Talk:Maokai/@comment-14203520-20131014022054/@comment-10258129-20131024140024

From my experience i usaully get the first 2 blue buffs, buy a couple of mana pots each time i go base and get a saphire crystal into Glacial shroud. i go 9/21/0 masteries, and tanky/ap pen masteries.

my fisrt item is SotAG. it gives mana and hp regen, hp, cooldown reduction and tenacity, all you need. after i go for boots into ninja tabi, and get saphire crysal into GS. (only then i start building ages of legion. IMO, the advantage of this build path mitigates the mana consuption during mid game team figths. Glacial shroud gives me the necessary mana, armor and so much apreciatted cooldown reduction, menaing you can spam sapling to siege turrets, spam Q as dmg, and have W off cooldow twice per team figth.

i do this build because of mana issues early on, and keep buying a couple of mana pots during all game. i belive this is the most effective way to build Maokay and at the same time giving your team all the it needs (3rd blue buff to Ap mid and tankiness to iniciate)

gl & hf