Maokai Build, Runes & Counters — Patch 26.22

Build for Jungle, Emerald+

The Twisted Treant

Jungle Tank · Support Emerald+

Worlds 20264 picks9 bans0.0 % win rateLeaguepedia

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Tier

#32 of 66 on the Jungle tier list

Win Rate51.0%+0.7 ptsvs average (50.3 %)

Pick Rate0.8%

Ban Rate0.2%

Games13K

KDA2.91

Emerald+▾

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TOP19.7 %

JGL23.1 %

MID0.6 %

BOT0.1 %

SUP56.5 %

Tier

51.0 %

Win Rate

+0.7 vs avg

32/66

Rank

0.8 %

Pick Rate

0.2 %

Ban Rate

13K

Games

B tier

Maokai Build for Jungle

Patch 26.22Emerald+ Tank · Support · #32 of 66 on the Jungle tier list

The most played Maokai build (Patch 26.22) is Liandry's Torment into Imperial Mandate with First Strike. It wins 53.1 % of 5,108 games in Emerald+.

Win Rate+0.7 pts vs average (50.3 %): 51.0 %
Pick Rate: 0.8 %
Ban Rate: 0.2 %
Games: 13K
KDA: 2.91

Win Rate: +0.7 pts vs average (50.3 %)

Worlds 2026 · 4 picks · 9 bans · 0.0 % win rate · Leaguepedia Compare with your own games →

Build against

Runes

First Strike · Domination

Summoner spells

Smite · Flash

Start

Scorchclaw Pup

Full build

Liandry's Torment › Imperial Mandate › Spirit Visage › Unending Despair › Thornmail › Randuin's Omen

Skill order QWE Max Q, then W, then E

Maokai runes

50.8 % WR · 4,132 games · 32.6 % of games

Inspiration

Domination

Inspiration: First Strike, Magical Footwear, Triple Tonic, Cosmic Insight
Domination: Cheap Shot, Ultimate Hunter

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Maokai summoner spells

Smite + Flash51.0 % WR

100 % of games

Smite + Ghost51.3 % WR

0 % of games

Maokai skill order

50.9 % WR · 8,181 games · 61 % of games

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28101213

314151718

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Start: Q › W › E › Q · 40 % of 13,452 games

Maokai items

Finished items in buying order

Early order: Scorchclaw Pup › Fated Ashes › Amplifying Tome › Ruby Crystal · 51.1 % WR · 1,122 games All items & build orders →

Maokai matchups

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Maokai wins most against

Naafiri 57.6 % 255 games
Udyr 56.9 % 116 games
Qiyana 56.0 % 502 games
Jayce 55.8 % 190 games
Nocturne 55.7 % 221 games
Cho'Gath 54.3 % 280 games
Talon 53.5 % 327 games
Diana 53.3 % 199 games
Vi 52.9 % 291 games
Ekko 52.7 % 281 games

Maokai struggles most against

Kindred 37.3 % 153 games
Taliyah 39.1 % 179 games
Amumu 43.6 % 110 games
Xin Zhao 44.6 % 186 games
Shyvana 44.6 % 258 games
Nunu & Willump 46.1 % 115 games
Zac 46.6 % 163 games
Shaco 46.7 % 276 games
Graves 46.8 % 378 games
Briar 47.7 % 220 games

Maokai's win rate in lane against each champion with at least 100 games. The line marks 50 %.

Maokai Jungle build in brief

Maokai Jungle is tier B with these filters, with a 51.0 % win rate from 13,440 games. The average of all champions in this selection is 50.3 %.

Most played rune page: First Strike with Domination as the secondary path, in 33 % of games.
Summoner spells: Smite and Flash, in 100 % of games.
Start with Scorchclaw Pup; boots: Ionian Boots of Lucidity.
Core items: Liandry's Torment → Imperial Mandate → Spirit Visage, then usually Unending Despair, Thornmail, Randuin's Omen.
Skill max order: Q > W > E (61 % of games with a recorded order).
The lane goes best against Naafiri, Cho'Gath, Udyr and hardest against Kindred, Taliyah, Graves.

Questions about Maokai

What is the best Maokai build (Patch 26.22)?

Liandry's Torment › Imperial Mandate › Spirit Visage › Unending Despair › Thornmail › Randuin's Omen, with Ionian Boots of Lucidity. The most played start wins 53.1 % of 5,108 games in Emerald+.

Which runes does Maokai take?

First Strike, Magical Footwear, Triple Tonic, Cosmic Insight, with Cheap Shot, Ultimate Hunter from Domination. This page is used in 33 % of games.

Who counters Maokai in lane?

Maokai struggles most against Kindred (37.3 % win rate), Taliyah (39.1 %) and Amumu (43.6 %).

How strong is Maokai right now?

Maokai is B tier with a 51.0 % win rate and a 0.8 % pick rate in Emerald+.

Win rates are colored only when they are at least 1 point above or below Maokai's average (51.0 %) and based on 500 or more games.