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

Maokai vs Qiyana

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

based on 1,877 Maokai vs Qiyana matchups
Win Rate
56.3 %
K/D/A
2.77
Pick Rate
1.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of ranked LoL matches each and every week. Within our data, Maokai engaged Qiyana 1877 times. Having so many matchups for Maokai vs Qiyana provides us a lot of faith in our ability to provide useful stats and a pro build to defeat your opposition. This champ pairing is relatively rare. Maokai is forced to battle against Qiyana in only 1.2% of his games.

Maokai vs Qiyana Matchup Summary

Maokai does a great job of beating Qiyana. Typically, he wins a whopping 56.3% of games the champs oppose each other in. In Maokai against Qiyana matches, Maokai’s team is 0.1% more probable to earn first blood, indicating that he most likely will get first blood versus Qiyana.

Best Maokai vs Qiyana Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsWinged Moonplate

Core Maokai Items

~22 Mins
TrailblazerLocket of the Iron SolariSolstice Sleigh

Optional Items

Unending DespairFrozen HeartJak'Sho, The ProteanKnight's Vow

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 Qiyana as Maokai

Tips for Playing as Maokai against Qiyana

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 Qiyana Counter Stats

Maokai Image
Win Rate
56.3 %
VS
Win Rate
43.7 %
Qiyana Image
2.9
< Kills >
7.8
5.7
< Deaths >
6.9
12.9
< Assists >
6
0.61
< Killing Sprees >
1.76
50
< Minions Killed >
149
0.26
< Dragons Killed >
0.18
0.48
< Inhibitors >
0.34
1,716
< Physical Damage >
19,571
11,555
< Magic Damage >
1,838
986
< True Damage >
972
14,258
< Damage Dealt >
22,382
28,684
< Damage Taken >
24,154
9,384
< Gold Earned >
12,022
1.55
< Towers >
1.44
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
9,150
< Total Healing >
3,247
11,463
< Experience >
13,837
47
< Vision Score >
18
20
< Wards Placed >
7
430
< Time Dealing CC >
103

How to Counter Qiyana with Maokai in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here underscore several vital Maokai against Qiyana matchup stats that can help us appreciate the distinctions between this set of champs. For instance, Maokai’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Qiyana’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Maokai may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Qiyana. This observation is in large part caused by the differences in assists.

Maokai often has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than his matchup does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Qiyana. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities; however, it can also show that the champ with increased HP has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Maokai and Qiyana

Damage Types Compared

Maokai
Qiyana
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Maokai
Qiyana

Who is Better, Maokai or Qiyana?

Both League champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Maokai usually wins when trying to fight Qiyana, with a 56.3% win rate. Thus, Maokai makes a fantastic counter to Qiyana.

While Maokai does have a much higher win rate compared to Qiyana, when on opposite teams, Maokai also has a much lower learning curve that makes him a less complex champ to learn and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Maokai into Qiyana.

Additionally, Maokai has a great amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Qiyana. 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 a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Maokai vs Qiyana 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 allied champions during late stage team fights.

Maokai is a great counter to Qiyana. Focus your strategy on maximizing your CS and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Maokai against Qiyana.

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 Qiyana Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Qiyana as Maokai, we analyzed 1,877 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 Qiyana 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 Qiyana Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Maokai in order to counter Qiyana during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions presented above, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Maokai usually racks up less CS as Qiyana. Champs who on average don't take much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers displayed here to do well.

The top items to use in your Maokai versus Qiyana build include Trailblazer, Locket of the Iron Solari, and Solstice Sleigh. When Maokai bought at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better vs Qiyana than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Maokai boasted an average win rate of 56.3% battling Qiyana with this build.

To have the greatest chance of vanquishing Qiyana as Maokai, Maokai players should equip 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 rune combinations players picked for Maokai vs Qiyana counterpicks, this composite of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 56.3% winrate overall.

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