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How to Win Graves vs Darius Counter MatchupGraves is in the a tier of champions

Graves vs Darius

How to Beat Darius as Graves in LoLGraves is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Darius as Graves

based on 5,828 Graves vs Darius matchups
Win Rate
50.3 %
K/D/A
2.45
Pick Rate
3.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of ranked League games every week. In our dataset, Graves fought Darius in 5828 rounds. Including so many matchups for Graves versus Darius gives us faith in our capability to provide actionable data and a recommended build to annihilate your opponent. This champion pairing is relatively rare. Graves has to counter Darius in only 3.5% of his matches.

Graves vs Darius Matchup Summary

Graves does a ok job of beating Darius. Normally, he wins a acceptable 50.3% of games the champs face each other in. In Graves against Darius matches, Graves’s side is 0.1% less expected to get first blood, implying that he most likely won't get first blood versus Darius.

Best Graves vs Darius Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsRectrix

Core Graves Items

~22 Mins
Guardian AngelYoumuu's GhostbladeThe Collector

Optional Items

Infinity EdgeBloodthirsterVoltaic CycloswordDeath's Dance

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
InspirationMagical FootwearCosmic Insight
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
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 Darius as Graves

Tips for Playing as Graves against Darius

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 Darius

When Darius's axe grab is on cooldown, he is vulnerable to harassment attacks.

Darius's ability to escape from fights is limited. If you have an advantage against him, press your lead.

Graves vs Darius Counter Stats

Graves Image
Win Rate
50.3 %
VS
Win Rate
49.7 %
Darius Image
7.2
< Kills >
6.7
5.8
< Deaths >
6
7
< Assists >
4
1.65
< Killing Sprees >
1.54
53
< Minions Killed >
171
1.52
< Dragons Killed >
0.15
0.48
< Inhibitors >
0.45
17,521
< Physical Damage >
15,864
855
< Magic Damage >
87
1,646
< True Damage >
3,827
20,022
< Damage Dealt >
19,779
29,446
< Damage Taken >
31,615
12,725
< Gold Earned >
11,969
1.72
< Towers >
2.29
0.37
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
13,644
< Total Healing >
7,669
14,343
< Experience >
14,649
23
< Vision Score >
17
6
< Wards Placed >
8
489
< Time Dealing CC >
160

How to Counter Darius with Graves in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here clarify some vital Graves versus Darius counter stats that may help us realize the differences and similarities between the pair. For instance, Graves’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Darius’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Graves may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Darius..

Graves normally has a similar longest kill spree as his counter does. On average, he receives a similar amount of damage to Darius. This often reflects differing health capacities, but it can also indicate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Graves and Darius

Damage Types Compared

Graves
Darius
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Graves
Darius

Who is Better, Graves or Darius?

Both League champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Graves usually fairs equally well when playing against Darius, with a 50.3% win rate. As a result, Graves makes an ok counter to Darius.

While Graves does have a higher winrate than Darius, when on opposite teams, Graves also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more difficult champ to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Graves into Darius.

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

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

Graves is a decent counter for Darius. You will do well by focussing your play on keeping up your gold income and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Graves against Darius.

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 Darius Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Darius as Graves, we analyzed 5,828 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 Darius 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

Graves Build Darius Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Graves to counter Darius 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 stats displayed above, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Graves typically racks up a lot less CS compared to Darius. Champions who typically don't acquire much CS usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. 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, usually require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers displayed here to do well.

The most important items to use in your Graves versus Darius build include Guardian Angel, Youmuu's Ghostblade, and The Collector. When Graves combined at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better countering Darius than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Graves had an average win rate of 50.3% battling Darius with this build.

To have the highest likelihood of crushing Darius as Graves, you should equip the Fleet Footwork, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Cosmic Insight, and Magical Footwear runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune builds we have analyed for Graves vs Darius fights, this set of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 50.3% winrate overall.

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