Talk:Maokai/@comment-6950133-20130610165950/@comment-4636093-20130629134253

Apparently there's a lot of confusion about what Maokai can actually do when AP Mid.

He is not like Galio, He has gargantuan kill potential on his lane opponant, the ratios to make a mage weep and the CC to lockdown burst anyone who gets too close.

Poke and burst is pretty good, although chances are you won't land both hits of your sapling toss. He has got A LOT of damage when built like a mage, and can solo-kill all but the safest of enemy laners.

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The major problem is that when built as such.. he is not tanky... at all. He can literally be 2 shotted later on. And his single target lockdown is no good defence against it.

Also he has slow movement speed and no escapes. His poke WILL push the lane and he is melee.