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MordekaiserS+ Tier ComboCircle of Death deals 70% of heal as damage. Protein Shake amps shield/heal — Morde's W shield's heal-when-broken scales, dealing damage. Late, one W full-heal deletes squishies; W grants gray HP based on damage dealt, so with Executioner you can spam W forever. Never build Rift Maker or any omnivamp item — they override CoD damage. CoD deals magic damage — build magic pen. Enemy Serpent's Fang chunks your shield and damage.
TryndamereS+ Tier ComboCircle of Death converts heal into magic damage; Trynd Q has huge AP scaling — late Q hits 3000+ damage, deletes squishies. Stack AP and magic pen. Forge: AP > magic pen > MS. Stack fury before Q'ing; CoD has 1000 range, get close.MaokaiS Tier ComboProtein Shake gives huge sustain — combined with Maokai's % HP regen passive, you never die.MordekaiserS Tier ComboChili Oil stand-fight — pick Chili Oil, dive in, fight via passive.
Nunu & WillumpS Tier ComboQ deals massive damage, but don't build Rod of Ages.Nunu & WillumpS Tier ComboCoD Nunu can deal massive damage to enemies via huge minion-Q heals. Avoid Rylai's — once you build it, Q on enemies stops dealing damage.
VladimirS Tier ComboVlad's Q and R heals each proc 5x Circle of Death damage — late-game team-wipe nukes. Do NOT build Rift Maker — its omnivamp interaction overrides Q's heal, killing the trigger.
WarwickS Tier ComboWarwick's auto and Q heals both proc 5x Circle of Death; Q has 100% AP scaling + % damage. Cast Q at half HP for max heal = max CoD damage.
+Maokai's best augment. One auto = full health.
- Combo rating · S tier
- Editorial assessment, not a win-rate metric.
- Guide provenance
- ARAM Mayhem editorial
- Combo patch
- Not recorded
- Guide freshness
- No update date recorded
- Champion tier · A
- From the site champion tier list.
- Champion tier context · Patch 26.20
- Updated Oct 12, 2026
About Maokai
About Circle of Death
Circle of Death
prismaticTier A
Healing and health regeneration you do causes you to deal 70% of that value in magic damage to the nearest enemy champion within 1000 units.
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MordekaiserS+ Tier ComboCircle of Death deals 70% of heal as damage. Protein Shake amps shield/heal — Morde's W shield's heal-when-broken scales, dealing damage. Late, one W full-heal deletes squishies; W grants gray HP based on damage dealt, so with Executioner you can spam W forever. Never build Rift Maker or any omnivamp item — they override CoD damage. CoD deals magic damage — build magic pen. Enemy Serpent's Fang chunks your shield and damage.TryndamereS+ Tier ComboCircle of Death converts heal into magic damage; Trynd Q has huge AP scaling — late Q hits 3000+ damage, deletes squishies. Stack AP and magic pen. Forge: AP > magic pen > MS. Stack fury before Q'ing; CoD has 1000 range, get close.MaokaiS Tier ComboProtein Shake gives huge sustain — combined with Maokai's % HP regen passive, you never die.MordekaiserS Tier ComboChili Oil stand-fight — pick Chili Oil, dive in, fight via passive.Nunu & WillumpS Tier ComboQ deals massive damage, but don't build Rod of Ages.Nunu & WillumpS Tier ComboCoD Nunu can deal massive damage to enemies via huge minion-Q heals. Avoid Rylai's — once you build it, Q on enemies stops dealing damage.VladimirS Tier ComboVlad's Q and R heals each proc 5x Circle of Death damage — late-game team-wipe nukes. Do NOT build Rift Maker — its omnivamp interaction overrides Q's heal, killing the trigger.WarwickS Tier ComboWarwick's auto and Q heals both proc 5x Circle of Death; Q has 100% AP scaling + % damage. Cast Q at half HP for max heal = max CoD damage.Keep exploring
Circle of Death Maokai Combo
This S-tier combo pairs Maokai with Circle of Death in ARAM: Mayhem. This is one of the strongest combos available — pick it whenever you can.
Maokai's best augment. One auto = full health.