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

Gragas vs Lux

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

based on 6,003 Gragas vs Lux matchups
Win Rate
48.4 %
K/D/A
2.15
Pick Rate
9.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our counter statistics from the millions of rated League of Legends games that we analyze every week. This guide on how to beat Lux as Gragas resulted from an analysis of 6003 ranked games where both champions opposed each other. This counter pairing is fairly uncommon. Gragas is forced to battle against Lux in only 9.1% of his games.

Gragas vs Lux Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Gragas does a dismal job of countering Lux. On average, he wins a lowly 48.4% of matches the champs clash against one another in. In Gragas versus Lux matches, Gragas’s side is 0.1% less likely to get first blood, implying that he probably won't get first blood against Lux.

Best Gragas vs Lux Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeLost Chapter

Core Gragas Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapLich BaneShadowflame

Optional Items

MorellonomiconBanshee's VeilCryptbloomCosmic Drive

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 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
3
Q
4
Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Lux as Gragas

Tips for Playing as Gragas against Lux

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 Lux

When retreating with low health, be prepared to dodge Lux's Final Spark, a red targeting beam fires prior to the main beam, so try to move to the side if possible.

Lux has powerful zone control abilities. Try to spread out and attack from different directions so she cannot lock down a specific area.

Gragas vs Lux Counter Stats

Gragas Image
Win Rate
48.4 %
VS
Win Rate
51.6 %
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6
< Kills >
5.2
6
< Deaths >
6
6.9
< Assists >
10.5
1.37
< Killing Sprees >
1.16
107
< Minions Killed >
92
0.61
< Dragons Killed >
0.08
0.4
< Inhibitors >
0.5
1,445
< Physical Damage >
1,029
18,139
< Magic Damage >
18,994
620
< True Damage >
1,111
20,205
< Damage Dealt >
21,135
30,753
< Damage Taken >
16,113
11,426
< Gold Earned >
10,472
1.46
< Towers >
1.95
0.15
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
12,753
< Total Healing >
1,309
14,300
< Experience >
12,407
21
< Vision Score >
44
9
< Wards Placed >
20
414
< Time Dealing CC >
297

How to Counter Lux with Gragas in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here emphasize some vital Gragas versus Lux matchup stats that may help you grasp the distinctions between the pair. For instance, Gragas’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Lux’s ratio of NaN, showing that Gragas may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Lux..

Gragas often has a similar longest killing spree as his foe does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Lux. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also illustrate that the champ with increased health has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Gragas and Lux

Damage Types Compared

Gragas
Lux
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Gragas
Lux

Who is Better, Gragas or Lux?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Gragas usually loses when playing against Lux, with a 48.4% win rate. As a result, Gragas makes a bad counter for Lux.

While Gragas does have a lower winrate compared to Lux, when they face off with one another, Gragas also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more difficult champion to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Gragas into Lux.

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

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

Gragas is a somewhat poor counter for Lux. Make sure you focus your gameplay on maximizing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Gragas against Lux.

Additional Information for Gragas Players

How We Calculated Our Gragas vs Lux Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Lux as Gragas, we analyzed 6,003 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 Lux 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

If you would like to truly master Gragas to counter Lux during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and tips shown here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Gragas often gets a similar amount of CS as Lux. Champs who typically don't earn much CS usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions 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, usually have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The ideal items to have in your Gragas versus Lux build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Lich Bane, and Shadowflame. When Gragas used at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better countering Lux than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Gragas boasted an average winrate of 48.4% battling Lux with this counter build.

To have the greatest chance of annihilating Lux as Gragas, Gragas players 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 sets that we analyzed for Gragas vs Lux battles, this composite of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 48.4% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Lux as Gragas are given for all ranked divisions combined. To filter the statistics and builds to a particular skill level, you can use the selection menu at the top of this page.