Pyke vs Maokai SUPPORT Matchup Guide

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Overview

Use brush control and stealth to threaten hooks and create pick angles for your ADC.
Prioritize river vision to punish Maokai's sapling brush control and track his roam timing.
Engage when your ADC can immediately follow up, denying Maokai's root setups in brush or river.

Hide hook threat in fog or brush, then pull targets into your ADC's burst.
Hold stun for peeling or cutting off root escape paths.
Avoid using without ADC follow-up to prevent losing engage pressure and exposing your ADC.

Respect root and knockback when approaching brush or fog of war.
Avoid clustering in narrow river paths to minimize risk from engage.
Beware when Maokai's saplings deny vision near brush, limiting your hook angles and roam safety.

Win the level 2 race by coordinating hook and stun with your ADC's burst.
Deny Maokai brush control early to limit his sapling vision and root engage angles.
Crash waves after pushing to create roam windows and force Maokai to stay lane.

Level 2 unlocks your and combo, enabling strong pick and burst trades.
Level 3 grants stealth, enhancing brush control and safe engage or roam opportunities.
Level 6 execute resets increase all-in threat; use around confirmed ADC follow-up and river setup.

Convert brush and river vision control into pick pressure and safe roams to snowball mid and jungle.
Use and combos to isolate and execute low-health targets, creating numbers advantages.
Coordinate with your ADC to deny Maokai's engage angles and secure dragon setups through vision dominance.

Tactical tip

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