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How to Synergize Maokai with Senna on the Same TeamMaokai is in the s tier of champions

Maokai with Senna

How to Win With Maokai and Senna Paired TogetherMaokai is in the s tier of champions
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How to Synergize Maokai and Senna

based on 5,565 Maokai with Senna pairs
Win Rate
55.7 %
K/D/A
2.87
Pick Rate
3.6 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We take in the stats from from millions of LoL matches directly from Riot Games each week. Maokai has fought alongside Senna in 5565 recently played, ranked games. By gathering so much accurate data straight from the makers of League of Legends, we are sure that we can provide you with high quality, usable builds to help Maokai play with Senna. It is relatively rare for Maokai to play with Senna as allies. This has only taken place in approximately 3.6% of games with Maokai.

Maokai Senna Synergy Summary

Maokai does a great job of fighting on the same side as Senna. Normally, he wins a terrific 55.7% of games the champs fight together on the same side. If you want to maximize your potential as Maokai when fighting on the same team as Senna by learning how to better synergize your playstyle with her, then look into the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Maokai vs Senna Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsWinged Moonplate

Core Maokai Items

~22 Mins
Kaenic RookernTrailblazerSolstice Sleigh

Optional Items

Dead Man's PlateLocket of the Iron SolariJak'Sho, The ProteanSpirit 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
Adaptive ForceHealth ScalingHealth 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
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Q
3
E
4
Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Synergizing Maokai and Senna

Tips for Playing as Maokai with Senna

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 Senna Synergy Stats

Maokai Image
Win Rate
55.7 %
VS
Win Rate
44.3 %
Senna Image
3.2
< Kills >
2.8
5.3
< Deaths >
5.7
12
< Assists >
12.7
0.72
< Killing Sprees >
0.59
69
< Minions Killed >
49
0.61
< Dragons Killed >
0.29
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.45
1,887
< Physical Damage >
1,699
12,670
< Magic Damage >
11,261
944
< True Damage >
999
15,502
< Damage Dealt >
13,959
33,727
< Damage Taken >
29,119
9,970
< Gold Earned >
9,339
1.59
< Towers >
1.49
0.16
< Baron Takedowns >
0.07
12,925
< Total Healing >
9,384
12,509
< Experience >
11,446
31
< Vision Score >
46
12
< Wards Placed >
19
563
< Time Dealing CC >
427

How to Play with Senna as Maokai in LoL

The Maokai Senna synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Senna, compared to his overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how his gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.

Overall, Maokai sees a large worsening in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Senna. His KDA worsened from NaN to NaN. This worsening shows that Senna helps Maokai perform poorer in competitive League rounds. Yet, the small difference shows that this performance change is only marginal.

When Maokai is paired with Senna, he observes a clear improvement in his complete damage dealt. This difference could indicate that Senna provides protection for him to deal more damage or that her presence also helps increase the round's duration. Similarly, when Maokai is played alongside Senna on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing synergisticly with Senna.

Moreover, when Maokai plays with Senna on the same side, he on average receives significantly more damage than when he fights alone. Taking more damage could indicate that Senna does a poor job of protecting Maokai during teamfights.

Synergies between Maokai and Senna

Damage Types Compared

Maokai
Senna
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Maokai
Senna

Is Maokai better when played alongside Senna?

There is no ideal champion pairing for Maokai that will no matter what be his #1 teammate. Yet, overall, Senna is a fantastic teammate for Maokai. By playing on the same team as Maokai, she improves their win rate by 3.1% to 55.7%. This proves that there is a very real bond between Maokai and Senna that results in them performing better together than alone.

Senna has a much greater difficulty compared to Maokai. That means Maokai players must be very careful when lining up Senna comrades to go into battle on the same side as, as they will need a much greater level of skill to be able to cooperate well with you.

Fighting cooperatively, Maokai players will likely witness an overall large increase in your team’s ability to provide a lot of utility for your team. When paired, these two will help their other teammates secure a victory.

In contrast, by bringing Maokai and Senna together, you may not be providing your other allies a great deal of anti-tank damage dealing potential. Plan to include other champions on your team that offsets this gap in their potential.

Regardless of the skill of your Senna teammate, you should focus on increasing your income, outlasting your enemies, and clearing objectives. If you do this, you will do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Maokai Players

How We Calculated Our Maokai Senna Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Maokai and Senna, we analyzed 5,565 ranked and recent League of Legends matches. We perform advanced data cleaning and statistical methods to guarantee that our team synergy stats are accurate and reliable. You can be confident that our recommended build to pair Maokai with Senna comes from actual 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 your division's most relevant stats and build.

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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Maokai in order to work well with Senna during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League rounds, you should continue reading to master some more tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you use the build and stats shown above, you should increase your win rate by a lot.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Maokai and Senna synergy build include Kaenic Rookern, Trailblazer, and Solstice Sleigh. When Maokai incorporated at least these three items in his build, he performed much better when paired up with Senna than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Maokai boasted an average win rate of 55.7% helping carry Senna with this build.

To have the best chance of beating your oponents, you should use 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 combinations players picked for Maokai and Senna pairings, this sequence of runes yielded the top win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 55.7% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to team up Senna with Maokai are displayed for all skill levels, merged. If you would like to narrow the statistics and builds to a specific skill level, you may use the selection menu at the top of this page.