How to win lane as Milio against Maokai · 51.02% win rate (2,695 Emerald+ games, lolalytics, sampled July 2026) · Matchup data reviewed on patch 26.15
His chain meets two shields and a cleanse — the engage comp pays full price for half a fight.
Track: Maokai's W — Twisted Advance (14–10s cooldown). Point-and-click root — count its cooldown before stepping up.
Read from Milio's seat: which stage windows this plan plays for against Maokai.
This is Milio's own plan; across 2,695 pooled games the lane is leaning Milio.
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Milio | You win level 1 because your Q knockback plus ADC auto out-damages Maokai's single available spell. |
| Level 2 | Milio | At level 2 your ability to two-spell burst arrives before he has both W and E ready. |
| Level 3 | Maokai | Level 3 favors Maokai as his sapling poke and Twisted Advance combo start chipping you down. |
| Levels 4-5 | Maokai | Levels 4-5 stay Maokai's as his sustained E poke and W engage threat outpace your early shields. |
| Level 6 | Maokai | Level 6 is his: Nature's Grasp root guarantees a W dash all-in your ult can't fully stop. |
| First item | Even / skill | First item is even once your support item and shields offset his poke and neutralize his lone engage. |
| Two+ items | Milio | At 2+ items you win as your global cleanse, heals, and W zone let your carry break his frontline. |
Levels 1-2 are yours: your Q knockback plus ADC follow-up out-trades a single-spell Maokai, so play for the level-2 all-in if he walks up to last-hit. Ward the tri-bush so his saplings can't sit on you unseen. Your kick plus your carry's follow-up beats a single-spell approach, so hold it for the moment he commits rather than spending it early. Keep the campfire behind your line so the sapling chip never accumulates, and shield preemptively rather than after his root has landed.
Pooled Emerald+ win rates from Milio's side, sampled July 2026.
The full Milio vs Maokai 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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Milio, slightly — a 51.02% win rate edge over 2,695 games; execution can flip it.
Mostly — Milio has a small statistical edge (51.02% win rate), but execution decides this lane far more than the pick does.
Not a hard counter — Milio has a slight edge (51.02% win rate), and play quality decides the rest.
Milio takes Summon Aery on the Sorcery tree with Manaflow Band, Transcendence and Scorch, and Inspiration secondary (Biscuit Delivery and Cosmic Insight) vs Maokai.
Start World Atlas + potions and back for Oblivion Orb piece vs sustain. Build Moonstone / Helia first, then Redemption / Mikael's, with Mercury's / Swiftness.
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