Maokai is a powerful support champion with a 54.0% win rate based on recent match data. Here's the optimal setup for playing Maokai support:

Best Build (54.0% WR, 11,602 matches):

• Summoner Spells: Flash, Ignite
• Core Items: Solstice Sleigh → Boots of Swiftness → Trailblazer
• Full Build: Add Locket of the Iron Solari → Unending Despair → Vigilant Wardstone
• Skill Order: Q > W > E
• Runes: Aftershock, Font of Life, Bone Plating, Unflinching + Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight
• Shards: Adaptive Force, Health Scaling, Health Scaling

Strong Matchups:

• LeBlanc (59.6% WR)
• Pantheon (57.3% WR)
• Pyke (55.7% WR)

Weak Matchups (Avoid):

• Galio (45.3% WR)
• Tahm Kench (46.1% WR)
• Zilean (47.1% WR)

Best ADC Synergies:

• Nilah (56.1% WR)
• Swain (55.1% WR)
• Ziggs (55.0% WR)

Key Tips:

1. Check ADC positioning before engaging with W
2. Use E (Saplings) in bushes for vision control
3. Use ultimate (R) to engage, then fall back to peel for ADC
4. Place Saplings strategically for lane control and vision

Alternative Builds:

Tanky Build (50.0% WR):

• Core: Celestial Opposition → Boots of Swiftness → Locket of the Iron Solari
• Full Build: Add Unending Despair → Thornmail → Vigilant Wardstone

AP Off-Meta Build (49.7% WR):

• Core: Zaz'Zak's Realmspike → Sorcerer's Shoes → Liandry's Torment
• Full Build: Add Bloodletter's Curse → Morellonomicon → Spirit Visage
• Runes: Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch + Cheap Shot, Ultimate Hunter

Adjust your build based on team composition and matchup specifics for optimal performance.

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