How to win lane as Rell against Maokai · 53.2% win rate over 797 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Maokai | Maokai's level-1 Sapling and W tether let him poke and pin you before you have your second ability. |
| Level 2 | Rell | At level 2 your W-Q double crowd control out-locks his single-target W and opens the first all-in. |
| Level 3 | Rell | Level 3 your engage range and lock duration beat his W peel. |
| Levels 4-5 | Rell | Levels 4-5 you brawl through his Sapling poke and win ADC trades with longer chains. |
| Level 6 | Rell | At 6 your R knock-up plus mounted stun out-durations his R root. |
| First item | Rell | First item you tank his poke and out-engage him every cooldown. |
| Two+ items | Rell | With items your AoE lockdown and reliable engage outscale his single-target peel in the 2v2. |
He only edges you at level 1 where his Sapling Q and W tether let him chunk you before either of you can commit; respect that first minute and don't walk into a Sapling in brush. From level 2 you flip it hard: W-Q binds him, and if your ADC follows you win the exchange because his single-target lockdown can't match your double crowd control.
The full Rell 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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