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

Maokai vs Twisted Fate

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

based on 6,216 Maokai vs Twisted Fate matchups
Win Rate
53.1 %
K/D/A
2.72
Pick Rate
4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter statistics from the millions of recently rated League of Legends games that we get from Riot Games each week. This guide on how to beat Twisted Fate as Maokai resulted from an evaluation of 6216 ranked rounds where both champions fought one another. This counter pairing is fairly rare. Maokai has to counter Twisted Fate in only 4.0% of his rounds.

Maokai vs Twisted Fate Matchup Summary

Maokai has done a good job of beating Twisted Fate. On average, he wins a terrific 53.1% of the time the champs face off with one another in. In Maokai vs Twisted Fate rounds, Maokai’s team is 0.1% more expected to gain first blood, indicating that he probably will be able to get first blood versus Twisted Fate.

Best Maokai vs Twisted Fate 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 RookernUnending DespairLocket 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
InspirationHextech FlashtraptionCosmic Insight
Ability HasteMove SpeedHealth
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
1
W
2
Q
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
W
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Q
10
W
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R
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W
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W
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E
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E
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R

Guide to Countering Twisted Fate as Maokai

Tips for Playing as Maokai against Twisted Fate

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 Twisted Fate

Focus on dodging Wild Cards early when your champion doesn't have the hit points to afford getting hit.

If you have low Health, use Destiny as an indicator to run to safety. It will give you a head start in escaping any possible ganks.

Maokai vs Twisted Fate Counter Stats

Maokai Image
Win Rate
53.1 %
VS
Win Rate
46.9 %
Twisted Fate Image
2.9
< Kills >
6.1
5.8
< Deaths >
6.6
12.9
< Assists >
8.1
0.59
< Killing Sprees >
1.41
49
< Minions Killed >
172
0.26
< Dragons Killed >
0.09
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.49
1,690
< Physical Damage >
3,484
11,291
< Magic Damage >
18,532
987
< True Damage >
804
13,969
< Damage Dealt >
22,820
28,919
< Damage Taken >
22,613
9,320
< Gold Earned >
12,755
1.52
< Towers >
2.26
0.07
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
9,037
< Total Healing >
3,199
11,368
< Experience >
14,587
48
< Vision Score >
18
20
< Wards Placed >
9
417
< Time Dealing CC >
179

How to Counter Twisted Fate with Maokai in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page highlight some vital Maokai vs. Twisted Fate counter stats that may help you grasp the differences between this set of champs. Maokai’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Twisted Fate’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Maokai may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Twisted Fate. This observation is largely a result of the differences in assists.

Maokai usually has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than his opponent does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Twisted Fate. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also imply that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Maokai and Twisted Fate

Damage Types Compared

Maokai
Twisted Fate
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Maokai
Twisted Fate

Who is Better, Maokai or Twisted Fate?

Both League champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Maokai usually wins when playing against Twisted Fate, with a 53.1% win rate. As a result, Maokai makes a great counter to Twisted Fate.

While Maokai does have a higher win rate compared to Twisted Fate, when they face off with one another, Maokai also has a much lower learning curve that makes him a less challenging character to learn and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Maokai into Twisted Fate.

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

While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Maokai vs Twisted Fate 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 allies during teamfights.

Maokai is a great counter for Twisted Fate. You will do well by focussing your tactics on maximizing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Maokai against Twisted Fate.

Other Champion Matchups Against Maokai

Maokai Loses Against

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Maokai Wins Against

ZeriZeri59.4% winrateNidaleeNidalee59.1% winrateLeBlancLeBlanc57.8% winrateYuumiYuumi57.7% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Maokai Players

How We Calculated Our Maokai vs Twisted Fate Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Twisted Fate as Maokai, we analyzed 6,216 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 Twisted Fate 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 Twisted Fate Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Maokai in order to counter Twisted Fate during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and stats shown here, you should increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Maokai typically picks up a lot less CS as Twisted Fate. Champs who typically don't acquire much CS often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The top items to have in your Maokai versus Twisted Fate build include Trailblazer, Frozen Heart, and Solstice Sleigh. When Maokai incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better countering Twisted Fate than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Maokai boasted an average win rate of 53.1% battling Twisted Fate with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest probability of beating Twisted Fate as Maokai, you should equip the Aftershock, Font of Life, Bone Plating, Unflinching, Hextech Flashtraption, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Resolve and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the runes players used for Maokai vs Twisted Fate counterpicks, this sequence of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 53.1% winrate overall.

If you want to get Maokai vs Twisted Fate tips and counter stats for a a particular rank, feel free to choose one from the selection menu above. At first, the statistics and build suggestions shown are computed using every game run with these champs.