What can I say except, "You're welcome" - Full Maoi Solo Guide (S9)

Hey and welcome to my Maui guide for season 9 and upcoming season 10. I'm xFllekzZ and this is my first guide here in Smitefire. I've been playing Smite since season 3, and I'm quite experienced with other moba games too. Most of the times I find myself playing Conquest. My peak rank was Diamond 1 close before Masters, and can say im fimiliar with every role.

I started playing with Maui since his early released, and from the first game, I fell absolutely in love with this god and his unique kit. On my journey to mastery level this specific god, I've become very familiar with Maui, and I really wanted to share some of my knowledge with you.

In this guide, I'll be introducing you Maui's kit in its entirety. Along with the basics, I'll cover everything you need to know to play Maui successfully and to dominate, cause thats what he is all about. Starting from how and when to use your abilities efficiently, then explaining how items and relics improve the playstyle and finally the way to control Teamfights and the battleground of the gods. This guide is mainly focused on Conquest Solo lane, but similar build can also be used other game modes.

Just want to remind you. There are also other ways to build Maui espacially in the Support role and make him viable. Mine is just based on my experience and on my knowledge in the solo matchups. This entire guide is based around the builds I personally recommend, and some information may not be so vital when building him differently. But this doesn't mean your feedback would not be appreciated. Please leave a comment behind if you find some information incorrect or you have suggests on my guide. Thank you.


-xFllekzZ

When an enemy god is Hard Crowd Controlled near Maui, they are marked for the duration of the Crowd Control and for an additional 2s afterwards. If Maui basic attacks a marked enemy, his next Basic Attack becomes enhanced. Maui's enhanced Basic Attack pulls any enemy gods hit to him. This passive has a 10s Cooldown. Notes: The enhanced basic attack is spent even if Maui Misses. Has a mark range of 55. Marked gods hit by hard cc during the duration of the mark refreshes the mark's duration. Maui's basic attacks cannot go through walls. Ability Type: Buff

Which lane to go?

Early game with Maui in the Solo-lane starts like any other game in Solo. Attack the Blue camp (Mana buff) and take the buff. After that, go directly to your lane and clear the first minion wave. You will most likely hit lvl 2 before your opponent, so try to fight him or maybe even go for a kill. Soon after that, your jungler should work with you to cover or gank your lane. For the first 7-10 minutes, you'll clear minion waves, poke your opponent or rotate/invade between your lane and jungle camps. Your Main Combo plus AA with Manikin Scepter works perfectly when damaging enemies in lane, and Mystical Ulua helps with keeping up fighting and sustaining a bit. Maui has no major issues with mana (when he has his mana camp consistently), which helps if you are somehow forced to stay in lane, needing to force beads with your Landfall or damage enemies. If your jungler is too busy to help you, Maui can easily deal with them alone and prevent enemies from taking there camps. When alone, though, just be aware of any enemies nearby...keep the jungle warded!

Baiting your opponent by allowing the minion wave to push you back near your tower can help your jungler to gank your lane or you can ult them into your tower with Landfall,but be aware while pushing near the enemy tower makes you equally vulnerable to ganks. Rather than push to damage the tower in the early game, your best bet is to poke and keep your opponent at low health, forcing the enemy to return to base or execute them with your ult. So let them lose out on XP/gold. The main focus is to gain control over your lane and outplay your opponent. If you decide to play aggressively, I recommend buying an early Ward at the start to prevent ganks to your lane. Maui lacks reliable mobility or when surprised and this may be fatal if in the enemy team is a Awilix. Map control is the key to winning.

You should also pay attention to your opponent's movements early in the game. Whenever your enemy leaves a lane, be sure to warn others, and in some cases force you to follow them to prevent ganks in other lanes. Just remember not to advance the enemy minions too far. Sometimes holding the solo lane is enough to keep the enemy gods in lane and prevent them from ganking other lanes. If not, you need to examine what works best for your team. Pushing the first solo turret or following the enemy loses valuable gold and experience. If you choose to stay in the driveway, be sure to block the sides.

Maui has tons of potential and can be very destructive in teamfights, especially after obtaining his core items. Maui abilities can make him quite bursty if needed, and his strong CC allows him to remain useful in teamfights even when his skills are on cooldown. Just because of the early game choice of Manikin Scepter.

Solar Swing deals a decent amount of damage, but it may not be wise to use it only for that. Solar Swing is Maui's primary ability to escape but also engage fights and setup for his CC, and should be used with caution. It can also be used to get your team into fights, by using your Mystical Ulua first and engage with Solar Swing to transport your teammate to your location during a teamfight. And although Maui receives movement speed and protections from Mystical Ulua , which should be enough to maintain his endurance and for his team when not focused. It can help especially your team, as it can protect or disengage teammates from a fight.

Maui should often initiate a teamfight. But when alone, it's risky to face multiple enemies at once. After using Solar Swing, Maui is very vulnerable to burst damage and CC, and his quick death is of no use to your team. Remember that CC/Cripple and animation cancel of your Solar Swing is his biggest weakness.

So, what is your role in a teamfight? Firstly, whenever you notice that a fight is imminent, engage with Solar Swing and land your Master Fisherman and than follow up with AA. If possible try to use your Landfall if you forced there Purification Beads or escape tool. Let your team clean the enemies up after you CC locked them. Continue to use your AA and Mystical Ulua to chase the enemy and provide protections for your team. Landfall can be used to prevent enemies from escaping as it summons a little Island which enemies can not go through or just to finish them off. Save Solar Swing sometimes for defensive purposes. If the fight isn't going as planned, you can activate it and try to help get your teammates out alive by stunning them or use your Mystical Ulua.

As Maui you should never be scared to attack or just land abilities. You'll know when it's time to leave, and the best way is to do it with style my Bruddah.



Maoi Combo

Matchups