Maokai vs Rell SUPPORT Matchup Guide

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Maokai into Rellmedium

Overview

Control side brush with saplings to deny Rell's engage angles and protect your ADC.
Use root from fog for point-and-click engage when your ADC can follow immediately.
Layer through river choke points to start objective fights and limit Rell's multi-target lockdown.

Stack saplings in brush and threaten root from fog to bait Rell's engage and enable ADC follow-up.
Use knockback to keep Rell and her ADC within your ADC's attack range during trades.
Hold engage cooldowns to peel when Rell commits or , punishing missed engages with counter-root and sapling control.

Respect engage and stun cooldowns; avoid overextending when they are up.
Beware when Rell's ADC can follow her engage; your ADC becomes vulnerable to chained CC.
Avoid clustering near river brush when is available to prevent multi-target lockdown.

Win level 2 by pairing root and knockback with your ADC's damage to pressure Rell's engage.
Prioritize sapling placement in brush early to maintain vision control and deny Rell's entry angles.
Coordinate wave crashes with your ADC before roaming to keep lane safe from Rell's follow-up engage.

Level 2: Your + combo enables strong all-in trades if your ADC can follow instantly.
Level 3: Full sapling control lets you dominate brush vision and zone Rell's engage attempts.
Level 6: grants powerful engage or peel in river chokepoints, shifting objective fight control.

Convert brush control into denied enemy ADC positioning and root overextensions for kills.
Use to initiate or counter-engage around dragon, securing vision and forcing fights on your terms.
Roam safely after wave crashes with vision in river to pressure mid and return before your ADC is exposed.

Tactical tip

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