Maokai Counters :: Counter Picking Stats for Maokai by CounterStats

Sovereign Kitten says “Maokai can be a real pain to deal with, just keep your distance and do not allow him to get too close, as he will constantly knock you back, gap close, sustain and deal a ton of passive damage through his tanky item build. Void Staff will benefit you greatly in this match-up especially into the late game. You're better off keeping your distance and poking passively with your (Q). You can stop him from sustaining early game with Oblivion Orb and help you get more kill pressure upon him throughout it. Overall it's a pretty hard CC match-up where you don't want to be extended into him all game, due to gank pressure and his lockdown.”

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I Am Goliath says “Similar to most tanks for Urgot, scaling matchup where you can't do too much to punish him early, I recommend building Cull on first back. Once you have Black Cleaver you can start to extended fight him more, once you get death's dance as well you should just destroy him.”

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BoilTheOil says “Go Conqueror or Grasp of the Undying. Do people still play this champion? I haven't played against a Maokai top in a while so I honestly don't know this matchup very much, but he's a tank so that means you can bomb him into their team. Something to watch out for though is him being able to dodge your W with his own W, just save your E so you can stun him and then get W off without him dodging it. I would just farm the lane out and then outscale him.”

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iZeal says “Very mana hungry early so you can just permapush him in and there is little he can do. Later on he becomes much harder to deal with since he shrugs off your damage with his passive sustain and has insane teamfighting capabilities. Be aware that his W can dodge your Q3 easily and his Q can displace your knock up sweet spot. Once he has bramble trading becomes more difficult, so you might want to just push him into tower so he has to exhaust his mana if you can't fight him anymore.”

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Stinkee says “Maokai is a very unpopular top laner right now so you will not see him often. He will beat you in mostly every way. His Q will cancel your Q, he can W to dodge your Q or E, his saplings do percent health, his passive gives him a ton of sustain. It is very difficult to come out of this lane with a lead. He will rarely have enough damage to kill you ever though without a gank. Just look to farm. Rush Abyssal Mask here.”

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lol Wero says “Free Lane: Build Executioner Calling and use your Shapesplitter (W) on the bushes when he throws his Sapling Toss (E).”

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Phrxshn says “This is a fair match-up for Singed so not too hard nor too easy. Dodge his Bramble Smash(Q) by avoiding the front of Maokai. Avoid his Sapling Toss(E) as it deals "Maximum Health Percentage". Dodge or get out of range of Nature's Grasp(R) to avoid snare. (Outscaling Edge: Even) (Recommended Items: Rylai's Scepter, Demonic Embrace, Mercury's Treads or Sorcerer's Boots) (Mega Adhesive prevent Maokai from casting Twisted Advance or his snare) (Sustained 1v1 Trades: Even)”

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Raen says “Farm up and then split. Botrk, Wits End, Mercury and healing reduction recommended vs Maokai.”

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The_Unf0rgiv3n says “This guy has quite a lot of self sustain and high base damage and in about 7-8 min, he can get pretty tanky. Kraken Slayer + BORK will leave Maokai no chance of survival.”

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Anoying bro5 says “More of an annoying match up. You can parry his Q and his E to stun him. Beware of ganks often as Maokai is easy to assist his jungle. Maokai is fairly easy to kill early if you play around his grasp proc and stuns. After he gets bramble, just focus on farming and possibly freezing to get your jungle to secure the kill.”

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Phrxshn says “This is a fair match-up for Dr.Mundo so not too hard nor too easy. Dodge his Bramble Smash(Q) by avoiding the front of Maokai. Avoid his Sapling Toss(E) as it deals "Maximum Health Percentage". Dodge or get out of range of Nature's Grasp(R) to avoid snare. (Outscaling Edge: Even) (Recommended Items: Spirit Visage, Force of Nature, Mercury's Treads) (Sustained 1v1 Trades: Even)”

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A_Drunk_Carry says “Another meta tank that can't do anything to do. Ignore him, and if he wants to fight bring down the hammer. Take his tower the first time he TPs bot for a teamfight. ”

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Justkb says “Poke with auto's and run him down at level 3.if he dodges your Q with his E, press ghost and end him. if you get far enough ahead you can easily 2v1 the jungler as Moakai becomes a stacking tool.”

[11.19] JUST1KB'S DARIUS GUIDE! by Justkb | Diamond Darius Player

LoLReal says “Easy match up. If he tries to trade with W + Q and walks away, pull him back in and punish hard.”

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PanthrickTV says “Not hard, not easy matchup. (1) Spam your Q's at lane. (some poke) (2) Don' t go into the bushes! (3) Try to all in him at lvl 2/3 (4) Since he buy some items you can' t really kill him. Show the lane and roam. (5) I recommend Teleport here when you want to roam a lot, but if you want to kill him early take Ignite.”

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qveenevelynn says “Annoying, you should buy anti heal orb, and be careful to his ult”

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Phrxshn says “This is a fair match-up for Maokai so not too hard nor too easy. Dodge his Bramble Smash(Q) by avoiding the front of Maokai. Avoid his Sapling Toss(E) as it deals "Maximum Health Percentage". Dodge or get out of range of Nature's Grasp(R) to avoid snare. (Outscaling Edge: Even) (Recommended Items: Abyssal Mask) (Sustained 1v1 Trades: Even)”

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YasTilt says “He is Tanky and have a lot of CC, try to take a QSS against him since his damage scales with AP. he is not that strong during Laning Phase so take advantage of it.”

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Phrxshn says “This is a fair match-up for Maokai so not too hard nor too easy. Dodge his Bramble Smash(Q) by avoiding the front of Maokai. Avoid his Sapling Toss(E) as it deals "Maximum Health Percentage". Dodge or get out of range of Nature's Grasp(R) to avoid snare. (Outscaling Edge: Even) (Recommended Items: Spirit Visage, Force of Nature, Mercury's Treads) (Sustained 1v1 Trades: Even)”

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Phrxshn says “This is a fair match-up for Warwick so not too hard nor too easy. Dodge his Bramble Smash(Q) by avoiding the front of Maokai. Avoid his Sapling Toss(E) as it deals "Maximum Health Percentage". Dodge or get out of range of Nature's Grasp(R) to avoid snare. (Outscaling Edge: Warwick) (Recommended Items: Blade of the Ruined King, Mercury's Treads) (Primal Howl or Infinite Duress prevent Maokai from casting Twisted Advance or his snare) (Sustained 1v1 Trades: Warwick)”

Phrxshn's Guide To Warwick[11.19] - Divine Sunderer Nerf by by Phrxshn | Diamond Warwick Player

Phrxshn says “This is a fair match-up for Maokai so not too hard nor too easy. Dodge his Bramble Smash(Q) by avoiding the front of Maokai. Avoid his Sapling Toss(E) as it deals "Maximum Health Percentage". Dodge or get out of range of Nature's Grasp(R) to avoid snare. (Outscaling Edge: Even) (Recommended Items: Spirit Visage, Wit's End, Mercury's Treads) (Sustained 1v1 Trades: Even)”

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jmp_01_ says “Go Conqueror or Grasp of the Undying. To be honest, I haven't seen a Maokai top in a while so I don't know about this match-up very much. He usually builds tank which means you can ult him into the enemy's back-line. Try to outfarm/outscale him and E + W him so he doesn't dodge your Haymaker with his W.”

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xPetu says “Recommended: Standard Runes & Ignite Tips: Passive shield his Q poke. Don't run into bushes with saplings. Don't try to dive him because he can CC you for 3 seconds.”

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Drake6401 says “This is a pesky laner because of his sustain and CC. He's very good at buzzing you off every time you want to fight and is amazing at setting you up for his jungler to gank. The best way to beat this lane is treat it like most tank matchups and zone him off the wave by establishing early kill pressure. Because of how easy he makes ganks to be, heavy warding is recommended and pray you are on blue side of the map because it's harder to gank than red side. Later in the game, you will want to invest in a Mortal reminder if he's an issue in fights.”

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Rhoku says “TL;DR - EASY LANE. DON’T TAKE BAD TRADES. DONT GET CHEESED BY SAPLINGS. TRY TO WIN TRADES HARD BECAUSE OF HIS SUSTAIN. CLEAVER IF BEHIND(somehow). CONQUEROR DAMAGE NEEDED. Even if you miss ALL of your abilities and just auto attack him, you will probably kill him. He is very shit at extended fights. A Maokai will be looking to safely farm with his abilities and keep trades with you short, damaging you a little and then disengaging, with him healing off of his passive later. Just don’t leave yourself in a position where he can easily knock you back without you retaliating. Q spam poke him off of minions. If he roots you in order to dodge the Q, just W/E him in order to stop him from escaping. If possible, time your E/W (whichever one is left) same time as his knock back so the slow lets you catch up. Maokai is VERY GOOD at setting up ganks.”

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Psychopathic Top says “Even more free than malphite. lucidity boots + kindle, sit afk farm, 300 stacks at 12 min, come out of lane a god and crack his entire team. ”

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PH45 says “Can be semi-difficult to kill as he has built in sustain and he can just Q you if you try to jump on him. After 6 and with a couple items he shouldn't be a problem to you though. Again, be careful since he can setup ganks quite well.”

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The Rock Titan says “"[Grasp, Corrupting Potion, W > Q] - I think Maokai is pretty easy since you both can't really kill each other. Given you maintain good HP. - He's basically free Grasp procs for you. Be aggressive and keep stacking your grasp. - Fight and trade away from bushes! - Get MR for sure, your goal is to farm and proc grasp as much as you can. - One thing to becareful is that he has very good jungle gank setup, so let him push you in! - If your jungle ganks for you even once this game, you should win the lane. (Same for him though if his jungler gets a good gank off of you) - Problem is, he's also playing hoping his team is going to carry him just like you... - So winning or losing literally depends on which team's other 4 members is more fed - You don't want to feed Maokai... he's pretty crazy with the sustain later on..."”

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LiL Bunnie FuFuu says “Maokai is annoying but has low kill pressure (and poke) on you. Go tanky with grasp and make him miserable.”

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quinn adc says “First, Maokai players will use their W, Twisted Advance when you use your Q on him to dodge your Q. His W is 525 range, which is spot on perfect with our auto attack range. However, our Q is 1025 range, so the goal for maokai is to try to land longer ranged Qs on him. Legit the only way you'll get this ability off because if you walk to close then he will dodge your Q with his W every time. If you blind Maokai, he cannot W you since it is a lock on ability, but make sure he is actuall nearsighted first before walking up so that he doesn't get his W off before the nearsight de-buff applies. Maokai actually does incredible damage, but he relies on his all-in combo to really ever do damage to you. His Qs are easy to dodge in lane, which makes his sapplings his only form of threat, which aren't that easy to land. If maokai Ws you, just retaliate with vault insantly and consume a harrier proc to out run the rest of his combo. Be careful of entering bushes top lane becasue maokai will likely stack those with sapplings. You can't really outrun Maokai R, and so just watch out for his engage post level-6. If he iniates with his R, and you can't get out of it, save vault for after. Let the R root you, then when Maokai Ws you, vault away after his W to allow you to escape his engage. When you get 3 items you will SHRED maokai. I'm telling you guys, this build on the left is hands down the best tank shredder build for Quinn. You COULD get away with bork into mao, but I still prefer IE- Runaan's - Lord Doms because Bork just delays your Lord Doms spike. You want this item ASAP to shred their armour, and bork just simply delays this 3 item spike.”

