Outdraft.gg
Sign up

Shaco vs Maokai

Shaco
vs
Not enough games
Maokai
Analyze a draft with Shaco
Heavy CCStrong engageVery tankyHeavy AP damage

You are stronger late game. Farm safe and avoid early trades.

Build vs Maokai

Build adapted to this matchup

Recommended items for Shaco: Blackfire Torch, Liandry's Torment, Imperial Mandate, Ionian Boots of Lucidity, The Collector, Voltaic Cyclosword, Lord Dominik's Regards, Infinity Edge.

Starting items

Gustwalker Hatchling
Health Potion

Core build

Blackfire Torch
1
Liandry's Torment
2
Imperial Mandate
3

Standard

Ionian Boots of Lucidity
4CDR
The Collector
5

Summoner spells

SmiteDot97%
FlashSmite3%

Anti CC

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC

Other options

The Collector
Voltaic Cyclosword
Lord Dominik's Regards
Infinity Edge
Youmuu's Ghostblade
Umbral Glaive
Serrated Dirk
Serpent's Fang
Cryptbloom
Rabadon's Deathcap
Mejai's Soulstealer
Dark Seal
Shadowflame
Profane Hydra
Guardian Angel
B. F. Sword
Essence Reaver
Hubris
Edge of Night
Zhonya's Hourglass
Oblivion Orb
Bastionbreaker
Blade of The Ruined King
Malignance
Phantom Dancer
33.3% WR12 games
DominationDomination
Hail of BladesHail of Blades
Sudden ImpactSudden Impact
Grisly MementosGrisly Mementos
Relentless HunterRelentless Hunter
PrecisionPrecision
Coup de GraceCoup de Grace
Legend: AlacrityLegend: Alacrity
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Maokai's abilities

Passive, spells and ultimate

Sap Magic (P)

Maokai's basic attack also heals him and deals additional damage on a moderate cooldown. Each time Maokai casts a spell or is struck by an enemy's spell, this cooldown is reduced.

Cooldowns

Cooldowns by spell rank

LevelQWER
37s14s18s–
66s14s18s2m10
95s13s18s2m10
115s12s18s1m50
165s10s16s1m30
185s10s14s1m30

Playing as Shaco

Tips to maximize your impact

  1. Gank from behind

    Gank with Deceive (Q) and come in behind your target: Backstab (passive) empowers hits from behind, and your first invisible auto becomes a critical strike.

  2. Finish with Two-Shiv Poison

    Save Two-Shiv Poison (E) to finish: the shiv deals much more damage to a target below 30% health.

  3. Trick them with your clone

    Cast Hallucinate (R) to bait their spells: you briefly disappear and reappear with a clone, which explodes on death into three boxes that fear.

  4. Trap their escape routes

    Place Jack In The Box (W) on their escape routes or at a camp entrance: invisible after a delay, it fears champions who come near, then shoots them.

Playing against Maokai

How to counter and exploit weaknesses

  1. Watch out for brush

    Watch out for the brush near him: Sapling Toss (E) lasts longer there, explodes wider and slows more.

  2. No targeted spells during his dash

    Don't cast targeted spells during Twisted Advance (W): he's untargetable during the dash, then roots you when he arrives.

  3. Don't waste time on him

    In teamfights, go for his carries instead: each spell Maokai takes lowers the cooldown of Sap Magic (passive), which heals him on his next auto.

  4. Get out of his wall's path

    Get out of the path of Nature's Grasp (R): the wall moves slowly, and the root lasts longer if it has traveled a long way.

Other Shaco matchups

Patch 16.21.1