Maokai Top Build Guide - Patch 15.4

Build Overview (52.6% Win Rate)

• Summoner Spells: Flash, Teleport
• Core Items: Unending Despair > Plated Steelcaps > Winter's Approach
• Final Items: Spirit Visage, Thornmail, Jak'Sho The Protean
• Skill Order: Q > W > E

Optimal Runes

• Primary: Grasp of the Undying, Demolish, Second Wind, Overgrowth
• Secondary: Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight
• Shards: Attack Speed, Health Scaling, Health Scaling

Core Gameplay Tips

• Use Saplings (E) to scout bushes and maintain vision control
• Save Ultimate (R) for teamfights and follow up with peeling for carries
• Play defensively early game until core items are complete

Best Matchups (Win Rate)

• Kennen (64.1%)
• Tahm Kench (60.0%)
• Malphite (57.0%)
• Yorick (56.0%)
• Ryze (55.6%)

Counter Matchups to Avoid

• Singed (32.3%)
• Heimerdinger (33.3%)
• Kayle (34.8%)
• Gwen (40.1%)
• Poppy (41.3%)

Alternative Build Options

1. Tank Focus Build

• Core: Winter's Approach > Plated Steelcaps > Unending Despair
• Final: Spirit Visage, Thornmail, Randuin's Omen (52.5% Win Rate)

2. Magic Resist Build

• Core: Spirit Visage > Mercury's Treads > Winter's Approach
• Final: Unending Despair, Thornmail, Randuin's Omen (53.8% Win Rate)

3. Off-Meta Build (50.5% Win Rate)

• Keystone: Aftershock
• Core: Unending Despair > Plated Steelcaps > Winter's Approach
• Final: Spirit Visage, Thornmail, Hollow Radiance

Situational Items

• Adjust defensive items based on enemy team composition
• Consider early Magic Resist or Armor depending on lane opponent
• Build order can be modified based on game state and matchup

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