invest in Armored Advance (Grants Armor and a shield). You may want to replace it with Chainlaced Crushers (Gain a magic shield upon taking magic damage), it all depends on your playstyle and the situation on the battlefield.
The remaining last three items are situational, of course you can use the example builds above. But for a more effective game you will need to pay attention to the situation on the battlefield.
EXAMPLE BUILD
Liandry's TormentAbilities deal bonus damage
+300 Max Health +70 Ability PowerTorment: Damaging abilities and empowered attacks burn enemies for 2% max Health magic damage for 3 seconds.
Madness: Deals 2% more damage for each second in combat against champions, capped at 6% after 3 seconds.
3000Liandry's Torment TIPS: This item excels in extended fights. Your abilities and empowered attacks ignite enemies, dealing damage over time based on their maximum health, while your overall damage steadily increases the longer you remain in combat. It is an excellent choice for damage-over-time mages and AP bruisers who want to wear down even the toughest frontline champions.Plated SteelcapsReduces damage from champion attacks
+150 Max Health +20 Armor +45 Move SpeedBlock: Reduces damage from champion attacks by 10%.
1200Plated Steelcaps TIPS: These boots provide reliable protection against champions who rely heavily on basic attacks. They increase your Health and Armor, while the passive further reduces damage taken from enemy champion attacks. An excellent choice against marksmen, AD fighters, and other auto-attack-focused champions.Bloodletter's CurseReduces enemy's Magic Resist
+350 Maximum Health +65 Ability Power +15 Ability HasteVile Decay: Dealing magic damage with abilities or passives to champions reduces their Magic Resist by 7.5% for 6 seconds (max 30%).
2900Bloodletter's Curse TIPS: This item greatly enhances your magic damage by gradually reducing the target's magic resistance whenever your abilities or passive effects deal damage. It excels in extended fights, allowing both you and your AP teammates to deal increasingly higher damage to the same target. An excellent choice for AP bruisers, damage-over-time mages, and champions who can consistently keep the debuff active on multiple enemies.
Imperial MandateCrowd control grants additional ally damage
+60 Ability Power
+50% Mana Regen +20 Ability HasteControl: Your crowd control abilities gain 20 Ability Haste.
Command: Crowd controlling an enemy champion marks them for 4 second(s), causing them to take 7% increased damage.
2600Imperial Mandate TIPS: This item combines Ability Power, Mana regeneration, and Ability Haste, especially empowering champions with strong crowd control. Crowd control abilities can be used more frequently, while affected enemy champions temporarily take increased damage. An excellent choice for mages and supports who regularly slow, immobilize, or otherwise control enemies and help their team eliminate key targets faster.ITEM ALTERNATIVES
Instead of Imperial Mandate
Unending DespairIncreases tanks' sustain in teamfights
+300 Max Health +40 Armor +40 Magic Resistance +10 Ability HasteAnguish: Every 4 second(s) while in combat with a champion, deal 3% of your max Health as magic damage to nearby champions and heal for 250% of the damage dealt. Anguish is unaffected by Item Ability Haste.
3000Unending Despair TIPS: This item turns you into a self-sustaining frontline: while fighting you periodically deal magic damage around you and heal for a portion of that damage. Great for tanks and frontliners — it helps you soak focus, remain in the heart of fights longer, and excel in extended team engagements. Less effective in very short burst trades or on champions that avoid standing in the center of combat.ITEM ALTERNATIVES
Instead of Unending Despair
Zhonya's HourglassTurn invulnerable
+40 Armor +110 Ability PowerStasis (Active): Become invulnerable and untargetable for 2.5 seconds, but unable to move, attack, cast abilities or use items. (90s Cooldown)
3300Zhonya's Hourglass TIPS: This item combines high Ability Power with extra armor, while its defining feature is the ability to become completely invulnerable for a short time. Its active effect allows you to survive lethal damage, avoid crucial enemy abilities, or buy time for your cooldowns to recover. It is an excellent choice for mages and AP assassins who need to outlive enemy focus and turn the tide of a teamfight.ITEM ALTERNATIVES
Instead of Zhonya's Hourglass
Jungle Rune Build
For runes, you should pick 
Ice Overlord (Immobilizing an enemy champion causes beams to form around them, slowing them. After that, you gain defenses and later deal a burst of magic damage around you.) as your keystone, followed by 
Courage of the Colossus (Gains a shield after immobilizing an enemy champion.), 
Bone Plating (Reduces incoming damage.) and 
Overgrowth (Gains bonus scalable max Health.) in the primary tree, as well as 
Transcendence (Grants more Ability Haste the higher your level is and also returns ability cooldown duration.) in the secondary tree. Below you can see possible options for replacing runes.
Ice OverlordControl, Slow
Immobilizing an enemy champion causes beams to form around them, slowing them. After that, you gain defenses and later deal a burst of magic damage around you.
PRIMARY PATHResolve
Courage of the ColossusImmobilize enemies to gain shields
Gains a shield after immobilizing an enemy champion.
Bone PlatingAnti-Burst Damage
Reduces incoming damage.
OvergrowthIncrease max Health
Gains bonus scalable max Health.
SECONDARY PATHSorcery
TranscendenceReduces ability cooldowns
Grants more Ability Haste the higher your level is and also returns ability cooldown duration.
Jungle Ability Order
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Support Item Build & Spells
TIPS: Start your build with 
Relic Shield (Kill minions to earn bonus gold). Next, you should pay attention to whether your mobility champion is enough, our further actions will depend on this. If it is hard for you to dodge the enemy's skills or you want to roam on neighboring lines, then it is better to buy Boots of Speed at an early stage.
SUMMONER SPELLS
HealRestore 110 Health (110–400
) to you and the most wounded nearby ally champion, and grants both of you 30% bonus Movement Speed for 2 second(s).Healing is halved for champions recently affected by Heal.
Cooldown: 100s
START
Relic ShieldKill minions to earn bonus gold
+125 Max HealthThis item is for support players. When equipped, it will reduce the gold you receive from killing minions and monsters. If there are multiples of this item within the party, only one of them can take effect at any given time.
Tribute: Gain 1 encircling energy orb(s) every 30 seconds (max 3 orbs). While near an ally, the actions below will trigger Tribute, consuming 1 energy orb(s) to grant you 65 gold and restore your Health 20-80:
1. Using abilities or attacks to damage enemy champions or structures.
2. Attacking minions below 65% Health. This also executes them, and the gold generated from the minion kills is given to the ally nearest to you. 3. A nearby minion is killed while you have 3 orbs. Upon triggering Tribute, the ally nearest to you gains Tribute stacks.
Sentry: Deal 1 more damage to Sight Wards revealed by Sweeping Lens, Control Ward, and Scryer’s Bloom.
Restraint: You do not earn gold generated from minion kills, but you earn gold equal to 50% of the bounty. The gold generated from your minion kills will be given to the ally nearest to you. Gold earned from monster kills is reduced by 50%.
Quest: After earning 750 gold, this item upgrades into Bulwark of the Mountain and binds you and the ally with the most Tribute stacks as Perfect Partners.
