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How to Win Maokai vs Kai'Sa Counter MatchupMaokai is in the s tier of champions

Maokai vs Kai'Sa

How to Beat Kai'Sa as Maokai in LoLMaokai is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Kai'Sa as Maokai

based on 6,374 Maokai vs Kai'Sa matchups
Win Rate
55.7 %
K/D/A
2.75
Pick Rate
4.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our matchup stats from the millions of recently rated League of Legends games that we evaluate each week. This guide on how to beat Kai'Sa as Maokai resulted from an evaluation of 6374 ranked games where both champs faced one another. This champ pairing is fairly uncommon. Maokai is forced to battle against Kai'Sa in only 4.1% of his games.

Maokai vs Kai'Sa Matchup Summary

Maokai does a great job of countering Kai'Sa. Normally, he wins a fantastic 55.7% of matches the champions fight each other in. In Maokai versus Kai'Sa matches, Maokai’s team is 0.0% more expected to obtain first blood, indicating that he most likely will be able to get first blood against Kai'Sa.

Best Maokai vs Kai'Sa Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalBoots of Swiftness

Core Maokai Items

~22 Mins
Kaenic RookernLocket of the Iron SolariSolstice Sleigh

Optional Items

Frozen HeartKnight's VowTrailblazerSpirit Visage

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
Ability HasteMove SpeedHealth
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 Kai'Sa as Maokai

Tips for Playing as Maokai against Kai'Sa

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 Kai'Sa

Kai'Sa is very vulnerable to getting outranged by mages and long range carries.

Make sure to place wards in your blind spots so you can see Kai'Sa coming.

Kai'Sa is very good at picking off isolated enemies. Stick together against her.

Maokai vs Kai'Sa Counter Stats

Maokai Image
Win Rate
55.7 %
VS
Win Rate
44.3 %
Kai'Sa Image
2.8
< Kills >
7.7
5.7
< Deaths >
6.4
12.9
< Assists >
6.3
0.58
< Killing Sprees >
1.79
49
< Minions Killed >
180
0.3
< Dragons Killed >
0.21
0.49
< Inhibitors >
0.43
1,662
< Physical Damage >
12,922
11,081
< Magic Damage >
8,373
972
< True Damage >
459
13,717
< Damage Dealt >
21,754
28,532
< Damage Taken >
20,023
9,326
< Gold Earned >
12,450
1.6
< Towers >
2.02
0.07
< Baron Takedowns >
0.07
9,226
< Total Healing >
4,328
11,384
< Experience >
12,599
46
< Vision Score >
17
19
< Wards Placed >
8
414
< Time Dealing CC >
46

How to Counter Kai'Sa with Maokai in LoL

The stats provided here show several critical Maokai versus Kai'Sa matchup stats that may help us interpret the distinctions between these two champions. Maokai’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Kai'Sa’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Maokai may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Kai'Sa. This observation is in large part a result of the differences in assists.

Maokai usually has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than his matchup does. Typically, he receives more damage than Kai'Sa. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also show that the champ with more HP has less agility and thus is not able to escape additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Maokai and Kai'Sa

Damage Types Compared

Maokai
Kai'Sa
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Maokai
Kai'Sa

Who is Better, Maokai or Kai'Sa?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Maokai usually wins when facing off against Kai'Sa, with a 55.7% win rate. Thus, Maokai makes a fantastic counter to Kai'Sa.

While Maokai does have a much higher win rate compared to Kai'Sa, when facing one another, Maokai also has a 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 Kai'Sa.

Moreover, Maokai also has a lot of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Kai'Sa. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Maokai vs Kai'Sa 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 a great counter to Kai'Sa. Make sure you focus your strategy on keeping up your CS and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Maokai against Kai'Sa.

Other Champion Matchups Against Maokai

Maokai Loses Against

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Maokai Wins Against

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

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Maokai Players

How We Calculated Our Maokai vs Kai'Sa Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kai'Sa as Maokai, we analyzed 6,374 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 Kai'Sa 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 Kai'Sa Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Maokai in order to counter Kai'Sa during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats presented here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Maokai usually racks up a lot less CS compared to Kai'Sa. Champions who on average don't acquire many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values shown here to do well.

The most important items to prioritize in your Maokai versus Kai'Sa build include Kaenic Rookern, Locket of the Iron Solari, and Solstice Sleigh. When Maokai bought at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better vs Kai'Sa than with most other typical builds. In fact, Maokai boasted an average win rate of 55.7% when countering Kai'Sa with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest likelihood of vanquishing Kai'Sa as Maokai, you should use the Aftershock, Font of Life, Conditioning, Overgrowth, Legend: Tenacity, and Triumph runes from the Resolve and Precision rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players used for Maokai vs Kai'Sa fights, this mix of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 55.7% winrate overall.

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