Maokai

The Twisted Treant · Vanguard

Summoner's Rift ARAM Arena Nexus Blitz URF One for All Swiftplay Ultimate Spellbook

No Ultimate Spellbook-specific changes; plays as on Summoner's Rift.

Abilities

PassiveSap Magic

Maokai's basic attack also heals him and deals additional damage on a moderate cooldown. Each time Maokai casts a spell or is struck by an enemy's spell, this cooldown is reduced.

QBramble Smash7/6.5/6/5.5/5s40

Maokai knocks back nearby enemies with a shockwave, dealing magic damage and slowing them.

WTwisted Advance14/13/12/11/10s60

Maokai contorts into a mass of moving roots, becoming untargetable and dashing to the target. Upon arrival, he roots the target.

ESapling Toss18/17/16/15/14s60/65/70/75/80

Maokai flings a sapling to the target area to stand guard. More effective in brush.

RNature's Grasp130/110/90s100

Maokai summons a colossal wall of brambles and thorns that slowly advances forwards, damaging and rooting any enemies in the path.

Patch history

26.15 · Jul 29, 2026

Bramble Smash
Bonus monster damage increased to 150 to 190 from 140 to 180.
AP ratio increased to 50% AP from 40% AP.

26.4 · Feb 19, 2026

Bramble Smash
Bonus monster damage increased to 140 to 180 from 120 to 160.

26.3 · Feb 4, 2026

Bramble Smash
Base damage increased to 75 to 255 from 65 to 245.

14.22

Stats
Base health increased to 665 from 635.
Movement speed increased to 335 from 330.
Sapling Toss
Sapling base movement speed increased to 400 to 460 from 400 at all levels.
Removed: Sapling movement speed is no longer increased by the movement speed gained via Maokai's innate Boots movement speed (60 maximum bonus possible).
Boots: 425
Berserker's Greaves, Ionian Boots of Lucidity, Mercury's Treads, Plated Steelcaps

14.18

Bramble Smash
Base damage reduced to 65 to 245 from 65 to 265.
Sapling Toss
Cooldown increased to 18 to 14 seconds from 16 to 12.
Bush duration health ratio decreased to 1.5% bonus health from 2.5%.

35 older patches

14.5

Stats
Base movement speed reduced to 330 from 335.
Bramble Smash
Bonus monster damage increased to 120 to 160 from 80 to 160.
Twisted Advance
Cooldown increased to 14 to 10 seconds from 13 to 9.

14.4

Stats
Base armor reduced to 35 from 39.
Bramble Smash
Base damage reduced to 65 to 265 from 70 to 270

Base stats

Health665 +109/lvl
Mana375 +43/lvl
Attack Damage64 +3.3/lvl
Attack Speed0.8 +2.125/lvl
Armor35 +5.2/lvl
Magic Resist32 +2.05/lvl
Base Health Regen5 +0.75/lvl
Base Mana Regen6 +0.6/lvl
Move Speed335
Range125

Melee · Resource: Mana

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Sorcerer's Shoes

: 445

Boots of Swiftness: 460

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Nature's Grasp

Root duration reduced to 0.75 to 2.25 seconds from 0.8 to 2.6.

14.3

Stats
Base mana regeneration reduced to 6 from 7.2.
Sap Magic
Removed: Heal no longer has a base value of 4;9 to 34.
Heal health ratio increased to 4;4.2;4.4;4.6;4.8;5;5.65;6.3;6.95;7.6;8.25;8.9;9.55;10.2;10.85;11.5;12.15;12.8 from 4;5.33;6.66;8;9.33;10.66;12.
Bramble Smash
Cooldown reduced to 7 to 5 seconds from 8 to 5.
Mana cost reduced to 40 from 60.
Sapling Toss
Cooldown changed to 16 to 12 seconds from 14 at all ranks.
Mana cost changed to 60 to 80 from 45 to 85.
Nature's Grasp
Cooldown changed to 130 to 90 seconds from 120 to 100.

13.15

Bramble Smash
Bonus monster damage reduced to 80 to 160 from 100 to 180.

13.4

Bramble Smash
Health ratio increased to 2 to 4% of target's maximum health from 2 to 3%.
Sapling Toss
Cooldown increased to 14 seconds from 10.
Base damage reduced to 50 to 150 from 55 to 155.
Empowered base damage reduced to 100 to 300 from 110 to 310.
Damage AP ratio reduced to 25% AP from 35% AP.
Empowered AP ratio reduced to 50% AP from 70% AP.
Slow AP ratio reduced to 1% per 100 AP from 4% per 100 AP.
Slow health ratio increased to 1% per 100 bonus health from 0.9% per bonus health.