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MythicMike says “Maokai is a very immobile tank in lane that you can and have to harass early before he gets his tank items. He can dodge one of your Q's with his W, but that's about all he can do. You want to constantly all in until he's low enough.”

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MrDomian says “Build Sunfire Aegis. Don't use the skill for no reason so that he doesn't heal himself heavily. Wait for your R and destroy him. ”

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Amvill says “Easy lane and cannot kill you if you have ult. Merc treads into Demonic or Liandry's works well.”

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MagicallyDelish4 says “Level one all in him with D blade. His only damage is his Q and minion agro. try to trade him away from bushes and waves.”

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Rhoku says “Similar to any tank matchup, you just crush him. Bonus points if you Ult him as he ults as this will basically just make his ultimate meaningless. Not that you need to. He stands no chance ever. He is good at sustaining through his passive and cheesing damage through his saplings but when the cards are on the table, he can't stand up to you. Rylai into Lyandries and then just kill him over and over again.”

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FeedLaneGetCaryd says “(Bone Plating+DBlade+Magic Resist) Maokai matchup differs from other tank matchups a bit. Out of all of them he probably has the least kill preasure on you. Although, Maokai is great at setting up ganks and extremely hard to kill after he gets Steelcaps, so your main goal in lane is to outfarm him hard. He is no threat after you get BC.”

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Sporkintahn says “ANNOYING!!! --- You won't see many Top in the current meta as he is a pretty OP support at the moment. --- If you do find yourself against one he is extremely annoying to deal with, is very tanky, has lots of sustain and a lot of CC that will lock you down in fights. His gank assist is extremely high so don't overextend too much in lane so keep tabs on the enemy jungler. --- He doesn't deal a lot of damage overall throughtout the course of a game but his base damages are still very high early in lane. Most will go tank which will make him very hard to kill as the game progresses and on top of that his sustain with his passive will make him even harder to kill in lane when trading regularly, many times he will just sustain back up any harass or trades you get into him. Be careful of the Brush as he can still deal a surprising amount of damage with his Saplings when they are placed there. --- You can win in lane by playing smart and around his cooldowns, don't take bad trades, be mindful of the brush and his saplings and don't overextend. You should be fine but you may not get ahead.”

[11.18] Lord of Top Lane; a Darius Guide by Sporkintahn | Diamond Darius Player

MythicMike says “Maokai is quite immobile making it hard for him to run from you. Q grevious wounds makes his sustain worse from his passive ”

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Rocking Masterock says “Hello divine sunderer, hello bramble vest. But whatever... Maokai is off meta anyway right now...”

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SunOak says “Havent played this match up in a long time but you outdamage him in all stages of the game get wounds early to deal with his passive.”

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Unmasked Kayle says “[Standard runes] Just never go near bushes for any reason to avoid his empowered E entirely. Be careful when he comes back with his first item as he can chain slows and kill you slowly but surely if you underestimate him.”

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Alan234 says “Go PTA (Take cut down) and attack speed. Maokai just sort of w's you and you die. Dont go close to bushes because of his e (unless early game to zone him away). Dont go for harass when he wants to cs with his q (you will probably get hit by it). Look at their junglers pathing because maos gank setup is crazy. If mao all ins without his jungler commit with ignite and try to kill him (doable with agressive build and PTA). Be alpha”

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Chease says “Low dmg, if he tries to cs punch him to death. NOTE he can doge your W with his root.”

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SaltCat says “Tree, you win level 1, level 2 also, level 3 it becomes hard but you still beat him, be carefull of his saplings, rush blade of the ruined king and you will melt him”

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aurus666lol says “Tank with cool damage, but now he changed his role into Support, so I will call this matchup as tiny. If you meet him on topside, try to avoid getting hitted by his E from bushes, and always cast E when you see him casting W. It is tricky but still make-able”

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JaxIsAHobo says “A joke of a matchup, once you build some sustain into him. Don't use your leap to leap to him to engage, as he can disengage easily with his knockback, and your Q costs far more mana than his knockback. Instead, try to engage on him by walking up and auto attacking, and using your Q to leap back on top of him after he's used his knockback to deal significant damage to him. Build Botrk or Sunderer first here, depending on your preference. I personally prefer botrk.”

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Bombabo says “Maokai won't beat you in damage, but he will likely win a war of attrition. Keep in mind that each of your passive procs will lower the cooldown of his passive healing, making him hard to kill. In laning phase, He will likely play passively and keep his health topped off, until his jungler comes”

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Vandenelis says “don't stand between him and your minions, so you don't get hit by his q. Generally in lane you will get equal trades, and both of you will be able to back up and recall without getting killed, so the only way to kill him is by getting ganked by your jungle. I recommend using your ult on cooldown on minions to get free stacks”

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slogdog says “Maokai is a tank that Yorick smashes. However he has a lot of CC and with a spammable Q, it can take a lot of time to kill him.”

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Byku2506 says “This matchup is pretty easy if you will not throw Q too early, you will win every 1v1.”

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RTO says “He struggles to trade with you at level 3 and for the rest of the game you should be able to press your dominance. Shove lanes because he is really bad under tower. ”

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Fryx says “Tank Matchup. He will W you once you use your Q so use it wisely. You are more useful later but the laning will be hard, try to push hard and reset every time you can.”

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wff010 says “Haha funny tank low damage. You may not be able to kill him, but you can easily freeze and win lane off cs unless he tries to walk up and dies once you're ahead enough. Just remember he can dodge your w with his root.”

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LoLReal says “Very easy lane. Cannot trade with us at any point in the game.”

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SanLourdes says “Maokai has tons of CC that can disrupt your Q and his passive gives him in-lane sustain. His saplings deal damage based on percentage of max health as well. However, as long as you don't make big mistakes, you should be fine because of your tankiness. You outscale him in the late game.”

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zekkodrops says “PTA can win you the lane. Greivous Wounds can help as well.”

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Drygur says “Start Doran's Shield, you won't really be capable of winning trades with Maokai because of his passive. So you should focus primarily on farming and take short trades when convenient for you.”

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calbino says “ Maokai isn't really played in top, but don't stand near bushes. Also watch for his jungler, as he has very good setup for ganks.”

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Jaori says “It is worth to go grasp in this match-up. The amount of sustain both these champions have is so enormous, that at the end of the laning phase you will probably have over 40 stacks of grasp.”

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Xerath gaming says “None plays maokai on top anymore but he can dodge your E and Q with his root so if u do fight him on top just let him engage you and you should win it”

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SavagePridestalker says “Tank Rengar into Maokai is very strong in the early, the Grasp+W max counter are very strong if he decides to build armor. In most parts of the game you should be as tanky as he is, while also dealing more damage than he does and healing more than he does.”

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Marwaii says “This champion does nothing to you. You can kite him endlessly and if he does W you, you can just E on his head and continue kiting. Hard push to deny CS and you win. Take Divine + Plated.”

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a1a7s45 says “Not sure on how to beat Maokai but will update this when I come against him”

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laoshin3v3 says “Conqueror or Klepto Maokai's Q,W and R are very easy to react to just parry one of the spells and stun him.”

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SethPRG says “This tree is very weak early, and you can bully him. Try to freeze as best you can, because punishing him can be a bit of a struggle when he litters saplings in all the lane bushes. Just make sure he can't W your W to dodge it and you should win. Now eventually it will become almost impossible to kill Maokai Mid-Game because of his tankiness and general sustain. Hopefully, your early bullying of him will have a deep psychological impact, allowing you to keep punishing with him not fighting back. You won't be able to kill him most of the time, but in team fights, he is basically a free nuke onto the enemy team with your ult as he prefers HP items over armor stacking. It's best to ult him over his R into his team so you avoid the root, and the enemy team is too focused on you RKOing Maokai on them to be worried about your rooted team. It's in your best interest to build Divine Sunderer if you want to be able to solo kill him a lot, but Goredrinker is better here if you think there won't be much going on till a team fight, and you have a tank killer like Vayne. Go Executioners early and build Abyssal Mask eventually.”

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Breadcrumbs says “Slightly easier than the Ornn matchup as he is more squishy. I run Unflinching into this matchup for the free 10-30% tenacity, don't try to dive a Maokai, try and kill him around the centre of the lane with your fully stacked passive.”

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joelspaho121 says “Darius favored.d blade start with sorcery tree.maokai cant flee from you so if you engage on him use that to your advantage and assert lane dominance by lowering his hp every chance you get.his rooting ability only works as an engage and if he doesnt use it properly he will die.he can set up ganks really well so dont underestimate him.freezing is great because he cant really farm that well from afar. Play this lane as aggressively as you can because he has reliable sustain thanks to his passive which means that he might just outsustain you at some point if you dont fight him. Never use Q if he has his dash up.”

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El Leon Gnar says “Even though Mao is basically a support at this point, I'll still include him in this list. This lane is basically free for you, abuse him with your W procs and jump away after he lands his root on you. You will have kill pressure on him in lane and outscale.”

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Lucas9000 says “This is still a champion? Oh well, you can parry his w or q, for a free stun. You outscale him.”

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majororange77 says “Full info in Guide. Heavy CC, but otherwise a regular tank. Position in the backline to avoid him.”

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I am so chill says “With the new item sets this guy is not a problem for you.You can go executioner for this guy.But you dont have to.You outsustain him you outduel him.Easy to lane against.”

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ApollonATH says “Boring lane . You can kill him early game he kind of outscales. May need antiheal. Dont go in bushes without vision since his plants can demolish you. You should win the lane if you play good enough”

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PK Noob says “Besides his point and click CC and Ultimate he can't do much to you. You can easily burst Maokai and move on to the next champion.”

A Totally Legit Guide On Gwen Top by PK Noob | Diamond Gwen Player

top is high impact XD says “hes a real scary tree person, he's hard to engage on and he's got good sustain plus he deals that annoying magic dmg, but he doesn't do to well in all ins and a lot of the time mao'kai players misuse his q”

Wukong Mid/Top guide[updated] by top is high impact XD | Wukong Player

JeanMichelBambi says “You will probably never kill him, but neither will he, seeing how much cc he has”

[S11] My hardstuck guide to Mordekaiser by JeanMichelBambi | Mordekaiser Player

RealIreliaCarriesU says “You can start Q and look to stack passive early to fight him at level 1 or cheese at level 2, you will have no issues in this lane as long as you respect his minion wave and that he sets up ganks really well. It is also extremely hard to dive him if it is post 6 and keep in mind that your character will auto him when he roots you so spam S if you are under his tower (if you have auto attack enabled in your settings). He is hard to fight when he has bramble if you haven’t gotten ahead of him before then so you might need to wait until botrk. ”

Irelia Carries U Challenger Irelia Guide S11 by RealIreliaCarriesU | Diamond Irelia Player

tibs2 says “Just q him every time he autos cs and he will be dead before you know it.”

