Everything for Maokai Jungle on patch 16.11, pulled from real Emerald+ ranked games — the build path, rune pages, the counters worth banning, the strongest teammates, and Maokai's win conditions.
Maokai is an AP tank in the jungle, and on patch 16.11 they grade out as a solid mid-tier pick — a 51.9% win rate, 0.3% pick rate, 3,422 ranked games sampled. On the power curve, Maokai holds a fairly even power curve, staying relevant at every stage rather than relying on a single timing.
How Maokai wins: landing engage and starting fights on Maokai's terms, and grouped 5-v-5 teamfights, where Maokai tips the fight. The kit grades 8/10 engage, 8/10 teamfighting. Maokai grades low on roaming and siege (3/10, 3/10), so don't take fights that turn on those dimensions.
The most-played core build is Liandry's Torment, Unending Despair, Spirit Visage, which holds a 70.3% win rate across 64 games this patch. Item order and defensive swaps update against whichever enemy comp you select.
The matchup to respect is Ashe, where Maokai sits at just 45.9%, the lane swings the other way into Jhin (53.5%), and on the team side, Maokai gains the most from a Teemo (+18.2% pair win rate).
The build Maokai Jungle players run most on patch 16.11, shown with its live win rate. Choose the enemy team up top to tailor it to the comp you are facing.
Champions that beat Maokai Jungle the most this patch, anywhere on the enemy team. Top ban targets.
The teammates that make Maokai Jungle stronger this patch, measured by how much the pair's win rate beats Maokai going solo.
Maokai is also played in these other roles this patch.
For full draft-time coaching with all 10 picks, use the Team Builder. To see Maokai's tier on this patch, see the Tier List.