Champion Sneak Peek: Maokai, the Twisted Treant
By ByronicHero [1]
Sometimes, when you look at the League of Legends champion lineup, it's easy to feel like you've seen it all. You've seen
, , , , , and with gigantic . But there's something that this next champion has that none of them do: roots. That's right, while you may have been engaged in epic, pitched battles with , , , , , , and mutant , I bet you've never had to fight a tree before! Introducing , the Twisted Treant; a groundbreaking new champion in the League of Legends whose bark may or may not be worse than his bite. You decide.Champion Update: Maokai
By Conor 'fizzNchips' Sheehy [2]
the latest champ to go into the champion update workshop, and has come out the other end with some fancy new bark to wear on all of his skins!
Just like
, Maokai's rig was in a fairly good spot while the rest of his look was a bit... well... old. So we changed it up, updating his model, textures, spell effects, and a few of his animations on his base model and each of his skins!Midseason 2017
getting back in touch with his roots as a vengeful nature spirit. By summoning a giant wall of .
- Sap Magic
Maokai's basic attacks periodically heal him.
cooldown is reduced for each spell Maokai casts or is struck by.
- Bramble Smash
Maokai smashes his fist into the ground, knocking back nearby enemies, slowing enemies in front of him, and damaging all affected enemies.