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Maokai matchups

Tier 4#25 Support1Full build
You playMaokai

Tier 450.9% win · #25 support

Maokai favoured51.7%Maokai wins 51.7% of games into Thresh, a little above the 50.9% Maokai wins overall.
AgainstThresh

Tier 151.0% win · #1 support

51.7%48.8%

1,576 gamesSample A 52.3%Sample B 51.6%Sample C 51.7%Gold at 15 +14Sample A, Sample B, Sample C · Emerald+ · 6 Nov

Overall win rate by rank, not this matchup:Maokai: Gold 51.9% · Plat 51.3% · Emerald 50.3% · Diamond 52.9%Thresh: Gold 50.0% · Plat 50.7% · Emerald 50.8% · Diamond 51.0%

Lane plan

Be careful of Thresh’s (Q) and (E) abilities while you toss saplings inside brushes to contest lane. You can use [W] on minions to avoid enemy abilities.

Lane tip from this patch's games, play even
  • Solstice Sleigh

    You complete Solstice Sleigh at ~0 min; Thresh completes Solstice Sleigh at ~0 min. You spike together.

  • Level 3: Thresh's Dark Passage (W) is 21s, your Sapling Toss (E) is 18s, so you're back first. Level 6: Thresh's ultimate 120s, yours 130s.

  • Ignite

    Thresh takes Flash + Ignite in 57.9% of games. You take Flash + Ignite (57.0%).

Build into Thresh

Sample B · Emerald+ · 617 games · 6 Nov

Items

Most built at each step, in buy order; small icons are the other picks

  1. Start0:00

    World AtlasHealth PotionHealth Potion

    World Atlas + Health Potion + Health Potion

    98.1% of games · 51.4% win

  2. First back

    BootsCloth ArmorRuby Crystal

    Boots, Cloth Armor, Ruby Crystal

    Bought in most games

  3. 1st item0 min

    Solstice Sleigh

    Solstice Sleigh

    60.3% of games · 52.1% win
    • Celestial Opposition49.5%
    • Zaz'Zak's Realmspike48.6%

  4. 2nd item13 min

    Locket of the Iron Solari

    Locket of the Iron Solari

    55.6% of games · 51.3% win
    • Bandlepipes58.3%
    • Knight's Vow54.0%

  5. 3rd item22 min

    Bandlepipes

    Bandlepipes

    21.9% of games · 57.0% win
    • Locket of the Iron Solari56.9%
    • Thornmail47.1%

  6. Boots10 min

    Boots of Swiftness

    Boots of Swiftness

    52.0% of games · 50.2% win
    • Plated Steelcaps49.3%
    • Mercury's Treads61.8%

  7. Late29–29 min

    ThornmailSpirit Visage

    Thornmail or Spirit Visage

    One of them, for what you're facing

Runes

Most played page, 544 games

ResolveResolve

  1. AftershockAftershockpicked in 88.2%
  2. Font of LifeFont of Lifepicked in 86.9%
  3. Bone PlatingBone Platingpicked in 58.2%
  4. UnflinchingUnflinchingpicked in 61.9%

InspirationInspiration

  1. Cosmic InsightCosmic Insightpicked in 59.0%
  2. Biscuit DeliveryBiscuit Deliverypicked in 42.9%

Shards

Adaptive ForceHealth ScalingHealth ScalingAdaptive Force · Health Scaling · Health Scaling

KeystoneWin rate

Skill order

Most played order, 59 games
Q24579
W18101213
E31415
R611

Max

  1. QWE79.8% pick · 447 games53.0%

Thresh: Q start, max QEW7,521 games

Summoner spells

FlashIgniteFlash + Ignite57.0% pick

FlashIgniteThresh: Flash + Ignite, 57.9%36,306 games

Play against Thresh

Cooldowns at levels 1, 3, 6 and 11 on each side's most played skill order, before ability haste

Thresh's abilities

Your opponent · uses mana
  1. P DamnationPassive
  2. Q Death Sentence19 / 16.5 / 14 / 11.5 / 9s cooldown · 70 mana · 1075 range19s19s14s9s
  3. W Dark Passage21 / 20 / 19 / 18 / 17s cooldown · 50 / 55 / 60 / 65 / 70 mana · 950 range—21s21s21s
  4. E Flay13 / 12.25 / 11.5 / 10.75 / 10s cooldown · 60 / 65 / 70 / 75 / 80 mana · 500 range—13s13s11.5s
  5. R The Box120 / 100 / 80s cooldown · 100 mana · 450 range——120s100s

Dark Passage (W) is the long one early: 21s at level 3, so trade once it's down. — means not learned yet at that level.

Maokai's abilities

You · uses mana
  1. P Sap MagicPassive
  2. Q Bramble Smash7 / 6.5 / 6 / 5.5 / 5s cooldown · 40 mana · 600 range—7s6s5s
  3. W Twisted Advance14 / 13 / 12 / 11 / 10s cooldown · 60 mana · 525 range14s14s14s12s
  4. E Sapling Toss18 / 17 / 16 / 15 / 14s cooldown · 60 / 65 / 70 / 75 / 80 mana · 1100 range—18s18s18s
  5. R Nature's Grasp130 / 110 / 90s cooldown · 100 mana · 3000 range——130s110s

Sapling Toss (E) is the long one early: 18s at level 3, so trade once it's down. — means not learned yet at that level.

All 21 support matchups

Maokai's win rate into each one · green beats Maokai's average, rose falls short
44.0%46.0%48.0%50.0%52.0%54.0%56.0%58.0%

Numbers from Sample A (collected 6 Nov), Sample B (Emerald+, collected 6 Nov) and Sample C (Emerald+, collected 6 Nov), ranked Solo/Duo, patch 16.22. Combined win rates weight each sample by its games. Next Queue doesn't collect these games itself.