Maokai Patch History
Every buff and nerf, with the numbers, 3.8 to 26.16
Maokai has been touched in 42 of the 305 patches tracked here, across 123 individual values: 61 moved in their favour, 61 against. Most recent change: patch 26.15.
42Patches touched
123Values changed
61Buffed
61Nerfed
26.15Last change
The abilities Riot keeps touching
StatsBase stats
Health, attack damage, armour, magic resist, movement speed, attack range and their per-level growth.
STATS
Base stats
13 changed7▲ 6▼
PSap Magic
Maokai's basic attack also heal him on a moderate cooldown. Each time Maokai casts a spell or is struck by an enemy's spell, this cooldown is reduced.
P
Sap Magic
0 changed0▲ 0▼
QBramble Smash
Maokai knocks back nearby enemies with a shockwave, dealing magic damage and slowing them.
Q
Bramble Smash
31 changed21▲ 10▼
WTwisted Advance
Maokai contorts into a mass of moving roots, becoming untargetable and dashing to the target. Upon arrival, he roots the target.
W
Twisted Advance
16 changed8▲ 8▼
ESapling Toss
Maokai flings a sapling to the target area to stand guard. More effective in brush.
E
Sapling Toss
43 changed17▲ 25▼
RNature's Grasp
Maokai summons a colossal wall of brambles and thorns that slowly advances forwards, damaging and rooting any enemies in the path.
R
Nature's Grasp
20 changed8▲ 12▼
The kit this replaced
Reworked in patch 7.9. Icons are the originals, still served by Data Dragon at version 4.20.2.
P
Sap Magic
Q
Arcane Smash
W
Twisted Advance
E
Sapling Toss
R
Vengeful Maelstrom
Every change, newest first
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 7.9 rework | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q | AP Ratio | 0.4/0.4/0.4/0.4/0.4 | → | ▲ 0.5/0.5/0.5/0.5/0.5 25% | |
| Q | Bonus Monster Damage | 140/150/160/170/180 | → | ▲ 150/160/170/180/190 6% |
Patch 26.4buffFebruary 18, 2026
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 7.9 rework | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q | Bonus Monster Damage | 120/130/140/150/160 | → | ▲ 140/150/160/170/180 14% |
Patch 26.3buffFebruary 3, 2026
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 7.9 rework | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q | Base Damage | 65/110/155/200/245 | → | ▲ 75/120/165/210/255 6% |
Patch 14.22buffNovember 5, 2024
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 7.9 rework | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base HP | 635 | → | ▲ 665 5% | ||
| Move speed | 330 | → | ▲ 335 2% |
Patch 14.18nerfSeptember 10, 2024
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 7.9 rework | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q | Base Damage | 65/115/165/215/265 | → | ▼ 65/110/155/200/245 6% | |
| E | Cooldown | 16/15/14/13/12 | → | ▼ 18/17/16/15/14 14% | |
| E | Empowered Sapling Duration Coefficient | 0.025 | → | ▼ 0.015 40% |
Patch 14.5nerfMarch 5, 2024
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 7.9 rework | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Move speed | 335 | → | ▼ 330 1% | ||
| Q | Bonus Monster Damage | 80/100/120/140/160 | → | ▲ 120/130/140/150/160 17% | |
| W | Cooldown | 13/12/11/10/9 | → | ▼ 14/13/12/11/10 9% |
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 7.9 rework | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base armor | 39 | → | ▼ 35 10% | ||
| Q | Base Damage | 70/120/170/220/270 | → | ▼ 65/115/165/215/265 3% | |
| R | Max Root Duration | 2.6/2.6/2.6 | → | ▼ 2.25/2.25/2.25 13% | |
| R | Min Root Duration | 0.8/0.8/0.8 | → | ▼ 0.75/0.75/0.75 6% |
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 7.9 rework | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q | Cooldown | 8/7.25/6.5/5.75/5 | → | ▲ 7/6.5/6/5.5/5 8% | |
| Q | Cost | 60/60/60/60/60/60 | → | ▲ 40/40/40/40/40/40 33% | |
| E | Cooldown | 14/14/14/14/14 | → | ● 16/15/14/13/12 0% | |
| E | Cost | 45/55/65/75/85/95 | → | ▼ 60/65/70/75/80/80 2% | |
| R | Cooldown | 110/100/100 | → | ▲ 110/90/90 6% |
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 7.9 rework | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q | Bonus Monster Damage | 100/120/140/160/180 | → | ▼ 80/100/120/140/160 14% |
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 7.9 rework | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q | Base Percent Health | 0.02/0.0225/0.025/0.0275/0.03 | → | ▲ 0.02/0.025/0.03/0.035/0.04 20% | |
