

Maokai
Arena progression, alternatives, augments and partner matchups for Maokai.
Arena tier
S
Top 3
50.7%
Avg. place
3.47
Pick rate
13.3%
Ban rate
3.8%
KDA
3.05
Games
84,663
Arena progression
Core by round
Observed sequence · pick rate and game volume included
Round 1
Opening item

Mercury's Treads
47% pick · 39K games
Round 2
Prismatic

Cruelty
22% pick · 18K games
Round 4
Core item

Heartsteel
66% pick · 56K games
Round 6
Core item

Sunfire Aegis
34% pick · 29K games
Round 9
Core item

Spirit Visage
17% pick · 6.3K games
Round 11
Late game

Thornmail
14% pick · 5.2K games
Augment picks
Source pick share by rarity · separate from the community sample.
Silver
15.0%Guilty Pleasure
12304 games
8.0%Clothesline
6785 games
10.0%Desecrator
8311 games
8.7%Heavy Hitter
7362 games
Gold
17.0%Tank Engine
14738 games
13.0%Celestial Body
10734 games
13.0%Quest: Steel Your Heart
11182 games
9.4%Rabble Rousing
7939 games
Prismatic
27.0%Courage of the Colossus
22615 games
17.0%Goliath
14546 games
12.0%Dreadbringer
9936 games
6.9%Infernal Conduit
5843 games
Best Prismatic items
13Full Arena choice set for Maokai, ordered by observed popularity.

Cruelty
22% pick · 18297 games

Black Hole Gauntlet
20% pick · 16925 games

Warmog's Armor
12% pick · 10319 games

Force Of Entropy
12% pick · 10331 games

Shield of Molten Stone
12% pick

Gargoyle Stoneplate
11% pick

Cloak of Starry Night
11% pick

Lightning Rod
9.0% pick

Pyromancer's Cloak
8.0% pick

Reverberation
8.0% pick

Dragonheart
7.0% pick

Radiant Virtue
6.0% pick

Eleisa's Miracle
6.0% pick
Skill priority
Recommended ability max order for this Arena snapshot.
Boots
5All stable Arena boot choices in the source sample.

Mercury's Treads
47% pick · 39K games

Plated Steelcaps
27% pick · 23K games

Ionian Boots of Lucidity
14% pick · 12K games

Sorcerer's Shoes
1.0% pick · 1.1K games

Ghostcrawlers
1.0% pick · 741 games
Elixirs
4Late-game consumables and their observed pick share.

Juice of Vitality
63% pick · 21K games

Juice of Power
18% pick · 6.2K games

Juice of Haste
11% pick · 3.6K games

Cappa Juice
9.0% pick · 2.9K games
Round alternatives
6Other item rolls observed at the main Arena purchase rounds.
Round 4 options

Heartsteel
66% pick · 56K games
Round 6 options

Sunfire Aegis
34% pick · 29K games
Round 9 options

Spirit Visage
7.0% pick · 6.3K games

Thornmail
6.0% pick · 5.2K games

Jak'Sho, The Protean
5.0% pick · 3.9K games

Unending Despair
4.0% pick · 3.4K games
Best partner synergies
12Arena partners that overperform beside Maokai in the source sample.

Swain
58% Top 3 · +7.6
1.6K games

Sion
58% Top 3 · +7.0
1.6K games

Yunara
57% Top 3 · +6.1
1.4K games

Tristana
56% Top 3 · +5.6
2K games

Veigar
56% Top 3 · +5.0
1.5K games

Vayne
54% Top 3 · +3.7
1.6K games

Jinx
54% Top 3 · +3.4
1.7K games

Zed
54% Top 3 · +3.3
1.6K games

Brand
54% Top 3 · +3.3
1.7K games

Smolder
54% Top 3 · +3.0
1.7K games

Kai'Sa
53% Top 3 · +2.6
1.9K games

Sett
53% Top 3 · +2.5
1.7K games
Difficult matchups
8Common opponents that pressure Maokai's Arena results.

Shaco
53% Top 3
10.5K games

Katarina
52% Top 3
10.7K games

Jhin
52% Top 3
12.9K games

Twisted Fate
52% Top 3
11.9K games

Kai'Sa
52% Top 3
11.6K games

Cho'Gath
51% Top 3
11.3K games

Jinx
51% Top 3
10.7K games

Ezreal
51% Top 3
10.1K games
Snapshot context
Arena-only public observations, resolved against the current patch catalogue.
Top augment trio
Courage of the Colossus · Tank Engine · Goliath
Prismatic depth
13 tracked choices
Source score
60.71 · 84,663 games