Best Poppy NA (1010 LP Challenger) Top Guide (all match ups) by tibs2 | Diamond Poppy Player

CertifiedTrundle says “He's tank He's imobile But he has a cc kit he's easy to 1v1 ”

Trundle in Silver by CertifiedTrundle | Trundle Player

samuel420 says “if he goes in- try to kill him, he hasn´t demage to kill you, take Grasph”

Volibear Top / Jg Guide by samuel420 | Volibear Player

AmericanNut says “Stay away from bushes, and you win early. He will tank all the damage you try to deal. And he will lock you down with his CC, keep distance and fight his squishies before focusing him down.”

Mortal's Will: Off Meta Assassin Pantheon Guide! (Outdated) by AmericanNut | Pantheon Player

Noodles912 says “He has a lot of CC, but no damage. Pool any CC you want to avoid. Safely farm and outscale him. Make sure to be careful about his sapling traps. If he goes AP, mercs is almost auto-win.”

1v9 games with Vladimir with Noodles912 by Noodles912 | Vladimir Player

PiscesPomf says “ANNOYING BUT EASY LANE Maokai is pretty easy to deal with if you parry Q/E. But he can poke you with the little seeds, so just try to farm as he will try to poke you and will stay safe. ”

S11 - Fiora Guide by PiscesPomf | Fiora Player

Urgodzilla says “Very annoying passive. In my opinion Maokai is actually the only tank who can win against Urgot: each shotgun will reduce his passive cooldown and even healing reduction will not help you. If he builds Thornmail or at least Bramble vest he will most likely win 1v1. Sounds weird but trust me.”

Urgot, The Dreadnought by Urgodzilla | Diamond Urgot Player

Spligam3r says “Will cc you until your ult runs out or you die. Also has very good healing, and takes very little damage. Farm lane, black cleaver early.”

Aatrox Matchups - 2v1 is better than a 1v1! (INCOMPLETE) by Spligam3r | Aatrox Player

jmp_01_ says “Easy matchup. Just don't get near bushes to take the full damage from his E - Sapling Toss.”

Updated Sett-Guide by Hardstuck Sett-OTP! [Patch 11.9] by jmp_01_ | Sett Player

Draconic56 says “Similar to any tank matchup, you just crush him. Ult him as he ults because this will basically just make his ultimate meaningless. Not that you need to. He stands no chance ever. He is good at sustaining through his passive and cheesing damage through his saplings but when the cards are on the table, he can't stand up to you. Rylai into Lyandries and then just kill him over and over again.”

Destiny. Domination. Deceit. The Best Mordekaiser Guide S11 by Draconic56 | Mordekaiser Player

negoZoma69 says “Maokai has a weak laning even when he gets his broken tank items. You can just harass him and take his turret. Always push and don't waste abilities in his E engage, be wary of ganks.”

Solo Lane Neeko Guide - In Depth by negoZoma69 | Neeko Player

SleeplessX says “He's very tanky with good sustain, don't get rooted under turret or in a huge minion wave”

[11.8] Toplane Muramana Pantheon - The Scaling Spartan! by SleeplessX | Diamond Pantheon Player

Dorom says “Maokai has no chance against you. He heals a little but if you get Executioner's calling he just doesn't, the trade goes = passive, barrel, passive, auto, Q, and if he goes in again after a while you should probably kill him.”

GOLD GANGPLANK GUIDE ALL MATCHUPS (NOT ALL MID YET) by Dorom | Gangplank Player

Nerkas says “The most boring lane ever. He will outheal everyone in the late game, just like Mundo. Both of you don't have kill pressure on lane, tho”

Swain, The Ultimate Teamfight Carry in 9.19 by Nerkas | Diamond Swain Player

pioj12 says “This is just a ez lane if you want to kill him you could bring the Blade Of The Ruined king runes to abuse him but overall he doesn't have a lot of kill pressure on you”

Gnar TOP [11.8] by pioj12 | Gnar Player

gladiatorrr4 says “Take care on his Saplings in bushes. Try to poke him in early. Safe up your E for his W-dash.”

Diamond Quinn Guide Season 11 (11.6) by gladiatorrr4 | Diamond Quinn Player

raede says “Maokai's CC and knockback are really annoying for a Volibear but early game if you don't get hit by his little men you win.”

Volibear Top Handbook - How to play every matchup by raede | Volibear Player

Pawn Sacrifice says “Ok; it's not an obvious matchup... Nowadays Maokai it's not a common pick at top lane, but it's a real strong ap/tank that can be a pain to kill. Like Malphite and other tanks, he will play for his team, looking for good team fights to win the game. Again, be smart and help your team so he won't be able to give advantage to other lanes.”

Urgot Guide. "i am... an idea!" by Pawn Sacrifice | Urgot Player

Alekra says “He does not have any kill pressure but you do because of your ult. Keep away from bushes and W his CC. Black Cleaver first is good here.”

Season 11 Toplane Garen Guide [Basics included] by Alekra | Diamond Garen Player

HoesBeforeBros69 says “As one might think, a dull weapon like the hammer is not the optimal way to fight a tree. As a more learned academic as myself I do know that trees are mostly harmles creatures. While being harmless they also are really cruel and bloodthirsty creatures. Mostly their thirst for blood is satisfyed by the nourishment dead bodies provide. When angered however, they are no diffrent from a pack of ravenous wolves rampaging. Also they hunt in packs.”

Warcrime Poppy by HoesBeforeBros69 | Poppy Player

Erenando says “Stack. Tree is falling sooner or later. You won't really kill him, but he will also not be able to kill you once you got spirit visage. Once again feel blessed Summoner.”

OnePunchDog by Erenando | Diamond Nasus Player

GrGamingTeo says “Not a threat to Darius top lane. Don't even worry.”

Dunk Galore/Top/S.11 by GrGamingTeo | Darius Player

Drumastermunch says “He has good sustain, but you still can get an early kill if you play it smart. Anyway, at 1 item you win.”

[11.6] Steroid Pantheon s11 Top / Jungle by Drumastermunch | Pantheon Player

SpyDaFX says “Annoying, stay away from bushes, look for an all in before level 6. your conqueror gives you alot of advantage against him so play around it. go Conqueror”

[11.5] Absolute 1v9 Carry Renekton Top/Mid Complete Guide by SpyDaFX | Diamond Renekton Player

Ravenborne says “Ever since the Bami change and the Mana increase on Darius, it is really hard to kill him. He is way too tanky and you are forced to go Trinity Force in order to keep trading because you run out of Mana quicker. Black Cleaver does not really work here as you will run out of Mana too quickly during Lane Phase, but it'll be good out of Laning Phase. Do not stand close to tower as he can Q you into tower and then R for a easy kill. You can also get easily ganked so watch out for that. I'd say just keep pressure on him so he can't TP gank and play for farm.”

[11.5] Ravenborn's Darius Guide by Ravenborne | Diamond Darius Player

DoubleQ says “Easy matchup. He mainly builds tank so he won't deal that much damage to you.”

Nasus In-Depth Guide (Season 11) by DoubleQ | Nasus Player

Bear24 says “He can out sustain you at lvl 7. you can kill him before and at 6. he gets quite tanky. ult his ult. ”

Fat Bear by Bear24 | Diamond Volibear Player

MarkFromSingedMains says “Singed really struggles with killing Maokai, as do all champions. If you fling him he'll just W Q you and win the trade, he has super high sustain so whittling him down isn't an option, his R allows him to be relevant in teamfights even if you fling him away from your team. Your W cancels his W.”

Mark's Guide to Singed: Discontinued by MarkFromSingedMains | Diamond Singed Player

ModelitoTime says “Very tanky and annoying aswell, just poke at Maokai and wait for him to engage on to you. Buy an early Executioners Calling because he heals alot from his passive.”

Master Urgod Build by ModelitoTime | Urgot Player

kingchas2 says “Maokai doesn't have too much kill pressure on your early, but he can continually W on to you and just be annoying. Farm up and wait for teamfights and you will be much more useful.”

AD Kayle Carry Guide by kingchas2 | Kayle Player

bolun says “he is strong at laning. Try to draw while laning because why don't have a chance to dominate the lane.”

Pantheon Guide by bolun by bolun | Pantheon Player

xxskipskipxx says “Try to dodge his Q by dashing to the sides! He sustains more than you can harm him try to farm and shove the wave and look for roams!”

(Ex-Dia)Riven Top 11.3 GUIDE [Matchups incl.] Still testing! by xxskipskipxx | Diamond Riven Player

ineptpineapple says “Easy peasy he does little dmg and is bad early game and is melee everything you need to be successful.”

Agro Lissandra top lane S11 by ineptpineapple | Lissandra Player

lulw says “Best duelist world - Me and Whazh. He can w your nado and interupt your e with it. Hes pretty strong but in teamfights save your W for his R engage. ”

A SEASON 11 YASUO GUIDE (+Matchups) by lulw | Diamond Yasuo Player

ZakNotKyle says “Maokai is a dodge. Your only hope is to play under tower at all costs.”

Kennenenenen Patch 11.3 Top Guide by ZakNotKyle | Kennen Player

NoFriendsPlayLoL says “He can out sustain you, disengage off you, not fight you, and kill you once he has sunfire. Really boring lane.”

Can't Quench the Kench (Gold & Below) by NoFriendsPlayLoL | Tahm Kench Player

TioKirb says “It shouldn't be hard, it even gets easier after you get an Oblivion Orb.”

Toplane Lillia | They can't kill you if they can't catch you by TioKirb | Diamond Lillia Player

Raideru says “Very hard to kill a good Maokai, the only way u can kill him if he wastes his q and the second he does that just engage him with jump and run him down and repeat process.”

[11.2] Current Best Jax / Raider's Jax guide by Raideru | Diamond Jax Player

LeSocair says “Just abuse the Klepto on him and do the same as with Malphite. If you W his stun correctly, you'll get easy trades off of him.”

The Ultimate Masters Gangplank Guide and His Mythics [S11] ( by LeSocair | Diamond Gangplank Player

sauronkaiser says “Maybe you will be able to take him down with an all-in at lvl 3-4. After that it will be nearly impossible to kill him. Just ignore him as his damage is also very low. He is pretty much a threat in teamfights, not in 1v1.”

Yorick ´s most complete guide (in toplane) updated to S11 by sauronkaiser | Diamond Yorick Player

RedNBlue says “You can kite him as long as you don't get rooted & stunned too much.”

Actual Lucian Top Build[Updated][Best Lucian Top Build Ever] by RedNBlue | Diamond Lucian Player

Ramixx says “You cant really kill each other cause you both will be too tanky and lack the damage to kill each other.”

[11.20] Rammus | Top/Jungle by Ramixx | Rammus Player

EU_Toxicity says “One of the easiest tanks to deal with, just stay away from bushes and he'll never outdamage you as long as you can stick to him. Save your CC for after he uses his Q knockback and pull him back in. He can use his W to dodge your Q although in a 1v1 he should still not have enough damage to kill you. He has great gank setup though so be very wary of jungle ganks.”

[11.2] Darius OTP guide by Toxicity *BUILD AND MATCHUPS DON by EU_Toxicity | Darius Player

iZeal says “Run him down, only use your Q once you have a couple of bleed stacks on him already or else he will W to avoid it. W or E his Q so he can't disengage. Be wary of ganks as this is pretty much the only way for Mao to "win" this lane. His teamfight impact is huge however, so hope that your botlane did not int. DBlade, Mercs/Phage”

[Patch 11.1] iZeal's Darius compendium by iZeal | Diamond Darius Player

DarkNavarre says “Can punish him fairly easily. Just be aware of where he puts his saplings and you should be fine. Don't step too close for his twisted advance and abuse your range advantage.”

