Does Maokai scale?

No. Maokai gets actively worse as the game goes on.

Same issue as Malphite. Slightly better as a tank than AP, but he suffers from the tank issue without having an instant ultimate. His saplings become useless later on as well unfortunately.

The grade measures one thing: how much a champion can influence a coordinated late-game objective fight once both teams reach full builds. It does not measure early strength, snowballing, or win rate. A weak late-game champion still wins by ending the game first, which is what the rest of the library teaches.

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