500
CORE
Bulwark of the MountainKill minions to earn bonus gold
+175 Max Health +10 Ability HasteSoulcast: Every 60 seconds, gains 75 gold, 25 Health and 2 Attack Damage, or 4 Ability Power (Adaptive); up to 250 Health and 20 Attack Damage or 40 Ability Power (Adaptive).
Deal 2 more damage to Sight Wards revealed by Sweeping Lens, Control Ward, and Scryer’s Bloom. When out of combat, gain 10% Movement Speed when you move toward your Perfect Partner. If you're more than 2,500 units apart, this bonus increases to 30%.
0Bulwark of the Mountain TIPS: This item is designed for support players and grants passive gold income every 60 seconds along with Soulforce stacks that boost your health, attack damage, or ability power. At 10 stacks, you gain a significant adaptive stat bonus. While it reduces gold from killing minions and monsters, it accelerates your team’s economic pace. An additional effect deals extra damage to revealed Sight Wards, making it easier to clear vision and maintain map control.Plated SteelcapsReduces damage from champion attacks
+150 Max Health +20 Armor +45 Move SpeedBlock: Reduces damage from champion attacks by 10%.
1200Plated Steelcaps TIPS: These boots provide reliable protection against champions who rely heavily on basic attacks. They increase your Health and Armor, while the passive further reduces damage taken from enemy champion attacks. An excellent choice against marksmen, AD fighters, and other auto-attack-focused champions.
Locket of the Iron SolariTeam shield
+300 Max Health +30 Armor +30 Magic Resistance +10 Ability HasteLocket (Active): Grants a shield to yourself and nearby allied champions that each absorbs 250-370 damage for 2.5 seconds. (60s Cooldown)
This effect is reduced by 50% if the target has been affected by another Locket in the last 20 seconds.
2500Locket of the Iron Solari TIPS: This item provides powerful team-wide protection during fights. Its active grants a shield to you and nearby allies, helping your team survive burst damage and reducing the impact of enemy engages. It is an excellent choice for tanks and supports who stay close to their teammates and want to maximize their team's survivability in teamfights.BOOTS
Plated SteelcapsReduces damage from champion attacks
+150 Max Health +20 Armor +45 Move SpeedBlock: Reduces damage from champion attacks by 10%.
1200Plated Steelcaps TIPS: These boots provide reliable protection against champions who rely heavily on basic attacks. They increase your Health and Armor, while the passive further reduces damage taken from enemy champion attacks. An excellent choice against marksmen, AD fighters, and other auto-attack-focused champions.Mercury's TreadsIncreases Magic resist
+150 Max Health +25 Magic Resistance +30 Tenacity +45 Move Speed 1200Mercury's Treads TIPS: These boots increase your Magic Resistance while making you more resilient to crowd control through Tenacity. The bonus Health and movement speed improve both survivability and mobility, allowing you to perform more effectively against magic damage and heavy-CC team compositions. They are an excellent choice for tanks, fighters, and any champion who needs to stay in the fight longer.Armored AdvanceGrants Armor and a shield
+150 Max Health +30 Armor +45 Move SpeedBlock: Reduce damage from champion attacks by 10%.
Noxian Endurance: After taking physical damage from a champion grants a physical shield that absorbs damage equal to 10-140 plus 8% max Health
. (12s Cooldown) 2200Armored Advance TIPS: These boots provide excellent protection against physical damage. They reduce damage taken from enemy champion attacks and grant a protective shield after taking physical damage from a champion, helping you survive extended trades and heavy bursts of physical damage. They are an excellent choice against marksmen, fighters, and other champions who rely primarily on physical attacks.Chainlaced CrushersGain a magic shield upon taking magic damage
+150 Max Health +30 Magic Resistance +30% Tenacity +45 Move SpeedNoxian Persistence: After taking magic damage from a champion, gain a magic shield that absorbs 10-120 plus 5% max
for 5s. (12s Cooldown) 2200Chainlaced Crushers TIPS: These boots greatly improve your survivability against magic damage. After taking magic damage from an enemy champion, you gain a magic shield that helps absorb follow-up spells, while the bonus Magic Resistance and Tenacity make you far more resilient against AP threats and crowd control. They are an excellent choice against teams with heavy magic damage and strong CC.TIPS: Finally, for your items, you should build Bulwark of the Mountain (Kill minions to earn bonus gold) as your first item, followed by Plated Steelcaps (Reduces damage from champion attacks) or Mercury's Treads (Reduces Magic Damage) depending on the situation. (sometimes it will still be better to build a boot as the first item, which significantly increases the mobility of your champion) the third key element in our build is Locket of the Iron Solari (Team shield).
Maybe now it's time to think about upgrading your boot, invest in Armored Advance (Grants Armor and a shield). You may want to replace it with Chainlaced Crushers (Gain a magic shield upon taking magic damage), it all depends on your playstyle and the situation on the battlefield.
The remaining last three items are situational, of course you can use the example builds above. But for a more effective game you will need to pay attention to the situation on the battlefield.
EXAMPLE BUILD
Bulwark of the MountainKill minions to earn bonus gold
+175 Max Health +10 Ability HasteSoulcast: Every 60 seconds, gains 75 gold, 25 Health and 2 Attack Damage, or 4 Ability Power (Adaptive); up to 250 Health and 20 Attack Damage or 40 Ability Power (Adaptive).
Deal 2 more damage to Sight Wards revealed by Sweeping Lens, Control Ward, and Scryer’s Bloom. When out of combat, gain 10% Movement Speed when you move toward your Perfect Partner. If you're more than 2,500 units apart, this bonus increases to 30%.
0Bulwark of the Mountain TIPS: This item is designed for support players and grants passive gold income every 60 seconds along with Soulforce stacks that boost your health, attack damage, or ability power. At 10 stacks, you gain a significant adaptive stat bonus. While it reduces gold from killing minions and monsters, it accelerates your team’s economic pace. An additional effect deals extra damage to revealed Sight Wards, making it easier to clear vision and maintain map control.Plated SteelcapsReduces damage from champion attacks
+150 Max Health +20 Armor +45 Move SpeedBlock: Reduces damage from champion attacks by 10%.
1200Plated Steelcaps TIPS: These boots provide reliable protection against champions who rely heavily on basic attacks. They increase your Health and Armor, while the passive further reduces damage taken from enemy champion attacks. An excellent choice against marksmen, AD fighters, and other auto-attack-focused champions.Locket of the Iron SolariTeam shield
+300 Max Health +30 Armor +30 Magic Resistance +10 Ability HasteLocket (Active): Grants a shield to yourself and nearby allied champions that each absorbs 250-370 damage for 2.5 seconds. (60s Cooldown)
This effect is reduced by 50% if the target has been affected by another Locket in the last 20 seconds.
2500Locket of the Iron Solari TIPS: This item provides powerful team-wide protection during fights. Its active grants a shield to you and nearby allies, helping your team survive burst damage and reducing the impact of enemy engages. It is an excellent choice for tanks and supports who stay close to their teammates and want to maximize their team's survivability in teamfights.
Frozen HeartReduces enemy Attack Speed
+80 Armor
+400 Max Mana +20 Ability HasteWinter's Caress: Reduce the Attack Speed of enemy champions within 650 units of you by 25%.
