Talk:Maokai/@comment-67.169.207.175-20110304114301

I'm not trying to be a dick or anything, but Maokai might be the worst champ in the game. I've played him and fought against him many times and I've yet to see him really contribute anything useful. I mean yes, he is a champion so obviously he's better than nothing at all but it seems like if he were replaced with any other champion at all the team would be better.

There was this really awesome random 5v5 game I played where at the end everyone stayed in the chat room to discuss the match. There was a Maokai on the opposing team. I asked if it was just me or is Maokai just really underpowered. Everyone agreed, even the guy playing the Maokai. They all thought a buff was coming soon.

And if you think about it, none of his attacking moves do any significant damage, even when the gear is focused for it. And his ult's CC is a joke - the opposing team just leaves the circle. No one's stupid enough to stay in it. I've noticed it's effective at pushing turrets (champs tend to stay out of the circle when it's dumped on their turret) but otherwise, it doesn't seem very helpful.

Keep in mind, I've fought Maokai many times. It seems like everyone that plays LoL bought him or something so I constantly see him (like half the games I play). And he never impresses me. Am I wrong? Is there something about him that I'm missing? He has no dps, minimal tanking ability, his CC sucks - what's his point?