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Maokai
// YOU · JUNGLE

Maokai

the Twisted Treant
TANK JUNGLE LANE
VS
JUNGLE LANE
SAMPLE PENDING
Ambessa
// ENEMY · JUNGLE

Ambessa

Matriarch of War
FIGHTER ASSASSIN
MATCHUP TYPE
Fighter
vs Ambessa primary class
SAMPLE
no aggregation yet
BUILD STATUS
Tuned
hand-tuned for this matchup
PATCH
16.11.1
data dragon version

// BUILD FOR THIS MATCHUP

CUSTOMIZED · vs AMBESSA
STARTER ITEMS
Item #1041
Item #2003
BUILD ORDER · 1 → 6
Item #3068 1
Item #3047 2
Item #3110 3
Item #3193 4
Item #3194 5
Item #3742 6
// MATCHUP STRATEGY

vs Ambessa — JUNGLE

vs Ambessa — bruiser jungle. Engage first to deny their setup. CC chain locks them down. Bramble Vest vs healing bruiser.

EARLY · 1-6
Laning phase

Maokai jungle is engage + power-farm. Start Hunter's Talisman + Refillable. Full clear: Red→Krugs→Raptors→Wolves→Blue→Gromp. Hit lvl 3 by 3:30 — first gank window.

Gank lanes with CC chain. Aftershock keystone gives 80+ armor/MR for 2.5s on engage. Look for Scuttle Crab figh...

MID · 7-13
Roam & trade

Sunfire Aegis + Plated Steelcaps is the standard spike. Maokai = frontline engager. Force objective fights (drake/grub/herald) with R + CC chain.

Frozen Heart 2nd item shreds enemy AS. Gargoyle Stoneplate 3rd-4th item for teamfight survival. Counter-jungle when ahead.

LATE · 14+
Teamfights

Frontline engager. Maokai starts every teamfight. R + CC chain on priority target — peel back for ADC + carry follow-up.

Adaptive Helm vs DoT comps. Anathema's Chains vs fed hyper-carry. Stand between ADC and enemy frontline as peel.

// SUMMONER SPELLS

vs AMBESSA
Flash
D
Flash
Smite
F
Smite

// SKILL ORDER

R > Q > W > E
1R
2Q
3W
4E
Q
W
E
Q
Q
R
Q
W
Q
W
R
W
W
E
E
R
E
E
1 9 18

// QUICK REFERENCE

Lane
JUNGLE
Champion class
TANK
Opponent class
FIGHTER
Patch
16.11.1
// RUNES
Resolve
PRIMARY · RESOLVE
KEYSTONE
Keystone 8439
#8439
SLOT 1
Rune 8463
#8463
SLOT 2
Rune 8429
#8429
SLOT 3
Rune 8242
#8242
Precision
SECONDARY · PRECISION
SLOT 1
Rune 9111
#9111
SLOT 2
Rune 8014
#8014
STAT SHARDS
Shard 5005
Attack Speed
+10% AS
Shard 5008
Adaptive Force
+9 AD / +15 AP
Shard 5002
Armor
+6 Armor
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