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How to Win Maokai vs Akshan Counter MatchupMaokai is in the s tier of champions

Maokai vs Akshan

How to Beat Akshan as Maokai in LoLMaokai is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Akshan as Maokai

based on 2,858 Maokai vs Akshan matchups
Win Rate
53 %
K/D/A
2.76
Pick Rate
1.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our matchup statistics from the millions of recently rated League of Legends rounds that we review each and every week. This guide on how to beat Akshan as Maokai resulted from an evaluation of 2858 ranked rounds where both champions clashed against each other. This particular champ pairing is fairly rare. Maokai has to counter Akshan in only 1.8% of his rounds.

Maokai vs Akshan Matchup Summary

Maokai has done a good job of countering Akshan. Typically, he wins a fantastic 53.0% of the time the champs face off with one another in. In Maokai versus Akshan rounds, Maokai’s side is 0.0% more likely to earn first blood, implying that he probably will get first blood against Akshan.

Best Maokai vs Akshan Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalCloth Armor

Core Maokai Items

~22 Mins
Kaenic RookernTrailblazerSolstice Sleigh

Optional Items

Knight's VowLocket of the Iron SolariFrozen HeartThornmail

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Maokai to level upq
>
Second ability for Maokai to level upw
>
Last skill for Maokai to max oute

Runes

ResolveAftershockFont of LifeBone PlatingUnflinching
InspirationBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
Adaptive ForceHealth ScalingHealth Scaling
Maokai's passive ability p
Maokai's q ability q
Maokai's w ability w
Maokai's e ability e
Maokai's ultimate ability r
1
W
2
Q
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
W
9
Q
10
W
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R
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W
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W
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E
15
E
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R

Guide to Countering Akshan as Maokai

Tips for Playing as Maokai against Akshan

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.

Maokai vs Akshan Counter Stats

Maokai Image
Win Rate
53 %
VS
Win Rate
47 %
Akshan Image
2.9
< Kills >
7.9
5.8
< Deaths >
6.6
13.1
< Assists >
5.7
0.59
< Killing Sprees >
1.81
48
< Minions Killed >
167
0.26
< Dragons Killed >
0.13
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.41
1,676
< Physical Damage >
18,835
10,849
< Magic Damage >
3,248
944
< True Damage >
1,200
13,470
< Damage Dealt >
23,284
28,633
< Damage Taken >
21,781
9,295
< Gold Earned >
12,373
1.48
< Towers >
2.05
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
9,000
< Total Healing >
4,080
11,417
< Experience >
14,011
47
< Vision Score >
17
19
< Wards Placed >
8
422
< Time Dealing CC >
55

How to Counter Akshan with Maokai in LoL

The stats shown on this page feature several significant Maokai vs. Akshan matchup stats that can help us appreciate the distinctions between these two champions. Maokai’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Akshan’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Maokai may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Akshan. This observation is in large part a result of the differences in assists.

Maokai usually has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than his foe does. On average, he takes more damage than Akshan. This often reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also illustrate that the champ with more HP has less agility and thus is unable to escape additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Maokai and Akshan

Damage Types Compared

Maokai
Akshan
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Maokai
Akshan

Who is Better, Maokai or Akshan?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Maokai usually wins when facing off against Akshan, with a 53.0% win rate. Thus, Maokai makes a good counter to Akshan.

While Maokai does have a higher win rate compared to Akshan, when on opposite teams, Maokai also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more difficult champ to learn. You don't need to be too worried when picking Maokai into Akshan.

Furthermore, Maokai also has a great deal of utility and CC, a similar amount to Akshan. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Maokai vs Akshan matchups, Maokai is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Maokai is an above average counter to Akshan. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on increasing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Maokai against Akshan.

Additional Information for Maokai Players

How We Calculated Our Maokai vs Akshan Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Akshan as Maokai, we analyzed 2,858 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Akshan as Maokai comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Maokai in order to counter Akshan during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and stats presented above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Maokai usually gets a lot less CS compared to Akshan. Champions who on average don't get much CS typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The most important items to have in your Maokai versus Akshan build include Kaenic Rookern, Trailblazer, and Solstice Sleigh. When Maokai used at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better vs Akshan than with most other typical builds. In fact, Maokai boasted an average winrate of 53.0% when countering Akshan with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest probability of vanquishing Akshan as Maokai, Maokai players should use the Aftershock, Font of Life, Bone Plating, Unflinching, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Resolve and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune combinations we have analyed for Maokai vs Akshan counterpicks, this set of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 53.0% win rate overall.

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