Maokai vs Veigar SUPPORT Matchup Guide

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Maokai into Veigarmedium

Overview

Control side brush with saplings to deny Veigar and enemy ADC safe positioning and vision.
Use root from fog to initiate engages with ADC follow-up on overextended targets.
Prioritize river vision and placement to control dragon area and start fights in choke points.

Stack saplings in brush to zone Veigar and force his ADC out of position.
Engage with root only when ADC can immediately follow up for kill pressure.
Hold knockback and root to peel or counter-engage if Veigar uses cage aggressively.

Veigar's cage creates a high-risk zone for ADC if caught inside or near brush.
Veigar's level 6 burst threatens execute-style kills on low-health targets.
Losing brush control allows Veigar to safely stack and set up poke or burst windows.

Win level 2 by coordinating + to threaten Veigar and enable ADC trades.
Deny Veigar brush access early to prevent safe stacking and cage setups.
Time wave crashes to create ADC follow-up windows and open roam opportunities with river control.

Level 2: + combo unlocks strong engage and ADC follow-up pressure.
Level 3: Full sapling control enhances brush dominance and poke threat.
Level 6: enables powerful engage or peel in narrow river paths for objective fights.

Convert brush control into denied enemy ADC positioning and forced recalls.
Layer root through river choke points to secure dragon and objective setups.
Roam after wave crashes with ADC safe to extend pressure mid or vision control around dragon.

Tactical tip

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