User blog comment:Ukanlos Subspecies/Got any useful tips on how to play the Tree?/@comment-5514182-20130306013547/@comment-75.42.208.34-20130306201848

Maokai's ganks are fantastic because they bring in good damage and fantastic cc consistantly, removing or largely negating quite a few variables when ganking, such as your teamate's cc, and giving them plenty of time to follow up. They aren't only powerful because they are reliable, his ganks also bring a lot of other stuff to the table.