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

Gragas vs Draven

How to Beat Draven as Gragas in LoLGragas is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Draven as Gragas

based on 2,271 Gragas vs Draven matchups
Win Rate
50 %
K/D/A
2.39
Pick Rate
3.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our matchup stats from the millions of rated LoL matches that we review each week. This guide on how to beat Draven as Gragas resulted from an analysis of 2271 ranked games where both champs clashed against one another. This particular champ matchup is fairly rare. Gragas has to counter Draven in only 3.5% of his games.

Gragas vs Draven Matchup Summary

Gragas does a average job of beating Draven. Typically, he wins a acceptable 50.0% of matches the champs fight each other in. In Gragas versus Draven games, Gragas’s side is 0.1% less probable to obtain first blood. This indicates that he most likely won't get first blood against Draven.

Best Gragas vs Draven Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Aether WispHextech Alternator

Core Gragas Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Seraph's EmbraceRod of AgesCosmic DriveVoid Staff

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

SorceryPhase RushManaflow BandTranscendenceScorch
InspirationBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
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
2
W
3
Q
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Draven as Gragas

Tips for Playing as Gragas against Draven

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 Draven

Disrupt Draven with the goal of making him drop his axes. If you do, his power drops dramatically.

Launch skillshots toward the landing position of Draven's Spinning Axes.

Gragas vs Draven Counter Stats

Gragas Image
Win Rate
50 %
VS
Win Rate
50 %
Draven Image
6
< Kills >
8.6
5.6
< Deaths >
6.9
7.4
< Assists >
5.7
1.39
< Killing Sprees >
1.97
111
< Minions Killed >
176
0.55
< Dragons Killed >
0.24
0.38
< Inhibitors >
0.5
1,482
< Physical Damage >
22,291
18,464
< Magic Damage >
131
607
< True Damage >
466
20,553
< Damage Dealt >
22,889
28,759
< Damage Taken >
23,090
11,218
< Gold Earned >
13,953
1.48
< Towers >
2.38
0.13
< Baron Takedowns >
0.07
11,857
< Total Healing >
6,922
13,898
< Experience >
12,475
20
< Vision Score >
15
8
< Wards Placed >
7
417
< Time Dealing CC >
87

How to Counter Draven with Gragas in LoL

The stats shown on this page underscore some influential Gragas against Draven counter statistics that may help us figure out the differences between the pair. Gragas’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Draven’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Gragas may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Draven..

Gragas typically has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his opponent does. Typically, he receives more damage than Draven. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, but it can also hint that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Gragas and Draven

Damage Types Compared

Gragas
Draven
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Gragas
Draven

Who is Better, Gragas or Draven?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Gragas usually fairs equally well when facing off against Draven, with a 50.0% win rate. As a result, Gragas makes an ok counter for Draven.

While Gragas does have a higher win rate than Draven, when they face off with one another, Gragas also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less time consuming champion to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Gragas into Draven.

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

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Gragas vs Draven matchups, Draven is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.

Gragas is a decent counter for Draven. Make sure you focus your strategy on keeping up your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Gragas against Draven.

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

Master YiMaster Yi+ 52.2% 2152 GamesDr. MundoDr. Mundo+ 52.4% 787 GamesTaricTaric+ 52.5% 602 GamesLilliaLillia+ 53.7% 2056 Games

Additional Information for Gragas Players

How We Calculated Our Gragas vs Draven Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Draven as Gragas, we analyzed 2,271 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 Draven 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 Draven Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Gragas to counter Draven during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips shown above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Gragas often racks up less CS relative to Draven. Champs who on average don't take much CS usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values displayed on this page to do well.

The ideal items to use in your Gragas versus Draven build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Gragas used at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better vs Draven than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Gragas had an average winrate of 50.0% when countering Draven with this build.

To have the greatest likelihood of beating Draven as Gragas, you should take the Phase Rush, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players chose for Gragas vs Draven clashes, this set of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 50.0% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Draven as Gragas are displayed for all ranked divisions combined. To scope the statistics and builds to a distinct division, you can use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.