Graves vs Blitzcrank
How to Beat Blitzcrank as Graves
based on 3,911 Graves vs Blitzcrank matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Graves vs Blitzcrank Matchup Summary
Best Graves vs Blitzcrank Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Blitzcrank as Graves
Tips for Playing as Graves against Blitzcrank
Using Quickdraw to get into range and delivering a point blank Buckshot can do lots of damage.
Smoke Screen can be used both to escape and to set up a kill.
Advice to Win Against Blitzcrank
Blitzcrank's passive Mana Barrier grants him a shield when he is low on health.
Staying behind creeps can prevent you from being Rocket Grabbed. Blitzcrank's Rocket Grab only pulls the first enemy target it encounters.
Graves vs Blitzcrank Counter Stats
How to Counter Blitzcrank with Graves in LoL
The stat comparisons provided here emphasize several strategic Graves vs. Blitzcrank counter statistics that may help us appreciate the differences between the pair. Graves’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Blitzcrank’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Graves may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Blitzcrank. This observation is in large part fueled by the difference in kills.
Graves often has a much larger longest killing spree than his foe does. On average, he receives more damage than Blitzcrank. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also indicate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from additional harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Graves and Blitzcrank
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Who is Better, Graves or Blitzcrank?
Both League champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Graves usually loses when trying to fight Blitzcrank, with a 48.1% win rate. Thus, Graves makes a poor counter to Blitzcrank.
While Graves does have a lower winrate compared to Blitzcrank, when on opposite teams, Graves also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less difficult character to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Graves into Blitzcrank.
Additionally, Graves also has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Blitzcrank. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Graves vs Blitzcrank matchups, Blitzcrank is the better champ with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.
Graves is a somewhat poor counter for Blitzcrank. Make sure you focus your strategy on increasing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Graves against Blitzcrank.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Graves in order to counter Blitzcrank during both the laning 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 pay attention to the build and stats displayed above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Graves often accumulates more CS relative to Blitzcrank. Champs who typically don't acquire many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers shown here to do well.
The best items to prioritize in your Graves versus Blitzcrank build consist of Eclipse, Guardian Angel, and The Collector. When Graves included at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better when fighting Blitzcrank than with most other typical builds. In fact, Graves had an average win rate of 48.1% battling Blitzcrank with this counter build.
To have the greatest likelihood of crushing Blitzcrank as Graves, you should use the Fleet Footwork, Presence of Mind, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Magical Footwear, and Biscuit Delivery runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune builds we have analyed for Graves vs Blitzcrank matchups, this combination of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 48.1% win rate overall.
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