Twitch vs Maokai
How to Beat Maokai as Twitch
based on 6,186 Twitch vs Maokai matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Twitch vs Maokai Matchup Summary
Best Twitch vs Maokai Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Maokai as Twitch
Tips for Playing as Twitch against Maokai
Contaminate has a large range; apply as many stacks of Deadly Venom as possible before using it.
You can catch up to an enemy out of attack range with Venom Cask.
Twitch's Attack Speed is among the highest in the game; try purchasing items with on-hit effects such as Black Cleaver or Wit's End.
Advice to Win Against Maokai
The cooldown on Maokai's self healing is heavily gated on how many time you hit him with spells. Careful about wasting abilities on him.
Maokai will avoid taking damage while he's using Twisted Advance, so don't waste your spells.
Saplings will chase the first enemy that gets too close, but detonate after a few seconds or if they collide with other enemies. Be especially careful around brush sapling, as they are much more dangerous.
Twitch vs Maokai Counter Stats
How to Counter Maokai with Twitch in LoL
The stats shown here show several important Twitch versus Maokai matchup statistics that may help you grasp the differences between the pair. As an example, Twitch’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Maokai’s ratio of NaN, showing that Twitch may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Maokai. This observation is in large part fueled by the difference in kills.
Twitch often has a much larger longest killing spree than his enemy does. On average, he receives less damage than Maokai. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities; however, it can also imply that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from further harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Twitch and Maokai
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Who is Better, Twitch or Maokai?
Both League of Legends champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Twitch usually loses when facing off against Maokai, with a 48.3% win rate. Therefore, Twitch makes a bad counter to Maokai.
While Twitch does have a lower win rate compared to Maokai, when they face off with one another, Twitch also has a much greater learning curve that makes him a more complex champ to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Twitch into Maokai.
Furthermore, Twitch has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Maokai. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Twitch vs Maokai matchups, Maokai is the better champ with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.
Twitch is a somewhat poor counter for Maokai. Focus your tactics on maximizing your CS and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Twitch against Maokai.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Twitch to counter Maokai during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips presented here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Twitch often accumulates more CS compared to Maokai. Champions who typically don't get much CS typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. 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, usually require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers reported on this page to do well.
The most crucial items to prioritize in your Twitch versus Maokai build include Bloodthirster, Runaan's Hurricane, and Blade of The Ruined King. When Twitch incorporated at least these three items in his build, he did much better vs. Maokai than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Twitch boasted an average winrate of 48.3% when playing against Maokai with these items in his kit.
To have the greatest probability of coming out on top against Maokai as Twitch, you should use the Hail of Blades, Taste of Blood, Eyeball Collection, Relentless Hunter, Presence of Mind, and Legend: Alacrity runes from the Domination and Precision rune sets. Out of all the runes players used for Twitch vs Maokai matchups, this combo of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 48.3% win rate overall.
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