Talk:Maokai/@comment-4843765-20120403091228

What's people's thoughts on off-tank/tanky AD Mao? I mean the tree's got very good natural AD and decent AS gain and natural tankiness on top of his ultimate. I know that all of his abilities scale off AP but since when has Mao's abilities been used for damage, anyway? As we all know, saplings lose a lot of their damage by mid-game and even before then their damage can be very unpredictable. By going tanky AD I figure Mao can pose a threat through all stages of the game while still being able to soak up damage. As an alternative to the usual tank or tanky-AP build, I think tanky AD works fine.