Talk:Maokai/@comment-209.222.58.208-20120604222513/@comment-4019444-20120605095034

Neither. The issue is that you need to get cost efficient items when jungling and RoA is only cost efficient if you're laning. Getting RoA means you're dumping a large amount of gold on an item that doesn't provide much tanking. A better set-up would be to go:

Phil Stone > Boots > Heart of Gold > Merc > Aegis > Frozen Heart > Sheen > Sell Phil > Phage > Trinity Force > Abyssal Scepter > Randuin.

Phil Stone offers you regen that Catalyst only does when leveling up and another source of gold. HoG offers health and allows you to build Randuin later and is another gold source. Aegis is a very powerful item that goes well with your ultimate and, really, should not be ignored as a tank jungler because it's such a wonderful item. Frozen Heart gives you the armor, mana and cdr you would ever want. Trinity Force offers Maokai a ton of stats he loves and keeps you relevant for fights. Abyssal takes care of any mage threats and offers more damage to nuke squishies and Randuin is just Randuin.