Maokai AP Burn Build

ARAMonly Maokai ARAM AP Burn Build gives best Maokai ARAM runes. With items, skill order, summoner spells, this LoL Maokai ARAM guide offers complete Maokai ARAM AP Burn build for Patch 13.6 in League of Legends
ARAM Build Guide for champion Maokai and build AP Burn.
Long range saplings, bleeding enemy out, advancing with R. Wanna do some trench warfare?
Maokai ARAM modifiers
DMG done -20%
DMG taken +5%
Healing -20%

Maokai ARAM TLDR

Quick Skill Order

Maokai ability Bramble Smash should be leveled first.
Q
Maokai ability Sapling Toss should be leveled second.
E
Maokai ability Twisted Advance should be leveled third.
W

Final Items

Sorcerer's Shoes should be final item in your build.
Liandry's Anguish should be final item in your build.
Demonic Embrace should be final item in your build.
Shadowflame should be final item in your build.
Void Staff should be final item in your build.
Rabadon's Deathcap should be final item in your build.

Quick Runes

Major rune Dark Harvest from Domination tree.
Minor rune Precision.

Summoner spells

Pick Ghost as your Summoner Spell.
Pick Flash as your Summoner Spell.

Maokai ARAM Runes

Domination
Domination major tree Electrocute rune.
Domination major tree Predator rune.
Domination major tree Dark Harvest rune.
Domination major tree Hail of Blades rune.
Domination major tree Cheap Shot rune.
Domination major tree Taste of Blood rune.
Domination major tree Sudden Impact rune.
Domination major tree Zombie Ward rune.
Domination major tree Ghost Poro rune.
Domination major tree Eyeball Collection rune.
Domination major tree Treasure Hunter rune.
Domination major tree Ingenious Hunter rune.
Domination major tree Relentless Hunter rune.
Domination major tree Ultimate Hunter rune.
Precision
Precision minor tree Overheal rune.
Precision minor tree Triumph rune.
Precision minor tree Presence of Mind rune.
Precision minor tree Legend: Alacrity rune.
Precision minor tree Legend: Tenacity rune.
Precision minor tree Legend: Bloodline rune.
Precision minor tree Coup de Grace rune.
Precision minor tree Cut Down rune.
Precision minor tree Last Stand rune.
Passive
Passive tree Offense rune (+9 Adaptive Force).
Passive tree Offense rune (+10% Attack Speed).
Passive tree Offense rune (+8 Ability Haste).
Passive tree Offense rune (+9 Adaptive Force).
Passive tree Flex rune (+6 Armor).
Passive tree Flex rune (+8 Magic Resist).
Passive tree Defense rune (+15-140 Health).
Passive tree Flex rune (+6 Armor).
Passive tree Flex rune (+8 Magic Resist).

Maokai ARAM How to play

  1. Rush first Liandrys, then Demonic Embrace.
  2. Saplings Manipulation techniques - cast E on the very edges of the bush, so it starts running towards minions/enemies faster. Cast it deeper in the bush, so it will start running towards enemies, when they enter bush.
  3. You can even manipulate weaves with your Q to push them further from bushes, so Sapligns will stay there for enemy team to come.
  4. Sometimes, it is really OK to just cast E (Saplings) outside of the bush, just to poke enemy that are hugging turret
  5. Saplings scale off with your movement speed. So if enemy team outruns your Saplings, buy boots sooner.
  6. There's super good spot to use Saplings - it is bush behind first turret. However be careful, you might get poked or even caught. Spot is good for poking and clearing minions too.
  7. With this build, you should almost never ever go in. Spam E, use R, try to stay within Last Stand HP range (<30%), heal up when needed.
  8. R is great ability to force enemy out of their turret and position. Coordinate this with your minion weave. This way, you can push and take turrets.
  9. Last Stand is super important talent that does tons of damage. It has a lot of hidden power. You can manipulate your HP to be most of the time with damage buff. It is risky, however with this build, you should almost never ever go in. Also you can heal up with your passive.

Maokai ARAM Skill Order

  • Maokai [object Object] ability.
    Q
    Bramble Smash
  • Maokai [object Object] ability.
    W
    Twisted Advance
  • Maokai [object Object] ability.
    E
    Sapling Toss
  • Maokai [object Object] ability.
    R
    Nature's Grasp

Maokai ARAM Items

Starting items
Lost Chapter item.
Rush this
Liandry's Anguish item.
Boots
Sorcerer's Shoes item.
Ionian Boots of Lucidity item.
For mana problems
Tear of the Goddess item.
Seraph's Embrace item.
Good items
Demonic Embrace item.
Void Staff item.
Shadowflame item.
Horizon Focus item.
Rabadon's Deathcap item.
Situational items
Morellonomicon item.
Zhonya's Hourglass item.
Banshee's Veil item.
Lich Bane item.
Example final build
Sorcerer's Shoes item.
Liandry's Anguish item.
Demonic Embrace item.
Shadowflame item.
Void Staff item.
Rabadon's Deathcap item.