Talk:Maokai/@comment-68.8.222.209-20120822003903/@comment-186.36.190.29-20120822055031

He is used as a Tank because except for the E he is a melee champ (including the passive), and his base damages are very high, so if you get a tanky build you can get tanky items with cooldown reduction like Frozen heart and shurelias so you can spam your skills with a good amount of damage and CC without the need to buy damage.. (like hecarim and Nautilus? Yup).