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

Maokai vs Ashe

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

based on 10,372 Maokai vs Ashe matchups
Win Rate
53.9 %
K/D/A
2.69
Pick Rate
6.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our matchup stats from the millions of recently ranked League rounds that we review each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Ashe as Maokai came out of an analysis of 10372 ranked matches where both champions fought each other. This champ pairing is fairly uncommon. Maokai is forced to battle against Ashe in only 6.7% of his matches.

Maokai vs Ashe Matchup Summary

Maokai does a good job of countering Ashe. Typically, he wins a terrific 53.9% of the time the champions clash against one another in. In Maokai vs Ashe rounds, Maokai’s team is 0.1% less likely to gain first blood, implying that he probably won't be able to get first blood against Ashe.

Best Maokai vs Ashe Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Cloth ArmorWinged Moonplate

Core Maokai Items

~22 Mins
TrailblazerSunfire AegisThornmail

Optional Items

Knight's VowDead Man's PlateKaenic RookernLocket of the Iron Solari

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
InspirationHextech FlashtraptionCosmic 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
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W
2
Q
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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W
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W
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W
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Guide to Countering Ashe as Maokai

Tips for Playing as Maokai against Ashe

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 Ashe

Ashe has very few defensive options, and she's a good target to gank.

Be wary of moving around the map alone if Ashe has not recently cast her Enchanted Crystal Arrow.

Maokai vs Ashe Counter Stats

Maokai Image
Win Rate
53.9 %
VS
Win Rate
46.1 %
Ashe Image
2.9
< Kills >
5.6
5.8
< Deaths >
6.7
12.7
< Assists >
9.3
0.61
< Killing Sprees >
1.3
49
< Minions Killed >
141
0.29
< Dragons Killed >
0.19
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.43
1,694
< Physical Damage >
16,144
11,107
< Magic Damage >
2,703
992
< True Damage >
658
13,794
< Damage Dealt >
19,505
29,145
< Damage Taken >
19,747
9,375
< Gold Earned >
11,091
1.51
< Towers >
1.99
0.07
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
9,339
< Total Healing >
3,823
11,497
< Experience >
12,075
45
< Vision Score >
29
18
< Wards Placed >
12
435
< Time Dealing CC >
626

How to Counter Ashe with Maokai in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here feature some critical Maokai versus Ashe counter statistics that can help us grasp the differences between this pair of champs. As an example, Maokai’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Ashe’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Maokai may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Ashe..

Maokai usually has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his foe does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Ashe. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also illustrate that the champ with more health has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Maokai and Ashe

Damage Types Compared

Maokai
Ashe
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Maokai
Ashe

Who is Better, Maokai or Ashe?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Maokai usually wins when taking on Ashe, with a 53.9% win rate. Thus, Maokai makes a great counter for Ashe.

While Maokai does have a higher winrate compared to Ashe, when facing one another, Maokai also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less time consuming character to learn and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Maokai into Ashe.

Furthermore, Maokai has a great amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Ashe. 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 in League of Legends, in Maokai vs Ashe 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 team fights.

Maokai is a great counter to Ashe. Make sure you focus your play on increasing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Maokai against Ashe.

Other Champion Matchups Against Maokai

Maokai Loses Against

SwainSwain47.6% winrateLilliaLillia48.1% winrateMordekaiserMordekaiser48.4% winrateNilahNilah48.4% winrate

Maokai Wins Against

ZeriZeri59.4% winrateNidaleeNidalee59.1% winrateLeBlancLeBlanc57.8% winrateYuumiYuumi57.7% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

MordekaiserMordekaiser+ 56.1% 8797 GamesBrandBrand+ 56.5% 6844 GamesMiss FortuneMiss Fortune+ 57.2% 24108 GamesLilliaLillia+ 57.5% 8067 Games

Additional Information for Maokai Players

How We Calculated Our Maokai vs Ashe Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Ashe as Maokai, we analyzed 10,372 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 Ashe 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.

Other Useful Resources

Maokai Build Ashe Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Maokai in order to counter Ashe during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions presented here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Maokai typically accumulates less CS compared to Ashe. Champs who typically don't take much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values reported on this page to do well.

The top items to focus on in your Maokai versus Ashe build include Trailblazer, Sunfire Aegis, and Thornmail. When Maokai incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better countering Ashe than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Maokai had an average win rate of 53.9% battling Ashe with these items in his kit.

To have the best chance of coming out on top against Ashe as Maokai, Maokai players should take the Aftershock, Font of Life, Bone Plating, Unflinching, Hextech Flashtraption, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Resolve and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune sets players used for Maokai vs Ashe counter picks, this composite of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 53.9% win rate overall.

If you want to see Maokai x Ashe tips and counter stats for a a distinct player tier, feel free to select one from the selection menu shown above. At first, the stats and strategies given are computed using every game finished with both champs.