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

Maokai vs Veigar

How to Beat Veigar as Maokai in LoLMaokai is in the b tier of champions
TankMage
Mage

How to Beat Veigar as Maokai

based on 5,328 Maokai vs Veigar matchups
Win Rate
53.8 %
K/D/A
2.82
Pick Rate
3.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of recently ranked League games each week. Within our database, Maokai battled Veigar in 5328 rounds. Using so many matchups for Maokai vs Veigar gives us a lot of confidence in our ability to provide informative data and a pro build to smash your opposition. This champ pairing is somewhat rare. Maokai encounters Veigar in only 3.4% of his rounds.

Maokai vs Veigar Matchup Summary

Maokai has done a good job of beating Veigar. Typically, he wins a fantastic 53.8% of matches the champs clash against each other in. In Maokai versus Veigar games, Maokai’s team is 0.1% more likely to obtain first blood, implying that he probably will be able to get first blood versus Veigar.

Best Maokai vs Veigar Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Cloth ArmorWinged Moonplate

Core Maokai Items

~22 Mins
Knight's VowLocket of the Iron SolariSolstice Sleigh

Optional Items

Dead Man's PlateKaenic RookernForce of NatureFrozen Heart

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
Attack SpeedAdaptive 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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Q
2
W
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
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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 Veigar as Maokai

Tips for Playing as Maokai against Veigar

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 Veigar

Dark Matter deals very high damage, but it can be avoided. Pay attention to the sound and visual indicator to be aware of when and where the spell will land.

Veigar's ultimate deals increased damage based on your missing health.

Event Horizon only stuns units on the edge. If you're inside the spell, you can still move and attack.

Maokai vs Veigar Counter Stats

Maokai Image
Win Rate
53.8 %
VS
Win Rate
46.2 %
Veigar Image
3
< Kills >
6.9
5.6
< Deaths >
6.4
12.8
< Assists >
6.5
0.63
< Killing Sprees >
1.57
47
< Minions Killed >
167
0.34
< Dragons Killed >
0.1
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.46
1,697
< Physical Damage >
732
11,307
< Magic Damage >
22,711
1,044
< True Damage >
610
14,048
< Damage Dealt >
24,053
29,925
< Damage Taken >
19,398
9,520
< Gold Earned >
12,052
1.51
< Towers >
1.94
0.08
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
9,802
< Total Healing >
1,874
11,707
< Experience >
14,279
46
< Vision Score >
21
19
< Wards Placed >
11
430
< Time Dealing CC >
87

How to Counter Veigar with Maokai in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here clarify some significant Maokai vs. Veigar matchup stats that may help you understand the differences and similarities between these two champions. For instance, Maokai’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Veigar’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Maokai may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Veigar. This observation is in large part a result of the differences in assists.

Maokai usually has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than his opponent does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Veigar. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also indicate that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to escape additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Maokai and Veigar

Damage Types Compared

Maokai
Veigar
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Maokai
Veigar

Who is Better, Maokai or Veigar?

Both League champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Maokai usually wins when trying to fight Veigar, with a 53.8% win rate. Therefore, Maokai makes a great counter to Veigar.

While Maokai does have a higher winrate compared to Veigar, when facing one another, Maokai also has a much lower difficulty level that makes him a less time consuming character to learn and master. You should be be fine when picking Maokai into Veigar.

Moreover, Maokai also has a lot of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Veigar. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Maokai vs Veigar 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 Veigar. Focus your gameplay on increasing your CS and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Maokai against Veigar.

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 Veigar Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Veigar as Maokai, we analyzed 5,328 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 Veigar 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 Veigar Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Maokai to counter Veigar during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats displayed above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Maokai typically gets a lot less CS relative to Veigar. Champs who typically don't get much CS often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. 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, often require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values reported on this page to do well.

The top items to focus on in your Maokai versus Veigar build consist of Knight's Vow, Locket of the Iron Solari, and Solstice Sleigh. When Maokai included at least these three items in his build, he performed much better vs Veigar than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Maokai had an average winrate of 53.8% when playing against Veigar with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest chance of defeating Veigar as Maokai, you should take the Aftershock, Font of Life, Bone Plating, Unflinching, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Resolve and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players chose for Maokai vs Veigar counterpicks, this blending of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 53.8% win rate overall.

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