MaokaiTop build

Off-meta Top

Support69%Jungle17%Top13%
Win
50.0%
▼0.1 vs Top
LP a game
+1.70
±0.19
Games
46.0k
a win +21.2 · a loss −18.1
Pick · Ban
0.35 · 0.28%
as Top · any role

How we measure

Maokai Top, patch 26.21: Unending Despair, Winter's Approach, Spirit Visage; Grasp of the Undying + Sorcery; skill order Q > W > E (each the most played of 45,993 games).

Build

Most played of 45,993 games

Start

DsHp

56% · 50.2% won

Spells

FlTe

77% · 50.0% won

Skills

starts Q W E

64% · 50.0% won

Items 7.1% of games with a core

  1. Unending Despair
  2. Winter's Approach
  3. Spirit Visage
4th
  • Th54.9%won45% · 410pick, 410 games
  • Ro56.9%won11% · 102pick, 102 games
  • Im66.0%won8.9% · 81pick, 81 games
5th
  • Th58.6%won20% · 38pick, 38 games
  • Fh62.4%won12% · 23pick, 23 games
  • Hr50.8%won12% · 22pick, 22 games

59.4% won (57.0–61.7) · 1,688 games

4th: of the 913 games with this core that reached it · 5th: of the 189 games with this core that reached it. Win rates there are pulled toward the champion's rate at the slot, because a few games say little.

BootsPlated Steelcaps54% · 50.6% won

Skill path 57% of games · 50.5% won

Skill path: the first 11 points measured, levels 12 to 18 from the max order
Ability123456789101112131415161718
QQ14579
WW28101213
EE314151718
RR61116

Core items

First three finished, in the order bought
  1. Unending Despair › Winter's Approach › Spirit Visage1,688 gamesMost played7.1%59.4%57% to 62%
  2. Sunfire Aegis › Thornmail › Spirit Visage1,044 games4.4%55.6%53% to 59%
  3. Hollow Radiance › Winter's Approach › Unending Despair873 games3.7%57.3%54% to 61%
  4. Sunfire Aegis › Winter's Approach › Spirit Visage667 games2.8%58.5%55% to 62%
  5. Unending Despair › Winter's Approach › Thornmail502 games2.1%56.0%52% to 60%
  6. Hollow Radiance › Winter's Approach › Spirit Visage491 games2.1%58.3%54% to 63%
  7. Hollow Radiance › Unending Despair › Spirit Visage396 games1.7%60.9%56% to 66%
  8. Hollow Radiance › Winter's Approach › Thornmail381 games1.6%56.4%51% to 61%

Skills

Max order
  1. starts Q W E64%50.0%29,197
  2. starts Q W Q19%50.9%8,477
  3. starts Q W E4.3%49.8%1,956
  4. starts Q E W3.8%47.9%1,748
  5. starts Q E W1.7%49.4%778

Starting items

Doran's Shield + Health Potion56% · 50.2% won · 25,517 games
  • Doran's Helm + Health Potion 20%50.9% won
  • Doran's Ring + 2 × Health Potion 17%48.6% won

Boots

Plated Steelcaps54% · 50.6% won · 24,901 games
  • Mercury's Treads 30%51.4% won
  • No boots 7.0%37.5% won

