How to win lane as Maokai against Camille · 45.83% win rate over 72 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Maokai | I own level 1 only by default — one ability, no combo, but she's also weak before her E, so deny her CS and set up the lane. |
| Level 2 | Even / skill | Even trade window — my W-Q is close to coming online but a single point doesn't lock the duel, so it's a skill check on who hits their spell. |
| Level 3 | Camille | With W root into Q knockback and a Sap Magic heal I win this trade before her E hookshot can peel her out. |
| Levels 4-5 | Camille | Her E and W are both online now — she kites my cooldowns and her true-damage W heal out-trades my Sap Magic sustain. |
| Level 6 | Even / skill | My R adds gank and engage threat but barely swings the 1v1 — it's a coin-flip duel, so use it to set up my jungler, not to solo her. |
| First item | Camille | Her Sheen/Trinity spike lands — Q proc and W true-damage cone chunk me faster than Sap Magic heals it back. |
| Two+ items | Maokai | I reclaim the teamfight late: my R and W lockdown can cage her before she R-isolates a carry, the one window my flat damage doesn't lose. |
Levels 2-3 are my window. Once I have W (Twisted Advance) into Q (Bramble Smash) I can root her, knock her back, and proc Sap Magic to heal the trade right back before her E hookshot is even available to peel out. Hit her at the wide tip of my Q for the extra knockback. Don't waste W chasing a full-health Camille at level 1 when I only have one ability and no follow-up. Drop my E sapling on the brush and my own side so she can't freely hookshot the wall onto me.
The full Maokai vs Camille 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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