Maokai

Where it thrives (5-comp fit)

• Attacknatural · 80%
• Catchworkable · 40%
• Protectforced · 20%
• Maokai brings the frontline and engage that start the 5v5. Enough Catch and Protect sits in the kit to punish a caught enemy before the fight starts. Passive (Sap Magic) heal cooldown is refreshed 4s by casting any ability (1.5s vs large monsters) and is disabled above 95% health, rewarding constant engagement.

Kit quirks

• Passive (Sap Magic) heal cooldown is refreshed 4s by casting any ability (1.5s vs large monsters) and is disabled above 95% health, rewarding constant engagement
• W (Twisted Advance) dash makes him untargetable while closing distance, then roots the target
• R (Nature's Grasp) sends 5 advancing bramble waves rooting for up to 2.25s at max distance and grants movement speed on champion hit
• Q (Bramble Smash) is tagged Airborne, one of the few crowd-control types that can interrupt an enemy's dash mid-flight — including cutting off Jarvan IV's Dragon Strike before he closes the gap.

Dragons & win rate

Win rate when Maokai's team secured at least one of each drake, next to the all-champion rate in that same state. Teams that take dragons are usually already ahead, so every champ wins more with them — the honest read is the gap, i.e. whether Maokai beats the average team that also has the drake. Single-drake samples are thin; treat small counts as suggestive.