12.23

Sap Magic
Heal health ratio increased to 4;5.33;6.66;8;9.33;10.66;12 maximum health from 4;5;6;7;8;9;10.
Bramble Smash
Base damage increased to 70 to 270 from 65 to 245.
Bonus monster damage increased to 120 to 200 from 80 to 160.

12.22

Sapling Toss
Empowered slow health ratio increased to 0.9% per 100 bonus health from 0.6% per 100 bonus health.
Empowered slow AP ratio increased to 4% per 100 AP from 2% per 100 AP.
Nature's Grasp
Bug Fix: Smaller sized champions can no longer sometimes fit between the gaps of the missiles.

12.20

Sap Magic
Heal health ratio reduced to 4;5;6;7;8;9;10 maximum health from 4.5;6;7.5;9;10;11;12.
Nature's Grasp
Cooldown increased to 120 to 100 seconds from 120 to 80.

12.18

Sap Magic
Heal health ratio reduced to 4.5;6;7.5;9;10;11;12 maximum health from 4.8;6.5;8.2;9.9;11.6;12.8;14.
Bramble Smash
Bonus monster damage increased to 80 to 160 from 40 to 120.
Bug Fix: No longer sometimes pulls targets closer to him as opposed to knocking them away.
Sapling Toss
Damage AP ratio reduced to 40% AP from 42.5% AP.
Empowered damage AP ratio reduced to 80% AP from 85% AP.
Nature's Grasp
Bug Fix: Width of primary missiles reverted to 240 from 170.
Width of secondary missiles is still reduced.

12.17

Sap Magic
Base heal reduced to 4;9 to 34 from 5;13 to 45.
Heal health ratio increased to 4.8;6.5;8.2;9.9;11.6;12.8;14 maximum health from 4.5;6;7.5;9 to 11
New Effect: Basic attacks and abilities from large monsters now reduce its cooldown by 1.5 seconds.
New Effect: Cooldown is now also reduced by 4 seconds if Sapling Toss hits at least one champion or epic monster.
Bramble Smash
Base damage changed to 65 to 245 from 70 to 230.
New Effect: Now deals 2 to 3% of target's maximum health, capped at 9999 against non-champions.
New Effect: Now deals 40 to 120 bonus damage against monsters.
Sapling Toss
Removed: No longer deals bonus damage equal to 7 to 8% (+ 0.7% per 100 AP) of target's maximum health.
Base damage increased to 55 to 155 from 20 to 120.
Empowered base damage increased to 110 to 310 from 40 to 240.
New Effect: Damage now scales with 42.5% AP, increased to 85% AP if placed in a brush.
New Effect: Damage now scales with 6% of his bonus health, increased to 12% if placed in a brush.
Removed: No longer applies empowered effects against minions if placed in a brush.
Mana cost reduced to 45 to 85 from 60 to 100.
Slow increased to 45% from 35%.
New Effect: Slow is now increased by 2% per 100 AP and 0.6% per 100 bonus health if placed in a brush.
Nature's Grasp
Missile speed increased to 100;400;700;750 from 50;300;550;650.
New Effect: Now grants him 40 to 60% bonus movement speed that decays over 2 seconds whenever an enemy champion is hit.
Undocumented / Bug: Missile width reduced to 170 from 240.

12.13

Sapling Toss
Bug Fix: Spell shields now block both the explosion and the damage over time effect from empowered saplings, instead of one or the other.

12.10

Stats
Base health increased to 635 from 565.
Health growth increased to 109 from 95.
Armor growth increased to 5.2 from 4.
Magic resistance growth increased to 2.05 from 1.25.
Sap Magic
Base heal reduced to 5;13 to 45 from 5;15 to 65.
Heal health ratio reduced to 4.5;6;7.5;9 to 11 maximum health from 5;7;9;11;12.5 to 15.

11.22

Sap Magic
Heal health ratio reduced to 5;7;9;11;12.5 to 15 maximum health from 7;8.5;10 to 15.
Twisted Advance
Base damage reduced to 60 to 160 from 70 to 170.

