Who wins between Gragas and Maokai in Top?

Over 42 direct duels in major leagues, Gragas wins 50% of the time. The matchup is essentially even.

What spells and builds on Gragas into Maokai?

Builds, summoner spells, runes, purchase order and skill order from the latest clashes are detailed below — taken from games actually played in major leagues.

How often does Gragas face Maokai?

42 times between July 31, 2014 and February 16, 2025, across 8 competitions.

Where is this matchup most common?

In LPL, with 10 of the 42 duels and a 40% win rate for Gragas.

Gragas vs Maokai · Top

50% for Gragas · 50% for Maokai across 42 Top duels. Builds and timelines right below. Data current as of September 21, 2026.

Duels42

WR Gragas50%

WR Maokai50%

First gameJuly 31, 2014

How the matchup was played

What matters first: spells, keystone, then game-by-game builds.

Latest clash · builds + timeline February 16, 2025 · LCP · 25.S1.3 · TATALON vs

MGN Vikings Esports

GragasW

AzhiBlue

KDA1/1/8 CS158

Purchase order

1Doran's Ring
2Tear of the Goddess
3Amplifying Tome
4Boots
5Glowing Mote
6Ionian Boots of Lucidity
7Blasting Wand
8Catalyst of Aeons

Skill order

Runes

Phase RushManaflow Band · Transcendence · Scorch · Biscuit Delivery · Cosmic Insight · Ability Haste · Adaptive Force · Health

MaokaiL

Kratos (Ngô Đức Khánh)Red

KDA0/2/3 CS191

Purchase order

1World Atlas
2Doran's Shield
3Tear of the Goddess
4Null-Magic Mantle
5Glowing Mote
6Spectre's Cowl
7Spirit Visage
8Boots

Skill order

Runes

Grasp of the UndyingDemolish · Second Wind · Revitalize · Biscuit Delivery · Cosmic Insight · Attack Speed · Health Scaling · Health

Recent clash July 15, 2018 · LPL · 8.13 ·

EDward Gaming vs

Royal Never Give Up

GragasW

LetmeRed

KDA3/2/6 CS246

Warding Totem

Purchase / skill order unavailable for this game.

MaokaiL

RayBlue

KDA1/1/3 CS222

Righteous Glory

Broken StopwatchWarding Totem

Purchase / skill order unavailable for this game.

Recent clash May 6, 2017 · MSI · 7.8 · GMGIGABYTE Marines vs SESuperMassive Esports

GragasW

Stark (Phan Công Minh)Blue

KDA2/2/7 CS143

Warding Totem

Purchase / skill order unavailable for this game.

Runes

Grasp of the Undying

MaokaiL

fabFabulousRed

KDA1/4/1 CS140

Warding Totem

Purchase / skill order unavailable for this game.

Runes

Courage of the Colossus

Recent clash April 19, 2017 · LMS · 7.6 ·

Raise Gaming vs

Wayi Spider

GragasW

RinsRed

KDA1/0/6 CS348

Locket of the Iron Solari (1.0.0.133 - 10.22)

Warding Totem

Purchase / skill order unavailable for this game.

Runes

Grasp of the Undying

MaokaiL

PkBlue

KDA0/3/4 CS338

Warding Totem

Purchase / skill order unavailable for this game.

Runes

Courage of the Colossus

Recent clash April 18, 2017 · LMS · 7.6 ·

Raise Gaming vs EGeXtreme Gamers

GragasL

Nexus (Tung Tung)Red

KDA0/3/1 CS264

Warding Totem

Purchase / skill order unavailable for this game.

Runes

Grasp of the Undying

MaokaiW

PkBlue

KDA1/0/5 CS259

Warding Totem

Purchase / skill order unavailable for this game.

Runes

Courage of the Colossus

Key facts

The figures worth remembering, read straight from the data — no editorial picking.

A genuinely even matchup: 50% for Gragas over 42 duels.
Seen from July 31, 2014 to February 16, 2025, across 8 competitions and 6 seasons.
Overall, Gragas sits at 51.5% across all its games and Maokai at 52.9% — the matchup is close to their usual level.

Year by year

Bars show how often the matchup occurred, the line the win rate of Gragas.

duels par année winrate

By league

Win rate shown is that of Gragas.

LPL 10 · 40%
LCK 9 · 55.6%
LMS 8 · 75%
EU LCS 6 · 33.3%
NA LCS 6 · 33.3%
Champions / OGN 1 · 0%
MSI 1 · 100%
LCP 1 · 100%

Both champions

Each champion's own record, all opponents included — useful to tell a good matchup from a simply strong champion.

Gragas

Record	Value
Games	5,279
Win rate	51.5%
First pick	June 18, 2011
Last pick	September 20, 2026

Maokai

Record	Value
Games	3,873
Win rate	52.9%
First pick	January 20, 2012
Last pick	September 20, 2026

Common questions

Short answers meant to stand on their own, out of context.

Who wins between Gragas and Maokai in Top?: Over 42 direct duels in major leagues, Gragas wins 50% of the time. The matchup is essentially even.
What spells and builds on Gragas into Maokai?: Builds, summoner spells, runes, purchase order and skill order from the latest clashes are detailed below — taken from games actually played in major leagues.
How often does Gragas face Maokai?: 42 times between July 31, 2014 and February 16, 2025, across 8 competitions.
Where is this matchup most common?: In LPL, with 10 of the 42 duels and a 40% win rate for Gragas.

Recent duels

The latest games where these two actually faced each other.

Date	Leagues	Patch	Team	Players	Winner
February 16, 2025	LCP	25.S1.3	TATALON vs MGN Vikings Esports	Azhi · Kratos (Ngô Đức Khánh)	Gragas
July 15, 2018	LPL	8.13	EDward Gaming vs Royal Never Give Up	Letme · Ray	Gragas
May 6, 2017	MSI	7.8	GMGIGABYTE Marines vs SESuperMassive Esports	Stark (Phan Công Minh) · fabFabulous	Gragas
April 19, 2017	LMS	7.6	Raise Gaming vs Wayi Spider	Rins · Pk	Gragas
April 18, 2017	LMS	7.6	Raise Gaming vs EGeXtreme Gamers	Nexus (Tung Tung) · Pk	Maokai
March 25, 2017	LPL	7.5	Oh My God vs Team WE	957 · Xiyang	Gragas
March 23, 2017	LCK	7.5	AFAfreeca Freecs vs bbq Olivers	MaRin · Crazy (Kim Jae-hee)	Gragas
March 5, 2017	LMS	7.3	Machi Esports vs EGeXtreme Gamers	3z · Nexus (Tung Tung)	Gragas
March 5, 2017	LMS	7.3	Fireball vs ahq eSports Club	Ziv (Chen Yi) · Ninuo	Gragas
March 4, 2017	LMS	7.3	J Team vs ahq eSports Club	Ziv (Chen Yi) · Morning	Gragas

Other duels for these champions

Same champions, other opponents — sorted by how often the matchup happens.

Gragas vs Rek'SaiJungle65152.2%
Gragas vs EliseJungle33954.3%
Gragas vs SejuaniJungle29048.3%
Gragas vs Lee SinJungle23255.6%
Gragas vs Jarvan IVJungle20164.7%
Gragas vs RenektonTop19849%
Gragas vs JaxTop14358%
Gragas vs NidaleeJungle12245.9%
Gragas vs KindredJungle11850%
Gragas vs TrundleJungle9939.4%
Gragas vs AlistarSupport9649%
Gragas vs GravesJungle9359.1%

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