[11.1] Off-Tank Xayah Top Lane Guide by DarkNavarre | Diamond Xayah Player

NoxianBlood says “Maokai is a sustained tank but you can easily out trade him every time just get some magic resist, and stun him with few knock-ups and don't make him root you and Q you, he can interrupt your channel, and watch out for late game he will incredibly out sustain you but overall Maokai doesn't really pare well against Sion, so if you play this correctly you should win.”

Sion Guide by NoxianBlood | Diamond Sion Player

UnMaskedDeity says “Maokai has very dangerous poke especially when your aren't tanky yet. Try to poke at him and you can start to go after him after you get your R.”

Tayn - Tank Kayn by UnMaskedDeity | Kayn Player

byThiagus says “Lo mismo que malphite pero no tiene escape, mas facil de ganarle. SI no te feedeas en este match darius no es tu champ.”

Darius guia español s11 LOW ELO by byThiagus | Darius Player

Stijnzxz says “The brother of Malphite lol but he is ok to deal with keep hes passive in mind and u should be fine.”

Toplane Sett the BeastBoy | build S10 Patch 10.21 by Stijnzxz | Sett Player

Shinozuka says “Hes just a tank. You wont be doing any meaningful damage, instead just getting beat in trades due to aftershock or grasp,”

Diamond Pantheon tips for mastery by Shinozuka | Pantheon Player

Leukasdf says “You destroy early game but he can be a problem in team fights. Try not to push up too hard or else he'll bring you under tower and maybe a jungler will appear out of nowhere.”

An Aatrox guide for a bronze 4 kid by Leukasdf | Aatrox Player

AWierdShoe says “Position your blade, make 1-2 empowered Q auto’s and apply your grasp whenever it’s up, and back out, and repeat. You’re simply so much stronger all early levels than he is, abuse it to the max with short trades. The only thing you should be careful about is taking longer trades inside a minion wave, since he can lock you down for a long time with W + Q, while healing himself up with the passive. So keep short trading him down for every CS he goes for until he’s low enough for you to all in him. ”

[UPDATED S11] Mastering the Eye of Twilight - A Guide to Pla by AWierdShoe | Shen Player

Scoothare says “You should win this lane. When his little treefriends run at you, just run away. You can easily bait them. Save your shield for his untargatable dash thing.”

[SEASON 11] Ivern Attack Speed onetrick (All matchups) by Scoothare | Ivern Player

TrinityForceYasuo says “Maokai is really annoying for yasuo, he can cancel your Q with his or dodge it with your W which snares you. Try to stay away from the bushes because most likely he will have put 1 or 2 of his E's in there. Early game is the time to try and trade with him to make an all-in possible bit later. If he gets too tanky i would suggest go for a bork it will help you take bad trades and kill him too. Also his R is blockable with your W. Freeze against him because he is a tank and he ain't gonna win extended trades.”

Grandmaster TriForceYas Build Top Lane Preseason11 Patch 10. by TrinityForceYasuo | Yasuo Player

StrikeX114 says “Maokai's threat is primarily through his Twisted Advance (W) and his ultimate due to the engage potential they provide. Flash when necessary to avoid being set up.”

[Defunct, with Explanation] An In-Depth Guide for How To Pla by StrikeX114 | Diamond Yuumi Player

Saarlichenbog says “Maokai's sustain rivals yours but his tankiness is unmatched. He outscales you later and seemingly sticks on you like glue later in the game with the short CD of his W which sets up a sequence of CC which chains you to a single spot and rendering you useless. However, you can absolutely take over the laning phase against him in a 1v1 scenario with his sustain lacking until he gets Spirit Visage. With his early game being his weakest point, taking advantage of his low damage early on allows you to outduel him and possibly stall him off his items until much later on in the game which isn't feasibly reliable for him in the fast paced meta we are currently in. It's a little difficult to play into this matchup later on but it's generally not a one-sided matchup.”

[Patch 10.25b] ~COMPLETE GUIDE for Kalista Top~ [WIP POSTPON by Saarlichenbog | Kalista Player

Captain Dantems says “Pokea ele e toma cuidado com ganks, além de ele ter bastante vida.”

Como ser o próximo Rei do Barril (1.2kk maestria) by Captain Dantems | Diamond Gangplank Player

Klappy says “- Tradeos de Q+Pasiva en early - Ganas los tradeos siempre y cuando no esquive tu Q o tu E con su W - Alejate de los arbustos, si no, tendrá mas daño en su E - Usa tu E cuando salga de su W para seguirlo y continuar un trade - Ten cuidado en apuntar la Q cuando use su W en ti”

Akali TOPLANE GUIA (ESPAÑOL) by Klappy | Akali Player

TheMightyNinja says “Poke him when he tries to last hit minions. Notice that his Q can counter your E if timed correctly. Watchout for ganks since he can pin you down for his jungler.”

TheMightyNinja by TheMightyNinja | Diamond Shen Player

RankOneZesin says “maokai? yeah i know is broken the only think you can do vs him rush ingite and perma trade him early lvls dont let him get a head of you or let him build the sun fire you need to kill him early and after tabis stay on lane farming and push to help your jungler to invate enemy jungler or to kill mid lane or take herald with your jungler”

RENGAR TOP BUILD IS BROKE SEASON 11 by RankOneZesin | Rengar Player

GLP1 says “Kled is very good against tanks for his high damage and because he will always have the free passive because they can't kill him without the mount”

Noxian Outplay GrandMaster's Main Kled 1M - Mastery Points by GLP1 | Kled Player

wolfclaw3812 says “Maokai can shrug off most of your damage, even at the early levels. The amount of healing and CC he has is enough to kill you many times over. On-hit or tank. ”

Every One's a Treasure by wolfclaw3812 | Teemo Player

Buum says “Clash of the titans, he does literally no dmg compared to you.”

S11 Dank Doge Bible [AD/ AP WIP] by Buum | Nasus Player

BluSpy says “Rush Black Cleaver or you will NEVER come close to killing him.”

S11 Matchup Wukong Build Guide by BluSpy | Wukong Player

Raphi0216 says “Rush Executioners Calling. You can't lose trades if you don't get hit by empowered saplings, so play away from the bushes and you win easily.”

Camille Toplane Guide 10.24 by Raphi0216 | Diamond Camille Player

MorganJary says “Boring lane, he will out-trade you in early and in late you can't kill him. If you play safe, he won't be able to do much.”

Big Thanos' Malphite by MorganJary | Malphite Player

daito Okami says “Maokai is a tank that's barely killable because of his passive healing and his overall build path u can pick ignite to try and cheese him early and try to snowball or asking help from your jungler but if it doesn't work just try not to miss farm he cant really kill you either unless he pokes you down too much and try to look for bot tp ”

Masters Top Akali OTP Guide //Not finished// by daito Okami | Diamond Akali Player

Frostyfps says “You can start Q and look to stack passive early to fight him at level 1 or cheese at level 2, you will have no issues in this lane as long as you respect his minion wave and that he sets up ganks really well. It is also extremely hard to dive him if it is post 6 and keep in mind that your character will auto him when he roots you so spam S if you are under his tower (if you have auto attack enabled in your settings). He is hard to fight when he has bramble if you haven’t gotten ahead of him before then so you might need to wait until botrk.”

In depth Irelia guide by Frostyfps | Irelia Player

localroman says “Also managable, get fed off of other champs through ganks and ult assists.”

Turn the tide of team fights: Unkillable Tank & Mobile by localroman | Shen Player

Defensivity1 says “Similair to playing against gankplank, avoid the bushes and avoid trading with him level 3-5. Cpot and Dshield are both fine.”

Defensivity's Yorick Guide S10 by Defensivity1 | Diamond Yorick Player

NaCLBait says “Don't charge your q when he has w or is in range for q. Just farm and outscale him.”

Sion Top Guide by NaCLBait | Diamond Sion Player

Delvoid says “Play aggressive early so hes unable to sustain. Or wait for jungle ganks and all in with your ulti. Buy healing reduction ”

Urgot to be tilted by Delvoid | Urgot Player

OmegaDelta000 says “Just. No. Even if you're Rhaast he can outheal you in the right situation, so get Grievous Wounds and Spirit Visage as soon as possible.”

Top lane Kayn guide [10.23] by OmegaDelta000 | Diamond Kayn Player

Mordekaiserrrrrrr says “Maokai cannot fight you head on, and if he tries, he will lose, the problem arises in how good he is at setting up ganks. His ult can give a massively long root if you aren't careful, and his E can be used for a quick root if just jungler is close. He can then proceed to Q you towards the jungler. ”

Mordekaiser for Dummies by Mordekaiserrrrrrr | Diamond Mordekaiser Player

TangoVallhala says “Should not be too hard, try killing him before 6, poke him, keep your distance from him and bushes. He will rush bramble most likely just like any other tank match up, he heals as well so grab exe, he becomes a problem later.”

SHOW THEM DARKNESS!! AATROX TOP S11 BUILD!! by TangoVallhala | Aatrox Player

Luceris says “Standard Grasp Runes Build CULL Manamune or Black Cleaver Fairly easy lane phase. His hop onto you is 525 range and his Q (displacement) is 600 range. So playing at your max range for the full lane leaves him nothing to do but attempt to farm. Maokai is also SUPER HARD TO KILL as Senna. That is the only reason it is a 50-50 matchup. If you do not farm properly then he will spike harder than you and he will just hop onto you and ult you to death XD You can get loads of stacks in this lane due to his passive healing him, this causes him to feel more comfortable taking poke THUS giving Senna WRAITHS AND GRASP STACKS!!! Manamune is great for scaling but if you dont cs well it stops your first item spike by a huge amount. Going Black Cleaver is a sager option that allows you to stay in your lane and keep maokai there too.”

SENNSATIONAL Season 11 Top Lane Matchup Guide by Luceris | Senna Player

ArmandChad69 says “Really easy to beat in laning phase, and isn't as apparent of a problem with tank items like Malphite and Ornn is. Still hardly advice getting at least Cleaver, but more so both Cleaver and Serylda.”

Aatrox Season 11 Item/Build guide by ArmandChad69 | Aatrox Player

Ga44moker says “On top. Really hard to deal with, go tanky and scale. ”

S11 [ NEW ITEMS ] - RENGOD TOP/JUNGLE DIAMOND ELO by Ga44moker | Rengar Player

Panwiler says “E w mega formie jest dłuższe, przez co ciężko cię złapać, niestety zwykle w inicjujemy za jego pomocą. Więc trzeba robić to rozważnie, patrzeć gdzie są OBIE drużyny. Jeżeli złapiemy tylko 3 z 5 osób a dwie pozostałe robią najwięcej DPS i mogą łatwo uniemożliwić uciecze lepiej poczekać na drużynę albo wiedzieć gdzie jest ta dwójka. ”

gnał by Panwiler | Gnar Player

Tynoxin says “Hard Counter. His passive will render your poke game moot.”

