How to win lane as Ziggs against Maokai · 100% win rate over 1 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Ziggs | Slow melee Maokai eats free level 1 Q poke. |
| Level 2 | Ziggs | Level 2 you keep chipping while his only answer is a skillshot root. |
| Level 3 | Ziggs | By 3 your kit spaces him and clears his saplings. |
| Levels 4-5 | Ziggs | Levels 4-5 you zone the wave and out-range his poke. |
| Level 6 | Ziggs | His level 6 R wall is dodgeable and you contest with Mega Inferno Bomb. |
| First item | Ziggs | First item makes your poke outpace his health-stacking sustain. |
| Two+ items | Ziggs | Late game you kite his engage and out-range him entirely. |
Maokai is a slow melee tank with only a single skillshot root to threaten you, so the early lane is a comfortable poke matchup. Sit at max Bouncing Bomb range, chip him whenever he steps up, and watch for W Sapling Toss saplings in the brush that he can detonate for a slow-and-root.
The full Ziggs 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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