Talk:Maokai/@comment-24.88.80.231-20121203192909/@comment-64.121.173.179-20121214065954

It's not flashy, but that 20% damage reduction is huge. Obviously easier to use in static situations (towers/objectives), but with ranks and cooldowns you can end up throwing down in several locations while pushing a lane. It's awesome.

Never forget your carries! He's very good at locking down someone on the enemy team, but if one of your carries gets jumped, your very spammable Q or the occasional W will them out of harm's way. He's a fun balance of tanking and supporting all wrapped up into one badass tree.