Maokai Abilities
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Maokai Abilities

Sap Magic
Bramble Smash
Q
Twisted Advance
W
Sapling Toss
E
Nature's Grasp
R
Tank
Tank
5/0
Win/Loss
2%
Pick Rate
<1%
Ban Rate

Abilities

Spell Skill Priority
Bramble Smash
Q
Twisted Advance
W
Sapling Toss
E
83%
39
Twisted Advance
W
Bramble Smash
Q
Sapling Toss
E
7%
4
Bramble Smash
Q
Sapling Toss
E
Twisted Advance
W
5%
3
Bramble Smash
Q
Twisted Advance
W
Sapling Toss
E
Nature's Grasp
R
Abilities until Level 5
Bramble Smash
Q
1
4
5
Twisted Advance
W
2
Sapling Toss
E
3
Nature's Grasp
R
46%
22
Bramble Smash
Q
2
4
5
Twisted Advance
W
1
Sapling Toss
E
3
Nature's Grasp
R
28%
13
Bramble Smash
Q
3
4
5
Twisted Advance
W
2
Sapling Toss
E
1
Nature's Grasp
R
11%
5
Abilities until Level 10
Bramble Smash
Q
1
4
5
7
9
Twisted Advance
W
2
8
10
Sapling Toss
E
3
Nature's Grasp
R
6
35%
12
Bramble Smash
Q
2
4
5
7
9
Twisted Advance
W
1
8
10
Sapling Toss
E
3
Nature's Grasp
R
6
23%
8
Bramble Smash
Q
3
4
5
7
9
Twisted Advance
W
2
8
10
Sapling Toss
E
1
Nature's Grasp
R
6
12%
4

Abilities of Maokai

Spell skill priority is an important winning factor for Maokai. Understanding the abilities of Maokai in League of Legends is another. Below you can find all the relevant information on Maokai abilities. In order for item builds you should check the build for Maokai.

Maokai Passive – Sap Magic Passive: 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.

Maokai – Bramble Smash Bramble Smash

Maokai knocks back nearby enemies with a shockwave, dealing magic damage and slowing them.
Q
Key
600
Range
40
Cost
7/6.5/6/5.5/5
Cooldown

Maokai smashes his fist into the ground, dealing totaldamage plus basepercenthealth*100% max Health magic damage and briefly Slowing. Nearby enemies are also Knocked Back.

Maokai – Twisted Advance Twisted Advance

Maokai contorts into a mass of moving roots, becoming untargetable and dashing to the target. Upon arrival, he roots the target.
W
Key
525
Range
60
Cost
14/13/12/11/10
Cooldown

Maokai transforms into a moving mass of roots, becoming Untargetable and dashing to an enemy. Upon arrival, he Roots the enemy for e2 second(s) and deals totaldamage magic damage.

Maokai – Sapling Toss Sapling Toss

Maokai flings a sapling to the target area to stand guard. More effective in brush.
E
Key
1100
Range
60/65/70/75/80
Cost
18/17/16/15/14
Cooldown

Maokai flings a sapling, which stands watch for saplingduration seconds. Saplings chase nearby enemies, detonating on arrival to deal totaldamage magic damage and Slow surrounding enemies by slowamount*100% for slowduration seconds. Sap Magic's Cooldown is reduced by an additional 4 seconds if the sapling hits an enemy champion or epic monster.

If placed in brush, Saplings instead last for empoweredsaplingduration seconds and cause a larger explosion, dealing totalempowereddamage magic damage over empowereddotduration seconds and Slowing enemies by empoweredslowamount.

Maokai – Nature's Grasp Nature's Grasp

Maokai summons a colossal wall of brambles and thorns that slowly advances forwards, damaging and rooting any enemies in the path.
R
Key
3000
Range
100
Cost
130/110/90
Cooldown

Maokai summons a colossal wave of brambles and thorns, Rooting enemies for minrootduration to maxrootduration seconds, increasing with distance travelled, and dealing totaldamage magic damage. Hitting a champion gives Maokai movehaste*100% Move Speed, decaying over hasteduration seconds.

FAQ on Maokai

What do you max first on Maokai?

Most Maokai pros max out Bramble Smash Bramble Smash first.