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

Maokai vs Fiddlesticks

How to Beat Fiddlesticks as Maokai in LoLMaokai is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Fiddlesticks as Maokai

based on 2,590 Maokai vs Fiddlesticks matchups
Win Rate
53.9 %
K/D/A
2.81
Pick Rate
1.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of ranked LoL rounds every week. In our data, Maokai faced Fiddlesticks 2590 times. Having so many games with Maokai vs Fiddlesticks provides us confidence in our capacity to produce enlightening statistics and a pro build to counter your rival. This champion matchup is somewhat rare. Maokai encounters Fiddlesticks in only 1.7% of his games.

Maokai vs Fiddlesticks Matchup Summary

Maokai has done a good job of beating Fiddlesticks. Normally, he wins a fantastic 53.9% of games the champs fight each other in. In Maokai against Fiddlesticks games, Maokai’s team is 0.1% more expected to obtain first blood, implying that he probably will get first blood against Fiddlesticks.

Best Maokai vs Fiddlesticks Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsWinged Moonplate

Core Maokai Items

~22 Mins
Kaenic RookernTrailblazerSolstice Sleigh

Optional Items

Spirit VisageLocket of the Iron SolariForce of NatureJak'Sho, The Protean

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 LifeConditioningOvergrowth
PrecisionTriumphLegend: Tenacity
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
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Fiddlesticks as Maokai

Tips for Playing as Maokai against Fiddlesticks

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 Fiddlesticks Counter Stats

Maokai Image
Win Rate
53.9 %
VS
Win Rate
46.1 %
Fiddlesticks Image
2.9
< Kills >
5.5
5.7
< Deaths >
6.5
13.1
< Assists >
9.1
0.62
< Killing Sprees >
1.25
50
< Minions Killed >
39
0.33
< Dragons Killed >
1.16
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.32
1,757
< Physical Damage >
352
11,731
< Magic Damage >
17,989
1,023
< True Damage >
1,236
14,511
< Damage Dealt >
19,578
29,694
< Damage Taken >
33,868
9,518
< Gold Earned >
11,195
1.45
< Towers >
1.11
0.08
< Baron Takedowns >
0.27
9,740
< Total Healing >
17,323
11,692
< Experience >
12,858
47
< Vision Score >
45
19
< Wards Placed >
4
436
< Time Dealing CC >
741

How to Counter Fiddlesticks with Maokai in LoL

The stats shown on this page highlight several critical Maokai versus Fiddlesticks matchup statistics that can help you grasp the differences between this pair of champions. As an example, Maokai’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Fiddlesticks’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Maokai may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Fiddlesticks. This observation is in large part caused by the differences in assists.

Maokai typically has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his counter does. Typically, he takes less damage than Fiddlesticks. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, yet it can also show that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to flee from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Maokai and Fiddlesticks

Damage Types Compared

Maokai
Fiddlesticks
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Maokai
Fiddlesticks

Who is Better, Maokai or Fiddlesticks?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Maokai usually wins when trying to fight Fiddlesticks, with a 53.9% win rate. Therefore, Maokai makes a great counter to Fiddlesticks.

While Maokai does have a higher win rate compared to Fiddlesticks, when facing one another, Maokai also has a much lower difficulty level that makes him a less difficult character to learn. You don't need to be too worried when picking Maokai into Fiddlesticks.

Furthermore, Maokai has a great amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Fiddlesticks. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Maokai vs Fiddlesticks matchups, Maokai is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Maokai is a great counter for Fiddlesticks. Make sure you focus your actions on keeping up your gold income and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Maokai against Fiddlesticks.

Other Champion Matchups Against Maokai

Maokai Loses Against

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Maokai Wins Against

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Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Maokai Players

How We Calculated Our Maokai vs Fiddlesticks Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Fiddlesticks as Maokai, we analyzed 2,590 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 Fiddlesticks 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 Fiddlesticks Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Maokai in order to counter Fiddlesticks during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips displayed above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Maokai most often picks up a similar amount of CS compared to Fiddlesticks. Champions who typically don't earn much CS typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The top items to have in your Maokai versus Fiddlesticks build include Kaenic Rookern, Trailblazer, and Solstice Sleigh. When Maokai bought at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better when fighting Fiddlesticks than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Maokai had an average win rate of 53.9% battling Fiddlesticks with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest chance of coming out on top against Fiddlesticks as Maokai, you should use the Aftershock, Font of Life, Conditioning, Overgrowth, Legend: Tenacity, and Triumph runes from the Resolve and Precision rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players picked for Maokai vs Fiddlesticks counterpicks, this set of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 53.9% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Fiddlesticks as Maokai are given for every ranked division. If you want to scope the stats and builds to a distinct skill level, you can use the selection menu at the top of this page.