Maokai Build, Runes & Counters — Patch 26.22

Build for Top, Emerald+

The Twisted Treant

Top Lane Tank · Support Emerald+

Worlds 20264 picks9 bans0.0 % win rateLeaguepedia

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Tier

#43 of 66 on the Top tier list

Win Rate50.0%−0.3 ptsvs average (50.3 %)

Pick Rate0.7%

Ban Rate0.2%

Games11K

KDA2.18

Emerald+▾

🌐All▾

Patch 26.22▾

TOP19.8 %

JGL23.1 %

MID0.7 %

BOT0.1 %

SUP56.4 %

Tier

50.0 %

Win Rate

−0.3 vs avg

43/66

Rank

0.7 %

Pick Rate

0.2 %

Ban Rate

11K

Games

C tier

Maokai Build for Top Lane

Patch 26.22Emerald+ Tank · Support · #43 of 66 on the Top Lane tier list

The most played Maokai build (Patch 26.22) is Unending Despair into Winter's Approach with Grasp of the Undying. It wins 53.5 % of 1,629 games in Emerald+.

Win Rate−0.3 pts vs average (50.3 %): 50.0 %
Pick Rate: 0.7 %
Ban Rate: 0.2 %
Games: 11K
KDA: 2.18

Win Rate: −0.3 pts vs average (50.3 %)

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

Build against

Runes

Grasp of the Undying · Sorcery

Summoner spells

Teleport · Flash

Start

Doran's Shield

Full build

Unending Despair › Winter's Approach › Spirit Visage › Thornmail › Randuin's Omen

Skill order QWE Max Q, then W, then E

Maokai runes

49.9 % WR · 4,343 games · 43.5 % of games

Resolve

Sorcery

Resolve: Grasp of the Undying, Demolish, Second Wind, Overgrowth
Sorcery: Manaflow Band, Transcendence

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Maokai summoner spells

Teleport + Flash49.7 % WR

82 % of games

Flash + Ignite53.4 % WR

16 % of games

Maokai skill order

50.3 % WR · 10,517 games · 94 % of games

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28101213

314151718

61116

Start: Q › W › E › Q · 63 % of 11,278 games

Maokai items

Finished items in buying order

Early order: Doran's Shield › Tear of the Goddess › Ruby Crystal › Bami's Cinder · 54.8 % WR · 180 games All items & build orders →

Maokai matchups

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Maokai wins most against

Gragas 56.0 % 141 games
Gnar 55.3 % 199 games
Malphite 54.6 % 401 games
K'Sante 54.1 % 255 games
Singed 53.6 % 110 games
Garen 53.3 % 276 games
Akali 53.3 % 242 games
Urgot 53.0 % 100 games
Riven 52.8 % 142 games
Teemo 52.6 % 196 games

Maokai struggles most against

Illaoi 42.0 % 131 games
Irelia 42.6 % 209 games
Mordekaiser 42.7 % 227 games
Yorick 44.8 % 134 games
Dr. Mundo 45.1 % 193 games
Nasus 45.1 % 195 games
Olaf 45.5 % 209 games
Shen 45.8 % 212 games
Jax 46.2 % 325 games
Ornn 46.4 % 211 games

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

Maokai Top Lane build in brief

Maokai Top Lane is tier C with these filters, with a 50.0 % win rate from 11,260 games. The average of all champions in this selection is 50.3 %.

Most played rune page: Grasp of the Undying with Sorcery as the secondary path, in 44 % of games.
Summoner spells: Teleport and Flash, in 82 % of games.
Start with Doran's Shield; boots: Plated Steelcaps.
Core items: Unending Despair → Winter's Approach → Spirit Visage, then usually Thornmail, Randuin's Omen.
Skill max order: Q > W > E (94 % of games with a recorded order).
The lane goes best against Malphite, Garen, Gragas and hardest against Irelia, Mordekaiser, Illaoi.

Questions about Maokai

What is the best Maokai build (Patch 26.22)?

Unending Despair › Winter's Approach › Spirit Visage › Thornmail › Randuin's Omen, with Plated Steelcaps. The most played start wins 53.5 % of 1,629 games in Emerald+.

Which runes does Maokai take?

Grasp of the Undying, Demolish, Second Wind, Overgrowth, with Manaflow Band, Transcendence from Sorcery. This page is used in 44 % of games.

Who counters Maokai in lane?

Maokai struggles most against Illaoi (42.0 % win rate), Irelia (42.6 %) and Mordekaiser (42.7 %).

How strong is Maokai right now?

Maokai is C tier with a 50.0 % win rate and a 0.7 % pick rate in Emerald+.

Win rates are colored only when they are at least 1 point above or below Maokai's average (50.0 %) and based on 500 or more games.