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

Maokai vs Volibear

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

based on 3,245 Maokai vs Volibear matchups
Win Rate
53.3 %
K/D/A
2.8
Pick Rate
2.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of ranked League rounds each and every week. Within our data, Maokai did battle with Volibear in 3245 matches. Having so many matchups for Maokai vs Volibear gives us a lot of confidence in our capacity to produce informative data and a supported build to counter your opponent. This particular pairing is relatively rare. Maokai encounters Volibear in only 2.1% of his matches.

Maokai vs Volibear Matchup Summary

Maokai has done a good job of beating Volibear. Typically, he wins a terrific 53.3% of the time the champs oppose one another in. In Maokai vs Volibear games, Maokai’s side is 0.0% more probable to obtain first blood, indicating that he probably will be able to get first blood against Volibear.

Best Maokai vs Volibear 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 SolariCelestial Opposition

Optional Items

Knight's VowKaenic RookernJak'Sho, The ProteanFrozen 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
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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W
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Guide to Countering Volibear as Maokai

Tips for Playing as Maokai against Volibear

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 Volibear Counter Stats

Maokai Image
Win Rate
53.3 %
VS
Win Rate
46.7 %
Volibear Image
2.8
< Kills >
5.5
5.6
< Deaths >
6.5
12.9
< Assists >
6
0.59
< Killing Sprees >
1.26
47
< Minions Killed >
133
0.3
< Dragons Killed >
0.51
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.52
1,676
< Physical Damage >
11,346
11,148
< Magic Damage >
9,113
970
< True Damage >
746
13,796
< Damage Dealt >
21,205
28,685
< Damage Taken >
33,585
9,276
< Gold Earned >
11,696
1.46
< Towers >
2.53
0.07
< Baron Takedowns >
0.11
9,323
< Total Healing >
8,668
11,414
< Experience >
14,297
45
< Vision Score >
18
18
< Wards Placed >
8
429
< Time Dealing CC >
568

How to Counter Volibear with Maokai in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here underscore several critical Maokai versus Volibear matchup stats that may help us grasp the distinctions between the two. For instance, Maokai’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Volibear’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Maokai may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Volibear. This observation is in large part a result of the differences in assists.

Maokai normally has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his opponent does. On average, he takes less damage than Volibear. This typically indicates differing health capacities; however, it can also illustrate that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to flee from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Maokai and Volibear

Damage Types Compared

Maokai
Volibear
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Maokai
Volibear

Who is Better, Maokai or Volibear?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Maokai usually wins when playing against Volibear, with a 53.3% win rate. As a result, Maokai makes a great counter for Volibear.

While Maokai does have a higher winrate compared to Volibear, when they face off with one another, Maokai also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more time consuming champion to learn. You should be be fine when picking Maokai into Volibear.

Furthermore, Maokai also has a very large amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Volibear. 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 for every situation in League of Legends, in Maokai vs Volibear matchups, Maokai is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.

Maokai is a great counter for Volibear. Make sure you focus your strategy on keeping up your CS and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Maokai against Volibear.

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 Volibear Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Volibear as Maokai, we analyzed 3,245 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 Volibear 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

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Maokai to counter Volibear during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions shown above, you should increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Maokai often accumulates less CS relative to Volibear. Champions who typically don't acquire much CS usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values shown on this page to do well.

The best items to focus on in your Maokai versus Volibear build consist of Thornmail, Locket of the Iron Solari, and Celestial Opposition. When Maokai bought at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better when facing Volibear than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Maokai had an average winrate of 53.3% battling Volibear with this build.

To have the highest likelihood of annihilating Volibear as Maokai, Maokai players should take the Aftershock, Font of Life, Bone Plating, Unflinching, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Resolve and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune sets that we analyzed for Maokai vs Volibear clashes, this combo of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 53.3% winrate overall.

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