2550Frozen Heart TIPS: This item combines a large amount of Armor, additional Mana, and Ability Haste, providing strong protection against physical damage. Nearby enemy champions have their Attack Speed reduced, making it especially effective against marksmen and other opponents who rely heavily on frequent basic attacks. An excellent choice for tanks and fighters against attack-focused team compositions.ITEM ALTERNATIVES
Instead of Frozen Heart
Knight's VowRedirect damage to yourself and restore Health
+200 Max Health
+100% Health Regen +40 Armor +10 Ability HasteSacrifice: While your Worthy ally is nearby, redirect 12% of the damage they take to you and heal for 10% of the damage dealt by them to champions.
Pledge: When you buy or re-buy this item, designate an ally who is Worthy.
2450Knight's Vow TIPS: This item combines Health, Health regeneration, Armor, and Ability Haste, improving durability and the ability to protect allies. A designated ally gains additional protection while nearby: part of the damage they take is redirected to the item holder, while damage they deal to champions restores the holder’s Health. An excellent choice for tanks and supports focused on protecting a key carry.ITEM ALTERNATIVES
Instead of Knight's Vow
Amaranth's TwinguardIn-combat durability
+300 Max Health +50 Armor +50 Magic ResistanceEndurance: Gain 1 stacks of Endurance every 1 seconds while in combat with enemy champions (max 5 stacks). At maximum stacks, gain 20% size, 20% Tenacity, and increase Armor
by 30% and Magic Resistance by 30% until out of combat with champion. 3200Amaranth's Twinguard TIPS: This item is perfect for champions who spend a lot of time in the thick of fights and need extra durability and crowd control resistance. It provides bonuses to armor and magic resistance. The “Endurance” passive stacks up to five times during combat, and at full stacks you increase in size, gain enhanced tenacity, and receive bonus armor and magic resistance until you exit combat. This allows you to stay in the frontline longer and withstand enemy attacks more effectively. Due to its versatile utility, this item is one of the most popular defensive choices in the game and is used by the majority of tanks, fighters, and other classes.ITEM ALTERNATIVES
Instead of Amaranth's Twinguard
Support Rune Build
For runes, you should pick Ice Overlord (Immobilizing an enemy champion causes beams to form around them, slowing them. After that, you gain defenses and later deal a burst of magic damage around you.) as your keystone, followed by Courage of the Colossus (Gains a shield after immobilizing an enemy champion.), 
Second Wind (Heals you after taking damage.) and Overgrowth (Gains bonus scalable max Health.) in the primary tree, as well as 
Hextech Flashtraption (Able to dash multiple times even after using Flash.) in the secondary tree. Below you can see possible options for replacing runes.
Ice OverlordControl, Slow
Immobilizing an enemy champion causes beams to form around them, slowing them. After that, you gain defenses and later deal a burst of magic damage around you.
PRIMARY PATHResolve
Courage of the ColossusImmobilize enemies to gain shields
Gains a shield after immobilizing an enemy champion.
Second WindIncrease sustain
Heals you after taking damage.
OvergrowthIncrease max Health
Gains bonus scalable max Health.
SECONDARY PATHSorcery
Hextech FlashtraptionGain short-range movement while Flash is on cooldown
Able to dash multiple times even after using Flash.
Support Ability Order
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Solo Baron Item Build & Spells
TIPS: Start your build with 
Ruby Crystal. Next, you should pay attention to whether your mobility champion is enough, our further actions will depend on this. If it is hard for you to dodge the enemy's skills or you want to roam on neighboring lines, then it is better to buy Boots of Speed at an early stage.
SUMMONER SPELLS
IgniteIgnites target enemy champion, dealing 72 true damage (72–380
) over 5 and applying 60% Grievous Wounds for the duration.Grievous Wound reduces the effectiveness of Healing and Regeneration effects.
Cooldown: 100s
START
Ruby Crystal +150 Max Health 500
CORE
HeartsteelIncrease Maximum Health
+700 Max Health +150% Health Regen +20 Ability HasteColossal Consumption: While within 700 units of an enemy champion, charges for 2.5 seconds before dealing a huge strike against the enemy champion. This charged attack deals bonus physical damage equal to 140 + 3.5% of maximum Health, and grants maximum Health equal to 15% of the damage dealt. The charge for each target has a 20 second cooldown.
3000Heartsteel TIPS: This item is perfect for tanks and bruisers who want to combine maximum survivability with massive burst damage against enemy champions. It provides a huge health pool, enhanced out-of-combat regeneration, and ability haste. The “Colossal Consumption” passive requires a 2.5-second charge when near an enemy champion, after which your next strike deals significant bonus physical damage based on your max health and grants you 15% of the damage dealt as bonus health. This allows you to both absorb damage and heal during skirmishes, making the item an excellent choice for extended fights and closing out teamfights. Excellent synergy with Spirit Visage: the healing amplification and regeneration boost from Spirit Visage further enhance the health restoration from this item’s passive, providing incredible survivability and sustain in combat.Plated SteelcapsReduces damage from champion attacks
+150 Max Health +20 Armor +45 Move SpeedBlock: Reduces damage from champion attacks by 10%.
1200Plated Steelcaps TIPS: These boots provide reliable protection against champions who rely heavily on basic attacks. They increase your Health and Armor, while the passive further reduces damage taken from enemy champion attacks. An excellent choice against marksmen, AD fighters, and other auto-attack-focused champions.
Sunfire AegisBurns nearby emenies
+350 Max Health +40 Armor +15 Ability HasteImmolate: While in combat, deal magic damage equal to 20 plus 1.5% bonus HP
every second to nearby enemies. Immolate deals 130% damage against monsters and 175-250% damage () against minions. 2900Sunfire Aegis TIPS: This item combines Health, Armor, and Ability Haste, providing strong protection against physical damage. While in combat, it continuously deals magic damage to nearby enemies that scales with bonus Health and is more effective against minions and monsters. An excellent choice for tanks and fighters who stay close to enemies and want to improve both durability and sustained damage.BOOTS
Plated SteelcapsReduces damage from champion attacks
+150 Max Health +20 Armor +45 Move SpeedBlock: Reduces damage from champion attacks by 10%.
1200Plated Steelcaps TIPS: These boots provide reliable protection against champions who rely heavily on basic attacks. They increase your Health and Armor, while the passive further reduces damage taken from enemy champion attacks. An excellent choice against marksmen, AD fighters, and other auto-attack-focused champions.Mercury's TreadsIncreases Magic resist
+150 Max Health +25 Magic Resistance +30 Tenacity +45 Move Speed 1200Mercury's Treads TIPS: These boots increase your Magic Resistance while making you more resilient to crowd control through Tenacity. The bonus Health and movement speed improve both survivability and mobility, allowing you to perform more effectively against magic damage and heavy-CC team compositions. They are an excellent choice for tanks, fighters, and any champion who needs to stay in the fight longer.Armored AdvanceGrants Armor and a shield
+150 Max Health +30 Armor +45 Move SpeedBlock: Reduce damage from champion attacks by 10%.
