Talk:Maokai/Strategy/@comment-66.178.134.235-20130320084413/@comment-80.3.101.111-20130328221957

Depends. Maokai is a burst champion so if you're going to go AP you need to go full AP as getting only a little (i.e. an offtank build) gives you only a little more damage in exchange for reduced tankiness. Offtank builds tend to work better with champions who can synergise their damage with their survivability through constant dps (like Singed or Amumu), but full AP can work. It's just hard to build as a jungler like Maokai who typically should only be going for assists.

I jungle Maokai a lot and I find a full tank build with some supportive item effects or auras (like Locket or Aegis) work well, though Iceborn is still a great item to build for the stats and the active works well with Maokai's natural CCing ability.