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

Gragas vs Rell

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

based on 891 Gragas vs Rell matchups
Win Rate
46.6 %
K/D/A
2.27
Pick Rate
1.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of recently ranked League matches each and every week. Within our dataset, Gragas fought Rell in 891 matches. Having so many games with Gragas versus Rell gives us a lot of faith in our ability to provide enlightening data and a supported build to annihilate Rell. This champion matchup is relatively rare. Gragas is forced to battle against Rell in only 1.4% of his rounds.

Gragas vs Rell Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Gragas has done a pathetic job of beating Rell. On average, he wins a lowly 46.6% of the time the champions fight each other in. In Gragas versus Rell matches, Gragas’s side is 0.1% less expected to obtain first blood. This indicates that he most likely won't be able to get first blood against Rell.

Best Gragas vs Rell Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsHextech Alternator

Core Gragas Items

~22 Mins
Lich BaneShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapRod of AgesZhonya's HourglassHextech Rocketbelt

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 ForceArmor
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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Guide to Countering Rell as Gragas

Tips for Playing as Gragas against Rell

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 Rell Counter Stats

Gragas Image
Win Rate
46.6 %
VS
Win Rate
53.4 %
Rell Image
5.7
< Kills >
1.9
5.9
< Deaths >
6.1
7.7
< Assists >
16.1
1.27
< Killing Sprees >
0.33
105
< Minions Killed >
27
0.58
< Dragons Killed >
0.21
0.38
< Inhibitors >
0.51
1,465
< Physical Damage >
1,844
17,820
< Magic Damage >
5,243
645
< True Damage >
867
19,930
< Damage Dealt >
7,954
29,531
< Damage Taken >
22,314
11,082
< Gold Earned >
8,716
1.45
< Towers >
1.89
0.16
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
12,142
< Total Healing >
3,059
13,715
< Experience >
10,822
22
< Vision Score >
55
9
< Wards Placed >
24
412
< Time Dealing CC >
287

How to Counter Rell with Gragas in LoL

The stats provided here emphasize several valuable Gragas versus Rell counter stats that may help you understand the distinctions between the two. Gragas’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Rell’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Gragas may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Rell. This observation is largely a result of the difference in kills.

Gragas usually has a much larger longest killing spree than his matchup does. Typically, he receives more damage than Rell. This typically indicates differing health capacities; however, it can also illustrate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to escape further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Gragas and Rell

Damage Types Compared

Gragas
Rell
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Gragas
Rell

Who is Better, Gragas or Rell?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Gragas usually loses when playing against Rell, with a 46.6% win rate. Therefore, Gragas makes a bad counter to Rell.

While Gragas does have a lower winrate compared to Rell, when facing one another, Gragas also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more difficult champion to pick up and master. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Gragas into Rell.

Moreover, Gragas also has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Rell. 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 for every situation in League of Legends, in Gragas vs Rell matchups, Rell is the better champion with a much lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.

Gragas is a garbage counter to Rell. You will do well by focussing your play on maximizing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Gragas against Rell.

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

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Additional Information for Gragas Players

How We Calculated Our Gragas vs Rell Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Rell as Gragas, we analyzed 891 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 Rell 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 Rell Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Gragas to counter Rell during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions presented above, you should increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Gragas usually accumulates much more CS compared to Rell. Champs who on average don't acquire much CS often don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values shown here to do well.

The most important items to prioritize in your Gragas versus Rell build consist of Lich Bane, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Gragas incorporated at least these three items in his build, he performed much better versus Rell than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Gragas had an average win rate of 46.6% when countering Rell with this counter build.

To have the greatest chance of coming out on top against Rell as Gragas, you should use the Dark Harvest, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Transcendence, and Waterwalking runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players used for Gragas vs Rell clashes, this sequence of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 46.6% winrate overall.

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