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

Gragas vs Sivir

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

based on 867 Gragas vs Sivir matchups
Win Rate
48.1 %
K/D/A
2.32
Pick Rate
1.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter stats from the millions of rated League of Legends rounds that we evaluate each week. This guide on how to beat Sivir as Gragas resulted from an evaluation of 867 ranked rounds where both champions engaged each other. This particular matchup is relatively rare. Gragas is forced to battle against Sivir in only 1.3% of his rounds.

Gragas vs Sivir Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Gragas has done a dismal job of beating Sivir. Typically, he wins a lowly 48.1% of the time the champs face off with each other in. In Gragas vs Sivir games, Gragas’s team is 0.0% more likely to earn first blood, implying that he most likely will get first blood versus Sivir.

Best Gragas vs Sivir Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeHextech Alternator

Core Gragas Items

~22 Mins
Lich BaneShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapSeraph's EmbraceZhonya'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

SorceryPhase RushManaflow BandTranscendenceScorch
InspirationBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
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
2
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 Sivir as Gragas

Tips for Playing as Gragas against Sivir

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 Sivir

When laning against Sivir, it is possible to throw off the timing of her Spell Shield by faking an advance, then backing off.

Sivir is a powerful pushing champion, so leaving her unattended in a lane for too long will often result in your turrets being destroyed.

Boomerang Blade costs a lot of mana to cast, so dodging it sets Sivir back. If it hits you on the way out, avoid its path on the way back.

Gragas vs Sivir Counter Stats

Gragas Image
Win Rate
48.1 %
VS
Win Rate
51.9 %
Sivir Image
6
< Kills >
5.3
5.6
< Deaths >
5.9
7
< Assists >
8.2
1.39
< Killing Sprees >
1.22
111
< Minions Killed >
198
0.62
< Dragons Killed >
0.16
0.36
< Inhibitors >
0.57
1,518
< Physical Damage >
19,541
18,479
< Magic Damage >
600
697
< True Damage >
364
20,694
< Damage Dealt >
20,505
30,096
< Damage Taken >
19,912
11,288
< Gold Earned >
12,145
1.48
< Towers >
2.6
0.13
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
12,750
< Total Healing >
5,026
14,197
< Experience >
13,208
21
< Vision Score >
18
9
< Wards Placed >
9
417
< Time Dealing CC >
31

How to Counter Sivir with Gragas in LoL

The stats provided here emphasize several significant Gragas vs. Sivir matchup statistics that can help you grasp the distinctions between the pair. As an example, Gragas’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Sivir’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Gragas may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Sivir..

Gragas typically has a similar longest kill spree as his counter does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Sivir. This commonly reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also show that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Gragas and Sivir

Damage Types Compared

Gragas
Sivir
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Gragas
Sivir

Who is Better, Gragas or Sivir?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Gragas usually loses when taking on Sivir, with a 48.1% win rate. As a result, Gragas makes a bad counter to Sivir.

While Gragas does have a lower win rate compared to Sivir, when on opposite teams, Gragas also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more challenging character to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Gragas into Sivir.

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

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Gragas vs Sivir matchups, Sivir is the better champ 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 somewhat poor counter for Sivir. Make sure you focus your tactics on maximizing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Gragas against Sivir.

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 Sivir Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Sivir as Gragas, we analyzed 867 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 Sivir 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

If you would like to truly master Gragas in order to counter Sivir during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips displayed here, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Gragas usually accumulates less CS as Sivir. Champions who typically don't take many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values displayed here to do well.

The most important items to have in your Gragas versus Sivir build consist of Lich Bane, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Gragas bought at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better countering Sivir than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Gragas boasted an average win rate of 48.1% battling Sivir with this counter build.

To have the best chance of annihilating Sivir as Gragas, Gragas players should take the Phase Rush, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the runes players chose for Gragas vs Sivir LoL games, this combination of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 48.1% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Sivir as Gragas are shown for all skill levels combined. If you want to narrow the statistics and builds to a specific player tier, you can use the selection menu located earlier on the page.