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

Gragas vs Fiddlesticks

How to Beat Fiddlesticks as Gragas in LoLGragas is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Fiddlesticks as Gragas

based on 1,098 Gragas vs Fiddlesticks matchups
Win Rate
48.6 %
K/D/A
2.2
Pick Rate
1.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our counter statistics from the millions of rated League matches that we analyze each week. Our guide on how to beat Fiddlesticks as Gragas resulted from an examination of 1098 ranked games where both champions fought one another. This particular counter matchup is fairly rare. Gragas is forced to battle against Fiddlesticks in only 1.7% of his matches.

Gragas vs Fiddlesticks Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Gragas does a dismal job of countering Fiddlesticks. Typically, he wins a acceptable 48.6% of games the champs face off with each other in. In Gragas vs Fiddlesticks rounds, Gragas’s team is 0.0% more likely to obtain first blood, implying that he most likely will get first blood against Fiddlesticks.

Best Gragas vs Fiddlesticks Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsAmplifying Tome

Core Gragas Items

~22 Mins
Lich BaneShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapCosmic DriveSeraph's EmbraceLuden's Companion

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
3
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 Fiddlesticks as Gragas

Tips for Playing as Gragas against Fiddlesticks

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.

Gragas vs Fiddlesticks Counter Stats

Gragas Image
Win Rate
48.6 %
VS
Win Rate
51.4 %
Fiddlesticks Image
6.1
< Kills >
5.7
6.1
< Deaths >
6.5
7.3
< Assists >
9.3
1.42
< Killing Sprees >
1.33
103
< Minions Killed >
40
0.69
< Dragons Killed >
1.21
0.39
< Inhibitors >
0.37
1,481
< Physical Damage >
295
18,773
< Magic Damage >
17,613
648
< True Damage >
1,163
20,903
< Damage Dealt >
19,071
30,990
< Damage Taken >
33,687
11,552
< Gold Earned >
11,477
1.42
< Towers >
1.18
0.17
< Baron Takedowns >
0.31
12,995
< Total Healing >
17,075
14,311
< Experience >
13,262
22
< Vision Score >
48
9
< Wards Placed >
4
432
< Time Dealing CC >
766

How to Counter Fiddlesticks with Gragas in LoL

The stats shown on this page clarify some valuable Gragas against Fiddlesticks counter stats that can help you appreciate the differences between the pair. As an example, Gragas’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Fiddlesticks’s ratio of NaN, showing that Gragas may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Fiddlesticks..

Gragas often has a similar longest killing spree as his matchup does. On average, he receives a similar amount of damage to Fiddlesticks. This typically indicates differing health capacities, but it can also indicate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to escape additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Gragas and Fiddlesticks

Damage Types Compared

Gragas
Fiddlesticks
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Gragas
Fiddlesticks

Who is Better, Gragas or Fiddlesticks?

Both League champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Gragas usually loses when trying to fight Fiddlesticks, with a 48.6% win rate. Therefore, Gragas makes a poor counter to Fiddlesticks.

While Gragas does have a lower winrate compared to Fiddlesticks, when on opposite teams, Gragas also has a much lower learning curve that makes him a less difficult champion to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Gragas into Fiddlesticks.

Moreover, Gragas also has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Fiddlesticks. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Gragas vs Fiddlesticks matchups, Fiddlesticks is the better champion with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.

Gragas is a somewhat poor counter for Fiddlesticks. Make sure you focus your tactics on keeping up your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Gragas against Fiddlesticks.

Additional Information for Gragas Players

How We Calculated Our Gragas vs Fiddlesticks Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Fiddlesticks as Gragas, we analyzed 1,098 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 Fiddlesticks 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Gragas to counter Fiddlesticks during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions shown above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Gragas most often accumulates more CS compared to Fiddlesticks. Champs who typically don't earn many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to prioritize in your Gragas versus Fiddlesticks build include Lich Bane, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Gragas incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better vs. Fiddlesticks than with many other common item sets. In fact, Gragas boasted an average win rate of 48.6% when countering Fiddlesticks with this build.

To have the greatest likelihood of defeating Fiddlesticks as Gragas, you should equip the Dark Harvest, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Transcendence, and Waterwalking runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the runes we have analyed for Gragas vs Fiddlesticks matchups, this order of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 48.6% winrate overall.

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