Maokai is a powerful tank champion who excels at crowd control and team fights. His abilities provide multiple forms of CC while maintaining good sustain through his passive healing.

Passive - Sap Magic Every 20-30 seconds, Maokai's next auto-attack deals bonus damage and heals him. The cooldown reduces by 4 seconds when using or being hit by abilities, and 1.5 seconds from large monsters.

Core Abilities Priority

1. Q - Bramble Smash: Knockback wave that deals damage and slows enemies
2. W - Twisted Advance: Root dash that locks onto targets
3. E - Sapling Toss: Area control tool that deals extra damage from bushes

Ultimate - Nature's Grasp Sends forth a wall of roots that damage and root enemies, with root duration increasing based on travel distance.

Standard Combo E -> W -> AA -> Q -> AA

Ultimate Combo R -> E -> AA -> W -> AA -> Q -> AA

Strengths

• Multiple forms of CC (3 hard CC, 1 soft CC)
• Strong sustain through passive healing
• Excellent team fight presence
• Easy to learn and execute

Weaknesses

• Needs 2 items to become properly tanky
• Vulnerable to early lane bullies
• Struggles against tank shredders

Strong Against

• Sion
• Tahm Kench
• Cho'Gath

Weak Against

• Quinn
• Gwen
• Olaf

Pro Tips

• Buffer Q with Flash for surprise engages
• Use E to safely check bushes
• Cast R sideways for immediate roots
• Saplings deal more damage from bushes
• W follows targets through Flash/dashes

Maokai excels in extended fights where he can utilize his passive healing and multiple CC abilities to control the battlefield while sustaining through damage.

Note: Article was concisely rewritten based on core information while maintaining all original facts and strategic value.

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