Tank Maokai Build
Tank Maokai build with runes and items. Tank Maokai guide offers in-depth how-to play, skill order and tips. Play Tank Maokai build in League of Legends Patch 14.20!
Updated: 2024-05-16 ()
TLDR
Starting items
Quick Skill Order
Q
W
E
Final items
Quick Runes
Summoner spells
Tank Maokai Runes
Resolve
Precision
Passive
How to play
Tank Build specific
- You start with Guardian's Horn. Your #1 rush should be item that counters enemy team most (MR or Armor item). Get Jak'Sho as #2 item. Then adapt.
- Triumph is better overall (heal + gold), but if you want to have easier time with your mana, go Presence of the Mind.
- Guardian's Horn is a surprisingly good item for its price. You can keep it for very long time (or even have it as 6th item).
- You need to adapt your items to the game. Enemy team heavy on AP? Buy MR. They heavy on AD? Buy Armor. You need some damage? Well buy that.
- Be careful to not waste Aftershock. Try timing it and keeping it for going in.
Tips and Tricks
General
- You can use E for brush control.
Riot
- Saplings can be tossed into brush for empowered effect - but don't stack well.
- Try looking for flanks or other situations where Nature's Grasp is unavoidable or takes enemies by surprise.
- Maokai's passive makes him extremely durable against focus fire from spells - so long as he can still basic attack something.
Skill Order
- Bramble SmashQ
- Twisted AdvanceW
- Sapling TossE
- Nature's GraspR
Items
Starting items
Boots
Good tank items
Good MR items
Good Armor items
Situational items
Situational DMG items
For the last fight
Example final build