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Maokai vs Brand

Maokai
vs
54.0%

over 139 games

Brand
Analyze a draft with Maokai

Skill matchup

Heavy AP damageHigh burstHeavy pokeHeavy CC

Build vs Brand

Build adapted to this matchup

Recommended items for Maokai: Locket of the Iron Solari, Thornmail, Spirit Visage, Boots of Swiftness, Solstice Sleigh, Bandlepipes, Celestial Opposition, Knight's Vow.

Starting items

Health Potion
x2

Core build

Locket of the Iron Solari
1
Thornmail
2
Spirit Visage
3

Standard

Boots of Swiftness
4vs Slow
Solstice Sleigh
5

Summoner spells

FlashDot60%
ExhaustFlash28%

Anti CC

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC

Other options

Solstice Sleigh
Bandlepipes
Celestial Opposition
Knight's Vow
Bramble Vest
Zaz'Zak's Realmspike
Unending Despair
Imperial Mandate
Liandry's Torment
Protoplasm Harness
Force of Nature
Heartsteel
Kaenic Rookern
Zeke's Convergence
Frozen Heart
Randuin's Omen
Abyssal Mask
Dead Man's Plate
Bloodletter's Curse
Oblivion Orb
Hollow Radiance
Blackfire Torch
Fimbulwinter
Jak'Sho, The Protean
75.0% WR8 games
ResolveResolve
AftershockAftershock
Font of LifeFont of Life
Bone PlatingBone Plating
UnflinchingUnflinching
InspirationInspiration
Biscuit DeliveryBiscuit Delivery
Cosmic InsightCosmic Insight
Adaptive ForceHealth ScalingHealth Scaling

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Brand's abilities

Passive, spells and ultimate

Blaze (P)

Brand's spells light his targets ablaze, dealing damage over 4 seconds, stacking up to 3 times. If Brand kills an enemy while it is ablaze he regains mana. When Blaze reaches max stacks on a Champion or large monster, it becomes unstable. It detonates in 2 seconds, applying spell effects and dealing massive damage in an area around the victim.

Cooldowns

Cooldowns by spell rank

LevelQWER
38s10s13s–
67s10s13s1m40
96s9.5s13s1m40
116s9s13s1m30
166s8s11s1m20
186s8s9s1m20

Playing as Maokai

Tips to maximize your impact

  1. Cast spells to recharge Sap Magic

    In lane, use your spells: each spell you cast or get hit by lowers the cooldown of Sap Magic (passive), and your next auto heals you.

  2. Saplings in the brush

    Throw Sapling Toss (E) into brush: there, the sapling lasts longer, explodes wider and slows more.

  3. Dive in with Twisted Advance

    Dash to your target with Twisted Advance (W): you're untargetable during the dash, and they're rooted when you arrive.

  4. Cast your wall from long range

    Cast Nature's Grasp (R) from far away to engage or block a path: the wall moves slowly, and the root lasts longer after a long run.

Playing against Brand

How to counter and exploit weaknesses

  1. Dodge his Q while you burn

    When you're ablaze, prioritize dodging Sear (Q): it stuns any target that's ablaze.

  2. Leave his pillar of flame

    Leave the Pillar of Flame (W) area as soon as it appears: it lands after a short delay and hits harder if you're ablaze.

  3. Punish his lack of mobility

    If you can engage, go in on him: his kit has no dash and no shield.

  4. Spread out from your allies

    Spread out from your allies in teamfights: Pyroclasm (R) bounces between nearby enemies, and Blaze (passive) explodes around a target at 3 stacks.

Other Maokai matchups

Patch 16.21.1