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How to Win Gragas vs Ahri Counter MatchupGragas is in the a tier of champions

Gragas vs Ahri

How to Beat Ahri as Gragas in LoLGragas is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Ahri as Gragas

based on 1,733 Gragas vs Ahri matchups
Win Rate
47.7 %
K/D/A
2.14
Pick Rate
2.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of recently ranked LoL matches every week. In our database, Gragas fought Ahri 1733 times. Using so many matchups for Gragas versus Ahri provides us a lot of faith in our capability to produce actionable stats and a supported build to defeat Ahri. This particular matchup is fairly rare. Gragas fights Ahri in only 2.6% of his matches.

Gragas vs Ahri Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Gragas has done a dismal job of countering Ahri. Normally, he wins a lowly 47.7% of games the champions oppose one another in. In Gragas vs Ahri matches, Gragas’s side is 0.0% more likely to gain first blood, implying that he most likely will be able to get first blood against Ahri.

Best Gragas vs Ahri Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsHextech Alternator

Core Gragas Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapLich BaneStormsurge

Optional Items

Rod of AgesCosmic DriveHextech RocketbeltShadowflame

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Gragas to level upq
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Second ability for Gragas to level upe
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Last skill for Gragas to max outw

Runes

DominationDark HarvestSudden ImpactEyeball CollectionTreasure Hunter
SorceryTranscendenceWaterwalking
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Gragas's passive ability p
Gragas's q ability q
Gragas's w ability w
Gragas's e ability e
Gragas's ultimate ability r
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E
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W
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Q
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Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Ahri as Gragas

Tips for Playing as Gragas against Ahri

Try to knock enemies back into your towers with Explosive Cask.

Try to combo Body Slam with Explosive Cask to set up kills for your team.

The damage reduction from Drunken Rage is applied when you start drinking, try to use it when you see damage coming your way.

Advice to Win Against Ahri

Stay behind minions to make Charm difficult to land, this will reduce Ahri's damage potential significantly.

Ahri's survivability is dramatically reduced when her Ultimate, Spirit Rush, is down.

Gragas vs Ahri Counter Stats

Gragas Image
Win Rate
47.7 %
VS
Win Rate
52.3 %
Ahri Image
5.7
< Kills >
6.6
5.8
< Deaths >
5.5
6.7
< Assists >
7.5
1.3
< Killing Sprees >
1.52
104
< Minions Killed >
168
0.61
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.36
< Inhibitors >
0.45
1,368
< Physical Damage >
1,549
17,551
< Magic Damage >
15,368
609
< True Damage >
5,163
19,529
< Damage Dealt >
22,082
29,315
< Damage Taken >
20,174
11,089
< Gold Earned >
11,429
1.43
< Towers >
1.96
0.14
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
12,242
< Total Healing >
4,937
13,791
< Experience >
14,350
21
< Vision Score >
20
8
< Wards Placed >
10
405
< Time Dealing CC >
73

How to Counter Ahri with Gragas in LoL

The stats shown on this page show several vital Gragas versus Ahri counter stats that can help us explain the distinctions between this pair of champions. As an example, Gragas’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Ahri’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Gragas may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Ahri..

Gragas usually has a similar longest kill spree as his matchup does. Typically, he takes more damage than Ahri. This typically indicates differing health capacities, but it can also hint that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to escape further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Gragas and Ahri

Damage Types Compared

Gragas
Ahri
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Gragas
Ahri

Who is Better, Gragas or Ahri?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Gragas usually loses when trying to fight Ahri, with a 47.7% win rate. Thus, Gragas makes a poor counter to Ahri.

While Gragas does have a lower winrate compared to Ahri, when they face off with one another, Gragas also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more complex champion to learn and master. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Gragas into Ahri.

Additionally, Gragas also has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Ahri. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Gragas vs Ahri matchups, Ahri is the better champion with a lower win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.

Gragas is a terribly counter for Ahri. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on keeping up your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Gragas against Ahri.

Other Champion Matchups Against Gragas

Gragas Loses Against

SingedSinged43.2% winrateLeonaLeona43.5% winrateNilahNilah43.8% winrateTahm KenchTahm Kench43.9% winrate

Gragas Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee53.5% winrateYuumiYuumi53.3% winrateAkshanAkshan52.6% winrateKarthusKarthus52.5% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Gragas Players

How We Calculated Our Gragas vs Ahri Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Ahri as Gragas, we analyzed 1,733 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Ahri as Gragas comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

Other Useful Resources

Gragas Build Ahri Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Gragas in order to counter Ahri during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips presented here, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Gragas typically picks up less CS compared to Ahri. Champs who typically don't get many minion kills often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers reported here to do well.

The best items to use in your Gragas versus Ahri build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Lich Bane, and Stormsurge. When Gragas used at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better versus Ahri than with most other common item sets. In fact, Gragas boasted an average winrate of 47.7% battling Ahri with this build.

To have the best chance of annihilating Ahri as Gragas, you should use the Dark Harvest, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Transcendence, and Waterwalking runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune builds players picked for Gragas vs Ahri fights, this mixture of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 47.7% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Ahri as Gragas are presented for every ranked division. If you want to scope the stats and builds to an individual skill level, you can use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.