Lilia Top Lane by Tynoxin | Lillia Player

YoungTact says “Rush execs and build MR if their team has more ap. Play around his mana bar when looking for trades because his abilities cost him a lot. Your W doesn't work on his W. Remeber that his Q outranges yours so be cautious. Vid here: https://youtu.be/7Iufudcqj7Y”

[10.22] Tactician's GRANDMASTER Poppy Guide To TOP! (Rank #1 by YoungTact | Diamond Poppy Player

qasddsa says “Remember to not get into melee range and build a Blade of the Ruined King against him. I recommend taking either Press the Attack, Conqueror, or Lethal Tempo.”

[Top/Mid/Support] Transcend Imperfection | Kayle by qasddsa | Diamond Kayle Player

ERNESTSAURUS says “CONQUEROR SETUP - DORANS SHIELD / 3 REJUVENATION BEADS OR CULL + POT = Maokai is one of the easiest matchups for Nasus, remember Nasus was used in WORLDS by Longzhu Gaming as a COUNTERPICK against FNATIC Maokai last pick, Longzhu was able to win the game with a clear Top lane advantage as Nasus was 2/0/0 even . This is one of the most realistic lanes that you can ever have as a tiny threat to Nasus. Maokai simply lacks of Mana sustain and Damage to outpoke Nasus, farm behind your minions and look to predict his Q to reduce his damage and once you get lvl 6 and Sheen he can't stop you unless he has his jungler but with the Conqueror setup, you can pretty much do 1v2's. Later on to the game you should have kills from laning phase and look to either teamfight if the enemy team has little CC, or look to setup a splitpush in case they have a lot of CC. This lane you will only lose it if you are either trolling or you got permaganked.”

[10.22] How to get Gold with Nasus, In Depth - All Matchups by ERNESTSAURUS | Nasus Player

PH45 says “He will sustain a lot in lane but also runs out of mana extremely quick early on. Poke with Q and save your E2 for after he has used his Q. Keep vision up since Maokai has a ton of CC so he can setup ganks quite easily.”

[10.22] PH45's In-depth Guide To Sylas! by PH45 | Diamond Sylas Player

SkellyBirb says “Tanky, Sustain, and Crowd Control. You can poke him and he doesn't have much kill potential, but he isn't easy to kill.”

[10.22] AD Ahri Top! Multiple Builds by SkellyBirb | Diamond Ahri Player

Theknight31 says “Actually maokai is a very good champ he is a tank and he do some damage you need to dont die on your lane and roam for gain an advantage and try to kill all the enemies for being fed and end. Dont be aggressive in lane and dont stay always in the same bush because is e counter you”

[Updated 10.22] Top bruiser/assassin OTP rengar guide by Theknight31 | Diamond Rengar Player

mscocca says “Maokai is going to abuse and get you out of the bushes where you should be staying the most during the laning phase. He's probably the best tank in the game so it will be very hard to win the lane and give your lead from the Top Lane.”

[10.22] The sunshine tastes so good in Top Lane by mscocca | Diamond Ivern Player

SubHuman Filth says “Maokai just presses w and perma cc's you till you're dead. Dont walk near bushes, his saplings will kill you quickly. Get PTA and start Cull. Focus on farm.”

Terrorism Advanced guide + All mathcups. D1 OTP. Subhuman Fi by SubHuman Filth | Diamond Teemo Player

Grayified says “Conqueror or Lethal Tempo Runes and Build. Ignite + Flash. Long sword refillable potion start. The biggest thing about maokai matchup is sticking onto him with his ways of disengaging with his Q. Maokai can actually cancel tryndamere's spin with his Q knockup if he times it correctly, so you need to always look to start trades with an auto attack or wait until he q's minions to look to spin on him. Make sure that if you are doing an extended trade that you move your character in between auto attacks to stay between maokai and his escape path (usually his turret.) Maokai wants to take short trades with you, but Tryndamere wants the long trades. So make sure when you pressure him that you are manipulating your wave so that it is in a position where you have plenty of room to run him down. When you dive a Maokai after getting him low enough, make sure that you save your spin to stick onto him rather then just for damage. Always start a dive off with an auto attack if its possible that way you can save your spin to better stick onto your opponent. In the mid-late game Maokai gets really tanky, but on the splitpush if he is overextended past his turret you can still run him down. Maokai usually won't have enough damage to threaten a 1v1 solo kill against tryndamere. If you cannot dive maokai, use your mobility to outrotate him and look for spots to flank his team after pushing him in.”

Play Tryndamere like foggedftw2 | Updated for Season 11, mor by Grayified | Diamond Tryndamere Player

I Am Goliath says “Another favored matchup for you atleast in lane just because your W and poking abilites are so good against tanks and champions that can't get to you, the only thing Maokai can do to get onto you is W which then you can just E away and keep on kiting him.”

GoliathGames' Master guide to Gnar by I Am Goliath | Diamond Gnar Player

Nabura says “Only way he ever gets anything done is if he calls for ganks constantly, be careful to not take free poke as losing this matchup should be embarrassing.”

Mid/Top Kayle Guide Season 10 by Nabura by Nabura | Kayle Player

STIERNACKENTYP says “This Matchup is usually ok since u can freefarm. If he plays well with his jungler, you will have a tough lane since they can always dive u for free.”

Cometplank is dead, will update @preseason by STIERNACKENTYP | Diamond Gangplank Player

EntxRecoil says “Conqueror or Lethal Tempo Runes and Build. Ignite + Flash. Long sword refillable potion start. The biggest thing about maokai matchup is sticking onto him with his ways of disengaging with his Q. Maokai can actually cancel tryndamere's spin with his Q knockup if he times it correctly, so you need to always look to start trades with an auto attack or wait until he q's minions to look to spin on him. Make sure that if you are doing an extended trade that you move your character in between auto attacks to stay between maokai and his escape path (usually his turret.) Maokai wants to take short trades with you, but Tryndamere wants the long trades. So make sure when you pressure him that you are manipulating your wave so that it is in a position where you have plenty of room to run him down. When you dive a Maokai after getting him low enough, make sure that you save your spin to stick onto him rather then just for damage. Always start a dive off with an auto attack if its possible that way you can save your spin to better stick onto your opponent. In the mid-late game Maokai gets really tanky, but on the splitpush if he is overextended past his turret you can still run him down. Maokai usually won't have enough damage to threaten a 1v1 solo kill against tryndamere. If you cannot dive maokai, use your mobility to outrotate him and look for spots to flank his team after pushing him in.”

FoggedFTW2 Tryndamere Guide by EntxRecoil | Tryndamere Player

Darrkescru says “Runa : Grasp ou Aery Abuse muito lvl 1 , 2 pokea ele grátis que ele não consegue responder se ele ir pra cima Ignite antes de ele usar a passiva e se curar Rushar : Nashor ou Liandry's”

Teemo de ignite (Gm) PT-BR by Darrkescru | Teemo Player

Swaim says “his hard cc can stop your q animations and lock you down so you wont be able to reposition and his tankiness and team fight pressence is also worth mentioning ”

Aatrox, S10 guide that ''Offers you,Victory by Swaim | Aatrox Player

ZergDood says “You'll rarely kill him, so farm AND poke. Rush executioner's blade and get some good trades against him, try to force him out of lane, because he'll outscale with or without the gold. Remember, he HEALS, so he'll out-trade you. Try poking! Don't enter bushes, respect his dash thing, your W does NOT stop it.”

Zerg's Poppy Guide to Become the Hero You Didn't Know You Ar by ZergDood | Poppy Player

9CH Leviathan says “such a boring matchup, he cant kill you, but the same for GP, so just focus on farm”

Gangplank by rank 7 otp by 9CH Leviathan | Gangplank Player

qazx1427 says “This is one of the cases where Liandry's can be nice. His saplings can kill your ghouls quite easily, and it's very, very hard to kill him regardless. While he doesn't have much kill pressure on you, you don't have any on him. Just chill and wait until Trinity Force.”

A Comprehensive Guide to Yorick by qazx1427 | Yorick Player

HIGH TEST TOP88 says “Nuclear bomb for enemy backline, weark earlygame and doesnt really armorstack as well as ornn or malphite. Use your W only if he cant W you to dodge it and its ez. Buy executioners eventually. Take MR.”

HIGH TEST TOP88 SETT GUIDE 10.20 by HIGH TEST TOP88 | Diamond Sett Player

Twist21 says “In this matchup you need to go blackcleaver and bork.Do not walk into the toplane bushes so you avoid his e and you should win.”

[PATCH 10.18] TWISTGOD's TOPLANE JAX GUIDE by Twist21 | Diamond Jax Player

wallobear53 says “Maokai will plant his E saplings in the lane brushes and the river brushes both as a way to provide vision as well as allow him to avoid gank due to the E slow. Be careful about them and let your Jungler know about their location beforehand. Maokai can tank up a lot of damage and then heal it back up with his Passive. Rely on your Auto-Attacks for damage and make sure you go for short trades and don’t give him enough time to heal a lot of health with his Passive. After his first back, take a good look at which item he has taken as it can allow him to win extended skirmishes with ease. If he all-ins you, CC him immediately and then back off after landing whatever amount of return damage which you can possibly land. ”

[10.18] The TOXIC Doctor | a Diamond Dr Mundo Guide by wallobear53 | Dr. Mundo Player

ImVoxxX says “this champ tank alot of damage after the first 2 or 3 items, so bully him on the early game and try not to be ganked”

Teemo Top Guide by an OTP teemo [S10] by ImVoxxX | Diamond Teemo Player

ShiningShen says “Posiada duży sustain ale nie jest w stanie cię zabić jeśli zagrasz poprawnie.”

Shen poradnik po polsku (Shen quide polish version) GOLD/PLA by ShiningShen | Shen Player

ClanBlade says “In theory he should counter you as his W makes you hard to Q him but his early game is garbage as he need items to scale and suffers from mana problems, abuse this to win the early game but beware, he outscales you hard. ”

The definitive Aatrox guide by an Aatrox main by ClanBlade | Aatrox Player

Fiora Pogjet says “Maokai doesnt have much damage and in the early game you can outtrade him very easy. You can predict his Q with prarry which isn't that hard but you can also prarry his W if he goes for a trade which should be easy. At lvl 6 u have more pressure on him and can kill him easily.”

[S.10] Fiora Toplane Guide - FioraPogjet by Fiora Pogjet | Fiora Player

Ashookaa says “dont et him get on u just poke poke and push lane but over ward ward riven and bushes and enemy red or blue”

♥|Lillia Top|♥ Look who's blooming now! by Ashookaa | Lillia Player

NullPC says “Annoying unkillable tree that will make supression look like soft cc. Overall his sustanin makes your poke negligable and is super tanky, watch out for ganks and only go for all ins when hes low on mana”

A comprehensive guide to Urgot top by NullPC | Urgot Player

Kujis says “U need to snowball this lane early because he will just outscale you. If u cant kill him just buy tiamat, push lane and roam other lanes.”

Climb Diamond with Renekton easily by Kujis | Renekton Player

ModxLoL says “Despite what every other low elo Riven main claims, Riven actually beats Maokai in lane when played correctly. The most important thing is to not get knocked back by his Q when you're trading with him WHILE YOUR SHIELD IS NOT UP. His Q and W are what you have to watch out for in this matchup. It's why W into 3rd Q is a really important combo in this matchup. If you don't 3rd Q immediately after your W, then he can use either his W to cancel the damage and knock up(which means another auto) of your 3rd Q, or he can knock you out of your animation with Q and disengage.”

