How to win lane as Garen against Maokai · 51.64% win rate over 1,464 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Garen | Level 1 your Q-E trade beats a low-resist Maokai's poke. |
| Level 2 | Garen | Level 2 you keep the trade lead before his sustain matters. |
| Level 3 | Garen | Level 3 your silence shuts his root and Sapling as you grind him. |
| Levels 4-5 | Garen | Levels 4-5 your E out-damages his heal before he stacks tank stats. |
| Level 6 | Maokai | Level 6 his R root and gank setup swing the phase to him. |
| First item | Garen | First item your W resists let you re-take an all-in before he's tanky. |
| Two+ items | Maokai | With 2+ items his tankiness and roots fully counter your kit. |
You control the early game: Maokai is slow to threaten and your Q silence shuts off his E root and Sapling, so walk him down with E and deny his passive-heal windows while he can only chip you.
The full Garen 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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