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

Maokai vs Renekton

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

based on 2,404 Maokai vs Renekton matchups
Win Rate
55.4 %
K/D/A
2.8
Pick Rate
1.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our matchup stats from the millions of ranked LoL games that we review every week. Our guide on how to beat Renekton as Maokai resulted from an analysis of 2404 ranked matches where both champions faced off against each other. This particular champ pairing is somewhat rare. Maokai has to counter Renekton in only 1.5% of his rounds.

Maokai vs Renekton Matchup Summary

Maokai does a great job of beating Renekton. On average, he wins a whopping 55.4% of the time the champs battle each other in. In Maokai against Renekton matches, Maokai’s team is 0.0% more expected to earn first blood, indicating that he probably will get first blood against Renekton.

Best Maokai vs Renekton Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsWinged Moonplate

Core Maokai Items

~22 Mins
TrailblazerKnight's VowSolstice Sleigh

Optional Items

Frozen HeartSpirit VisageThornmailLocket of the Iron Solari

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
Ability HasteAdaptive ForceHealth 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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Guide to Countering Renekton as Maokai

Tips for Playing as Maokai against Renekton

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 Renekton

Keeping Renekton from being able to fight and gain Fury by continually harassing him will severely reduce the effectiveness of his abilities.

Pay close attention to Renekton's Fury gauge as that will usually signify when he is about to attack.

Maokai vs Renekton Counter Stats

Maokai Image
Win Rate
55.4 %
VS
Win Rate
44.6 %
Renekton Image
2.8
< Kills >
5.6
5.6
< Deaths >
6
12.9
< Assists >
5.5
0.57
< Killing Sprees >
1.29
48
< Minions Killed >
186
0.3
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.41
1,742
< Physical Damage >
17,583
11,716
< Magic Damage >
3,449
1,047
< True Damage >
781
14,505
< Damage Dealt >
21,815
28,582
< Damage Taken >
36,867
9,317
< Gold Earned >
11,956
1.54
< Towers >
2.24
0.07
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
9,314
< Total Healing >
10,823
11,411
< Experience >
14,869
48
< Vision Score >
18
20
< Wards Placed >
8
428
< Time Dealing CC >
71

How to Counter Renekton with Maokai in LoL

The stats shown on this page emphasize several valuable Maokai versus Renekton counter stats that may help us grasp the distinctions between the two. As an example, Maokai’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Renekton’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Maokai may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Renekton. This observation is largely fueled by the differences in assists.

Maokai typically has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his foe does. On average, he receives less damage than Renekton. This commonly reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also show that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to escape further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Maokai and Renekton

Damage Types Compared

Maokai
Renekton
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Maokai
Renekton

Who is Better, Maokai or Renekton?

Both League champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Maokai usually wins when trying to fight Renekton, with a 55.4% win rate. As a result, Maokai makes a fantastic counter for Renekton.

While Maokai does have a much higher winrate compared to Renekton, when facing one another, Maokai also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more challenging champ to develop with. You should be be fine when picking Maokai into Renekton.

Additionally, Maokai also has a very large amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Renekton. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Maokai vs Renekton 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 team members during late stage team fights.

Maokai is a great counter for Renekton. Make sure you focus your gameplay on maximizing your CS and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Maokai against Renekton.

Additional Information for Maokai Players

How We Calculated Our Maokai vs Renekton Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Renekton as Maokai, we analyzed 2,404 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 Renekton 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

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

Maokai typically gets a lot less CS compared to Renekton. Champs who on average don't get many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The ideal items to have in your Maokai versus Renekton build include Trailblazer, Knight's Vow, and Solstice Sleigh. When Maokai included at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better versus Renekton than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Maokai boasted an average win rate of 55.4% battling Renekton with this build.

To have the highest probability of defeating Renekton as Maokai, Maokai players should take the Aftershock, Font of Life, Bone Plating, Unflinching, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Resolve and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune builds we have analyed for Maokai vs Renekton fights, this composite of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 55.4% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Renekton as Maokai are presented for all ranked divisions combined. To filter the stats and builds to a distinct rank, you should use the selection menu earlier on the page.