Talk:Maokai/@comment-5489694-20130403013654

I just realized there's no point in leveling your ultimate at 11 & 16. The damage is usually negligable (very rarely does the damage dealt swing a fight), lower cd doesn't really matter because you're only able to use it once a fight anyways (you're not going to cancel and move it), and higher ranks doesn't affect the damage reduction.

I had always thought that the bonus damage was sort of a cap on the damage you were mitigating. Points in your other spells make a lot more sense, maxing Q & W before ranking your R a 2nd time seems like a better investment.