Could you buff Maokai, like damn everyone wrecks him

Cherysse·4/12/2019, 3:57:28 PM·8 votes·6,507 views

He can't even toplane properly, every other tank has been buffed and every other toplaner outclasses him. This toplane Conqueror meta is horrible for him. Also god forbid he goes against a ranged toplaner, he can't do anything, his Q has a really short range and is useless as poke or for farming at a decent range, and his W, his only gap closer, has almost no range or damage compared to other champions that outclass Maokai, so in toplane he is super easy to kite forever and he can only get close if he flashes.

His passive is bugged, when it charges even if you targeted an ability he will cancel it and strike the nearest enemy, also he has no other ways to proc it besides landing autos which usually gets him hard poked and killed in team fights even when he could have healed

He Q could use a bit less cooldown or more range at least, he consumes too much mana to stay clear and his laning and win rate sucks.

His W doesn't deal decent damage at all since you removed his %hp damage and he doesn't become invulnerable for long so it is really hard to dodge using his W, he could use more "alpha" time to avoid skills or have a set time of 1 second in "alpha" before landing. Also the range is way too short for a gap closer compared to other champs.

His E doesn't scale with % movement speed, special boots from inspiration or any other movement speed buffs he can get.

His R is way too slow and can be blocked by wind wall or braum's shield, I mean come on, it is super slow moving and those are underground branches, you should classify certain projectiles as "terrain projectiles" that can't be blocked by walls: Poppy's R, Braum's R, Maokai's R.

14 Comments

Kalikain4/12/2019, 3:58:17 PM3 votes

He and other tanks are not doing good because of conq meta in the top lane. If they nerfed conq, I guarantee you maokai becomes S tier again. It's not the champion, its the meta.

OrangeMarine4/12/2019, 11:21:57 PM3 votes

is this fucking serious

Maokai is the Garen of tanks. EASY as fuck to play. point and click kit. Hes so easy that when he's strong he shits on everything and becomes THE top lane pick. Low ELO wont play him much bc low elo doesnt plays tanks but he is freelo when strong .

do not buff this guy. He needsa rework and the toxic healing removed

Lovelle4/13/2019, 1:01:19 AM3 votes

Maokai is very oppressive when he is strong. He creates situations where you can't do anything. He simultaneously zones and peels you, while also having juggernaut tier sustain. He is frustrating to play against at best.

Ulquiorra01234/12/2019, 5:07:19 PM2 votes

No I don't want the guy healing for half of his health on a single auto. Nerf his passive then talk about buffing him.

The Avocado yo4/12/2019, 8:49:22 PM1 votes

I play Maokai into AP toplane matchups, like Kennen or Rumble. He does pretty okay because you can build catalyst and SV, but you're damn near useless in teamfights if they have any amount of AD.

y0r1ck4/13/2019, 5:47:48 AM1 votes

Used to be the only way to kill a Maokai was to trick him into engaging on you. I remember boxbox had to resort to baiting with TPs because even Riven couldn't kill him while a kill ahead.

I'll be honest I detest laning against Maokai when he's strong. He's an immovable wall that has a better lane than a lot of fighters.

What evidence do you have that he's in need of a buff? I see the other guy posting stats that show Maokai has decent matchups against some common picks like Darius and Renekton. I'm inclined to believe you're wrong and Maokai is ok.

He's listed at 50% winrate on u.gg. Seems fine.