Summoner spells

Flash + Teleport77% · 50.0% won · 35,197 games
  • Flash + Ignite 18%49.9% won
  • Exhaust + Flash 2.6%50.3% won
Every option as a table54 options
Every build option with its pick, win rate and 95% range
OptionPickWin95% rangeGames
Core items
Unending Despair › Winter's Approach › Spirit Visage7.1%59.4%57.0%–61.7%1,688
Sunfire Aegis › Thornmail › Spirit Visage4.4%55.6%52.5%–58.5%1,044
Hollow Radiance › Winter's Approach › Unending Despair3.7%57.3%54.0%–60.5%873
Sunfire Aegis › Winter's Approach › Spirit Visage2.8%58.5%54.7%–62.2%667
Unending Despair › Winter's Approach › Thornmail2.1%56.0%51.6%–60.3%502
Hollow Radiance › Winter's Approach › Spirit Visage2.1%58.3%53.8%–62.5%491
Hollow Radiance › Unending Despair › Spirit Visage1.7%60.9%56.0%–65.5%396
Hollow Radiance › Winter's Approach › Thornmail1.6%56.4%51.4%–61.3%381
4th item, of 8,698 games that reached it
Thornmail21%54.9%52.6%–57.2%1,788
Spirit Visage20%58.4%56.0%–60.7%1,703
Unending Despair14%59.1%56.3%–61.8%1,215
Randuin's Omen8.4%54.5%50.9%–58.1%734
Frozen Heart5.7%55.5%51.1%–59.8%499
Winter's Approach4.1%60.3%55.1%–65.2%360
5th item, of 1,939 games that reached it
Thornmail14%47.5%41.7%–53.3%280
Frozen Heart14%60.2%54.4%–65.8%279
Randuin's Omen10%52.0%45.1%–58.8%200
Unending Despair9.0%57.5%50.0%–64.6%174
Jak'Sho, The Protean8.8%56.7%49.2%–63.9%171
Spirit Visage8.7%59.2%51.6%–66.3%169
Boots
Plated Steelcaps54%50.6%50.0%–51.2%24,901
Mercury's Treads30%51.4%50.5%–52.2%13,665
No boots7.0%37.5%35.9%–39.2%3,229
Ionian Boots of Lucidity6.0%51.5%49.6%–53.3%2,759
Boots of Swiftness2.6%51.5%48.6%–54.3%1,187
Starting items
Doran's Shield + Health Potion56%50.2%49.6%–50.8%25,517
Doran's Helm + Health Potion20%50.9%49.9%–52.0%9,228
Doran's Ring + 2 × Health Potion17%48.6%47.4%–49.7%7,921
2 × Health Potion + Tear of the Goddess4.6%50.1%48.0%–52.2%2,100
Summoner spells
Flash + Teleport77%50.0%49.5%–50.6%35,197
Flash + Ignite18%49.9%48.8%–51.0%8,430
Exhaust + Flash2.6%50.3%47.5%–53.1%1,201
Teleport + Ignite0.9%51.7%46.9%–56.5%408
Skill order
Max Q W E · starts Q W E64%50.0%49.4%–50.6%29,197
Max Q W E · starts Q W Q19%50.9%49.9%–52.0%8,477
Max Q E W · starts Q W E4.3%49.8%47.6%–52.0%1,956
Max Q W E · starts Q E W3.8%47.9%45.6%–50.3%1,748
Max Q E W · starts Q E W1.7%49.4%45.9%–52.9%778
First 11 skill points
Q W E Q Q R Q W Q W R57%50.5%49.9%–51.1%25,662
Q W Q E Q R Q W Q W R16%51.3%50.1%–52.4%7,128
Q W E Q Q R Q E Q E R3.0%51.1%48.4%–53.7%1,359
Q E W Q Q R Q W Q W R2.9%49.1%46.4%–51.8%1,295
Q W E Q Q R Q W Q E R2.2%48.3%45.3%–51.4%1,010
Q W E Q Q R Q E Q W R2.1%49.2%46.1%–52.4%957
Finished items
Thornmail29%51.8%50.9%–52.6%13,459
Hollow Radiance28%51.1%50.2%–51.9%12,846
Sunfire Aegis27%52.3%51.4%–53.2%12,486
Heartsteel13%51.2%49.9%–52.5%5,856
Frozen Heart7.8%53.9%52.3%–55.5%3,595
Randuin's Omen5.9%51.3%49.5%–53.2%2,729
Liandry's Torment4.9%52.4%50.4%–54.5%2,268
Imperial Mandate4.6%57.2%55.1%–59.3%2,132
Jak'Sho, The Protean2.4%55.7%52.8%–58.6%1,115
Kaenic Rookern2.3%54.4%51.4%–57.4%1,057

Questions

What do Maokai Top players build first on all servers?

The most played core is Unending Despair, then Winter's Approach, then Spirit Visage: 4% of 45,993 games in all ranks, patch 26.21, 59.4% win rate.

What skill order do Maokai Top players use?

Most often they max Q, W, E and start Q, W, E: 64% of 45,560 games with a skill order in all ranks, patch 26.21, 50.0% win rate.

Which summoner spells do Maokai Top players take?

Flash and Teleport, in 77% of 45,993 games in all ranks, patch 26.21, 50.0% win rate.