How to win lane as Camille against Maokai · 50% win rate (240 Emerald+ games, lolalytics, sampled July 2026) · Matchup data reviewed on patch 26.15
Dodge his W root — true-damage Q out-trades his tank kit.
Track: Maokai's W — Twisted Advance (14–10s cooldown). His lock-on root. Dodge it.
Read from Camille's seat: which stage windows this plan plays for against Maokai.
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Camille | 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 knock-up in, Q-recast and W's edge while his sustain can't keep pace yet. |
| Level 6 | Even / skill | Your R isolates him but Nature's Grasp and Bramble Smash knock you off 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 | Camille | 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, 14s) is a targeted root that dashes HIM onto you, and he is UNTARGETABLE for the whole flight — burst spent into it is burst wasted, and it cancels your E grapple on arrival. Bait it first. At Level 1 his sapling poke and Sap Magic sustain out-value your single ability, so last-hit and wait. Bramble Smash (Q, 7s) knocks you out of your Q-recast window too.
Pooled Emerald+ win rates from Camille's side, sampled July 2026.
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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Nobody on paper — a 50% win rate over 240 games makes this a coin flip decided by play, not champion select.
Yes — Camille vs Maokai is a genuine skill matchup: 50% win rate, and the favour swings window to window rather than being set at champion select.
No hard counter either way — the Camille vs Maokai win rate is 50%, an even lane decided by execution.
Camille takes Conqueror on the Precision tree with Triumph, Legend: Alacrity and Last Stand, and Resolve secondary (Bone Plating and Unflinching) vs Maokai.
Start Doran's Blade + Health Potion and back for Executioner's Calling (≈800g) — cuts his healing. Build Trinity Force (Sheen → lethal Q resets) first, then Sundered Sky (Spirit Visage if you need MR + heal amp), with Mercury's Treads.
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