Talk:Maokai/@comment-4499945-20131031011516/@comment-5545048-20131104191246

Top - Tanky Ap with focus on tank. Max your Q and focus on splitpushing, your Q and E clear entire minionwaves very efficiently. Your passive is great sustain, but beware of mana issues.

Jungle - Tank, nothing else. Rush SoAG, max Q when u want to farm jungle, W when you want to gank. If you go down the ganking path, i would suggest building Boots of Mobility, if you go down the farming path, I would suggest some mana regen items, chalice is great. NEVER USE YOUR W FOR CLEARING, the mana cost is too damn high.

Mid - Tanky AP with focus on AP. RoA core in almost every situation. Zhonya's rocks with your ult. SPells depends on situation: Q for pushing enemy to turret, W when against squishy pokers like Lux, E for poking against melee's.

Support: Just the regular support stuff, max W and buy Elixir of brilliance whenever you have a little bit to spare, it boosts your damage significantly.

ADC: Only tried this a few times, but it can be fun. Max W for engages because you are melee, early crit is nice because of your high base AD, something like Statikk Shiv to help with clearing waves.

As for basic gameplay: Standard engage: W to enemy, walk past them and Q them backwards. Keep track of your passive stacks, always try to fight within your ult and don't hesitate to throw it down. Don't spam your E for poke when you're not maxing it, the mana cost will usually hurt you more than the saplings will hurt them.