Talk:Maokai/@comment-198.228.201.148-20130105020644/@comment-125.194.203.150-20130105051632

Sion was originally a fighter, and fighters have always gotten the MR/level.

Amumu, Cho Gath, Taric, Alistar, and a couple others didn't have MR until a patch halfway in Season 2. During a time where Maokai and Rammus Jungle was the FoTM, and the Shen rework had just brought him back. Hence why those 3 didn't get it. Rammus has since been nerfed to the ground, and Shen got a slap to the wrist, but Maokai remains Maokai.

Riot cares more about balance then consistency. Maokai will get the MR/level the moment Riot thinks he needs the boost, which seems unlikely considering how balanced Maokai is.