How to win lane as Maokai against Hwei · 52.08% win rate over 1,012 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Hwei | Hwei's QQ and EE out-range everything you have at level 1, so he wins the first trade uncontested. |
| Level 2 | Hwei | Hwei's level-2 QE root punishes your W engage while his poke chunks you through Sap Magic. |
| Level 3 | Hwei | Hwei's third spell completes his combo, letting him zone and burst before you can close. |
| Levels 4-5 | Hwei | Through levels 4-5 Hwei's QW mobility and EW execute keep your Twisted Advance from ever landing clean. |
| Level 6 | Hwei | Hwei's R plus QW out-zones and out-disengages your Nature's Grasp all-in at 6. |
| First item | Hwei | Hwei's first-item power spike turns his poke into fight-ending burst you can't sustain through. |
| Two+ items | Hwei | Two items in Hwei's zone control and execute damage keep you locked out of every engage. |
Hwei out-ranges and out-pokes you at levels 1-2: his QQ missiles and EE (Grim Visage) chip through Sap Magic faster than saplings heal, and stepping up to W him invites a point-blank QE root. Farm from range, use saplings only for brush vision, and don't force the level-2 all-in unless his combo is down.
The full Maokai vs Hwei report continues with the mid-game plan, the late-game and teamfight plan, every power spike to play around, and the win conditions for both sides — plus cooldown tracking and the live enemy-jungle tracker inside the app.
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