Talk:Maokai/@comment-114.74.246.77-20121019222633/@comment-211.30.1.169-20121021070619

Your build starts well but building AP on maokai isn't the best way to go as you give up a lot of tankiness through AP items. I don't know but it depends on the players choice and your play style. I like to play tanky/support maokai which still does a lot of damage to not be ignored.

This is the build i use:

I jungle maokai starting with boots and 3 pots for speed or cloth armor and 5 pots to be safe.

Then I build PHILO STONE for the gp5 and then MOBILITY BOOTS as maokai needs speed to roam and gank around the map quickly.

Then i get another gp5 HEART OF GOLD followed by a shurelyas. SHURELYAS is very important in teamfights it helps get the team to where you want them as well as secure kills, chasing down low health opponents. it is sometimes underrated on tanky champs or junglers but can win you many team fights.

After this i build AEGIS OF THE LEGION which helps the team ALOT with all the auras, making your whole team more tanky. However, this is optional.

Then i look at the other team, if theyre AD based i would rush FROZEN HEART or RANDUINS OMEN for the armor, but if theyre AP based i would get a FON or ABYSSAL SCEPTRE