Modx's Super Omega Giga Chad Riven Guide by ModxLoL | Riven Player

E_IS_POWER says “Minor: There is little kill pressure from the opponent in this lane. More information found below.”

[Season 10] CrazyWolf's Fiora Guide 10.16 by E_IS_POWER | Fiora Player

Dantheman81 says “Maokai isn't too difficult to lane against. He has to get close to you to attack and his saplings got nerfed so don't do nearly as much damage. He will eventually become extremely tanky and have an unreasonable amount of cc so if you get ahead don't get cocky.”

How to carry with Yorick in Season 10 (He Broke) by Dantheman81 | Yorick Player

Xplor says “I played a few times against Maokai on top lane as Yorick and probably is one of the easiest games. As Yorick, you should never have a problem to take him down, but don't go under his turret as he can root you in place and you will easily die then.”

Yorick INSANE Carry TOP Lane FULL IN-DEPTH GUIDE, Season 10, by Xplor | Yorick Player

Darrkescru says “Eu geralmente uso colheita contra ele, builda ap normal sempre puna ele dando AA + Q e tenta ao maximo desviar do Q dele, de forma geral e uma lane facil pois ele não tem dano pra te matar e vai buildar tank, pusha a wave rapido e tenta ajudar seu jg se ele ficar jogando safe”

Teemo apenas basico. (PT-BR) by Darrkescru | Teemo Player

SpedIsOn says “Annoying Tanks but you can win fights, be wary of jglers”

Sett The Boss by SpedIsOn | Diamond Sett Player

Angela du Seithr says “Malgré l'énorme puissance de Maokai ces derniers temps et sa tenue de lane extrêmement puissante, il souffre de sa haute base de points de vie face à Lillia. Certes il favorise les ganks, mais il n'a que très peu de chances de pouvoir gagner un 1v1 si vous vous positionnez correctement, même une fois le Casque Adptatif complété.”

[10.15] Lillia on the Top Lane [FR] by Angela du Seithr | Lillia Player

Alzeidx says “He struggles to trade with you at level 3 and for the rest of the game you should be able to press your dominance. Shove lanes because he is really bad under tower.”

✔️ [10.13] EUW Diamond Renekton Ultimate Top / Alzeidx by Alzeidx | Renekton Player

Crixaliz says “Don't get poked by his saplings and you can easy farm up.”

[Toplane Leona] Pen or sword? Doesn't matter, sun rules all! by Crixaliz | Diamond Leona Player

Delvoid says “Hes a tree set him on fire.. if only it was that simple. Rush morelo and punish him early game. He has alot of CC and healing be careful of this and ensure you have the correct vision”

Flame Spitter by Delvoid | Rumble Player

iTzToniOP says “Same as Malphite, maybe theres a chance of killing him before he gets his first tanky item.”

[10.14] iTzToniOP's reworked Volibear guide. #15 Volibear EU by iTzToniOP | Diamond Volibear Player

ForOrion says “The Tree is a force of nature a shark can't really compete with. Early is possible, but overall just dont get into this matchup without understanding you'll be in the dirt under your tower if he gets ahead. His early is somewhat strong, but your damage can out trade enough to secure a execute once you reach 6.”

Shark 悪魔 of the Rift by ForOrion | Diamond Pyke Player

MateuszNH says “Skill matchup in his favour. On highest elo he is almost unbeatable for you but without as much pressure to deny your CS as extreme thread champs, In lower ones you can all in him lvls 1-3 and you should be fine after 6 if he doesn't stack too much armour or buy black cleaver (don't do it if no one else is tanky though). Avoid trades in lvls 4-5, his Q is too strong punishment. Try to jump on him with E everytime he uses Q, otherwise he can use it to disengage(if he doesn't just melt him and it's free game), try to bait him away from bushes and do get yourself cheesed into them by his Q. Keep good vision because he set up ganks extremely good. Buy executioner”

[10.14]Monkey king high elo ultimate guide ( IN PROGRESS) by MateuszNH | Diamond Wukong Player

ACE4291 says “cant do much to you. bully him without taking alot of aggro from minions. ”

(10.13) The Kench Guide to Try out! by ACE4291 | Tahm Kench Player

report singed ty says “Boring lane because you're never going to kill him and he's never going to kill you. You can just proxy farm laning phase and neither of you are going to come out on top unless he's bad. I marked it as easy because as long as you don't try anything stupid you won't lose.”

The Extensive Singed Bible (REMAKING) by report singed ty | Singed Player

Sq_09 says “Yery tanky. Kitable in lane but be careful of his W. Can't solokill him in later laning. Kiteable in lategame. ”

Ashe toplane, the slowing menace (Fun build) by Sq_09 | Diamond Ashe Player

WatchersGrim says “Mao is a great tank jungler with lots of cc, though can not withstand a lot of dps as he doesnt have high burst to boot in his kit. So take action on cd's and fight him with items.”

=WG= Demon Incognito (Tryndamere) [Old Guide Still Viable] by WatchersGrim | Tryndamere Player

SabinX says “Wukong pressed E, he presses Q. Wukong gets damaged, Maokai flexes lvl 5.”

Wukong TopLane - Armor Reduction Build & Guide by SabinX | Diamond Wukong Player

Kingarthur720 says “maokai isnt too big of a threat as are most tanks but he does have the cc in his kit to make your life miserable if you arent careful. Hes more of a MR tank than armour but can easily transition into armour if necesary. Build LDR and BC after RFC and PD. Yuoll be able to kill him easier that way”

dead man walking - An in depth guide to graves top and jung by Kingarthur720 | Graves Player

VIP Titan says “Honestly, with you maxing E first than Q. Maokai is no threats at all and just waited to be killed in lane. Only things to remember is to dodge his Q and thats the only burst and don't stand to close. You rather let it slow you than knocks up for one second. ”

[TOP] THE ONLY OLAF GUIDE YOU NEED [GET READY FOR 10.12] MAX by VIP Titan | Olaf Player

Shoqi says “Contra Maokai é apenas quem consegue ficar com mais CS na frente, sempre economizando Mana e setando Gank pro próprio JG. Caso não faço burrada, é tranquilo.”

ORNN Bonecão TOP (Sou só um player que fez isso, não sou by Shoqi | Ornn Player

HIGH TEST TOP88 says “DOES NOTHING EARLY, SUCKS IF YOU GET BEHIND BUT YOU SHOULDNT FALL BEHIND CAUSE HES MAOKAI, JUST PUNCH HIM TO DEATH AND HE DIES”

HIGH TEST SETT GUIDE by HIGH TEST TOP88 | Diamond Sett Player

ShaharKarisi says “Maokai's CC capabilities counter Shyvana's kit but with Legend: Tenacity and the help of a jungler early on you can turn the odds.”

Shyvana Top Lane Guide, And How To Dominate Low-Mid Elo by ShaharKarisi | Shyvana Player

Subject3 says “just build wits end and you should be able to deal with him super easily.”

Tahm Kench Top / Bait and Kill by Subject3 | Tahm Kench Player

Vodka4Gaben says “You have too much healing, just rush black cleaver and he will never kill you.”

[10.11] ILLAOI S10 GUIDE - THE QUEEN OF TOP LANE by Vodka4Gaben | Illaoi Player

Discord Rengar Mains says “You can't kill him, he can't kill you, but he scales pretty well and his CC is kind of nuts. He can set up ganks decently well too, and if you are not careful he can whittle you down without you even noticing. He is also kind of annoying because of his empowered E on bushes, which means that you might eat free (if not crippling) poke for trying to abuse your strengths. That's not to say lane is hopeless however; far from it. You can deal with him easily at levels 3-5 and if you get a kill or two he will never be able to do anything to you on his own. The only real problem is that, if the lane goes even, he will just facetank everything you have because of armor and his passive, which means that trying to kill him on your own is a complete waste of each other's time. To try and get a lead, get charges early, begin poking him down, and at levels 2 to 3 you can try to go for the kill if he is around 50% HP and you have ignite. You can save up W for his Q damage, it will reduce most of it without issue and if he isn't careful he will run out of mana fast trying to bring you down. BotRK + BC makes this matchup considerably easier, if only because you will hurt him enough to reconsider (if he didn't get bramble vest, ofc). Ignite and TP are both valid options, but don't get the former if you think you won't be able to kill him for whatever reason early game. Conqueror is the way to go, it just allows you to fight him at any time without issue.”

Rengar Mains Community Guide ft. ScrubNoob, CallMeExiled, P1 by Discord Rengar Mains | Rengar Player

CounterBlad3 says “No threat in lane, but will be more useful than you in teamfights if you aren't ahead ”

Top Lane Domination with Darius [10.10] by CounterBlad3 | Diamond Darius Player

Itreallyhim says “Read Mundo. Boring lane, You probably won't kill him, Just ignore him and farm. If hes on your carry, Reverse rake him away.”

itreallyhim's Mordekaiser Guide! [100% Matchups] by Itreallyhim | Mordekaiser Player

Rivenetto says “Make sure you get executioners in laning phase.Dont go into bushes and dont fight him after level 3,try to get level 6 first and all in him.After that u cant really kill him,similar to Ornn matchup.Use ur wave clear advantage and roam on other lanes.”

Riven is counter to next adc buffs by Rivenetto | Riven Player

LycheeMochigome says “walking sandbag, just q and outtrade when he tries to cs”

Skaarl Champion Guide, (and his mount Kled) by LycheeMochigome | Kled Player

The Ryann Kingg says “Tanks do really badly against Conqueror Shyvanna, they just don't have the damage to beat your sustain. So you should be able to beat Maokai no problem. ”

TOP Shyvanna Korean Build(Conqueror) by The Ryann Kingg | Shyvana Player

Asoreth says “Shen is bad against ability casters, Maokai is one. Play passively, look for plays you can do with your ultimate around the map.”

Shen, Eye of Twilight - How to DESTROY Top/Bot! by Asoreth | Diamond Shen Player

AkaiAsura says “Like Malphite, Maokai isn't really trouble in lane, but in the same way, if you can't manage the lane, he can beat you during trades because of his healing.”

[10.9] Gangplank "Got every angle covered." by AkaiAsura | Gangplank Player

Anyerlaw says “Match up difícil, tankea se cura y encima te estará pokeando con los pimpoyos. Curate con tu pasiva y farmea.”

Guia en Español de Fiora OTP (Season 10) by Anyerlaw | Fiora Player

Cats4lyfe123 says “Maokai is very tanky and has a lot of sustain. He can chase after you very easily and still do a lot of damage to you if you W. Keep your distance and ask for ganks.”

AP Bruiser Akali Top by Cats4lyfe123 | Diamond Akali Player

HDlucky says “Try to avoid fighting against him near bushes because is e gets impowerd when it thrown in the bush.”

Kled Build S10 Top. [Patch 10.9] 54% Dmg Reduction?!? by HDlucky | Kled Player

hephephepeEPEPE says “Take conqueror and you can all in him this is very boring lane since you cant kill him after his second back neither he can kill you so basically jungler wins this matchup”

Epic Singed Guide by hephephepeEPEPE | Singed Player

AkenoSenpai says “Maokai isn't really able to fight Irelia as she out dpses him and also has the sustain to heal throught maokai's poke. There is not much to say about this match up really.”