Noxian Endurance: After taking physical damage from a champion grants a physical shield that absorbs damage equal to 10-140 plus 8% max Health
. (12s Cooldown) 2200Armored Advance TIPS: These boots provide excellent protection against physical damage. They reduce damage taken from enemy champion attacks and grant a protective shield after taking physical damage from a champion, helping you survive extended trades and heavy bursts of physical damage. They are an excellent choice against marksmen, fighters, and other champions who rely primarily on physical attacks.Chainlaced CrushersGain a magic shield upon taking magic damage
+150 Max Health +30 Magic Resistance +30% Tenacity +45 Move SpeedNoxian Persistence: After taking magic damage from a champion, gain a magic shield that absorbs 10-120 plus 5% max
for 5s. (12s Cooldown) 2200Chainlaced Crushers TIPS: These boots greatly improve your survivability against magic damage. After taking magic damage from an enemy champion, you gain a magic shield that helps absorb follow-up spells, while the bonus Magic Resistance and Tenacity make you far more resilient against AP threats and crowd control. They are an excellent choice against teams with heavy magic damage and strong CC.TIPS: Finally, for your items, you should build Heartsteel (Increase Maximum Health) as your first item, followed by Plated Steelcaps (Reduces damage from champion attacks) or Mercury's Treads (Reduces Magic Damage) depending on the situation. (sometimes it will still be better to build a boot as the first item, which significantly increases the mobility of your champion) the third key element in our build is Sunfire Aegis (Burns nearby emenies).
Maybe now it's time to think about upgrading your boot, invest in Armored Advance (Grants Armor and a shield). You may want to replace it with Chainlaced Crushers (Gain a magic shield upon taking magic damage), it all depends on your playstyle and the situation on the battlefield.
The remaining last three items are situational, of course you can use the example builds above. But for a more effective game you will need to pay attention to the situation on the battlefield.
EXAMPLE BUILD
HeartsteelIncrease Maximum Health
+700 Max Health +150% Health Regen +20 Ability HasteColossal Consumption: While within 700 units of an enemy champion, charges for 2.5 seconds before dealing a huge strike against the enemy champion. This charged attack deals bonus physical damage equal to 140 + 3.5% of maximum Health, and grants maximum Health equal to 15% of the damage dealt. The charge for each target has a 20 second cooldown.
3000Heartsteel TIPS: This item is perfect for tanks and bruisers who want to combine maximum survivability with massive burst damage against enemy champions. It provides a huge health pool, enhanced out-of-combat regeneration, and ability haste. The “Colossal Consumption” passive requires a 2.5-second charge when near an enemy champion, after which your next strike deals significant bonus physical damage based on your max health and grants you 15% of the damage dealt as bonus health. This allows you to both absorb damage and heal during skirmishes, making the item an excellent choice for extended fights and closing out teamfights. Excellent synergy with Spirit Visage: the healing amplification and regeneration boost from Spirit Visage further enhance the health restoration from this item’s passive, providing incredible survivability and sustain in combat.Plated SteelcapsReduces damage from champion attacks
+150 Max Health +20 Armor +45 Move SpeedBlock: Reduces damage from champion attacks by 10%.
1200Plated Steelcaps TIPS: These boots provide reliable protection against champions who rely heavily on basic attacks. They increase your Health and Armor, while the passive further reduces damage taken from enemy champion attacks. An excellent choice against marksmen, AD fighters, and other auto-attack-focused champions.Sunfire AegisBurns nearby emenies
+350 Max Health +40 Armor +15 Ability HasteImmolate: While in combat, deal magic damage equal to 20 plus 1.5% bonus HP
every second to nearby enemies. Immolate deals 130% damage against monsters and 175-250% damage () against minions. 2900Sunfire Aegis TIPS: This item combines Health, Armor, and Ability Haste, providing strong protection against physical damage. While in combat, it continuously deals magic damage to nearby enemies that scales with bonus Health and is more effective against minions and monsters. An excellent choice for tanks and fighters who stay close to enemies and want to improve both durability and sustained damage.Unending DespairIncreases tanks' sustain in teamfights
+300 Max Health +40 Armor +40 Magic Resistance +10 Ability HasteAnguish: Every 4 second(s) while in combat with a champion, deal 3% of your max Health as magic damage to nearby champions and heal for 250% of the damage dealt. Anguish is unaffected by Item Ability Haste.
3000Unending Despair TIPS: This item turns you into a self-sustaining frontline: while fighting you periodically deal magic damage around you and heal for a portion of that damage. Great for tanks and frontliners — it helps you soak focus, remain in the heart of fights longer, and excel in extended team engagements. Less effective in very short burst trades or on champions that avoid standing in the center of combat.
ThornmailReflects damage and reduces enemy healing
+200 Max Health +75 ArmorThorns: When struck by an attack, deal 20 + 6% bonus Armor
+ 1% bonus Health magic damage to the attacker.Entwine: Apply 50% Grievous Wounds to enemy champions for 3 second(s) when stuck by their attacks or dealing damage to them.
Grievous Wounds reduces the effectiveness of Healing and Regeneration effects.
2850Thornmail TIPS: This item reflects a portion of incoming physical damage back to attackers as magic damage and applies an effect that reduces enemy healing effectiveness. A strong pick versus teams with heavy auto-attack damage and sustain — ideal for tanks and bruisers who need to absorb focus and cut down opponent healing.ITEM ALTERNATIVES
Instead of Thornmail
Kaenic RookernGains a magic shield when out of combat
+350 Max Health +100% Health Regen +85 Magic ResistanceMagebane: After not taking magic damage for 12 seconds, gain a magic shield that absorbs damage equal to 50-150 + 14% of max Health
. 2800Kaenic Rookern TIPS: This item is perfect for champions who need extra protection against magic damage, particularly when spending some time out of combat. It provides significant bonuses to health, regeneration, and magic resistance. The “Magebane” passive activates after 12 seconds without taking magic damage, granting you a magic shield that absorbs damage based on your maximum health. This allows you to safely recover between fights and confidently re-enter combat. It’s especially effective against teams heavy in AP damage.ITEM ALTERNATIVES
Instead of Kaenic Rookern
Solo Baron Rune Build
For runes, you should pick 
Grasp of Undying (When in combat, your next attack on a champion will occasionally deal bonus magic damage, heal you, and permanently increase your health.) as your keystone, followed by 
Demolish (Your third attack against a turret deals bonus damage), Second Wind (Heals you after taking damage.) and Overgrowth (Gains bonus scalable max Health.) in the primary tree, as well as 
Manaflow Band (Increases max Mana when an ability hits an enemy champions.) in the secondary tree. Below you can see possible options for replacing runes.
Grasp of UndyingTank, Heal
When in combat, your next attack on a champion will occasionally deal bonus magic damage, heal you, and permanently increase your health.
PRIMARY PATHResolve
DemolishDestroy turrets faster
Your third attack against a turret deals bonus damage
Second WindIncrease sustain
Heals you after taking damage.
OvergrowthIncrease max Health
Gains bonus scalable max Health.
SECONDARY PATHSorcery
Manaflow BandIncrease Mana
Increases max Mana when an ability hits an enemy champions.
Solo Baron Ability Order
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CHAMPION GUIDE / COMMUNITY BUILDS
Jungle MAOKAI Community Builds
Explore published community builds for playing MAOKAI in the Jungle lane.
