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26.22 (latest)Emerald+
The core Maokai build is Unending Despair, Winter's Approach and Spirit Visage. Thornmail is the most common fourth item.
- Win Rate−0.2 pts vs average (50.3 %)
- 50.1 %
- Pick Rate
- 0.7 %
- Ban Rate
- 0.2 %
- Games
- 11K
- KDA
- 2.18
Win Rate: −0.2 pts vs average (50.3 %)
Emerald+▾ 
TOP19.7 %
JGL23.1 %
MID0.6 %
BOT0.1 %
SUP56.5 %Core build
Item 1 
Unending Despair 53.2 % WR (+3.1) 5,196 games
Unending Despair 53.2 % WR (+3.1) 5,196 gamesItem 2 
Winter's Approach 54.5 % WR (+4.4) 5,502 games
Winter's Approach 54.5 % WR (+4.4) 5,502 gamesItem 3 
Spirit Visage 55.5 % WR (+5.4) 4,261 games
Spirit Visage 55.5 % WR (+5.4) 4,261 games4th item 
Thornmail 58.0 % 450 games
Randuin's Omen 61.3 % 182 games
Frozen Heart 56.2 % 110 games
Thornmail 58.0 % 450 games Randuin's Omen 61.3 % 182 games Frozen Heart 56.2 % 110 games5th item Randuin's Omen too few games 64 games Thornmail too few games 58 games
Jak'Sho, The Protean too few games 43 games
Randuin's Omen too few games 64 games Thornmail too few games 58 games Jak'Sho, The Protean too few games 43 gamesWin rate per item counts every game it was bought in. Items bought late (4th to 6th) read higher partly because players who got that far were often ahead already, not only because of the item.
Item combinations by build stage
Share of games that built exactly these items first, win rate from 100 games.
| Items | Pick Rate | Win Rate | Games |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unending Despair + Winter's Approach | 17.2 % | 53.6 % (+3.5) | 1,657 |
 Winter's Approach + Hollow Radiance | 11.5 % | 54.5 % (+4.4) | 1,111 |
 Sunfire Aegis + Winter's Approach | 11.0 % | 54.0 % (+3.9) | 1,054 |
| Unending Despair + Hollow Radiance | 5.5 % | 51.4 % (+1.3) | 529 |
| Spirit Visage + Sunfire Aegis | 4.9 % | 52.5 % | 471 |
| Sunfire Aegis + Thornmail | 4.8 % | 55.7 % | 461 |
| Unending Despair + Spirit Visage | 4.2 % | 53.0 % | 408 |
| Spirit Visage + Winter's Approach | 3.9 % | 53.6 % | 378 |
Starting item & boots
| Items | Pick Rate | Win Rate | Games |
|---|---|---|---|
 Doran's ShieldStart | 57.9 % | 49.9 % | 6,564 |
 Doran's HelmStart | 23.1 % | 50.9 % | 2,612 |
 Doran's RingStart | 14.6 % | 49.5 % | 1,659 |
 Tear of the GoddessStart | 3.3 % | 51.2 % | 377 |
 Plated SteelcapsBoots | 56.3 % | 49.8 % | 6,385 |
 Mercury's TreadsBoots | 27.1 % | 52.4 % (+2.3) | 3,074 |
 Ionian Boots of LucidityBoots | 8.3 % | 55.0 % (+4.9) | 941 |
 Boots of SwiftnessBoots | 2.2 % | 56.6 % | 254 |
Starting items and boots: shares of the 11,331 newest games with an item timeline.
Early order
| Items | Pick Rate | Win Rate | Games |
|---|---|---|---|
  Doran's Shield › Tear of the Goddess › Ruby Crystal › Bami's Cinder | 1.6 % | 54.8 % | 180 |
 Doran's Shield › Tear of the Goddess › Cloth Armor › Plated Steelcaps | 1.5 % | 44.0 % | 169 |
 Doran's Shield › Tear of the Goddess › Cloth Armor › Bramble Vest | 1.4 % | 45.4 % | 163 |
from the 11,331 latest games with an item timeline
Summoner spells
| Summoner spells | Pick Rate | Win Rate | Games |
|---|---|---|---|
  Teleport + Flash | 81.9 % | 49.8 % | 9,113 |
 Flash + Ignite | 16.1 % | 53.4 % (+3.3) | 1,789 |
 Flash + Exhaust | 1.1 % | 37.8 % | 122 |
| Ignite + Teleport | 1.0 % | 48.2 % | 107 |
Skill order
| Skill order | Pick Rate | Win Rate | Games |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q › W › E | 93.5 % | 50.4 % | 10,650 |
| Q › E › W | 6.3 % | 46.6 % (−3.5) | 721 |
| E › Q › W | 0.1 % | 50.0 % | 10 |
Build variants
| Build | Pick Rate | Win Rate | Games |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unending Despair › Winter's Approach | 14.6 % | 53.6 % (+3.5) | 1,657 |
| Hollow Radiance › Winter's Approach | 9.8 % | 54.5 % (+4.4) | 1,111 |
| Sunfire Aegis › Winter's Approach | 9.3 % | 54.0 % (+3.9) | 1,054 |
Win rates are colored only when they are at least 1 point above or below Maokai's average (50.1 %) and based on 500 or more games.
From ranked games ggez.gg collected through the Riot API.