| Q | Bonus Monster Damage | 120/140/160/180/200 | → | ▼ 100/120/140/160/180 12% | |
| E | Base Damage | 55/80/105/130/155 | → | ▼ 50/75/100/125/150 5% | |
| E | Cooldown | 0/0/0/0/0 | → | ▼ 14/14/14/14/14 | |
| E | Empowered Base Damage | 110/160/210/260/310 | → | ▼ 100/150/200/250/300 5% | |
| E | Empowered Slow Amount Coefficient | 0.0004 | → | ▼ 0.0001 75% | |
| E | Total Damage Coefficient | 0.06 | → | ▼ 0.05 17% | |
| E | Total Empowered Damage Coefficient | 0.12 | → | ▼ 0.1 17% |
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 7.9 rework | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q | Base Damage | 65/110/155/200/245 | → | ▲ 70/120/170/220/270 10% | |
| Q | Bonus Monster Damage | 80/100/120/140/160 | → | ▲ 120/140/160/180/200 33% | |
| E | Empowered Slow Amount Coefficient | 0.0002 | → | ▲ 0.0004 100% |
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 7.9 rework | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | Cooldown | 100/80/80 | → | ▼ 110/100/100 19% |
Patch 12.18nerfSeptember 20, 2022
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 7.9 rework | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q | Bonus Monster Damage | 40/60/80/100/120 | → | ▲ 80/100/120/140/160 50% |
Patch 12.17buffSeptember 7, 2022
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 7.9 rework | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q | Base Damage | 70/110/150/190/230 | → | ▲ 65/110/155/200/245 3% | |
| E | Base Damage | 20/45/70/95/120 | → | ▲ 55/80/105/130/155 50% | |
| E | Cost | 60/70/80/90/100/100 | → | ▲ 45/55/65/75/85/95 16% | |
| E | Empowered Base Damage | 40/90/140/190/240 | → | ▲ 110/160/210/260/310 50% | |
| E | Slow Amount | 0.35/0.35/0.35/0.35/0.35 | → | ▲ 0.45/0.45/0.45/0.45/0.45 29% |
Patch 12.10
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 7.9 rework | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armor per level Class-wide | 4 | → | ▲ 5.2 30% | ||
| Base HP Class-wide | 565 | → | ▲ 635 12% | ||
| HP per level Class-wide | 95 | → | ▲ 109 15% | ||
| MR per level Class-wide | 1.25 | → | ▲ 2.05 64% |
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Patch 11.22nerfNovember 2, 2021
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 7.9 rework | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Total Damage | 70/95/120/145/170 | → | ▼ 60/85/110/135/160 8% |
Patch 11.16tweakAugust 10, 2021
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 7.9 rework | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E | Effect 1 | 25/50/75/100/125 | → | ▼ 20/45/70/95/120 7% | |
| E | Empowered Base Damage | 50/100/150/200/250 | → | ▼ 40/90/140/190/240 7% | |
| E | Unempowered Percent Health Coefficient | 0.008 | → | ▼ 0.007 13% |
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 7.9 rework | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E | Cost | 60/65/70/75/80/85 | → | ▼ 60/70/80/90/100/100 15% | |
| E | Unempowered Percent Health Coefficient | 0.01 | → | ▼ 0.008 20% |
Patch 11.1January 5, 2021 · Read the 11.1 notes
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 7.9 rework | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base AD Class-wide | 63.54 | → | ▲ 64 1% | ||
| Base MR Class-wide | 32.1 | → | ▼ 32 0% |
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 7.9 rework | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q | Effect 1 | 70/115/160/205/250 | → | ▼ 70/110/150/190/230 6% |
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 7.9 rework | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q | Cost | 50/50/50/50/50/50 | → | ▼ 60/60/60/60/60/60 20% |
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 7.9 rework | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Cost | 60/65/70/75/80/85 | → | ▲ 60/60/60/60/60/60 17% | |
| W | Effect 1 | 50/75/100/125/150 | → | ▲ 70/95/120/145/170 20% |
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 7.9 rework | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q | Effect 1 | 65/105/145/185/225 | → | ▲ 70/115/160/205/250 10% |
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 7.9 rework | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E | Cast range | 1100/1100/1100/1100/1100 | → | ▲ 25000/25000/25000/25000/25000 | |
