Maokai Arena Build Guide
“The Twisted Treant”
Maokai is a rageful, towering treant who fights the unnatural horrors of the Shadow Isles. He was twisted into a force of vengeance after a magical cataclysm destroyed his home, surviving undeath only through the Waters of Life infused within his...
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Recommended Items for Maokai in Arena
Optimal 2v2 combat item build path for Maokai. Build your core synergy items first, prioritize speed with tailored boots, and adapt situational picks to counter enemy comps.
Best Augments for Maokai in Arena
Top-performing Prismatic, Gold, and Silver augments tailored to maximize Maokai's combat scaling, ability cooldowns, and survivability in 2v2 Arena rounds.
Gain Shield after Immobilizing or Grounding an enemy champion.
Become large, gaining 15% Health and 10% Adaptive Force.
Gain an aura that continuously harvests permanent Cursed Power per enemy champion inside. Gain max Health based on your Cursed Power.
Gain increased size and percent bonus Health per takedown.
Gain 1000 Health, but you deal 10% less damage.
Requirement: Possess Heartsteel with 400+ stacks. Reward: Multiply your Heartsteel stacks by 3. Increase your Health Regeneration by 12.5% of your Heartsteel stacks.
Immobilizing or Grounding enemy champions heals you.
There is a tether connecting your team, deals constant magic damage to enemies it touches.
Immobilizing enemy champions grants you permanent Cursed Power. Gain Armor and Magic Resistance based on your Cursed Power.
Best Prismatic Items for Maokai in Arena
Prismatic items tier list ranked by performance synergy on Maokai. Aim to roll S-Tier items in your round 3 anvil choices to secure early combat dominance.
Maokai Abilities & Kit Overview
Comprehensive breakdown of Maokai's passive and active spells in Arena mode, highlighting ability interactions and combo execution.
Sap Magic
Maokai's basic attack also heals him and deals additional damage on a moderate cooldown. Each time Maokai casts a spell or is struck by an enemy's spell, this cooldown is reduced.
Bramble Smash
Maokai knocks back nearby enemies with a shockwave, dealing magic damage and slowing them.
Twisted Advance
Maokai contorts into a mass of moving roots, becoming untargetable and dashing to the target. Upon arrival, he roots the target.
Sapling Toss
Maokai flings a sapling to the target area to stand guard. More effective in brush.
Nature's Grasp
Maokai summons a colossal wall of brambles and thorns that slowly advances forwards, damaging and rooting any enemies in the path.
Frequently Asked Questions about Maokai in Arena
Common Arena build strategies, augment interactions, and item synergies answered for Maokai.
The best Arena build for Maokai in patch 16.17.1 currently sits at Tier S (50.70% win rate). The optimal core items include Cruelty, Heartsteel, Spirit Visage, paired with Mercury's Treads or Plated Steelcaps. Adjust your situational items to counter burst assassins, heavy tanks, or healing comps in later rounds.
The top Prismatic augments for Maokai are Courage of the Colossus, Goliath, Dreadbringer. These augments provide massive combat scalings and ability enhancements that synergize directly with Maokai's kit to win late-game rounds.
The best Prismatic items to roll on Maokai include Black Hole Gauntlet, Cruelty, Force Of Entropy. Securing one of these S-Tier prismatic items in the early rounds gives Maokai a decisive stat and passive advantage over enemy pairs.