Name: MaoMao PowPow
Champion(s): Maokai | Midlane | Toplane (Not recommended)
Item(s) bought:
Starting items:
-Glass flask, if playing versus poke lanes where you need sustain in order to stay in lane. (Examples: Vladimir, Teemo, Orianna...)
-Cloth armor, if you are playing vs a heavy ad champion. (Examples: Pantheon, Riven, Zed...)
-Dorans ring, if none of the above is really a concern and you think you could go for an early kill. (Examples: Fizz, Kassadin,
Items to go for:
-Sorcerors Boots
-Rod of Ages
-Deathfire Grasp
-Rabadons Deathcap
-Void staff
-Zhonyas Hourglass
Difficulty: Its a cheese build, so I dont guarantee you will succeed. It is, however, surprisingly viable and the burst is almost broken if you are not targeted. To play this optimaly you should be a veteran player, although it could work for anyone if you are good with Maokai.
Advantages: Incredible burst and the element of surprise. All of Maokai's skills scale off of AP (except his passive).
Disadvantages: Easy to harrass, and useless if shut down early. Requires decent+ mechanics.
Ability Order: Max your ult (duh) and then go for as many points in E (sapling) followed by W ( the root ) and then finally Q ( the short range thing )
How to play this build: The key is rooting the enemy for long enough that the sapling detonates on him. The combo you want to execute is E - W - R (If you have ult) - Q and then just spam your skills as they come back up. If they survive the initial burst of course. Keep in mind though, you are very squishy, so only go all in if you know its going to benefit your team in the end.
THIS IS A FUN BUILD, DONT DO THIS IN RANKED.