Maokai Build Question

RookPusher·11/9/2018, 6:57:52 PM·2 votes·2,514 views

Quick question for the room. I currently run Resolve/Inspiration for Maokai, and I'm thinking of swapping out Magical Footware (MF) for Perfect Timing to make the run-up to faster. MF provides 350 gold and PT would provide 600 (iirc). Furthermore, I'm looking for Armor-oriented ways to increase Maokai's Q damage.

I don't know that this plan is going to work since Zhonyas takes forever to build, and I need more Q power for the laning phase, but I'm willing to try it. Why I'm posting this in the forums:

Have you tried this? What was the result?
I typically rush more HP oriented items since it helps with his passive. I assume that's still the best strat.

Looking for small things I can do to make early wave clear faster than just rushing or at least enhancing it.

11 Comments

MrFawknSunshine11/9/2018, 7:43:22 PM2 votes

as a maokai OTP i have never built hour glass on him.

my typical build for top lane is item 3068 item 3001 item 3065 is core

other items i build alot are item 3194 item 3800 item 3143

boots are typically item 3111 item 3047

as maokai you do damage by being tanky and sustaining through your passive and being able to get multiple abilities off during fights with cdr.

if you want damage on maokai one of the best items is item 3151 which works with all of his abilities and works with item 3001 item 3751 magic damage. but it works so well cuz it does more damage the longer you fight which if you go back above statement makes you do a lot of damage.

if you want ap damage on maokai one of the better ways to do it is through runes instead of inspiration secondary go into sorcery and take gathering storm for free scaling ap plus the adaptive ap you get from going sorcery which is 10 ap lvl 1 then by 20mins you get 24 ap from gathering storm for 34 total and if you start doran's ring that more ap and if you get item 3151 thats +75 ap which gives a total of 124ap

if you dont want to go mask you lose 10% cdr but you can go item 3027 instead if you take transcendence to make up for lost cdr ( or take transcendence with mask and get 20 % cdr ) and a fully stacked ROA gives 100 ap

so with item 3027 item 3151 thats 175 ap + the adaptive ap from sorcery +10 + 15 ap from dorans ring start + the ap from gathering storm +24 @20mins gives a total of 224 ap which is more then enough ap for maokai

another ap option is item 3165 gives 80 ap and 300 hp if you dont want to go ROA but you gain 15 magic pen and grievous wounds

ZaneShadow11/9/2018, 7:42:20 PM1 votes

Honestly, mixing item 3157 with standard tank builds is hard. It’s st best a second item.

If your looking for more waveclear early, or as a first item, look at AP items with health.

It’s not a great answer but I’m not supper experienced with this build. I’ll say with what I tried, RoA first or Bami cinder were the items I had the most success with.

That or Bami item 3751 +Liandries Rush item 3151

I litterally wrote an artical about how hard it is for early ap frontline to itemize agressively. Not supper related, might find it interesting.

https://boards.na.leagueoflegends.com/en/c/gameplay-balance/2lUIafuJ-ap-bruisers-champions-that-need-your-attention

ZackTheWaffleMan11/9/2018, 8:05:13 PM1 votes

Perfect Timing only contributes 250 gold http://leagueoflegends.wikia.com/wiki/Perfect_Timing