Iceborn Gauntlet Maokai Build
Iceborn Gauntlet Maokai build with runes and items. Iceborn Gauntlet Maokai guide offers in-depth how-to play, skill order and tips. Play Iceborn Gauntlet Maokai build in League of Legends Patch 14.21!
Updated: 2024-05-16 ()
TLDR
Starting items
Quick Skill Order
Q
W
E
Final items
Quick Runes
Summoner spells
Iceborn Gauntlet Maokai Runes
Resolve
Precision
Passive
How it works
General
- You rush Iceborn Gauntlet and optionally Imperial Mandate.
- You play as Tank, but with focus on kitting the enemy team and utility for your team.
How to play
General
- You rush Iceborn Gauntlet #1, then you need to adapt your items to the game. Enemy team heavy on AP? Buy MR. They heavy on AD? Buy Armor. You need some damage? Well buy that.
- You can rush Imperial Mandate #2 if you can afford it, this makes this build more fun. However, if you are behind, it is okay to just skip it.
- There's great synergy between Iceborn Gauntlet + Imperial Mandate + Font of Life. You create frozen pools that will persist for a few seconds, slowing enemies, applying Imperial Mandate debuff + Font of Life heal mark for your allies.
- For more utility oriented build, you can get Locket of the Iron Solari (sustain) or Shurelya's Battlesong (engages).
- Triumph is better overall (heal + gold), but if you want to have easier time with your mana, go Presence of the Mind.
- Be careful to not waste Aftershock. Try timing it and keeping it for going in.
Tips and Tricks
General
- You can use E for brush control.
Riot
- Saplings can be tossed into brush for empowered effect - but don't stack well.
- Try looking for flanks or other situations where Nature's Grasp is unavoidable or takes enemies by surprise.
- Maokai's passive makes him extremely durable against focus fire from spells - so long as he can still basic attack something.
Skill Order
- Bramble SmashQ
- Twisted AdvanceW
- Sapling TossE
- Nature's GraspR
Items
Starting items
Starting items vs poke
Boots
Rush #1
Optional #2 rush
Good tank items
Good utility items
Good MR items
Good Armor items
Situational DMG items
For the last fight
Example final build