How to win lane as Senna against Maokai · 54.4% win rate over 1,682 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Senna | You win level 1 because Maokai has zero ranged threat and you freely E-auto and Q-poke his walk-up. |
| Level 2 | Senna | You win level 2 because reaching 2 first lets you punish before his W-grip is a reliable all-in. |
| Level 3 | Even / skill | Level 3 is even as his W comes online and both of you trade poke into peel. |
| Levels 4-5 | Maokai | Maokai edges levels 4-5 because a W-lock plus Sapling detonation is a real kill window you must respect. |
| Level 6 | Maokai | Maokai keeps level 6 because R + W chains his root into a guaranteed all-in on you or your ADC. |
| First item | Even / skill | First item is even as your range recovers but his engage still forces the trade terms. |
| Two+ items | Senna | You win 2+ items because stacked souls and long-range Q/R let you peel and out-poke his engage entirely. |
Levels 1-2 are yours: Maokai has no ranged engage before he lands W, so E through the minion line and freely Q-poke his approach while your autos out-trade his Sapling pokes.
The full Senna 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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