Maokai with Zeri
How to Synergize Maokai and Zeri
based on 1,343 Maokai with Zeri pairsHow We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL
Maokai Zeri Synergy Summary
Best Maokai vs Zeri Counter Build
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Guide to Synergizing Maokai and Zeri
Tips for Playing as Maokai with Zeri
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 Zeri Synergy Stats
How to Play with Zeri as Maokai in LoL
The Maokai Zeri synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Zeri, 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 Zeri. His KDA decreased from NaN to NaN. This negative change shows that Zeri helps Maokai perform not as well in competitive League of Legends games. Yet, the small difference indicates that this performance change is not very impactful.
When Maokai is paired with Zeri, he observes a marginal improvement in his total damage dealt. This difference may signal that Zeri supports by providing cover for him to dish out more damage or that their presence on the team also helps extend the game's duration. Similarly, when Maokai is played alongside Zeri on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays without Zeri. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing alongside Zeri.
Additionally, when Maokai plays with Zeri on the same side, he usually receives a little more damage than when he fights alone. Receiving more damage could mean that Zeri does a poor job of protecting Maokai in teamfights.
Synergies between Maokai and Zeri
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Is Maokai better when played alongside Zeri?
There is no top companion for Maokai that will no matter what be his #1 teammate. Yet, overall, Zeri is a terrible ally for Maokai. By being on the same team as Maokai, they lowers their win rate by -5.8% to 46.8%. This signals that there is a very bad synergy between Maokai and Zeri that results in them performing not as well together than alone.
Zeri has a greater difficulty than Maokai. That means Maokai players must be very careful when arranging Zeri comrades to fight alongside, as they will require a greater level of skill to fight well with you.
Fighting on the same side, Maokai players should see an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to tank a lot of damage. Combined, these champs will be able to tank for the rest of their team.
Conversely, by bringing Maokai and Zeri together, you may not be giving your other allies much magical damage output. Make sure to include other champs on your team that fills this relative gap in their abilities.
Regardless of the skill of your Zeri ally, you need to focus on maximizing your income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and taking down objectives. If you do this, you should do well anyway.
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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing
If you would like to truly master Maokai to pair well with Zeri during both the early game and mid / late game phases of LoL games, you should continue reading to master some more tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you mind the build and stats displayed above, you should grow your win rate by a lot.
The most important items to focus on in your Maokai and Zeri synergy build include Trailblazer, Thornmail, and Locket of the Iron Solari. When Maokai incorporated at least these three finished items in his build, he performed a lot better when paired up with Zeri than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Maokai had an average winrate of 46.8% when synergizing his build and playstyle to Zeri with these items in his kit.
To have the highest chance of beating your oponents, 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 we have analyed for Maokai and Zeri pairings, this combination of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 46.8% winrate overall.
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