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

Maokai vs Nilah

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

based on 2,461 Maokai vs Nilah matchups
Win Rate
48.4 %
K/D/A
2.78
Pick Rate
1.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our counter statistics from the millions of recently ranked League of Legends matches that we analyze each week. This guide on how to beat Nilah as Maokai resulted from an evaluation of 2461 ranked matches where both champions clashed against one another. This particular counter pairing is fairly rare. Maokai is forced to battle against Nilah in only 1.6% of his rounds.

Maokai vs Nilah Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Maokai does a dismal job of beating Nilah. Typically, he wins a lowly 48.4% of matches the champs clash against each other in. In Maokai vs Nilah games, Maokai’s team is 0.0% more probable to obtain first blood, indicating that he most likely will be able to get first blood versus Nilah.

Best Maokai vs Nilah Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsWinged Moonplate

Core Maokai Items

~22 Mins
TrailblazerKnight's VowSolstice Sleigh

Optional Items

Kaenic RookernFrozen HeartLocket of the Iron SolariSunfire Aegis

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

SorceryPhase RushNimbus CloakTranscendenceWaterwalking
DominationCheap ShotTreasure Hunter
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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Q
2
W
3
E
4
Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Nilah as Maokai

Tips for Playing as Maokai against Nilah

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 Nilah Counter Stats

Maokai Image
Win Rate
48.4 %
VS
Win Rate
51.6 %
Nilah Image
2.8
< Kills >
7.9
5.5
< Deaths >
6.6
12.5
< Assists >
6.4
0.59
< Killing Sprees >
1.78
49
< Minions Killed >
172
0.28
< Dragons Killed >
0.17
0.43
< Inhibitors >
0.54
1,667
< Physical Damage >
19,582
11,331
< Magic Damage >
193
961
< True Damage >
452
13,960
< Damage Dealt >
20,227
27,938
< Damage Taken >
24,177
9,148
< Gold Earned >
12,682
1.44
< Towers >
2.59
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
9,132
< Total Healing >
8,809
11,266
< Experience >
13,145
45
< Vision Score >
17
18
< Wards Placed >
8
420
< Time Dealing CC >
88

How to Counter Nilah with Maokai in LoL

The stats shown on this page clarify several important Maokai versus Nilah counter stats that can help us understand the distinctions between the two. As an example, Maokai’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Nilah’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Maokai may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Nilah. This observation is in large part a result of the differences in assists.

Maokai typically has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than his counter does. On average, he receives more damage than Nilah. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also illustrate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Maokai and Nilah

Damage Types Compared

Maokai
Nilah
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Maokai
Nilah

Who is Better, Maokai or Nilah?

Both League champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Maokai usually loses when trying to fight Nilah, with a 48.4% win rate. As a result, Maokai makes a poor counter to Nilah.

While Maokai does have a lower winrate than Nilah, when facing one another, Maokai also has a much lower difficulty level that makes him a less time consuming champ to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Maokai into Nilah.

Furthermore, Maokai also has a lot of utility and CC, a similar amount to Nilah. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Maokai vs Nilah matchups, Nilah is the better champion with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.

Maokai is a somewhat poor counter to Nilah. You will do well by focussing your play on keeping up your gold income and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Maokai against Nilah.

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 Nilah Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Nilah as Maokai, we analyzed 2,461 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 Nilah 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

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Maokai to counter Nilah during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats presented above, you should increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Maokai usually accumulates a lot less CS as Nilah. Champs who typically don't earn much CS usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs 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 surpass the values displayed here to do well.

The most crucial items to prioritize in your Maokai versus Nilah build include Trailblazer, Knight's Vow, and Solstice Sleigh. When Maokai used at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better when fighting Nilah than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Maokai had an average win rate of 48.4% battling Nilah with these items in his kit.

To have the best probability of beating Nilah as Maokai, you should use the Phase Rush, Nimbus Cloak, Transcendence, Waterwalking, Cheap Shot, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Sorcery and Domination rune sets. Of all the runes players used for Maokai vs Nilah face-offs, this composite of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 48.4% win rate overall.

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