Talk:Maokai/@comment-46.50.45.241-20120913020100/@comment-3486816-20120915103514

You make valid points, but move too far in one direction. If and when Maokai does get fed (which is entirely within his power), he can make for a ridiculously good AP or Treenity bruiser. Obviously the Maokai on your team either wasn't paying attention or was just a dick regarding stealing your kill, but calm the hell down, it's not as though he doesn't need gold himself.

Lastly, fuck pure tanking. There's a whole host of reasons no one does it anymore unless they're slightly behind or playing a tank support. Once you get to the point where you last long enough to make focusing you a very bad idea for the enemy (no, that doesn't mean unkillable, that means that even if you die your team is still likely to win the teamfight because focus was on you instead of on your carries), you need to build for damage or utility, because past that point tankiness is only legitimately useful for tanking towers. Getting to that point isn't going to require a full build.