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CREATE BUILD| 66 (3.5) |  690 (128) | 10 (0.65) |
 0.8 (0.020) | 380 (60) | 33 (0.79) |
| 345 (0) | 49 (4) | 36 (2) |
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CHAMPION PROFILE / BASE STATISTICS
MAOKAI Champion DNA
Explore the champion’s playstyle and base statistics. Select a level to preview how recorded starting values and growth change from level 1 to 15.
01 / BASE STATS / LEVEL SCALING
CHAMPION STATISTICS
Recorded attributes at the selected level. Numbers below the chart remain in their original units.
02 / CHAMPION IDENTITY / PLAYSTYLE
PLAYSTYLE PROFILE
Damage, toughness, utility and difficulty use the champion’s stored profile and do not change with level.
CHAMPION PROFILE / ABILITIES
MAOKAI Ability and Tips
Explore each ability and its practical usage. Select a skill to view its description and available tips.
PASSIVE
SAP MAGIC
Every 24 seconds, Maokai's next attack restores 28 Health ()
Using an ability or being hit by an enemy champion's ability reduces this ability's cooldown by 3 seconds.
()Using an ability or being hit by an enemy champion's ability reduces this ability's cooldown by 3 seconds. VIDEO
SAP MAGIC
ABILITY Q
BRAMBLE SMASH
COOLDOWN:8/7/6/5s
MANA:60
Smashes his fist into the ground, unleashing a shockwave that deals 60 magic damage (60/115/170/225 + 50% ) plus 2.5/3/3.5/4% of the target's max Health and slows them briefly for 0.25 seconds. Nearby enemies are also knocked back.
Deals 120 bonus damage to monsters.
) plus 2.5/3/3.5/4% of the target's max Health and slows them briefly for 0.25 seconds. Nearby enemies are also knocked back.Deals 120 bonus damage to monsters.
VIDEO
BRAMBLE SMASH
ABILITY W
TWISTED ADVANCE
COOLDOWN:14/13/12/11s
MANA:60
Transforms into a moving mass of roots, becoming untargetable and dashing to an enemy champion target. Upon arriver, he roots them for 0.8/0.95/1.1/1.25 seconds and deals 60 magic damage (60/95/130/165 + 50% ).
Deals 180% damage to monsters.
).Deals 180% damage to monsters.
VIDEO
TWISTED ADVANCE
ABILITY E
SAPLING TOSS
COOLDOWN:12s
MANA:45
Flings a sapling, which stands watch at where it lands for 20 seconds. Saplings chase nearby enemies, detonating on arrival to deal 60 magic damage (60/90/120/150 + 25% + 6% bonus ) and slow nearby enemies by 30% for 2 seconds.
If placed in brush, saplings stand watch for 30 seconds and cause a larger explosion upon catching up to targets, dealing 200% magic damage and slowing enemies hit by 30% (+1.5% per 100 bonus and +1% per 100 bonus ) for 3 seconds.
Saplings deal 130% damage to minions regardless of whether they are placed in brush or not.
Saplings deal a maximum of 300 damage to monsters.
+ 6% bonus ) and slow nearby enemies by 30% for 2 seconds.If placed in brush, saplings stand watch for 30 seconds and cause a larger explosion upon catching up to targets, dealing 200% magic damage and slowing enemies hit by 30% (+1.5% per 100 bonus
and +1% per 100 bonus ) for 3 seconds.Saplings deal 130% damage to minions regardless of whether they are placed in brush or not.
Saplings deal a maximum of 300 damage to monsters.
VIDEO
SAPLING TOSS
ABILITY R
NATURE'S GRASP
COOLDOWN:75/70/65s
MANA:100
Summons a slow-moving colossal wave of brambles, dealing 175 magic damage (200/250/325 + 65% ) and rooting enemies hit for 0.8 seconds. Root duration increases with distance traveled by the brambles.
Hitting an enemy champion with this ability grants Maokai 40/50/60% Movement Speed, which decays over 2 seconds. Hitting a new target refreshes this duration.
) and rooting enemies hit for 0.8 seconds. Root duration increases with distance traveled by the brambles.Hitting an enemy champion with this ability grants Maokai 40/50/60% Movement Speed, which decays over 2 seconds. Hitting a new target refreshes this duration.
VIDEO
NATURE'S GRASP
CHAMPION PROFILE / BALANCE HISTORY
MAOKAI Patch Changes
Explore the buffs, nerfs, adjustments and reworks recorded across previous Wild Rift patches. Expand a patch to see its detailed changes.
ADJUSTED 22 SEP 2026 (PATCH 7.3)
BASE STATS
Critical Strike Damage: 175% → 200%.
Attack Speed cap: 2.5 → 3 attacks per second.
Attack Speed Ratio: 0.695.
Base Attack Speed: 0.695.
Base Bonus Attack Speed: 0.15.
Attack Speed per Level: 0.029.
BASE STATS
Critical Strike Damage: 175% → 200%.
Attack Speed cap: 2.5 → 3 attacks per second.
Attack Speed Ratio: 0.695.
Base Attack Speed: 0.695.
Base Bonus Attack Speed: 0.15.
Attack Speed per Level: 0.029.
ADJUSTED 09 JAN 2025 (PATCH 6.0)
BASE STATS
Base Health: 630 → 690.
Health per level: 120 → 128.
Base Armor: 43 → 49.
BASE STATS
Base Health: 630 → 690.
Health per level: 120 → 128.
Base Armor: 43 → 49.
NERFED 05 DEC 2024 (PATCH 5.3C)
(PASSIVE) SAP MAGIC
Health regeneration: (2~30 + 4~12%) self Maximum Health → (2~30 + 4~10%) self Maximum Health.
(Q) BRAMBLE SMASH
Bonus Damage: 2/3/4/5% target’s Maximum Health → 2.5/3/3.5/4% target’s Maximum Health.
(W) TWISTED ADVANCE
13/12/11/10s → 14/13/12/11s.
(PASSIVE) SAP MAGIC
Health regeneration: (2~30 + 4~12%) self Maximum Health → (2~30 + 4~10%) self Maximum Health.
(Q) BRAMBLE SMASH
Bonus Damage: 2/3/4/5% target’s Maximum Health → 2.5/3/3.5/4% target’s Maximum Health.
(W) TWISTED ADVANCE
13/12/11/10s → 14/13/12/11s.
NERFED 18 JUL 2024 (PATCH 5.2)
BASE STATS
Base Health: 660 → 630.
Magic Resistance per Level: 2.5 → 2.
(Q) BRAMBLE SMASH
Damage: 60/120/180/240 + 50% Ability Power +3/4/5/6% maximum Health of enemy target → 60/115/170/225 + 50% Ability Power + 2/3/4/5% maximum Health of enemy target.
BASE STATS
Base Health: 660 → 630.
Magic Resistance per Level: 2.5 → 2.
(Q) BRAMBLE SMASH
Damage: 60/120/180/240 + 50% Ability Power +3/4/5/6% maximum Health of enemy target → 60/115/170/225 + 50% Ability Power + 2/3/4/5% maximum Health of enemy target.
NERFED 27 JUN 2024 (PATCH 5.1D)
BASE STATS
Base Armor: 46 → 43.
Base Attack Damage: 70 → 66.
