How to win lane as Maokai against Lillia · 61.54% win rate over 78 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Even / skill | You have only one ability and she refuses to stand still — neither of you threatens a kill, so just deny her farm and set the wave. |
| Level 2 | Lillia | Her W (Blooming Blows) speed plus E bounce kites you off the wave before your Twisted Advance is back up. |
| Level 3 | Lillia | Her passive DOT keeps ticking after she dashes out, out-poking your Sap Magic heal while your W is on cooldown. |
| Levels 4-5 | Lillia | She still has E dashes to dodge every Twisted Advance, so she repeats her bounce poke and slides away from your trades. |
| Level 6 | Maokai | R (Nature's Grasp) finally catches her through the kite — W-pin, Q-knock, Sap Magic, and you win the all-in or hand a gank. |
| First item | Even / skill | Bami/Sunfire plus Sap Magic stabilizes the lane — her chip no longer out-paces your heal, but she still kites your damage to even. |
| Two+ items | Maokai | You out-sustain and out-durability her one-on-one all game; her only real threat is an R sleep into her team, not the solo lane. |
Lillia never wants to stand still, so your Level 1 is a wash — you have one ability and she just kites and farms with her W. Levels 2-3 are genuinely hers: her W (Blooming Blows) move speed plus the E bounce let her chip you and slide out before your W (Twisted Advance) cooldown is back, and her passive DOT keeps ticking after she leaves. Don't chase her swing-by-swing — last-hit with Q at the tip of the arc, eat a little poke, and trust that Sap Magic out-sustains her chip over time. Save W for when her E dash is on cooldown, not when she's full of escapes.
The full Maokai vs Lillia 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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