Maokai Counters
Win rate
50.3%
Pick
1.8%
Ban
0.1%
Games
5,140
Best picks against Maokai
How often these champions beat Maokai. Pick one of these into it.
Worst picks against Maokai
How often these champions beat Maokai: they mostly don't. Avoid picking them into it.
How to play against Maokai
To beat Maokai in Support on patch 26.20, start by knowing what you are up against: Maokai is a situational pick this patch with a 50.3% win rate across 5,140 ranked games at a 1.8% pick rate. The champions that beat Maokai hardest right now are 
Leona, 
Thresh: Leona wins 53.7% of the lane against it. Any of these is a safe counter pick. Maokai is strongest early (47.9% before 25 minutes) and falls off, so survive the early game and the matchup swings your way. Playing the matchup itself: Saplings will chase the first enemy that gets too close, but detonate after a few seconds or if they collide with other enemies. Be especially careful around brush sapling, as they are much more dangerous. The cooldown on Maokai's self healing is heavily gated on how many time you hit him with spells. Careful about wasting abilities on him. Maokai will avoid taking damage while he's using Twisted Advance, so don't waste your spells. Pick a counter from the list above, respect Maokai's power spikes, and track its cooldowns so you only commit to trades when its key abilities are down. Counter data updates automatically every patch.
Win Rate by Game Length
How the champion performs as games go longer.
Win Rate Trend
Pros have picked Maokai in 9 of the last 111 recorded games (8%), winning 33% of them. See the pro build.