| R | Cast range | 25000/25000/25000 | → | ▼ 3000/3000/3000 88% | |
| R | Cooldown | 100/80/80 | → | ▲ 0/0/0 100% |
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 7.9 rework | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E | Effect 8 | 6/6.5/7/7.5/8 | → | ▲ 7/7.25/7.5/7.75/8 7% |
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 7.9 rework | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q | Effect 1 | 70/115/160/205/250 | → | ▼ 65/105/145/185/225 9% |
Patch 7.22
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 7.9 rework | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base armor Class-wide | 30 | → | ▲ 39 30% |
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 7.9 rework | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E | Effect 8 | 8/8/8/8/8 | → | ▼ 6/6.5/7/7.5/8 12% |
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 7.9 rework | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base HP | 540 | → | ▲ 565 5% | ||
| R | Cast range | 2500/2500/2500 | → | ▲ 3000/3000/3000 20% | |
| R | Cooldown | 120/110/100 | → | ▲ 120/100/80 9% |
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 7.9 rework | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base AD | 63.544 | → | ▼ 63.54 0% | ||
| E | Ratio a1 | 0.02 | → | ▼ 0.01 50% |
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 7.9 rework | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q | Cooldown | 8/7.5/7/6.5/6 | → | ▲ 8/7.25/6.5/5.75/5 7% | |
| Q | Cost | 45/50/55/60/65 | → | ▲ 50/50/50/50/50 9% | |
| Q | Effect 6 | 275/275/275/275/275 | → | ▲ 300/300/300/300/300 9% | |
| E | Cost | 60/60/60/60/60 | → | ▼ 60/65/70/75/80 17% | |
| E | Effect 1 | 45/70/95/120/145 | → | ▼ 25/50/75/100/125 21% | |
| E | Effect 8 | 6/6.5/7/7.5/8 | → | ▲ 8/8/8/8/8 14% |
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 7.9 rework | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base HP | 572.2 | → | ▼ 540 6% | ||
| Base armor | 28.72 | → | ▲ 30 4% | ||
| HP per level | 90 | → | ▲ 95 6% | ||
| HP regen | 7 | → | ▼ 5 29% | ||
| Q | Effect 2 | 30/45/60/75/90 | → | ▲ 325/325/325/325/325 | |
| Q | Effect 3 | 20/27/34/41/48 | → | ▲ 99/99/99/99/99 191% | |
| Q | Effect 4 | 1.5/1.5/1.5/1.5/1.5 | → | ▼ 0.25/0.25/0.25/0.25/0.25 83% | |
| Q | Effect 5 | 0.5/0.5/0.5/0.5/0.5 | → | ▲ 750/750/750/750/750 | |
| Q | Effect 6 | 225/225/225/225/225 | → | ▲ 275/275/275/275/275 22% | |
| W | Cost | 75/75/75/75/75 | → | ▲ 60/65/70/75/80 7% | |
| W | Effect 1 | 9/10/11/12/13 | → | ▲ 50/75/100/125/150 | |
| W | Effect 2 | 1/1.25/1.5/1.75/2 | → | ▼ 1/1.1/1.2/1.3/1.4 20% | |
| W | Ratio a1 | 0.03 | → | ▲ 0.4 | |
| E | Cooldown | 12/12/12/12/12 | → | ▲ 11/11/11/11/11 8% | |
| E | Cost | 60/70/80/90/100 | → | ▲ 60/60/60/60/60 25% | |
| E | Effect 10 | 240/240/240/240/240 | → | ▲ 550/550/550/550/550 129% | |
| E | Effect 2 | 80/120/160/200/240 | → | ▼ 0.5/0.5/0.5/0.5/0.5 100% | |
| E | Effect 3 | 1/1/1/1/1 | → | ▲ 2/2/2/2/2 100% | |
| E | Effect 4 | 40/45/50/55/60 | → | ▲ 300/300/300/300/300 | |
| E | Effect 5 | 50/50/50/50/50 | → | ▼ 35/35/35/35/35 30% | |
| E | Effect 6 | 250/250/250/250/250 | → | ▼ 2/2/2/2/2 99% | |
| E | Effect 7 | 1.5/1.5/1.5/1.5/1.5 | → | ▲ 2/2/2/2/2 33% | |
| E | Effect 8 | 690/690/690/690/690 | → | ▼ 6/6.5/7/7.5/8 99% | |
| E | Effect 9 | 5/5/5/5/5 | → | ▲ 30/40/50/60/70 | |
| R | Cast range | 500/500/500 | → | ▲ 2500/2500/2500 | |
| R | Cooldown | 60/50/40 | → | ▼ 120/110/100 120% | |
| R | Cost | 40/40/40 | → | ▼ 100/100/100 150% | |
| R | Effect 1 | 20/20/20 | → | ▲ 150/225/300 | |
| R | Effect 2 | 10/10/10 | → | ▼ 2.4/2.4/2.4 76% | |
| R | Ratio a1 | 0.5 | → | ▲ 0.75 50% |
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 7.9 rework | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q | Cost | 45/45/45/45/45 | → | ▼ 45/50/55/60/65 22% |
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 7.9 rework | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP regen | 8.675 | → | ▼ 7 19% | ||
| Q | Cooldown | 6/6/6/6/6 | → | ▼ 8/7.5/7/6.5/6 17% |
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 7.9 rework | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base MR | 30 | → | ▲ 32.1 7% | ||
| MR per level | 0 | → | ▲ 1.25 | ||
| E | Effect 4 | 35/35/35/35/35 | → | ▲ 40/45/50/55/60 43% |
Patch 5.22November 11, 2015 · Read the 5.22 notes
