Talk:Maokai/@comment-188.22.42.48-20111229184641/@comment-66.189.88.42-20120105133024

AS reds are actually a great choice. Dmg is boosted through the jungle and speeds up the process visibly. Other reds don't cut it, and that's from my own testing. The also boost gank dmg nicely as an extra attack here and there can add up more than pen runes might give. I find blues are pretty much your own choice. I like at least 5 AP blues (w/4MR blues), and sometimes even all 9 AP runes. Why? Because you're looking to maximize your early-game jungle speed and ganking potential. Speed and ganks will gain significantly more benefits from extra AS and AP runes. Late game, you're itemizing for what you need to stay alive longer, and at that point other runes can be a bit surperfluous.