S10 Irelia guide by AkenoSenpai | Irelia Player

lugzinho says “The invulnerabilty is kinda cancerous but he can still get pulled by your Q while on his W The Grievous Wounds buff also made this matchup better since he doesn't get much healing from his passive. If it gets too tanky to the point he wins fights, just push the leane and look for roams with your R or TP (if you brought it)”

HOW TO CORRECTLY STAB TRESPASSERS! by lugzinho | Kled Player

Thr3shPrinc3 says “You should be able to win this lane since you can out sustain him during the laning phase and poke him out of lane. Be careful for ganks and pushing up too far as his CC can kill you when paired with a jungler. Don't try to flay him when he uses his W as it makes him untargetable and you will just waste your mana and cooldown. Late game he will be very tanky so you are probably not going to be able to kill him late game so just focus on squishier targets and stick to your team.”

Thresh Top : How To Play, How to Win!!! by Thr3shPrinc3 | Thresh Player

6MillionBreads says “He doesn't really have kill pressure on you at any point, you can't kill him either because of his passive and Grasp sustain. Just focus on efficient farming and wait for ganks or just roam. You outclass him in teamfights imo”

Zac, The Globular God (Off-Meta Top/Support guide) by 6MillionBreads | Zac Player

Braddik says “Small window pre-6 where you can maybe kill him if he has zero tank items. His cc however is super annoying you'll never catch him, and his life steal keeps him healthy. ”

ULTIMATE JAX TURBO 1V9 HYPERCARRY GUIDE by Braddik | Diamond Jax Player

Pedrokis says “Não é um tank tão chato de se jogar contra que nem o Malphite. / O maior problema dele é a cura; recomendo buildar Chamado do Carrasco e Cutelo Negro de first e tomar cuidado com os ganks do jungler inimigo, visto que o Maokai tem um tanto bom de CC.”

Aatrox Brabo do Pedrokis by Pedrokis | Aatrox Player

The Lost Drawing says “Muy molesto pero matable. Aplica la mima que a Garen y a Kled”

Poppy la Carry by The Lost Drawing | Diamond Poppy Player

Joaking says “He seems easy, but he's really strong. Don't underestimate maokai. Long trades are better against him.”

Ultimate Riven guide: How to climb elo by Joaking | Diamond Riven Player

TheBiskoppen says “Like all other tanks Maokai will out scale, get a exe or bramble west early and you should be able to duel him till around level 13.”

Crazy Crocman (Low Elo Match ups get gold+ ez pz) by TheBiskoppen | Renekton Player

TheRevenantsHand says “Besides the fact he refuses to die, Maokai isn't to be that scared of. That out of the way, don't just let your guard down against this tree. He'll do quite some damage early, and will heal a lot. To kill him better, Cut Down should defeat him good. Morellonomicon and Liandry's should end him. Ult him only after he ults.”

[10.6] Mordekaiser lane bully *Crush and Enthrall* IN DEPTH by TheRevenantsHand | Mordekaiser Player

ChocoChurro says “He can not disengage as easy as Zac, but can interrupt your Q + AA + W combo by CC'ing you, and he has a lot of sustain.”

Tahm Kench vs the World by ChocoChurro | Tahm Kench Player

ozmankaan says “Another unkillable, bt he cant kill u too. just farm calmly till 6 n get BC as soon as possible, he is doable then, he is easy to trade against just hard to kill coz too tanky, u will win lane easy.”

The Almighty Urgot by ozmankaan | Diamond Urgot Player

Split King says “You probably won't kill him if he just stacks tank stats, but he really can't kill you either in 1v1's. Maokai can, however, lock you down, and will often do so combined with a gank. This matchup is mostly about avoiding ganks. ”

Split King: Control Mage Teemo by Split King | Diamond Teemo Player

feederfromelohell says “Don't even need Lumberjack. If you still lost to him refund the champion.”

The Strategically Minded Sion AKA Reddits Inting Sion by feederfromelohell | Sion Player

Big Belly Bop says “You will need to keep away from bushes and get wards out ASAP. Maokai doesn't have lots of damage in his kit but he does have CC, which is a jungler's favorite thing. People love to camp this ol' guy due to his Slow, Root, Snare, Knockup, etc. Poke him early on and be ready to have a tent set up! Flash + TP, Corrupting Potion, Sustain rune page. You can trade out Bloodline for Tenacity if you prefer.”

[10.3] Only Senna Top's TOP LANE Senna IN DEPTH GUIDE by Big Belly Bop | Diamond Senna Player

ExfIamed says “So basically our "juggernaut" ( juggernauts are suppose to beat tanks btw) gets one shotted by maokai at pretty much every stage of the game regardless of how far behind he is and how ahead you are, but you can in laning phase once you get cleaver and executioners MAYBE beat him in a fight. Pack a lunch though cause you'll be at it for a couple days.”

ExflamedMMask's Indepth Climbing Guide for Garen in S10 by ExfIamed | Garen Player

9690 says “Very easy lane. Cannot trade with us at any point in the game.”

Mordekaiser [V10.4] Speed (Movement Speed + Attackspeed) by 9690 | Diamond Mordekaiser Player

Loevely says “I see this champ so little that I honestly have no clue how good he is. Conq / Fleet / Grasp and beat his ass. Get grievous wounds early to stop his healing. ”

(10.3) In-Depth Rengar Top Guide by Loevely | Diamond Rengar Player

ENX Kai says “Troll pick SEASON 10, welcome to the deforestation.”

UPDATED! 10.3 DARIUS GUIDE FOR BEGINNER by ENX Kai | Darius Player

oscarlotus says “Your worst matchup by far. If he lands his W on you once you will 100% lose the trade no matter the level. He even wins over you early game by that point you know its a losing matchup.”

The most Annoying Teemo Builds possible :) by oscarlotus | Teemo Player

mightydylan101 says “Maokai is a rarely seen champ but he is more now then the past few months. Be sure to just outfarm and outscale him because if you get caught too close he can combo you and easily dominate lane if you dont stay back.”

[10.1] Top Low Elo Stomper by mightydylan101 | Teemo Player

ProgettoYorick says “I have practically no more than 2 games against maokai, but I can tell you that its damage is zero against you want, in this case you will be the bullies of corisa OTP tip: prioritize the farm, don't waste resources hitting it.”

How to counter the champions with yorick by ProgettoYorick by ProgettoYorick | Yorick Player

AlienMV says “While by himself he is not threatening, he has significant CC for ganks. Be sure to ward up and be wary if he starts running towards you.”

Kayle I Guess by AlienMV | Kayle Player

Mr. Nyahr says “Don't let him root you and combo, and be mindful of where he throws saplings.”

[9.23] By Wing and Blade - Kayle Top Guide by Mr. Nyahr | Kayle Player

picklehater77 says “Once he gets his hands on his first health item, you won't be killing him, just play safe, farm up, roam when you can. ”

(INCOMPLETE) [9.23] Pantheon, the Unbreakable Toplaner [Guid by picklehater77 | Pantheon Player

Bajnok says “Don't get near bushes. Simply farm lane. Try to poke him and get him in the early. Take teleport in this case or ignite if you are sure about you gonna kill him during the early game.”

[9.23] The Unstoppable Spear (Not finished) by Bajnok | Pantheon Player

ChrisPs says “After the recent patch he has become a braindead spammer to be honest , try to play safe and ask for help if needed .”

Orn Guide Top/Support by ChrisPs | Ornn Player

Atlascrower says “Maokai can reset you poke with his Passive, has tons of cc, but early mana-problems. Its not difficult for you to get into the Game, but you cant kill him. Be aware of Ganks, His CC is enough for you.”

Oh Captain my Captain! by Atlascrower | Diamond Gangplank Player

Pacal Votan says “He has a good sustain and a nice combo, but its not enough to kill you. just ignore him and farm.”

[9.21] Nasus The Chase One by Pacal Votan | Nasus Player

Guantecillo says “Mucho CC pero carece de daño, sólo kiteando puedes ganarle.”

Guía de Teemo en español (En proceso) by Guantecillo | Teemo Player

AsomeSonic says “he's not a mjor threat but prob beats you more than even in lane, just his passive keeps him up on you, your much better after lane in team fights, his w goes through your w”

Poppy, Keeper of the Hammer by AsomeSonic | Poppy Player

SummonedLight says “Can go either way. Most likely you will win though.”

From Toxic to Nuclear A Gold's Guild to Singed. by SummonedLight | Diamond Singed Player

EpicDan01 says “His damage is very low and our cleavers can chunk him for good damage. Try not to dive him as he has good peel and can let the turret kill you for him.”

Dr Mundo Top Guide - Run Them Down + Matchups by EpicDan01 | Dr. Mundo Player

Rhinoface says “You just win at every stage in the game. Morello and you're fine”

400k Mastery Mordekaiser Top/Mid/ADC ALL MATCHUPS by Rhinoface | Mordekaiser Player

Poppu says “He heals alot, strong CC, AP, and tanky-ish. Even match up IMO, play for the team. Disengage him from backline. Stack Grasp as much as you can.”

[Patch 9.19] In-Depth Guide For Poppy Top! by Poppu | Diamond Poppy Player

Petethebossch says “You outscale after 6 but watch for ganks due to his heavy cc. Also gankable”

9.17 Split-push Nasus by Petethebossch | Diamond Nasus Player

Lynboe says “Maokai ne peut pas vous approcher. Et si vous gérez votre vague de sbires correctement il se fera sévèrement punir s'il essaye de farm, le Doran’s shield rendra ses trade insignifiants, les bottes de Mercure sont également très efficaces face à cet Arbre. Essayez de freeze la vague de sbires proche de votre tourelle afin de l’empêcher de faire faire quoi que ce soit. ”

LE GUIDE DU PARFAIT PETIT COMBATTANT by Lynboe | Diamond Darius Player

TheOsKaRoO says “You outscale him with your passive heal, however chasing him is really painful due to his stuns and slows.”

CARNAGE UPON THEM // Plat+ Aatrox Top Tank Hybrid Tactic by TheOsKaRoO | Diamond Aatrox Player

Jnewbringspain says “I hate this guy. His tankiness and sustain is simply too great. He still manages to do damage without any items, so just get out of his way and try your best to farm.”

Top Jax - Fear The Walking Eggplant! by Jnewbringspain | Diamond Jax Player

messketchup says “Similar to Malphite: he has a good engage for ganks and teamfights. His sustain could help him but it should be pretty a straight forward lane.”

[9.16] Strength above all -Darius Guide ★Matchups Included by messketchup | Darius Player

Sonny2o9 says “He doesn't have enough damage to kill you. Be careful as he can dodge your damage with his twisted advance (w). Trade with autos and q until you can one shot him. Free kill if he doesn't have flash. Remember you can Combo through his twisted advance and ultimate to escape a gank or to all in him. ”

[9.16] Sonny2o9's Ultimate Top AD Jarvan IV Guide by Sonny2o9 | Jarvan IV Player

Devitt45 says “Maokai is a tank, and doesn't do enough damage to Garen that he can't heal through his passive. Just farm, you will eventually be able to kill him.”

Crit Master Garen Carry Guide by Devitt45 | Diamond Garen Player

Zestysquid says “You probably won't kill him ever unless he jumps into your boxes early on. If it happens later in the game he'll usually survive even 4+ boxes. His Q can knock back boxes and briefly stun them. Best option in this lane is to push him into tower and try to kill the jungle if they gank.”

