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

Maokai vs Blitzcrank

How to Beat Blitzcrank as Maokai in LoLMaokai is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Blitzcrank as Maokai

based on 6,246 Maokai vs Blitzcrank matchups
Win Rate
53 %
K/D/A
2.59
Pick Rate
4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our counter stats from the millions of recently ranked League of Legends rounds that we analyze each week. Our guide on how to beat Blitzcrank as Maokai resulted from an analysis of 6246 ranked rounds where both champs clashed against one another. This particular counter pairing is relatively uncommon. Maokai has to counter Blitzcrank in only 4.0% of his games.

Maokai vs Blitzcrank Matchup Summary

Maokai has done a good job of countering Blitzcrank. On average, he wins a fantastic 53.0% of games the champions oppose each other in. In Maokai against Blitzcrank games, Maokai’s team is 0.2% less likely to get first blood, indicating that he probably won't get first blood against Blitzcrank.

Best Maokai vs Blitzcrank Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalBoots of Swiftness

Core Maokai Items

~22 Mins
TrailblazerFrozen HeartSolstice Sleigh

Optional Items

Knight's VowKaenic RookernSpirit VisageDead Man's Plate

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
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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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Q
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W
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W
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W
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E
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R

Guide to Countering Blitzcrank as Maokai

Tips for Playing as Maokai against Blitzcrank

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 Blitzcrank

Staying behind creeps can prevent you from being Rocket Grabbed. Blitzcrank's Rocket Grab only pulls the first enemy target it encounters.

Blitzcrank's passive Mana Barrier grants him a shield when he is low on health.

Maokai vs Blitzcrank Counter Stats

Maokai Image
Win Rate
53 %
VS
Win Rate
47 %
Blitzcrank Image
2.8
< Kills >
2.2
6.1
< Deaths >
6.3
13
< Assists >
13.4
0.57
< Killing Sprees >
0.39
47
< Minions Killed >
29
0.28
< Dragons Killed >
0.04
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.35
1,698
< Physical Damage >
2,816
11,852
< Magic Damage >
5,955
1,006
< True Damage >
1,014
14,557
< Damage Dealt >
9,785
28,361
< Damage Taken >
23,096
9,263
< Gold Earned >
8,372
1.49
< Towers >
1.24
0.07
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
8,920
< Total Healing >
2,239
11,214
< Experience >
10,207
46
< Vision Score >
56
19
< Wards Placed >
25
425
< Time Dealing CC >
313

How to Counter Blitzcrank with Maokai in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here underscore several significant Maokai vs. Blitzcrank matchup statistics that may help you figure out the differences and similarities between this pair of champs. Maokai’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Blitzcrank’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Maokai may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Blitzcrank..

Maokai usually has a similar longest kill spree as his counter does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Blitzcrank. This often reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also illustrate that the champion with increased health has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Maokai and Blitzcrank

Damage Types Compared

Maokai
Blitzcrank
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Maokai
Blitzcrank

Who is Better, Maokai or Blitzcrank?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Maokai usually wins when playing against Blitzcrank, with a 53.0% win rate. As a result, Maokai makes a good counter to Blitzcrank.

While Maokai does have a higher winrate compared to Blitzcrank, when on opposite teams, Maokai also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less difficult character to pick up and master. You should be be fine when picking Maokai into Blitzcrank.

Additionally, Maokai also has a great deal of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Blitzcrank. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Maokai vs Blitzcrank 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 team members during team fights.

Maokai is an above average counter to Blitzcrank. Make sure you focus your play on keeping up your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Maokai against Blitzcrank.

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 Blitzcrank Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Blitzcrank as Maokai, we analyzed 6,246 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 Blitzcrank 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 Blitzcrank Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Maokai to counter Blitzcrank during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and tips shown here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Maokai most often racks up more CS compared to Blitzcrank. Champions who on average don't acquire much CS usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers reported here to do well.

The most important items to prioritize in your Maokai versus Blitzcrank build consist of Trailblazer, Frozen Heart, and Solstice Sleigh. When Maokai incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better against Blitzcrank than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Maokai boasted an average win rate of 53.0% battling Blitzcrank with these items in his kit.

To have the highest chance of defeating Blitzcrank as Maokai, you should take the Aftershock, Font of Life, Bone Plating, Unflinching, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Resolve and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the runes players picked for Maokai vs Blitzcrank battles, this combo of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 53.0% win rate overall.

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