11.16

Sap Magic
Heal health ratio increased to 7;8.5;10 to 15 maximum health from 6;7.5;9 to 13.
Sapling Toss
Base damage reduced to 20 to 120 from 25 to 125.
Empowered base damage reduced to 40 to 240 from 50 to 250.
AP ratio reduced to 0.7% per 100 AP from 0.8% per 100 AP.
Empowered AP ratio reduced to 1.4% per 100 AP from 1.6% per 100 AP.

11.2

Sapling Toss
Mana cost increased to 60 to 100 from 60 to 80.
AP ratio reduced to 0.8% per 100 AP from 1% per 100 AP.
Empowered sapling AP ratio reduced to 1.6% per 100 AP from 2% per 100 AP.

11.1

Stats
Base magic resistance reduced to 32 from 32.1.
Base attack damage increased to 64 from 63.54.

10.20

Bramble Smash
Base damage reduced to 70 to 230 from 70 to 250.

10.19

Sap Magic
Undocumented: Cooldown changed to 30 to 20 from 30;25;20.

10.10

Stats
Base mana reduced to 375 from 377.28.
Bramble Smash
Mana cost increased to 60 from 50.

9.21

Bramble Smash
Bug Fix: No longer damages nearby targets if begun casting it right before dying.
Twisted Advance
Mana cost reduced to 60 at all ranks from 60 to 80.
Base damage increased to 70 to 170 from 50 to 150.
Nature's Grasp
Root duration increased to 0.8;0.98;1.16;1.34;1.52;1.7;1.88;2.06;2.24;2.42;2.6 from 0.6;0.78;0.96;1.14;1.32;1.5;1.68;1.86;2.04;2.22;2.4.

9.9

Bramble Smash
Base damage increased to 70 to 250 from 65 to 225.

8.22

Sapling Toss
Target's health ratio increased to 7% of target's maximum health from 6%.
Cooldown reduced to 10 seconds from 11.

8.17

Nature's Grasp
Bug Fix: SFX now correctly line up with the ability's duration.

8.14

Meowkai
Bug Fix: Laugh SFX no longer stack when the emote is spammed.

8.8

Meowkai
Bug Fix: The catling that he holds in his hand has been found and safely returned to him.

8.7

Meowkai
Bug Fix: Weighting has been adjusted on his chin to avoid a weird texture break.

8.2

Twisted Advance
New Effect: Now draws nearby minion aggro when targeting an enemy champion.

8.1

Twisted Advance
Bug Fix: Fixed a bug where chaining certain dashes together would cause the second dash to last for the same duration as the first. This is why Twisted Advance took so long to reach a target after exiting Abyssal Voyage.

7.24

Bramble Smash
Base damage reduced to 65 from 70.

7.22

Stats
New: Now has +15% bonus attack speed at level 1.
Base armor increased to 39 from 30.

7.17

Sap Magic
Removed: Healing procing when attacking a ward.

7.16

Sapling Toss
Target's maximum health ratio reduced to 6% of target's maximum health from 8% at all ranks.

7.14

Twisted Advance
Changed several interactions where it overwrotes any spell queuing commands, instead forcing the caster to immediately begin basic-attacking once the ability completed.

7.13

Stats
Base health increased to 565 from 540.
Nature's Grasp
Range increased to 3000 from 2500.
Cooldown reduced to 120 seconds from 120.

7.11

Sap Magic
Cooldown reduced to 30;25;20 seconds from 30;25;20.
Base healing reduced to 5;15;25;35;45;55;65 from 10;30;50;70;90;110;130
Health ratio on heal increased to 6%;7.5%;9%;10%;11%;12%;13% maximum health from 4.5%;5.5%;6.5%;7.5%;8.5%;9.5%;10.5% maximum health
Sapling Toss
Maximum health AP ratio reduced to 1% per 100 AP from 2% per 100 AP.
Sapling base movement speed reduced to 400 at all levels from 427.5;430;432.5;435;437.5;440;442.5;445;447.5;450;452.5;455;457.5;460;462.5;465;467.5;470.
New Effect: Sapling movement speed is now increased when you have boots:
Increases to 425 with Boots of Speed.
Increases to 445 with Berserker's Greaves, Ionian Boots of Lucidity, Mercury's Treads, Ninja Tabi and Sorcerer's Shoes.
Increases to 460 with Boots of Mobility and Boots of Swiftness.
Brush sapling damage changed to 67% on detonation and two ticks of 67% each from 100% on detonation and two ticks of 50% each. Total damage unchanged.
Sapling duration in brush changed to 30 (+ 2.5 per 100 bonus health) seconds from 30.