Talk:Maokai/@comment-27993288-20190519120441/@comment-27993288-20190525101712

If we want to judge by winrate, we must first ensure equal appearance for a champion. If Maokai is pickable into _some_ toplaners, and can sit in lane well versus them, does not mean he is playable. Maokai is unplayable even if he gets satisfying lane, because in bronze-silver people pick yi and yi shreds with true damage, while in gold-plat people pick strong bottom lane and Maokai is unable to do anything vs 10-0 enemy bottom. First, percent damage decrease, not bonus armor. Second, ability to hold charges of W, to perform 2-3 jumps in teamfight to be able to do something. Third, faster running sapplings giving true sight, to be able to zone effectively to help teammate jungler. Riot already gave so much tank buffs, but zero for Maokai.