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

Maokai vs Kalista

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

based on 1,370 Maokai vs Kalista matchups
Win Rate
56.4 %
K/D/A
2.71
Pick Rate
0.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our counter stats from the millions of recently rated League of Legends rounds that we analyze every week. This guide on how to beat Kalista as Maokai resulted from an examination of 1370 ranked matches where both champions faced off against one another. This particular counter pairing is relatively rare. Maokai fights Kalista in only 0.9% of his matches.

Maokai vs Kalista Matchup Summary

Maokai does a great job of beating Kalista. On average, he wins a terrific 56.4% of matches the champions clash against each other in. In Maokai versus Kalista games, Maokai’s team is 0.1% less likely to obtain first blood. This indicates that he most likely won't be able to get first blood versus Kalista.

Best Maokai vs Kalista Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalCloth Armor

Core Maokai Items

~22 Mins
TrailblazerThornmailLocket of the Iron Solari

Optional Items

Jak'Sho, The ProteanKnight's VowHollow RadianceCelestial Opposition

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
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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E
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R

Guide to Countering Kalista as Maokai

Tips for Playing as Maokai against Kalista

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 Kalista

Kalista's mobility is dependent upon attacking. This means it is low when she is outside of her attack range and that Attack Speed slows reduce the amount of distance she can cover in an engagement.

If you can break line of sight from Kalista, including through brush, her basic attacks will miss you, falling harmlessly to the ground.

Kalista cannot cancel her basic attack wind up. While she is very mobile, this offers a window to land spells on her if you anticipate when she will begin attacking.

Maokai vs Kalista Counter Stats

Maokai Image
Win Rate
56.4 %
VS
Win Rate
43.6 %
Kalista Image
2.8
< Kills >
8.3
5.9
< Deaths >
6.9
13.2
< Assists >
6.2
0.59
< Killing Sprees >
1.89
48
< Minions Killed >
173
0.29
< Dragons Killed >
0.33
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.47
1,669
< Physical Damage >
18,491
11,082
< Magic Damage >
3,117
940
< True Damage >
559
13,692
< Damage Dealt >
22,168
27,816
< Damage Taken >
22,902
9,155
< Gold Earned >
12,665
1.53
< Towers >
2.25
0.09
< Baron Takedowns >
0.13
8,706
< Total Healing >
6,506
11,051
< Experience >
12,096
45
< Vision Score >
18
18
< Wards Placed >
8
428
< Time Dealing CC >
184

How to Counter Kalista with Maokai in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here emphasize several vital Maokai vs. Kalista matchup statistics that can help us realize the differences between this pair of champions. For instance, Maokai’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Kalista’s ratio of NaN, showing that Maokai may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Kalista. This observation is largely fueled by the differences in assists.

Maokai usually has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than his foe does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Kalista. This typically indicates differing health capacities, yet it can also hint that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Maokai and Kalista

Damage Types Compared

Maokai
Kalista
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Maokai
Kalista

Who is Better, Maokai or Kalista?

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 Kalista, with a 56.4% win rate. Thus, Maokai makes a fantastic counter for Kalista.

While Maokai does have a much higher win rate than Kalista, when they face off with one another, Maokai also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes him a less complex champ to pick up and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Maokai into Kalista.

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

While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Maokai vs Kalista 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 teamfights.

Maokai is a great counter to Kalista. You will do well by focussing your play on increasing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Maokai against Kalista.

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 Kalista Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kalista as Maokai, we analyzed 1,370 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 Kalista 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 Kalista Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Maokai in order to counter Kalista during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips presented here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Maokai most often accumulates a lot less CS relative to Kalista. Champs who on average don't take many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values shown here to do well.

The most important items to focus on in your Maokai versus Kalista build include Trailblazer, Thornmail, and Locket of the Iron Solari. When Maokai included at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better against Kalista than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Maokai had an average win rate of 56.4% when countering Kalista with these items in his kit.

To have the highest likelihood of coming out on top against Kalista as Maokai, Maokai players 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 runes we have analyed for Maokai vs Kalista counterpicks, this combo of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 56.4% winrate overall.

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