How to win lane as Camille against Maokai · 50% win rate over 240 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Maokai | His sapling poke and Sap Magic sustain out-value your single-ability Level 1, and his W dash-root can cancel any early step-up. |
| Level 2 | Even / skill | You get a second skill point but his W root plus Bramble Smash knockback still threaten to break your combo — it is genuinely even here. |
| Level 3 | Camille | Q's true-damage recast and W's outer-edge max-HP slash out-trade him in short bursts before his saplings stack. |
| Levels 4-5 | Camille | You own the bully window: bait W, E-stun in, Q-recast and W's edge while his sustain can't keep pace yet. |
| Level 6 | Even / skill | Your R isolates him but his W root and Q knockback can interrupt the DPS, so the all-in is a coin flip. |
| First item | Camille | Your first Sheen/bruiser item plus boots lets you dive on his W cooldown for your cleanest kill window. |
| Two+ items | Maokai | Sap Magic sustain, saplings and stacked tank stats shrug Tactical Sweep's percent damage — he out-attritions you past two items. |
Maokai's W (Twisted Advance) is a targeted root that dashes HIM onto you and will cancel your E grapple mid-flight, so don't throw your engage while it's up — bait it first. At Level 1 his sapling poke and Sap Magic sustain out-value your single ability, so just last-hit and wait for your spike. His Q (Bramble Smash) knockback can also interrupt your Q-recast, so respect both before you commit.
The full Camille 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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