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

Maokai vs Thresh

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

based on 6,279 Maokai vs Thresh matchups
Win Rate
53 %
K/D/A
2.6
Pick Rate
4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of recently ranked League of Legends rounds each and every week. Within our database, Maokai fought Thresh 6279 times. With so many games with Maokai vs Thresh gives us faith in our ability to provide enlightening statistics and a solid build to counter Thresh. This pairing is somewhat uncommon. Maokai is forced to battle against Thresh in only 4.0% of his games.

Maokai vs Thresh Matchup Summary

Maokai has done a good job of beating Thresh. On average, he wins a whopping 53.0% of matches the champions fight each other in. In Maokai vs Thresh games, Maokai’s team is 0.1% less probable to obtain first blood, indicating that he most likely won't get first blood versus Thresh.

Best Maokai vs Thresh Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalBoots of Swiftness

Core Maokai Items

~22 Mins
TrailblazerFrozen HeartSolstice Sleigh

Optional Items

Knight's VowKaenic RookernLocket of the Iron SolariDead Man's Plate

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
InspirationHextech FlashtraptionCosmic Insight
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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W
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Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Thresh as Maokai

Tips for Playing as Maokai against Thresh

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 Thresh

Intentionally breaking a wall of The Box can allow a vulnerable ally to escape unscathed.

Thresh's Death Sentence has a long cast time. Watch for the cast to begin to take evasive actions.

Thresh relies on collecting souls for a portion of his defense and damage. Try punishing him when he moves to collect them.

Maokai vs Thresh Counter Stats

Maokai Image
Win Rate
53 %
VS
Win Rate
47 %
Thresh Image
2.7
< Kills >
2.2
6
< Deaths >
6.3
12.9
< Assists >
14.3
0.56
< Killing Sprees >
0.4
48
< Minions Killed >
34
0.27
< Dragons Killed >
0.04
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.43
1,622
< Physical Damage >
1,334
11,225
< Magic Damage >
7,767
960
< True Damage >
844
13,808
< Damage Dealt >
9,946
28,264
< Damage Taken >
21,930
9,218
< Gold Earned >
8,551
1.5
< Towers >
1.74
0.07
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
8,857
< Total Healing >
2,367
11,180
< Experience >
10,347
47
< Vision Score >
56
19
< Wards Placed >
24
427
< Time Dealing CC >
263

How to Counter Thresh with Maokai in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here feature some valuable Maokai vs. Thresh counter stats that may help us distinguish the distinctions between the pair. Maokai’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Thresh’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Maokai may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Thresh..

Maokai usually has a similar longest killing spree as his foe does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Thresh. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities; however, it can also show that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Maokai and Thresh

Damage Types Compared

Maokai
Thresh
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Maokai
Thresh

Who is Better, Maokai or Thresh?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Maokai usually wins when taking on Thresh, with a 53.0% win rate. Therefore, Maokai makes a good counter to Thresh.

While Maokai does have a higher win rate compared to Thresh, when on opposite teams, Maokai also has a much lower learning curve that makes him a less time consuming champion to pick up and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Maokai into Thresh.

Additionally, Maokai also has a very large amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Thresh. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Maokai vs Thresh 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 team fights.

Maokai is an above average counter to Thresh. Make sure you focus your strategy on maximizing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Maokai against Thresh.

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 Thresh Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Thresh as Maokai, we analyzed 6,279 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 Thresh 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 Thresh Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Maokai in order to counter Thresh during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips displayed above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Maokai often picks up a similar amount of CS compared to Thresh. Champions who on average don't take many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers displayed here to do well.

The most crucial items to use in your Maokai versus Thresh build include Trailblazer, Frozen Heart, and Solstice Sleigh. When Maokai used at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better when facing Thresh than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Maokai had an average win rate of 53.0% battling Thresh with this counter build.

To have the highest chance of annihilating Thresh as Maokai, Maokai players should take the Aftershock, Font of Life, Bone Plating, Unflinching, Hextech Flashtraption, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Resolve and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for Maokai vs Thresh clashes, this composite of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 53.0% win rate overall.

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