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Graves vs Annie

How to Beat Annie as Graves in LoLGraves is in the a tier of champions
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Mage

How to Beat Annie as Graves

based on 2,579 Graves vs Annie matchups
Win Rate
50.2 %
K/D/A
2.37
Pick Rate
1.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our matchup statistics from the millions of rated LoL games that we get from Riot Games each week. This guide on how to beat Annie as Graves resulted from an examination of 2579 ranked matches where both champs opposed each other. This champion matchup is relatively rare. Graves is forced to battle against Annie in only 1.5% of his matches.

Graves vs Annie Matchup Summary

Graves does a ok job of beating Annie. On average, he wins a acceptable 50.2% of matches the champions oppose one another in. In Graves versus Annie games, Graves’s team is 0.0% more probable to gain first blood. This implies that he probably will get first blood against Annie.

Best Graves vs Annie Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordGlowing Mote

Core Graves Items

~22 Mins
Maw of MalmortiusThe CollectorVoltaic Cyclosword

Optional Items

OpportunityGuardian AngelDeath's DanceHubris

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Graves to level upq
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Second ability for Graves to level upe
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Last skill for Graves to max outw

Runes

PrecisionFleet FootworkTriumphLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
DominationZombie WardTreasure Hunter
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Graves's passive ability p
Graves's q ability q
Graves's w ability w
Graves's e ability e
Graves's ultimate ability r
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Q
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Guide to Countering Annie as Graves

Tips for Playing as Graves against Annie

Smoke Screen can be used both to escape and to set up a kill.

Using Quickdraw to get into range and delivering a point blank Buckshot can do lots of damage.

Advice to Win Against Annie

Annie's summoned bear, Tibbers, burns opposing units around himself. Try to keep your distance from him after he's been summoned.

Keep an eye out for a white, swirling power around Annie. It means she's ready to unleash her stun.

Summoner Smite can be used to help take down Tibbers.

Graves vs Annie Counter Stats

Graves Image
Win Rate
50.2 %
VS
Win Rate
49.8 %
Annie Image
7.1
< Kills >
6.4
5.9
< Deaths >
6.1
6.9
< Assists >
8.1
1.61
< Killing Sprees >
1.47
55
< Minions Killed >
142
1.56
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.45
16,757
< Physical Damage >
877
817
< Magic Damage >
20,587
1,526
< True Damage >
1,200
19,100
< Damage Dealt >
22,665
30,132
< Damage Taken >
18,349
12,842
< Gold Earned >
11,092
1.65
< Towers >
1.84
0.35
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
13,989
< Total Healing >
1,736
14,512
< Experience >
13,800
23
< Vision Score >
23
6
< Wards Placed >
11
503
< Time Dealing CC >
236

How to Counter Annie with Graves in LoL

The stats shown here underscore some important Graves vs. Annie counter statistics that can help you distinguish the differences between the pair. For instance, Graves’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Annie’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Graves may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Annie..

Graves usually has a similar longest killing spree as his foe does. Typically, he takes more damage than Annie. This often reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also illustrate that the champ with higher HP has less agility and thus is unable to flee from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Graves and Annie

Damage Types Compared

Graves
Annie
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Graves
Annie

Who is Better, Graves or Annie?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Graves usually fairs equally well when playing against Annie, with a 50.2% win rate. As a result, Graves makes an ok counter to Annie.

While Graves does have a higher winrate compared to Annie, when on opposite teams, Graves also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less challenging champion to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Graves into Annie.

Additionally, Graves has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Annie. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Graves vs Annie matchups, Graves is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.

Graves is a decent counter for Annie. Make sure you focus your strategy on keeping up your CS and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Graves against Annie.

Other Champion Matchups Against Graves

Graves Loses Against

ZyraZyra46.8% winrateBardBard47.1% winrateNaafiriNaafiri47.2% winrateTahm KenchTahm Kench47.3% winrate

Graves Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee55.6% winrateLeBlancLeBlanc55.2% winrateXayahXayah55% winrateKai'SaKai'Sa54.7% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

TeemoTeemo+ 54.2% 11371 GamesZyraZyra+ 54.3% 6861 GamesMaokaiMaokai+ 54.6% 6548 GamesLilliaLillia+ 55.7% 1241 Games

Additional Information for Graves Players

How We Calculated Our Graves vs Annie Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Annie as Graves, we analyzed 2,579 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 Annie as Graves 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 learn all of the intricacies of Graves in order to counter Annie 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 listen to the build and tips shown above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Graves typically racks up less CS relative to Annie. Champions who typically don't acquire many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values displayed here to do well.

The ideal items to focus on in your Graves versus Annie build include Maw of Malmortius, The Collector, and Voltaic Cyclosword. When Graves used at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better countering Annie than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Graves had an average win rate of 50.2% when countering Annie with this counter build.

To have the best chance of coming out on top against Annie as Graves, Graves players should equip the Fleet Footwork, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Treasure Hunter, and Zombie Ward runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune builds that we analyzed for Graves vs Annie clashes, this mixture of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 50.2% winrate overall.

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