(PASSIVE) SAP MAGIC
Health regeneration: 2~30 + 5~13.5% maximum Health → 2~30 + 4~12% maximum Health.
(Q) BRAMBLE SMASH
Damage: 70/130/190/250 + 50% Ability Power → 60/120/180/240 + 50% Ability Power.
(W) TWISTED ADVANCE
Root Duration: 0.8/1/1.2/1.4s → 0.8/0.95/1.1/1.25s.
Cooldown: 12/11/10/9s → 13/12/11/10s.
BASE STATS
Base Armor: 46 → 43.
Base Attack Damage: 70 → 66.
(PASSIVE) SAP MAGIC
Health regeneration: 2~30 + 5~13.5% maximum Health → 2~30 + 4~12% maximum Health.
(Q) BRAMBLE SMASH
Damage: 70/130/190/250 + 50% Ability Power → 60/120/180/240 + 50% Ability Power.
(W) TWISTED ADVANCE
Root Duration: 0.8/1/1.2/1.4s → 0.8/0.95/1.1/1.25s.
Cooldown: 12/11/10/9s → 13/12/11/10s.
CHAMPION GUIDE / COUNTERS
Jungle MAOKAI Counters
Explore champion matchups and synergies for MAOKAI in the Jungle lane.
COUNTERS NOT AVAILABLE YET
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CHAMPION GUIDE / COUNTER ITEMS
Jungle MAOKAI Counter Items
Discover items that help counter MAOKAI in the Jungle lane.
MAGIC RESIST
Magic resistance helps you survive this champion's magic damage.
Mercury's Treads
Increases Magic resist
+150 Max Health
+25 Magic Resistance
+30 Tenacity
+45 Move Speed
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Increases Magic resist
+150 Max Health +25 Magic Resistance +30 Tenacity +45 Move Speed 1200Mercury's Treads TIPS: These boots increase your Magic Resistance while making you more resilient to crowd control through Tenacity. The bonus Health and movement speed improve both survivability and mobility, allowing you to perform more effectively against magic damage and heavy-CC team compositions. They are an excellent choice for tanks, fighters, and any champion who needs to stay in the fight longer.
Force of Nature
Stacking Magic Resist and Move Speed
+400 Max Health
+60 Magic Resistance
+5% Move Speed
Absorb: Taking ability damage from enemy champions grants 1 stack(s) of Steadfast for 7 seconds (max 4 stacks). Dealing damage to an enemy champion refreshes the duration of the stacks. At maximum stacks, gain 6% Movement Speed and 70 bonus Magic Resistance.
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Stacking Magic Resist and Move Speed
+400 Max Health +60 Magic Resistance +5% Move SpeedAbsorb: Taking ability damage from enemy champions grants 1 stack(s) of Steadfast for 7 seconds (max 4 stacks). Dealing damage to an enemy champion refreshes the duration of the stacks. At maximum stacks, gain 6% Movement Speed and 70 bonus Magic Resistance
. 2800Force of Nature TIPS: This item combines Health, high Magic Resistance, and Movement Speed, providing strong protection against magic damage. Taking ability damage from enemy champions gradually builds a defensive effect, while damaging enemies refreshes its duration. At maximum stacks, it significantly increases Magic Resistance and Movement Speed, making it especially effective against teams with heavy magic damage.
Maw of Malmortius
Converts damage from attacks into a magic shield
+55 Attack Damage
+45 Magic Resistance
+10 Ability Haste
Lifeline: Upon taking Magic Damage that would reduce your Health to below 35%, gain
+10% Omni Vamp. until the end of combat and a magic shield that absorbs 220-530 Magic Damage for 3s. (70s Cooldown)
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Converts damage from attacks into a magic shield
+55 Attack Damage +45 Magic Resistance +10 Ability HasteLifeline: Upon taking Magic Damage that would reduce your Health to below 35%, gain
+10% Omni Vamp. until the end of combat and a magic shield that absorbs 220-530 Magic Damage for 3s. (70s Cooldown) 3000Maw of Malmortius TIPS: This item provides a mix of damage, magic resistance and ability haste, but its core value is the anti-burst passive: when hit by a dangerous burst of magic damage, you instantly gain a strong protective shield and a temporary lifesteal/omnivamp effect that lasts through the fight. It lets you survive big AP detonations and re-enter skirmishes quickly. Best for assassins, bruisers and AD champions who need to survive enemy magic burst and power through fights.
Kaenic Rookern
Gains a magic shield when out of combat
+350 Max Health
+100% Health Regen
+85 Magic Resistance
Magebane: After not taking magic damage for 12 seconds, gain a magic shield that absorbs damage equal to 50-150 + 14% of max Health.
2800
Gains a magic shield when out of combat
+350 Max Health +100% Health Regen +85 Magic ResistanceMagebane: After not taking magic damage for 12 seconds, gain a magic shield that absorbs damage equal to 50-150 + 14% of max Health
. 2800Kaenic Rookern TIPS: This item is perfect for champions who need extra protection against magic damage, particularly when spending some time out of combat. It provides significant bonuses to health, regeneration, and magic resistance. The “Magebane” passive activates after 12 seconds without taking magic damage, granting you a magic shield that absorbs damage based on your maximum health. This allows you to safely recover between fights and confidently re-enter combat. It’s especially effective against teams heavy in AP damage.
PENETRATION
Armor and magic penetration help against this champion's resistances.
Mortal Reminder
Armor Penetration (%) and reduced enemy healing
+35 Attack Damage
+30% Armor Penetration
+25% Critical Rate
Sepsis: Dealing physical damage to enemy champions applies 50% Grievous Wounds for 3 seconds.
Grievous Wounds reduces the effectiveness of Healing and Regeneration effects.
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Armor Penetration (%) and reduced enemy healing
+35 Attack Damage +30% Armor Penetration +25% Critical RateSepsis: Dealing physical damage to enemy champions applies 50% Grievous Wounds for 3 seconds.
Grievous Wounds reduces the effectiveness of Healing and Regeneration effects.
3000Mortal Reminder TIPS: This item combines Attack Damage, percentage Armor Penetration, and Critical Strike Chance, allowing you to effectively deal with armored enemies. Dealing physical damage to enemy champions applies Grievous Wounds, reducing the effectiveness of their healing and health regeneration. An excellent choice against teams with high Armor, healing, and regeneration.
Serylda’s Grudge
Armor Penetration (%) and apply slows
+50 Attack Damage
+35% Armor Penetration
+15 Ability Haste
Icy: Damaging active abilities and empowered attacks slow enemies below 60% current Health by 30% Movement Speed for 1 second.
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Armor Penetration (%) and apply slows
+50 Attack Damage +35% Armor Penetration +15 Ability HasteIcy: Damaging active abilities and empowered attacks slow enemies below 60% current Health by 30% Movement Speed for 1 second.
3100Serylda’s Grudge TIPS: This item significantly increases physical damage through percentage Armor Penetration while allowing you to use abilities more frequently. Damaging wounded enemies with active abilities or empowered attacks also slows them, making it easier to chase or keep targets at a distance. An excellent choice for AD champions who rely on abilities and need effective Armor Penetration combined with additional control.
Terminus
Increases Armor Pen, Megic Pen, Armor, and Magic Resist
+35 Attack Damage
+35% Attack Speed
Shadow: Attacks deal 30 bonus magic damage on-hit.
