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How to Win Maokai vs Rek'Sai Counter MatchupMaokai is in the s tier of champions

Maokai vs Rek'Sai

How to Beat Rek'Sai as Maokai in LoLMaokai is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Rek'Sai as Maokai

based on 795 Maokai vs Rek'Sai matchups
Win Rate
53.7 %
K/D/A
2.79
Pick Rate
0.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of ranked League rounds every week. Within our data, Maokai faced Rek'Sai in 795 games. Including so many matchups for Maokai vs Rek'Sai provides us a lot of confidence in our ability to prepare enlightening data and a supported build to wreck your enemy. This pairing is somewhat rare. Maokai fights Rek'Sai in only 0.5% of his matches.

Maokai vs Rek'Sai Matchup Summary

Maokai has done a good job of countering Rek'Sai. Typically, he wins a whopping 53.7% of matches the champs clash against one another in. In Maokai versus Rek'Sai games, Maokai’s side is 0.0% more expected to earn first blood, implying that he probably will be able to get first blood versus Rek'Sai.

Best Maokai vs Rek'Sai Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalCloth Armor

Core Maokai Items

~22 Mins
TrailblazerLocket of the Iron SolariSolstice Sleigh

Optional Items

ThornmailFrozen HeartSunfire AegisJak'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 ForceArmorArmor
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
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Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Rek'Sai as Maokai

Tips for Playing as Maokai against Rek'Sai

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 Rek'Sai

When Rek'Sai is near, she can see the position of you and your allies, but only if you're moving.

If you see one of Rek'Sai's tunnels, briefly stand on one of the entrances to destroy it.

Rek'Sai's Furious Bite gains damage as she builds Fury. Be very careful around her when her Fury is full.

Maokai vs Rek'Sai Counter Stats

Maokai Image
Win Rate
53.7 %
VS
Win Rate
46.3 %
Rek'Sai Image
2.8
< Kills >
7.3
5.7
< Deaths >
6.4
13.1
< Assists >
7.8
0.56
< Killing Sprees >
1.68
51
< Minions Killed >
34
0.29
< Dragons Killed >
1.31
0.43
< Inhibitors >
0.39
1,728
< Physical Damage >
14,406
11,425
< Magic Damage >
80
993
< True Damage >
3,928
14,147
< Damage Dealt >
18,414
28,265
< Damage Taken >
35,970
9,341
< Gold Earned >
11,913
1.53
< Towers >
1.36
0.07
< Baron Takedowns >
0.27
8,861
< Total Healing >
17,137
11,334
< Experience >
13,312
47
< Vision Score >
22
19
< Wards Placed >
6
425
< Time Dealing CC >
292

How to Counter Rek'Sai with Maokai in LoL

The stats shown on this page highlight several influential Maokai against Rek'Sai counter stats that can help us distinguish the differences between the two. As an example, Maokai’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Rek'Sai’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Maokai may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Rek'Sai. This observation is largely caused by the differences in assists.

Maokai normally has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than his foe does. Typically, he takes less damage than Rek'Sai. This often reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also imply that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to escape further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Maokai and Rek'Sai

Damage Types Compared

Maokai
Rek'Sai
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Maokai
Rek'Sai

Who is Better, Maokai or Rek'Sai?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Maokai usually wins when taking on Rek'Sai, with a 53.7% win rate. As a result, Maokai makes a great counter for Rek'Sai.

While Maokai does have a higher win rate than Rek'Sai, when facing one another, Maokai also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more challenging champ to learn and master. You should be be fine when picking Maokai into Rek'Sai.

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

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Maokai vs Rek'Sai matchups, Maokai is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.

Maokai is a great counter to Rek'Sai. Focus your actions on maximizing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Maokai against Rek'Sai.

Other Champion Matchups Against Maokai

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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 Rek'Sai Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Rek'Sai as Maokai, we analyzed 795 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 Rek'Sai 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 Rek'Sai Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Maokai to counter Rek'Sai during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions presented above, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Maokai often racks up a similar amount of CS relative to Rek'Sai. Champions who typically don't acquire much CS usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The top items to prioritize in your Maokai versus Rek'Sai build include Trailblazer, Locket of the Iron Solari, and Solstice Sleigh. When Maokai bought at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better when facing Rek'Sai than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Maokai had an average winrate of 53.7% when playing against Rek'Sai with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest likelihood of coming out on top against Rek'Sai 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 rune combinations players used for Maokai vs Rek'Sai counterpicks, this sequence of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 53.7% winrate overall.

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