Maokai vs Akali
How to Beat Akali as Maokai
based on 8,800 Maokai vs Akali matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Maokai vs Akali Matchup Summary
Best Maokai vs Akali Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Akali as Maokai
Tips for Playing as Maokai against Akali
Maokai's passive makes him extremely durable against focus fire from spells - so long as he can still basic attack something.
Try looking for flanks or other situations where Nature's Grasp is unavoidable or takes enemies by surprise.
Saplings can be tossed into brush for empowered effect - but don't stack well.
Advice to Win Against Akali
Akali's Five Point Strike is powerful when used at maximum range and energy. Engage on her when she has low energy to maximize your chance of winning trades.
Return to base if your Health is low and Akali has her ultimate available.
Akali can still be hit by area effect spells while obscured inside Twilight Shroud. Doing so will briefly reveal her position.
Maokai vs Akali Counter Stats
How to Counter Akali with Maokai in LoL
The stat comparisons shown here clarify several significant Maokai versus Akali matchup stats that can help you interpret the distinctions between the two. Maokai’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Akali’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Maokai may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Akali. This observation is in large part a result of the differences in assists.
Maokai often has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than his foe does. Typically, he takes a similar amount of damage to Akali. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also imply that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from additional harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Maokai and Akali
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Who is Better, Maokai or Akali?
Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Maokai usually wins when playing against Akali, with a 54.2% win rate. As a result, Maokai makes a great counter for Akali.
While Maokai does have a much higher win rate than Akali, when they face off with one another, Maokai also has a much lower learning curve that makes him a less complex champ to pick up and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Maokai into Akali.
Moreover, Maokai has a great deal of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Akali. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Maokai vs Akali matchups, Maokai is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.
Maokai is a great counter for Akali. Make sure you focus your strategy on increasing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Maokai against Akali.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Maokai in order to counter Akali during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and tips displayed above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Maokai most often gets a lot less CS compared to Akali. Champs who typically don't earn much CS often don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers reported on this page to do well.
The most important items to prioritize in your Maokai versus Akali build include Trailblazer, Solstice Sleigh, and Force of Nature. When Maokai incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better vs. Akali than with most other typical builds. In fact, Maokai had an average winrate of 54.2% battling Akali with these items in his kit.
To have the greatest chance of vanquishing Akali as Maokai, Maokai players should equip the Aftershock, Font of Life, Conditioning, Overgrowth, Legend: Tenacity, and Triumph runes from the Resolve and Precision rune sets. Of all the rune builds players used for Maokai vs Akali face-offs, this blending of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 54.2% winrate overall.
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