Juxtaposition: Alternate between Light and Dark on-hits when attacking. Light attacks grant 5-8 Armor and Magic Resist() for 5 seconds on hit. Dark attacks grant 10% Armor Pen and 
10% Magic Pen for 5 seconds on hit. Each on-hit effect stacks up to 3 times. While you have this item, bonus Armor Pen and Magic Pen granted by it is capped at 40%.
You cannot own this item concurrently with Void Staff.
3000
Increases Armor Pen, Megic Pen, Armor, and Magic Resist
+35 Attack Damage +35% Attack SpeedShadow: Attacks deal 30 bonus magic damage on-hit.
Juxtaposition: Alternate between Light and Dark on-hits when attacking. Light attacks grant 5-8 Armor and Magic Resist(
) for 5 seconds on hit. Dark attacks grant 10% Armor Pen and 10% Magic Pen for 5 seconds on hit. Each on-hit effect stacks up to 3 times. While you have this item, bonus Armor Pen and Magic Pen granted by it is capped at 40%.You cannot own this item concurrently with Void Staff.
3000Terminus TIPS: This item combines Attack Damage and Attack Speed while empowering basic attacks with additional magic damage. Consecutive attacks alternate between effects that gradually increase Armor and Magic Resistance or provide Armor and Magic Penetration. An excellent choice for champions focused on frequent basic attacks and on-hit effects who need both sustained damage and additional durability in extended fights.
Infinity Orb
Abilities deal bonus damage
+110 Ability Power
+15 Magic Penetration
Inevitable Demise: Abilities and empowered attacks Critically Strike for 20% bonus damage against enemies below 40% Health.
3100
Abilities deal bonus damage
+110 Ability Power +15 Magic PenetrationInevitable Demise: Abilities and empowered attacks Critically Strike for 20% bonus damage against enemies below 40% Health.
3100Infinity Orb TIPS: This item greatly enhances a mage's finishing power. It provides a large boost to Ability Power and magic penetration while allowing your abilities and empowered attacks to deal increased damage to low-health enemies. An excellent choice for mages and AP assassins who want to execute targets more reliably and maximize their burst potential.
Dominik’s Regards
Armor Pen and bonus damage
+35 Attack Damage
+35% Armor Penetration
+25% Critical Rate
Giant Slayer: Deal bonus damage based on the enemy champion's bonus Health, up to 12% bonus damage when the enemy champion has 1.200 bonus Health.
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Armor Pen and bonus damage
+35 Attack Damage +35% Armor Penetration +25% Critical RateGiant Slayer: Deal bonus damage based on the enemy champion's bonus Health, up to 12% bonus damage when the enemy champion has 1.200 bonus Health.
3300Dominik’s Regards TIPS: This item combines Attack Damage, percentage Armor Penetration, and Critical Strike Chance, allowing you to effectively deal with durable enemies. Your damage is further increased against champions with large amounts of bonus Health. An excellent choice for marksmen and other AD champions against tanks and fighters who stack Armor and Health.
HEALTH DAMAGE
Items that deal damage based on enemy maximum health.
Divine Sunderer
Anti-Health attacks
+425 Max Health
+25 Attack Damage
+25 Ability Haste
Spellblade: After using an ability, your next attack within 10 seconds deals (10% melee / 7% ranged) of target’s maximum health as bonus physical damage. If the target is a champion, heal for (6% melee / 2.5% ranged) of the target's maximum health. (1.5s Cooldown) Damage is reduced vs structure.
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Anti-Health attacks
+425 Max Health +25 Attack Damage +25 Ability HasteSpellblade: After using an ability, your next attack within 10 seconds deals (10% melee / 7% ranged) of target’s maximum health as bonus physical damage. If the target is a champion, heal for (6% melee / 2.5% ranged) of the target's maximum health. (1.5s Cooldown) Damage is reduced vs structure.
3300Divine Sunderer TIPS: This item offers a strong blend of survivability and damage: after using an ability your next basic attack is empowered to deal bonus damage based on the target’s max health, and it heals you when used on enemy champions. Perfect for fighter-bruisiers and solo laners who weave abilities into autos and need sustain versus tanks and duelists.
Liandry's Torment
Abilities deal bonus damage
+300 Max Health
+70 Ability Power
Torment: Damaging abilities and empowered attacks burn enemies for 2% max Health magic damage for 3 seconds.
Madness: Deals 2% more damage for each second in combat against champions, capped at 6% after 3 seconds.
3000
Abilities deal bonus damage
+300 Max Health +70 Ability PowerTorment: Damaging abilities and empowered attacks burn enemies for 2% max Health magic damage for 3 seconds.
Madness: Deals 2% more damage for each second in combat against champions, capped at 6% after 3 seconds.
3000Liandry's Torment TIPS: This item excels in extended fights. Your abilities and empowered attacks ignite enemies, dealing damage over time based on their maximum health, while your overall damage steadily increases the longer you remain in combat. It is an excellent choice for damage-over-time mages and AP bruisers who want to wear down even the toughest frontline champions.
Blade of the Ruined King
Attacks deal bonus damage
+40 Attack Damage
+35% Attack Speed
+12% Lifesteal
Ruined Strikes: Attacks deal bonus physical damage equal to 6% of the enemy's current Health on-hit. (Melee attacks deal 8%). Minimum damage: 15. Max damage vs monsters: 100.
Drain: Hitting a champion with 3 attacks or abilities slows them by 30% for 1.5s. (30s Cooldown)
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Attacks deal bonus damage
+40 Attack Damage +35% Attack Speed +12% LifestealRuined Strikes: Attacks deal bonus physical damage equal to 6% of the enemy's current Health on-hit. (Melee attacks deal 8%). Minimum damage: 15. Max damage vs monsters: 100.
Drain: Hitting a champion with 3 attacks or abilities slows them by 30% for 1.5s. (30s Cooldown)
3100Blade of the Ruined King TIPS: This item combines Attack Damage, Attack Speed, and Lifesteal, providing strong sustained damage and additional survivability. Attacks deal bonus physical damage based on the target's current Health, making it especially effective against high-Health champions. Consecutive attacks or abilities also slow the target, helping you stick to enemies. An excellent choice for marksmen and fighters focused on extended fights and basic attacks.
CLEANSE OR BLOCK SPELLS
Items that cleanse or block negative spell effects.
Quicksilver Sash
Dispels crowd control
Quicksilver (Active): Removes all crowd control effects currently affecting you, and become immune to crowd control effects for 0.25 seconds.
Perseverance (Passive): When the Quicksilver effects ends, grant 30% Tenacity and 30% Slow Resist for 1.5 seconds. (60s Cooldown)
Cannot be used during knock up or knock back effects.
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Dispels crowd control
Quicksilver (Active): Removes all crowd control effects currently affecting you, and become immune to crowd control effects for 0.25 seconds.
Perseverance (Passive): When the Quicksilver effects ends, grant 30% Tenacity and 30% Slow Resist for 1.5 seconds. (60s Cooldown)
Cannot be used during knock up or knock back effects.
