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Maokai vs Tryndamere

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

based on 3,775 Maokai vs Tryndamere matchups
Win Rate
53.5 %
K/D/A
2.82
Pick Rate
2.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our matchup stats from the millions of rated League of Legends rounds that we evaluate each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Tryndamere as Maokai resulted from an analysis of 3775 ranked matches where both champions faced off against each other. This particular pairing is relatively rare. Maokai encounters Tryndamere in only 2.4% of his games.

Maokai vs Tryndamere Matchup Summary

Maokai does a good job of beating Tryndamere. Normally, he wins a terrific 53.5% of the time the champions face one another in. In Maokai versus Tryndamere games, Maokai’s side is 0.0% more likely to get first blood, implying that he probably will be able to get first blood against Tryndamere.

Best Maokai vs Tryndamere Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsWinged Moonplate

Core Maokai Items

~22 Mins
Kaenic RookernTrailblazerSolstice Sleigh

Optional Items

Frozen HeartLocket of the Iron SolariRanduin's OmenThornmail

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
Ability HasteArmorHealth 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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Guide to Countering Tryndamere as Maokai

Tips for Playing as Maokai against Tryndamere

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 Tryndamere

Try harassing Tryndamere early so he can't kill minions and heal with Bloodlust.

Most of Tryndamere's damage is physical. If he's getting too strong, consider buying a Thornmail.

Remember, Tryndamere can only slow you if you are facing away from him.

Maokai vs Tryndamere Counter Stats

Maokai Image
Win Rate
53.5 %
VS
Win Rate
46.5 %
Tryndamere Image
3
< Kills >
6.1
5.5
< Deaths >
5.8
12.5
< Assists >
4.1
0.63
< Killing Sprees >
1.42
48
< Minions Killed >
182
0.31
< Dragons Killed >
0.22
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.62
1,730
< Physical Damage >
19,913
11,206
< Magic Damage >
533
969
< True Damage >
638
13,906
< Damage Dealt >
21,085
28,068
< Damage Taken >
34,221
9,316
< Gold Earned >
12,785
1.48
< Towers >
2.93
0.07
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
9,255
< Total Healing >
14,147
11,487
< Experience >
15,304
45
< Vision Score >
17
19
< Wards Placed >
8
440
< Time Dealing CC >
106

How to Counter Tryndamere with Maokai in LoL

The stats shown on this page highlight several strategic Maokai versus Tryndamere counter stats that can help you understand the distinctions between the pair. Maokai’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Tryndamere’s ratio of NaN, showing that Maokai may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Tryndamere. This observation is largely a result of the differences in assists.

Maokai usually has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his opponent does. Commonly, he receives less damage than Tryndamere. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also indicate that the champion with more HP has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Maokai and Tryndamere

Damage Types Compared

Maokai
Tryndamere
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Maokai
Tryndamere

Who is Better, Maokai or Tryndamere?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Maokai usually wins when facing off against Tryndamere, with a 53.5% win rate. Thus, Maokai makes a great counter to Tryndamere.

While Maokai does have a higher win rate compared to Tryndamere, when on opposite teams, Maokai also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less time consuming champion to learn. You should be be fine when picking Maokai into Tryndamere.

Moreover, Maokai also has a great amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Tryndamere. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Maokai vs Tryndamere 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 teammates during late stage team fights.

Maokai is a great counter to Tryndamere. Make sure you focus your gameplay on increasing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Maokai against Tryndamere.

Other Champion Matchups Against Maokai

Maokai Loses Against

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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 Tryndamere Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Tryndamere as Maokai, we analyzed 3,775 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 Tryndamere 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 Tryndamere Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Maokai to counter Tryndamere during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and tips presented here, you will increase 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 Tryndamere. Champs who typically don't take much CS usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers reported here to do well.

The ideal items to prioritize in your Maokai versus Tryndamere build include Kaenic Rookern, Trailblazer, and Solstice Sleigh. When Maokai incorporated at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better versus Tryndamere than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Maokai had an average winrate of 53.5% when countering Tryndamere with this build.

To have the highest chance of defeating Tryndamere 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. Out of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for Maokai vs Tryndamere counter picks, this combo of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 53.5% win rate overall.

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