Yuumi vs Maokai SUPPORT Matchup Guide

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Yuumi into Maokaimedium

Overview

Attach to your ADC to maximize sustain and poke while avoiding Maokai's engage angles.
Deny Maokai brush control to limit his sapling vision and reduce his engage follow-up.
Use to control river chokes and protect ADC from Maokai's ultimate engages.

Stay attached and poke with while healing and speeding ADC for safe trades.
Hold root for extended fights or disengage when Maokai commits engage.
Deny Maokai brush to reduce sapling control and limit his ability to lock down your ADC.

Respect Maokai's root follow-up on dashes; avoid detaching near CC cooldowns.
Beware brush saplings denying vision, increasing risk of surprise engages on your ADC.
Avoid clustering in river corridors vulnerable to root and enemy ADC follow-up.

Track level 2 to avoid Maokai's + engage and only contest wave with ADC follow-up.
Hold brush vision aggressively to prevent Maokai from stacking saplings and gaining engage angles.
Keep ADC safe during early wave crashes to avoid Maokai's root setups.

Level 2: Use attach sustain to outlast Maokai's initial + threat.
Level 3: Exploit full kit poke with and to pressure before sapling control.
Level 6: Use to lock targets through river choke points, countering Maokai's ultimate engage.

Convert sustain and poke into ADC access by enabling safe extended trades and denying Maokai brush.
Set deep river vision to anticipate Maokai's roam and ultimate engage for dragon control.
Use to initiate or peel in teamfights, maximizing ADC damage output and kite potential.

Tactical tip

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Updated Jul 4, 2026