Tank · Support
Maokai
the Twisted Treant
Recommended Build
Patch 16.11 · Diamond+ Solo Queue · Updated 6/9/2026
46.9% wr in Support
Build path
- Boots any step
Boots of Swiftness1000 gold55 Move SpeedFleetfooted
Reduce the effectiveness ofSlows by 25%.Boots of Swiftness63% pick · 45.6% wr - Item 1 3 options
Locket of the Iron Solari2200 gold200 Health30 Armor30 Magic Resist10 Ability HasteDevotion
Grant nearby allies a290 - 360 Shield that decays over 2.5 seconds.Locket of the Iron Solari38% pick · 51.4% wr
Bandlepipes2300 gold200 Health15 Ability Haste20 Armor20 Magic ResistFanfare Slowing orImmobilizing an enemy champion grants Fanfare for seconds. Fanfare grants you20 Move Speed . While you have Fanfare, nearby allies, including yourself, gainAttack Speed .or Bandlepipes23% pick · 33.3% wr
Imperial Mandate2400 gold65 Ability Power15 Ability Haste150% Base Mana RegenControl
Gain 15 Ability Haste for your abilities withImmobilizing effects.Command
OnImmobilizing an enemy champion, mark them as 6%Vulnerable for 4 seconds.or Imperial Mandate12% pick · 36.4% wr
- Item 2 3 options
- Locket of the Iron Solari2200 gold
200 Health30 Armor30 Magic Resist10 Ability HasteDevotion
Grant nearby allies a290 - 360 Shield that decays over 2.5 seconds.Locket of the Iron Solari26% pick · 57.9% wr - Bandlepipes2300 gold
200 Health15 Ability Haste20 Armor20 Magic ResistFanfare Slowing orImmobilizing an enemy champion grants Fanfare for seconds. Fanfare grants you20 Move Speed . While you have Fanfare, nearby allies, including yourself, gainAttack Speed .or Bandlepipes21% pick · 60.0% wr 
Knight's Vow2300 gold200 Health40 Armor10 Ability Haste100% Base Health RegenSacrifice
While near yourWorthy ally, take 14% of the damage they receive andheal for 12% of the damage they deal to champions.Pledge (0s)
Designate an ally asWorthy .or Knight's Vow19% pick · 78.6% wr
- Item 3 3 options
Doran's Helm450 gold140 Health10 Armor10 Magic ResistHelping Hand
Attacks deal5 bonus physical damage to minions.Doran's Helm18% pick · 100.0% wr
Protoplasm Harness2500 gold600 Health20 Ability HasteLifeline (0s)
Taking damage that would reduce your Health below 30% causes you to gainmaximum Health for 5 seconds, then healHealth over the duration. While regenerating Health, you gain 15% increased Size, 10% Move Speed, and 25% Tenacity.or Protoplasm Harness18% pick · 40.0% wr
Thornmail2450 gold150 Health75 ArmorThorns
When struck by an Attack, dealmagic damage to the attacker and apply 40%Wounds for 3 seconds if they are a champion.or Thornmail14% pick · 50.0% wr
- Item 4 3 options
Liandry's Torment3000 gold60 Ability Power300 HealthTorment
Damaging Abilities burn enemies for2% max Health magic damage per second for 3 seconds.Suffering
For each second in combat with enemy champions, deal 2% bonus damage, up to 6%.Liandry's Torment38% pick · 100.0% wr- Protoplasm Harness2500 gold
600 Health20 Ability HasteLifeline (0s)
Taking damage that would reduce your Health below 30% causes you to gainmaximum Health for 5 seconds, then healHealth over the duration. While regenerating Health, you gain 15% increased Size, 10% Move Speed, and 25% Tenacity.or Protoplasm Harness25% pick · 100.0% wr - Doran's Helm450 gold
140 Health10 Armor10 Magic ResistHelping Hand
Attacks deal5 bonus physical damage to minions.or Doran's Helm13% pick · 0.0% wr
Most-built legendary at each step (purchase order).
Summoner spells
Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
Restores Health and grants Move Speed to you and target allied champion.
Skill order
— what to level when
Maokai knocks back nearby enemies with a shockwave, dealing magic damage and slowing them.
Maokai contorts into a mass of moving roots, becoming untargetable and dashing to the target. Upon arrival, he roots the target.
Maokai flings a sapling to the target area to stand guard. More effective in brush.
Maokai summons a colossal wall of brambles and thorns that slowly advances forwards, damaging and rooting any enemies in the path.
Runes
Resolve
Every 4s your next attack on a champion deals bonus magic damage, heals you, and permanently increases your health.
After
Guard allies you cast spells on and those that are very nearby. If you or a guarded ally would take damage based on level, you're both granted a shield.
Your third attack against turrets deals bonus damage.
Whenever you gain a shield, your next basic attack against a champion deals bonus
After 12 min gain +8 Armor and +8 Magic Resist and increase your Armor and Magic Resist by 3%.
After taking damage from an enemy champion heal back some missing health over time.
After taking damage from an enemy champion, the next 3 spells or attacks you receive from them deal 30-60 (based on level) less damage.
Duration: 1.5s
Cooldown: 55s
Gain permanent max health when minions or monsters die near you.
Gain 5% Heal and Shield Power.
Heals and shields you cast or receive are 10% stronger on targets below 40% health.
Gain Armor and Magic Resist when receiving crowd control.
Inspiration
While Flash is on cooldown it is replaced by Hexflash.
Hexflash: Channel, then blink to a new location.
You get free boots at 12 min but you cannot buy boots before then. Each
Get some gold back when you purchase Legendary Items.
Upon reaching level 3, gain an Elixir of Avarice.
Upon reaching level 6, gain an Elixir of Force.
Upon reaching level 9, gain an Elixir of Skill.
Potions grant some restoration immediately.
Gain a free Biscuit every 2 min, until 6 min. Consuming or selling a Biscuit permanently increases your max health and restores health.
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Bonus
For each different stat gained from items, gain one Jack stack. Each stack grants you
Gain bonus
Stat shards
+9 Adaptive Force (AD or AP — whichever helps more).
+10% Attack Speed.
+8 Ability Haste.
+9 Adaptive Force (AD or AP — whichever helps more).
+2% Move Speed.
+10–180 Bonus Health (based on level).
+65 flat Health.
+10% Tenacity and Slow Resist.
+10–180 Bonus Health (based on level).