How to win lane as Maokai against Lulu · 53.47% win rate over 1,803 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Lulu | Lulu's level-1 E and Q poke out-range and out-chip your kit while polymorph deters engage. |
| Level 2 | Lulu | At level 2 Lulu's E-Q poke plus W peel threat beats your all-in attempt. |
| Level 3 | Even / skill | By level 3 it evens out as your saplings start contesting her wave control, so it's skill. |
| Levels 4-5 | Maokai | Levels 4-5 swing to you: your zoning and engage overpower Lulu once her Whimsy is baited. |
| Level 6 | Maokai | At 6 your Nature's Grasp out-engages Lulu since her R can only heal through, not cancel it. |
| First item | Even / skill | First item makes it a skill trade: baiting Whimsy before you W decides the fight. |
| Two+ items | Lulu | Late, Lulu's W polymorph cancels your engage and her R plus shields peel through your all-in. |
Lulu out-pokes you at levels 1-2: E on you plus Q slow chips through Sap Magic while her W polymorph deters any early Twisted Advance. Farm safely, use saplings for brush vision, and don't force a level-2 all-in into her peel and poke.
The full Maokai vs Lulu 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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