Abilities
Maokai's basic attacks heal him and deal bonus damage, with the cooldown reduced by casting or being hit by spells.
Maokai slams the ground, knocking back and slowing nearby enemies.
Maokai dashes to a target, becoming untargetable, then roots them on arrival.
Maokai tosses a sapling that guards an area, gaining bonus damage and duration in brush.
Maokai summons a slow-moving wall of brambles that damages and roots all enemies it passes through.
Guide
Play as a disruptive tank/initiator, using saplings for poke and vision, then engage with your ultimate and lock down key targets with your root and knockback.
Tips
Use your saplings to zone bushes and control vision in the narrow ARAM map.
Maximize E (Sapling Toss) early for poke and bush control.
Build tanky items like Sunfire Aegis to survive and deal consistent damage.
Use your ultimate (Vengeful Maelstrom) to engage or peel for your team in tight corridors.
Coordinate with your team to chain crowd control after your W (Twisted Advance) root.
Combos
E (Sapling) into bush → W (Twisted Advance) to root → Q (Bramble Smash) knockback.
R (Vengeful Maelstrom) to engage → W onto priority target → Q to peel.
Flash + W to surprise root an enemy carry, then follow with Q and R.