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

Gragas vs Graves

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

based on 3,230 Gragas vs Graves matchups
Win Rate
47.8 %
K/D/A
2.25
Pick Rate
4.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our matchup stats from the millions of recently rated LoL matches that we get from Riot Games every week. Our guide on how to beat Graves as Gragas came out of an examination of 3230 ranked rounds where both champions faced off against each other. This champion matchup is relatively uncommon. Gragas encounters Graves in only 4.9% of his matches.

Gragas vs Graves Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Gragas does a poor job of countering Graves. Normally, he wins a lowly 47.8% of matches the champs fight one another in. In Gragas vs Graves rounds, Gragas’s team is 0.0% more expected to earn first blood. This indicates that he most likely will be able to get first blood against Graves.

Best Gragas vs Graves Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeLost Chapter

Core Gragas Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapZhonya's HourglassStormsurge

Optional Items

Cosmic DriveRod of AgesLich BaneLiandry's Torment

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

DominationElectrocuteSudden ImpactEyeball CollectionUltimate Hunter
SorceryTranscendenceGathering Storm
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
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W
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Q
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Graves as Gragas

Tips for Playing as Gragas against Graves

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 Graves

Leaving the Smoke Screen's area of effect removes the harmful effect immediately.

Graves deals mostly physical damage so Armor is an effective counter.

Gragas vs Graves Counter Stats

Gragas Image
Win Rate
47.8 %
VS
Win Rate
52.2 %
Graves Image
5.7
< Kills >
7.4
5.7
< Deaths >
5.8
7.1
< Assists >
7.3
1.33
< Killing Sprees >
1.7
110
< Minions Killed >
55
0.59
< Dragons Killed >
1.57
0.39
< Inhibitors >
0.5
1,429
< Physical Damage >
18,240
18,109
< Magic Damage >
895
611
< True Damage >
1,650
20,149
< Damage Dealt >
20,786
29,785
< Damage Taken >
30,294
11,281
< Gold Earned >
13,014
1.43
< Towers >
1.78
0.13
< Baron Takedowns >
0.38
12,620
< Total Healing >
14,179
14,071
< Experience >
14,684
21
< Vision Score >
24
8
< Wards Placed >
6
423
< Time Dealing CC >
496

How to Counter Graves with Gragas in LoL

The stats shown here underscore some strategic Gragas vs. Graves matchup stats that may help you interpret the differences between the pair. As an example, Gragas’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Graves’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Gragas may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Graves..

Gragas usually has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his matchup does. Typically, he receives a similar amount of damage to Graves. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, yet it can also illustrate that the champion with higher health has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Gragas and Graves

Damage Types Compared

Gragas
Graves
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Gragas
Graves

Who is Better, Gragas or Graves?

Both League champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Gragas usually loses when trying to fight Graves, with a 47.8% win rate. As a result, Gragas makes a poor counter to Graves.

While Gragas does have a lower winrate than Graves, when they face off with one another, Gragas also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more difficult champ to learn. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Gragas into Graves.

Furthermore, Gragas has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Graves. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Gragas vs Graves matchups, Graves is the better champion with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Gragas is a garbage counter for Graves. Focus your tactics on keeping up your gold income and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Gragas against Graves.

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 Graves Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Graves as Gragas, we analyzed 3,230 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 Graves 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

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Gragas to counter Graves during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions displayed here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Gragas typically racks up more CS compared to Graves. Champs who on average don't earn many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers shown here to do well.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Gragas versus Graves build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Stormsurge. When Gragas incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better countering Graves than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Gragas had an average win rate of 47.8% battling Graves with this build.

To have the best probability of vanquishing Graves as Gragas, you should use the Electrocute, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Ultimate Hunter, Gathering Storm, and Transcendence runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune sets we have analyed for Gragas vs Graves counter picks, this combo of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 47.8% winrate overall.

If you want to see Gragas versus Graves tips and matchup stats and build suggestions for a an individual rank, feel free to choose one from the selection menu above. At first, the stats and guides given are calculated using all games completed with both champions.