1100Quicksilver Sash TIPS: This enchant instantly removes most crowd control effects and briefly grants immunity to further disables. Once the effect ends, it provides increased resistance to crowd control and slows, helping you escape dangerous situations or continue fighting without interruption. It is an excellent choice against teams with heavy crowd control, allowing you to stay mobile and effective in crucial moments.
Seeker's Armguard
Turn invulnerable
+20 Armor
+35 Ability Power
Stasis (Active): Become invulnerable and untargetable for 2.5 seconds, but unable to move, attack, cast abilities or use items. (120s Cooldown)
1200
Turn invulnerable
+20 Armor +35 Ability PowerStasis (Active): Become invulnerable and untargetable for 2.5 seconds, but unable to move, attack, cast abilities or use items. (120s Cooldown)
1200Seeker's Armguard TIPS: This item combines Ability Power with extra defense, but its defining feature is the ability to become temporarily invulnerable. Its active effect lets you completely avoid lethal damage, dodge crucial enemy abilities, or buy time for your cooldowns to return. It is an excellent choice for mages and AP assassins who need to survive burst damage and outplay opponents in critical teamfights.
Zhonya's Hourglass
Turn invulnerable
+40 Armor
+110 Ability Power
Stasis (Active): Become invulnerable and untargetable for 2.5 seconds, but unable to move, attack, cast abilities or use items. (90s Cooldown)
3300
Turn invulnerable
+40 Armor +110 Ability PowerStasis (Active): Become invulnerable and untargetable for 2.5 seconds, but unable to move, attack, cast abilities or use items. (90s Cooldown)
3300Zhonya's Hourglass TIPS: This item combines high Ability Power with extra armor, while its defining feature is the ability to become completely invulnerable for a short time. Its active effect allows you to survive lethal damage, avoid crucial enemy abilities, or buy time for your cooldowns to recover. It is an excellent choice for mages and AP assassins who need to outlive enemy focus and turn the tide of a teamfight.
Mercurial Scimitar
Dispels crowd control
+45 Attack Damage
+12% Lifesteal
+40 Magic Resistance
Quicksilver Sash (Active): Removes all crowd control debuffs from you and grants immunity to crowd control for 0.25s.
Perseverance (Passive): When the Quicksilver effects ends, grant 30% Tenacity and 30% Slow Resist for 1.5 seconds. (60s Cooldown)
Cannot be used during knock up or knock back effects.
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Dispels crowd control
+45 Attack Damage +12% Lifesteal +40 Magic ResistanceQuicksilver Sash (Active): Removes all crowd control debuffs from you and grants immunity to crowd control for 0.25s.
Perseverance (Passive): When the Quicksilver effects ends, grant 30% Tenacity and 30% Slow Resist for 1.5 seconds. (60s Cooldown)
Cannot be used during knock up or knock back effects.
3100Mercurial Scimitar TIPS: This item is designed to counter crowd control. Its active removes most disabling effects and briefly grants immunity to follow-up control, while the passive provides additional resistance to crowd control and slows once the effect ends. It is an excellent choice for marksmen, fighters, and assassins who need to maintain their mobility and keep dealing damage against heavy-CC team compositions.
Edge of Night
Blocks an enemy ability
+250 Max Health
+50 Attack Damage
Gouge: +12 Armor Penetration.
Annul: Grants a spell shield that blocks the next hostile ability. This spell shield refreshes upon leaving combat with enemy champions. (35 second cooldown)
3000
Blocks an enemy ability
+250 Max Health +50 Attack DamageGouge:
+12 Armor Penetration.Annul: Grants a spell shield that blocks the next hostile ability. This spell shield refreshes upon leaving combat with enemy champions. (35 second cooldown)
3000Edge of Night TIPS: This item is perfect for champions who need a mix of offense and defense. It provides bonuses to maximum health and attack damage, along with increased armor penetration to help you shred through enemy defenses. The "Annul" effect grants you a spell shield, blocking the next enemy ability. This spell shield refreshes when leaving combat with enemy champions, making the item a great choice for champions who need protection from crowd control and to engage in fights, such as Ashe, Lux, or Morgana.
Banshee's Veil
Blocks an enemy ability
+105 Ability Power
+40 Magic Resistance
Annul: Grants a spell shield that blocks the next hostile ability. (30s Cooldown)
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Blocks an enemy ability
+105 Ability Power +40 Magic ResistanceAnnul: Grants a spell shield that blocks the next hostile ability. (30s Cooldown)
3000Banshee's Veil TIPS: This item provides strong protection against magic damage while granting a spell shield that blocks the next hostile ability. It is especially effective against champions who rely on landing a single key spell to start their combo or burst you down. A great choice for mages and AP fighters who need to maintain safe positioning and deny enemy engage or pick potential.
CHAMPION GUIDE / COMBOS
MAOKAI Skill Combos
Learn skill combinations from beginner to advanced. Choose a difficulty to explore execution steps, tips and videos.
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CHAMPION GUIDE / TIPS
Jungle MAOKAI Tips
Practical laning tips, matchup decisions and tactical advice for playing MAOKAI in the Jungle lane.
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CHAMPION GUIDE / STRENGTHS & WEAKNESSES
Jungle MAOKAI Strengths and Weaknesses
Explore the strengths and weaknesses of MAOKAI in the Jungle lane and prepare for favorable and difficult matchups.
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CHAMPION GUIDE / GAME PLAN
Jungle MAOKAI Strategy and Tactics
Plan your early, mid and late game decisions for MAOKAI in the Jungle lane.
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CHAMPION GUIDE / POWER SPIKES
Jungle MAOKAI Power Spikes
Learn when MAOKAI is strongest in the Jungle lane across early, mid and late game.
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CHAMPION GUIDE / JUNGLE PATH
MAOKAI Jungle Path
Explore MAOKAI jungle clear routes, camp orders and pathing tips for Wild Rift.
01 / JUNGLE CLEAR / PATHING
full clear with a lvl 3 gank from a Raptor start
GANK
GANK
GANKThe Pro Maokai Jungle Path is a route that optimizes Maokai's abilities for a full clear but with an early level 3 gank. Start by unlocking (Q) BRAMBLE SMASH as your first ability. This will provide you with AoE damage and crowd control to efficiently clear the Raptors without needing a leash. As you clear Raptors, you'll reach level two and unlock (E) SAPLING TOSS. Next, move to the Red Brambleback camp. After Red Brambleback, proceed to the Krugs camp and upon finishing the Krugs camp, you should reach level three and unlock (W) TWISTED ADVANCE. (W) TWISTED ADVANCE is a valuable tool for ganking, providing gap-closing and crowd control. Proceed with a level three gank onto the lane connected to your Krugs. After the gank, recall back to base to replenish health and mana, and purchase items if necessary. Once you return to the jungle, proceed to clear the Murk Wolves, Blue Sentinel, and Gromp camps on the Blue side. Reaching level four, upgrade (Q) BRAMBLE SMASH and head to the river to secure the Rift Scuttler after which you can look for opportunities to gank a nearby lane.
This Pro Maokai Jungle Path emphasizes a methodical approach to clearing camps and utilizing ganking opportunities to apply early pressure on the map.
This Pro Maokai Jungle Path emphasizes a methodical approach to clearing camps and utilizing ganking opportunities to apply early pressure on the map.
