Talk:Maokai/@comment-50.32.49.201-20110713040623/@comment-99.186.244.42-20110714030728

Karthus is a great mid solo-lane nuker, and his skills can do a great deal of AoE damage, with the Wall providing very good utility and the ability to potentially force fights or catch people.

Kog'Maw does very good damage, and has a very interesting and long-range Ulti. He tends to build as a hybrid or AP/ASPD champion, similar to Teemo or Kayle, but with different play and better range. Kog'Maw can solo mid-lane effectively, but along with other DPS carries with no inherent escape, may be best to play alongside support in a side lane (assuming you have a decent support).

Maokai is a very solid tank, who can also play as a tanky AP character, in some ways similar in role to AP Sion. Maokai has a lot of flexibility in lane choices, being both a very capable solo laner (top or mid) as well as being effective in a duo-side lane. He can also Jungle effectively, but is riskier than some.

Personally, I like Maokai and Kog'Maw, and don't particularly care about Karthus, but I think they are all pretty decent, especially with Kog'Maw's recent buffs. Karthus probably sees the most play out of all three, with Maokai ahead of Kog'Maw, but again that may change as new champions are introduced, and with the aforementioned Kog'Maw buffs.

I also think that Kog'Maw's Dragon Dance and Monarch skins are some of the best skins out there.