The Chad Clown - 1 mil+ Point AP Shaco 1 Trick by Zestysquid | Shaco Player

Prince Afghan says “Maokai will be very difficult to kill but also does next to no damage as you can sustain almost all of it back up. Just focus on warding and not dying to ganks and you will be set.”

The Complete Season 9 Yorick Guide (UPDATED Patch 9.14) by Prince Afghan | Yorick Player

M2 Jizu says “Aunque el Maokai vaya full tanque, comprate resistencia mágica, revisa el equipo enemigo para ver si necesitas las Botas de Mercurio, si ves que las necesitas compralas en el primer back.”

[ESP] Guía profunda: Shen (Sin terminar) by M2 Jizu | Shen Player

Bombabo says “Maokai will most likely play passive and ask for lots of ganks. Don't overcommit on him unless you know you're alone, in which case you can kill him fairly easily.”

The Darkin Chad (WIP) by Bombabo | Diamond Aatrox Player

veroverse says “This guy sucks. CC is your enemy as Urgot, as you can't walk around them to proc passive. Additionally, his W can make him immune to your R.”

Send the enemy toplaner to The Dredge! [9.13] Urgot Top Guid by veroverse | Urgot Player

RainbowNova says “Maokai isn't annoying against Tankmo. If he uses his passive on you while you have Thornmail, the healing will be demolished. His abilities aren't that annoying, they're more cc-based than damage based.”

Iron IV's Guide to Teemo - The Poisonous Chameleon - "A by RainbowNova | Teemo Player

Lil Tidepod says “Maokai is really tanky, and his passive can turn the tides of a lot of fights, as the heal he gets from it is insane, but he really shouldn't be a threat to you without his jungler. He simply doesn't do enough damage. His W makes your Q easily avoidable, as he goes untargetable when he uses it and he'll root you when he gets to you, but good timing will allow you to hit the majority of Q's. ”

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DrMoneybags says “Maokai does pretty solid damage, but after his non-stop nerfs after his rework he's not much of a threat if you play well. He's only as much of a threat as his jungler is, so be sure to ward efficiently against ganks. Cleaver+Mortal Reminder+BotRK will help you fight him when he stacks HP and armor lategame.”

DOMINATION WITH SKAARL TO CLAIM THE RIFT - Kled Carry Guide by DrMoneybags | Diamond Kled Player

Big Boy Matty D says “He pretty much can't kill you unless he has help. You have a few windows to kill him before he gets too tanky, at level 3, 6 and when you complete Trinity Force. Try to engage when he uses abilities to waveclear. If you can't kill him look to push up and roam using your ultimate.”

FULL CLAP MALPHITE by Big Boy Matty D | Malphite Player

Qubert64 says “Longest fight in the history of fights. Run klepto and laugh when neither of you die.”

Shen 9.10 S9 (Chapters Coming Soon) by Qubert64 | Diamond Shen Player

The_CuItivator says “Another tank another win. If he Ws you, he dead. But can easily create ganks for the jg so watch out a bit. ”

The Punisher- Solo Beast Darius by The_CuItivator | Darius Player

Zdenster says “Take Klepto or Conqueror. Rush Merc's Treads, then Sheen.”

Zdenster's Guide to Top Lane ft. Cree [IN-WORK] by Zdenster | Camille Player

TheNinjaRoid says “Can't really kill him early, unless you get ahead. He's fairly tanky, and he as good sustain. Ask for ganks to get kills. Mercury Treads and Sheen and you'll be mostly fine.”

Ultimate Nasus Guide from a Nasus OTP - Patch 9.9 by TheNinjaRoid | Diamond Nasus Player

ElleryTheViking says “Pretty boring match-up. Two tanks bludgeoning it out. He wont ever solo kill you though. Q W E spam can definitely do some work, but with his cc and passive he's pretty hard to actually put down. Best bet is when he overextends post 6 is to ghost ult and all in him. ”

Godlaf in the Top Lane (9.7) by ElleryTheViking | Olaf Player

SynergyXO says “dodge q, watch bushes he throws his Es into. and you can take ignite to stop his healing when all inning him.”

Masters Experience, Tryndamere Build Guide + Top Lane match by SynergyXO | Diamond Tryndamere Player

E61K says “Make sure to keep pressuring him since he has very good sustain in lane. Other than that it's important that you Q him instantly after you pull him otherwise he will just dodge it.”

[9.5] Absolute Domination - A Guide to Darius by E61K | Darius Player

SwiftOblivion says “Strengths: Tanky, Sustain, CC heavy. Weaknesses: Predictable CC, Sustain matched, Out-scaled. There was once a time where Maokai was a menace in the top lane, but now that time has passed. He is a much easier matchup than he once was considering you match him in terms of sustain and He’s a tank and you’re Fiora. You should be able to handle him throughout the early game if you do not feed him as you will scale much harder than he does. You can riposte his bramble smash and his root to get a free stun off and same applies with his ultimate. His sustain does make it difficult to all-in him so you are essentially focusing on farming and gaining items where your passive begins to shred him and the HP he is starting to build. Also, he shouldn’t be able to match you in a split push later in the game as if that needed to be stated any more.”

(9.5) Talent, Honor, and Discipline! Swift's Fiora Guide by SwiftOblivion | Diamond Fiora Player

Funkihunter says “Not too much of a problem. His passive healing can become an issue. Instead of building Sunfire Cape as 1st or 2nd item, swap it out for Morellonomicon.”

Burn Build Phoenix Udyr by Funkihunter | Udyr Player

BeastKing says “If you lose this matchup maybe illaoi isn't the champ for you.”

Nagakabouros gives free wins by BeastKing | Illaoi Player

Moccamasterpro says “Pre-6 he cant trade you. after 6 all his abilities are shit, because they all include cc. an easy lane.”

BERSERKER IN THE TOPLANE/ Olaf build guide season 9.4 by Moccamasterpro | Olaf Player

Proxxecube says “Tree, also known as Groot, can be slightly dangerous as his sustain from cannibalism can make him a pain to push out. But, he is a tank, and you can simply shred down his enormous health and resistance pool.”

A Mad Lad's Guide to Fiora by Proxxecube | Fiora Player

Tvoi_clop says “Основная проблема Маокая это его пассивка. Старайтесь харасить его как можно больше с помощью вихрей. НИКОГДА НЕ ПОДХОДИТЕ К КУСТАМ! НИКОГДА! ”

Русский гайд на Ясуо by Tvoi_clop | Yasuo Player

Trixelkour says “Counters you with more health and sustain than ever. Rush Adaptive and Merc threads to survive. Get Ghost and Flash just to play it safe. Makes you very susceptible to ganks. Don't even think about solo killing him, you have to be extremely ahead.”

Demon Birb of Zaun by Trixelkour | Swain Player

E61K says “Avoid face-checking bushes and save your windwall for his ultimate. As with almost every super tank you fight PD>BORK>IE.”

Join The Darkness - Yasuo Guide For Mid/Top [Patch 8.24] by E61K | Yasuo Player

undeadsoldiers says “Maokai - Conqueror Early items (in order) - Tiamat, Mercs, Phage - NO all in lvl 1-2 (even if passive stacked) - Play safe in lane (avoid trades) - Stay away from the bushes where he hides his saplings and never faceheck them when entering lane (he can early cheese you by rushing to lane and filling a bush with saplings) - NO all in alone until Trinity - He can dodge your ult with his burrow - Ult cooldown: 120/100/80 ”

[8.24]This land will be their graveyard![IN-DEPTH IRELIA GUI by undeadsoldiers | Irelia Player

Zachlikespizza says “He is very similar to Malphite except he is very spooky early. Maokai brings a very suprising amount of consistent damage early game and may be able to out play you by w'ing through your q's. Always be on guard against him and keep an eye out for the enemy jungler.”

The Fallen Glory, Aatrox by Zachlikespizza | Aatrox Player

Mouadyam says “another tank to dunk, just be careful as he can lock you down for a jungle gank, easy lane overall”

[PRESEASON 9] [PLATINUM] The guide to toplane domination by Mouadyam | Darius Player

Testqment says “Champs like Maokai or Mundo are no problems. You can trade them almost every time and just one shot them.”

Riven Guide [Toplane] (S9) by Testqment | Riven Player

TakeLPlease says “Maokai has tons of armor and health late game. Use their health and armor early game as an advantage. Late game will be hard to take them down. They will also deal lots of damage if you don't take them out early game, so beware. Also be careful of his exploding minions as it does massive tons of damage and keep you out of brushes.”

[Patch 8.24] TakeLPlease's In-Depth Guide To DH Rengar Top by TakeLPlease | Rengar Player

FlakNShrapnel says “He can be a pain with his cc and slows, but you outdamage him, so if he ever goes in on your just lick him and you win.”

Lick 'em good by FlakNShrapnel | Tahm Kench Player

iam colorblind says “Easy to play against. Just make sure dont get stunned under turret! Diving him is a No-Go!”

Jax 1v9 in Preseason! 8.24/8.25 by iam colorblind | Jax Player

Skullsunderer says “His CC can screw you and make very vulnerable to ganks and being chain CC'd. ”

S8 Guide to Darius. Rule the Top Lane [W/ Match ups] by Skullsunderer | Darius Player

Lvl 100 Trunks says “Healing is strong when you try to fight him, he will CC, jungle ganks are always there.”

Wuking - The King Of Top Lane by Lvl 100 Trunks | Diamond Wukong Player

OrangeBeard says “He cant do much to you, because he cant build against your e true damage and slows so just max that and rush frozen gauntlet and he cant escape you”

Yoyoyo [Season 9 Skarner Top] by OrangeBeard | Skarner Player

leonardojgl says “Muita Cura , Muito Dano(Só no incio) , Muito Tank , Voce faz Literalmente consquinhas nele ”

Olaf vs Full Tank by leonardojgl | Olaf Player

Dacnomaniak says “Now that he doesn't do percentage health damage with his W theres not much he can do against you. His sustain is annoying but just try to out push him in lane to win.”

The One True Hero (S8 Poppy) by Dacnomaniak | Poppy Player

thedunkening111 says “He's not too bad. Can get tanky, but always killable. Even if zenith blade puts you behind him, he'll still be able to knock you away with how his own Q works. Look for long trades, and all in him when he is in lethal and can be bursted. Take Conqueror”

[WIP] [8.23] Become the Havel Monster. Praise the Sun! \|T|/ by thedunkening111 | Leona Player

galvapheonix says “ Maokai isn't too difficult to lane against. He has to get close to you to attack and his saplings got nerfed so don't do nearly as much damage. He will eventually become extremely tanky and have an unreasonable amount of cc so if you get ahead don't get cocky.”

Whack Em Dead by galvapheonix | Yorick Player

Cyti says “Very even match up, since you cannot kill him but mid-late game, he can kill you. His passive makes his laning very easy against Veigar and so you should not poke him. Focus on getting cs instead. ”

Become a puppeteer with Veigar Top! Lord of Control by Cyti | Veigar Player

Thoir says “Maokai is one of the easiest match up for Irelia. You can zone him from the farm and try to push the first wave and the first minion of the second wave to get a fast level 2 and kill him.”

IN PROGRESS by Thoir | Irelia Player

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