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

Maokai vs Vex

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

based on 2,902 Maokai vs Vex matchups
Win Rate
53.4 %
K/D/A
2.74
Pick Rate
1.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our matchup stats from the millions of rated League games that we analyze each week. Our guide on how to beat Vex as Maokai came out of an examination of 2902 ranked games where both champions faced one another. This particular matchup is fairly rare. Maokai fights Vex in only 1.9% of his games.

Maokai vs Vex Matchup Summary

Maokai does a good job of countering Vex. On average, he wins a terrific 53.4% of the time the champions oppose one another in. In Maokai versus Vex games, Maokai’s team is 0.1% more probable to obtain first blood. This implies that he most likely will be able to get first blood against Vex.

Best Maokai vs Vex Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsBoots of Swiftness

Core Maokai Items

~22 Mins
ThornmailLocket of the Iron SolariSolstice Sleigh

Optional Items

Jak'Sho, The ProteanFrozen HeartForce of NatureSpirit Visage

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 ForceArmor
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
9
Q
10
W
11
R
12
W
13
W
14
E
15
E
16
R

Guide to Countering Vex as Maokai

Tips for Playing as Maokai against Vex

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.

Maokai vs Vex Counter Stats

Maokai Image
Win Rate
53.4 %
VS
Win Rate
46.6 %
Vex Image
3
< Kills >
7
5.8
< Deaths >
6.4
12.9
< Assists >
7.7
0.62
< Killing Sprees >
1.63
50
< Minions Killed >
159
0.31
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.4
1,683
< Physical Damage >
1,457
11,334
< Magic Damage >
22,350
989
< True Damage >
933
14,007
< Damage Dealt >
24,741
29,938
< Damage Taken >
19,520
9,473
< Gold Earned >
11,370
1.5
< Towers >
1.72
0.07
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
9,790
< Total Healing >
2,144
11,604
< Experience >
14,058
45
< Vision Score >
19
18
< Wards Placed >
9
437
< Time Dealing CC >
556

How to Counter Vex with Maokai in LoL

The stats shown on this page feature some significant Maokai against Vex counter stats that can help you realize the distinctions between the two. As an example, Maokai’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Vex’s ratio of NaN, showing that Maokai may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Vex. This observation is in large part fueled by the differences in assists.

Maokai normally has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than his foe does. Typically, he receives more damage than Vex. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also imply that the champ with increased health has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Maokai and Vex

Damage Types Compared

Maokai
Vex
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Maokai
Vex

Who is Better, Maokai or Vex?

Both League champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Maokai usually wins when taking on Vex, with a 53.4% win rate. Therefore, Maokai makes a great counter to Vex.

While Maokai does have a higher winrate compared to Vex, when facing one another, Maokai also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more difficult champ to pick up and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Maokai into Vex.

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

While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Maokai vs Vex matchups, Maokai is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.

Maokai is a great counter to Vex. Focus your actions on keeping up your CS and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Maokai against Vex.

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 Vex Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Vex as Maokai, we analyzed 2,902 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 Vex 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 Vex Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Maokai in order to counter Vex during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats presented here, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Maokai often gets a lot less CS compared to Vex. Champs who typically don't get much CS usualy 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, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The best items to use in your Maokai versus Vex build include Thornmail, Locket of the Iron Solari, and Solstice Sleigh. When Maokai bought at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better when facing Vex than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Maokai had an average win rate of 53.4% battling Vex with this build.

To have the best chance of coming out on top against Vex as Maokai, Maokai players should equip the Aftershock, Font of Life, Bone Plating, Unflinching, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Resolve and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the runes that we analyzed for Maokai vs Vex counterpicks, this mixture of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 53.4% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Vex as Maokai are shown for all skill levels, merged. To narrow the statistics and builds to a specific skill level, you can use the selection menu at the top of this page.