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

Gragas vs Lucian

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

based on 4,253 Gragas vs Lucian matchups
Win Rate
48 %
K/D/A
2.24
Pick Rate
6.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of ranked League rounds each and every week. In our database, Gragas did battle with Lucian 4253 times. Having so many games with Gragas versus Lucian gives us a lot of confidence in our ability to prepare enlightening data and a supported build to obliterate Lucian. This matchup is fairly uncommon. Gragas has to counter Lucian in only 6.5% of his games.

Gragas vs Lucian Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Gragas does a below average job of beating Lucian. Typically, he wins a lowly 48.0% of the time the champs face off with one another in. In Gragas vs Lucian rounds, Gragas’s side is 0.1% less probable to get first blood. This indicates that he probably won't get first blood against Lucian.

Best Gragas vs Lucian Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsLost Chapter

Core Gragas Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapLich BaneShadowflame

Optional Items

Cosmic DriveRod of AgesLiandry's TormentCryptbloom

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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Q
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Guide to Countering Lucian as Gragas

Tips for Playing as Gragas against Lucian

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 Lucian

Lucian cannot change the aim of The Culling. Take advantage of this by avoiding the angle of the bullets.

Lucian has strong burst, but little sustained damage.

Piercing Light does not give Lucian extra Attack Range. He still needs to find a target in range to line up his shot. Avoid Piercing Light by anticipating the angle Lucian will choose.

Gragas vs Lucian Counter Stats

Gragas Image
Win Rate
48 %
VS
Win Rate
52 %
Lucian Image
5.8
< Kills >
7.9
5.8
< Deaths >
6.4
7.2
< Assists >
6.7
1.35
< Killing Sprees >
1.83
113
< Minions Killed >
188
0.58
< Dragons Killed >
0.19
0.38
< Inhibitors >
0.53
1,468
< Physical Damage >
19,214
18,514
< Magic Damage >
2,843
636
< True Damage >
568
20,619
< Damage Dealt >
22,626
29,488
< Damage Taken >
21,499
11,330
< Gold Earned >
12,688
1.49
< Towers >
2.45
0.14
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
12,223
< Total Healing >
5,036
14,135
< Experience >
12,903
21
< Vision Score >
19
8
< Wards Placed >
9
414
< Time Dealing CC >
42

How to Counter Lucian with Gragas in LoL

The stats shown here underscore some vital Gragas against Lucian counter statistics that can help you explain the differences and similarities between these two champions. For instance, Gragas’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Lucian’s ratio of NaN, showing that Gragas may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Lucian..

Gragas usually has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his enemy does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Lucian. This commonly reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also imply that the champ with higher health has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Gragas and Lucian

Damage Types Compared

Gragas
Lucian
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Gragas
Lucian

Who is Better, Gragas or Lucian?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Gragas usually loses when facing off against Lucian, with a 48.0% win rate. Therefore, Gragas makes a bad counter for Lucian.

While Gragas does have a lower winrate than Lucian, when they face off with one another, Gragas also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less time consuming character to learn. You should be very concerned when picking Gragas into Lucian.

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

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

Gragas is a trash counter to Lucian. Make sure you focus your strategy on keeping up your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Gragas against Lucian.

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 Lucian Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Lucian as Gragas, we analyzed 4,253 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 Lucian 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 Lucian Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Gragas to counter Lucian during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and stats presented here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Gragas often picks up less CS compared to Lucian. Champions who typically don't acquire many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values shown here to do well.

The ideal items to focus on in your Gragas versus Lucian build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Lich Bane, and Shadowflame. When Gragas bought at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better against Lucian than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Gragas had an average winrate of 48.0% when playing against Lucian with this build.

To have the best chance of coming out on top against Lucian as Gragas, you should take 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 players chose for Gragas vs Lucian matchups, this set of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 48.0% winrate overall.

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