The items Maokai places best holding, against its own average placement.
| Item | Avg place | Vs unit | Top-4 rate | Built on |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 3.45 | −0.55 | 69% | 6% |
 | 3.50 | −0.51 | 67% | 5% |
 | 3.58 | −0.43 | 67% | 3% |
 | 3.60 | −0.41 | 65% | 10% |
 | 3.62 | −0.39 | 65% | 6% |
 | 3.63 | −0.38 | 65% | 9% |
The items players build on it most often.
| Item | Avg place | Vs unit | Top-4 rate | Built on |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 3.75 | −0.26 | 62% | 37% |
 | 3.65 | −0.36 | 64% | 30% |
 | 3.66 | −0.35 | 63% | 23% |
| 3.60 | −0.41 | 65% | 10% |
| 3.63 | −0.38 | 65% | 9% |
 | 3.66 | −0.35 | 64% | 9% |
The comps it plays in: as their carry, as a core unit or as a flex pick.
Ranks are cumulative: a Diamond lobby also counts in Emerald+.
| Rank | Avg place | Top-4 rate | First place | Play rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All ranks | 4.01 | 58% | 21% | 12.2% |
| Emerald+ | 4.19 | 54% | 20% | 15.8% |
| Diamond+ | 4.19 | 54% | 20% | 15.4% |
| Master+ | 4.16 | 54% | 20% | 14.3% |
On patch 18.5, Maokai places best holding Steadfast Heart (−0.55 better), Evenshroud (−0.51 better) and Ionic Spark (−0.43 better) against its own average placement of 4.01. Its most built item is Gargoyle Stoneplate.
Maokai is played in Elderwood Maokai, Juggernaut Maokai and Juggernaut Ashe. It carries Elderwood Maokai and Juggernaut Maokai.
Maokai is a 5-cost unit with Old Growth and Juggernaut.
Maokai places 4.01 on average with a 58% top-4 rate over 500,322 boards (12.2% of all boards). In Master+ lobbies it places 4.16 with a 54% top-4 rate.
