Talk:Maokai/@comment-67.169.207.175-20110304114301/@comment-3486816-20110410031902

He's a great tank, even as the main tank. His base stats aren't particularly amazing, big whoop. He can heal himself semi-constantly during battle for % of hp and has an aoe knockup every 6 seconds (or less if you build cdr, which you should), and a really good initiate that both rushes him into the enemy team and snares a target for your team to kill. Then, once everyone's committed, he gives his entire team 20% reduced damage (this is RIDICULOUS for taking down turrets, by the way, you can just pound on a turret while ignoring the other team completely. The reason it's good for pushing turrets isn't because the other team leaves the area, but because you can ignore the other team).