Renata Glasc vs Maokai — Support Matchup Guide

How to win lane as Renata Glasc against Maokai · 50.61% win rate over 247 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27

Verdict: Winnable despite the lane — Maokai owns 3 of the 7 game windows, yet the win rate favours Renata Glasc: survive their windows and the game is yours. Renata Glasc wins 50.61% of games vs Maokai in support (247 Emerald+ games analysed).

Favour timeline — who owns each window

StageFavouredWhy
Level 1RenataYou win level 1 because Handshake (Q) plus early aggression beats Maokai before his engage tools are online.
Level 2RenataAt level 2 your all-in with your ADC lands before his W Twisted Advance spike, so the window is yours.
Level 3MaokaiAt level 3 Maokai gets W lockdown and sustain, letting him tank your Q and win extended trades.
Levels 4-5MaokaiThrough levels 4-5 his Sapling poke and passive healing keep him ahead in the sustain war.
Level 6MaokaiAt level 6 Maokai's Nature's Grasp adds a second hard engage, out-threatening your setup.
First itemRenataBy first item your shielding and R counter-engage recover the tempo against his single-target lock.
Two+ itemsRenataInto 2 items your R and range outscale his lockdown, putting the matchup back in your favor.

Early game (levels 1–5)

You own the level 1-2 window: Handshake (Q) plus an early all-in beats Maokai before his Twisted Advance (W) and sustain come online, so trade aggressively and look to hit 2 first.

Read the rest of this matchup

The full Renata Glasc 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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