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Maokai Top, patch 16.11. Below you'll find Maokai's build, runes, toughest counters, strongest duos, and win conditions, every number measured from current-patch Emerald+ ranked games.
Maokai is an AP tank in the top, and on patch 16.11 they grade out as a situational pick — a 51.3% win rate, 0.4% pick rate, 4,915 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 Unending Despair, Winter's Approach, Spirit Visage, which holds a 56.0% win rate across 91 games this patch. Set the enemy team at the top of the page to see how the path shifts against that comp.
The matchup to respect is Ashe, where Maokai sits at just 45.6%, the lane swings the other way into Caitlyn (54.9%), and on the team side, Maokai gains the most from a Wukong (+8.3% pair win rate).
Maokai's highest-volume core items and rune page this patch. Select the enemy composition above and the build re-optimizes for that exact matchup.
Maokai Top's worst matchups on patch 16.11, ranked by how often they win the lane. Ban these to smooth the game out.
The teammates that make Maokai Top stronger this patch, measured by how much the pair's win rate beats Maokai going solo.
Best Jungle partners for Maokai
Best Mid partners for Maokai
Best ADC partners for MaokaiMaokai 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.