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 7.9 rework | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base mana Class-wide | 327.28 | → | ▲ 377.28 15% |
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 7.9 rework | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | Cooldown | 40/30/20 | → | ▼ 60/50/40 67% |
Patch 4.20November 19, 2014 · Read the 4.20 notes
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 7.9 rework | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base AD Class-wide | 58 | → | ▲ 63.544 10% | ||
| Base HP Class-wide | 421 | → | ▲ 572.2 36% | ||
| Base armor Class-wide | 22 | → | ▲ 28.72 31% | ||
| Base mana Class-wide | 250 | → | ▲ 327.28 31% | ||
| HP regen Class-wide | 7.25 | → | ▲ 8.675 20% |
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 7.9 rework | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | Effect 5 | 200/250/300 | → | ▼ 100/150/200 40% |
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 7.9 rework | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Effect 1 | 9/10.5/12/13.5/15 | → | ▼ 9/10/11/12/13 8% | |
| W | Ratio a1 | 0.04 | → | ▼ 0.03 25% | |
| R | Effect 2 | 20/25/30 | → | ▼ 10/10/10 60% | |
| R | Effect 4 | 30/35/40 | → | ▼ 30/30/30 14% |
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 7.9 rework | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q | Cost | 55/55/55/55/55 | → | ▲ 45/45/45/45/45 18% | |
| W | Cast range | 650/650/650/650/650 | → | ▼ 525/525/525/525/525 19% | |
| W | Cooldown | 13/13/13/13/13 | → | ▲ 13/12/11/10/9 15% | |
| W | Cost | 75/80/85/90/95 | → | ▲ 75/75/75/75/75 12% | |
| W | Effect 1 | 80/115/150/185/220 | → | ▼ 9/10.5/12/13.5/15 92% | |
| W | Effect 3 | 30/45/60/75/90 | → | ▲ 300/300/300/300/300 | |
| W | Ratio a1 | 0.8 | → | ▼ 0.04 95% | |
| E | Cost | 70/80/90/100/110 | → | ▲ 60/70/80/90/100 11% | |
| E | Effect 1 | 40/75/110/145/180 | → | ▼ 40/60/80/100/120 27% | |
| E | Effect 2 | 80/130/180/230/280 | → | ▼ 80/120/160/200/240 11% | |
| E | Effect 3 | 2/2/2/2/2 | → | ▼ 1/1/1/1/1 50% | |
| R | Cast range | 625/625/625 | → | ▼ 500/500/500 20% | |
| R | Cost | 75/75/75 | → | ▲ 40/40/40 47% |
Patch 4.5April 6, 2014 · Read the 4.5 notes
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 7.9 rework | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base armor Class-wide | 18 | → | ▲ 22 22% |
Data Dragon’s archive begins at patch 3.8; everything older comes from the community-written League of Legends Wiki (CC BY-SA 3.0). Only the numbers are reproduced here — for the wording of non-numeric changes, follow the link.
V1.0.0.152Wiki
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stats | Movement speed | 310 | → | ▲ 335 |
V1.0.0.147bWiki
| Ability | What changed | Before | After |
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Removed · Sapling Toss
V1.0.0.134Wiki
| Ability | What changed | Before | After |
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New Effect · Vengeful Maelstrom
V1.0.0.125Wiki
| Ability | What changed | Before | After |
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Bug Fix · Sap Magic
V1.0.0.123Wiki
| Ability | What changed | Before | After |
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New Effect · Twisted Advance
V1.0.0.122Wiki
| Ability | What changed | Before | After |
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New Effect · Sap Magic
V1.0.0.115Wiki
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stats | Health per level | 82 | → | ▲ 90 |
| Stats | Armor per level | 3.5 | → | ▲ 4 |
| Stats | Movement speed | 305 | → | ▲ 310 |
V1.0.0.114Wiki
| Ability | What changed | Before | After |
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Bug Fix · Vengeful Maelstrom
V1.0.0.113Wiki
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arcane Smash | Base damage | 50/95/140/185/230 | → | ▲ 70/115/160/205/250 |
| Twisted Advance | Base damage | 80/110/140/170/200 | → | ▲ 80/115/150/185/220 |
| Sapling Toss | Sapling duration | 25 | → | ▲ 35 seconds |
| Vengeful Maelstrom | Mana cost | 75/125/175 | → | ▼ 75 at all ranks |
| Vengeful Maelstrom | Cost per second | 30/35/40 | → | ▼ 30 at all ranks |
| Vengeful Maelstrom | Cast time | — | → | ▼ by 50% |
V1.0.0.112Wiki
| Ability | What changed | Before | After |
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Bug Fix · Twisted Advance