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Graves vs Draven

How to Beat Draven as Graves in LoLGraves is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Draven as Graves

based on 5,964 Graves vs Draven matchups
Win Rate
51 %
K/D/A
2.54
Pick Rate
3.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our counter statistics from the millions of recently ranked League matches that we review each week. Our guide on how to beat Draven as Graves came out of an evaluation of 5964 ranked rounds where both champs faced off against one another. This champ matchup is fairly rare. Graves encounters Draven in only 3.6% of his matches.

Graves vs Draven Matchup Summary

Graves has done a decent job of countering Draven. Typically, he wins a acceptable 51.0% of the time the champs face off with each other in. In Graves versus Draven games, Graves’s team is 0.1% less probable to obtain first blood, implying that he probably won't get first blood versus Draven.

Best Graves vs Draven Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsRectrix

Core Graves Items

~22 Mins
Youmuu's GhostbladeThe CollectorHubris

Optional Items

Guardian AngelBloodthirsterInfinity EdgeImmortal Shieldbow

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
DominationSudden ImpactTreasure 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 Draven as Graves

Tips for Playing as Graves against Draven

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 Draven

Disrupt Draven with the goal of making him drop his axes. If you do, his power drops dramatically.

Launch skillshots toward the landing position of Draven's Spinning Axes.

Graves vs Draven Counter Stats

Graves Image
Win Rate
51 %
VS
Win Rate
49 %
Draven Image
7.4
< Kills >
8.4
5.7
< Deaths >
6.5
7.1
< Assists >
5.3
1.68
< Killing Sprees >
1.92
52
< Minions Killed >
178
1.43
< Dragons Killed >
0.23
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.49
17,378
< Physical Damage >
21,761
841
< Magic Damage >
131
1,580
< True Damage >
448
19,799
< Damage Dealt >
22,340
28,719
< Damage Taken >
22,523
12,588
< Gold Earned >
13,800
1.74
< Towers >
2.39
0.35
< Baron Takedowns >
0.07
13,375
< Total Healing >
7,021
14,045
< Experience >
12,288
23
< Vision Score >
15
6
< Wards Placed >
7
482
< Time Dealing CC >
85

How to Counter Draven with Graves in LoL

The stats shown on this page emphasize some influential Graves against Draven matchup statistics that can help you appreciate the distinctions between the two. As an example, Graves’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Draven’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Graves may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Draven..

Graves usually has a similar longest killing spree as his counter does. Typically, he takes more damage than Draven. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also hint that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Graves and Draven

Damage Types Compared

Graves
Draven
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Graves
Draven

Who is Better, Graves or Draven?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Graves usually wins when playing against Draven, with a 51.0% win rate. Thus, Graves makes a good counter for Draven.

While Graves does have a higher winrate than Draven, when on opposite teams, Graves also has a much lower difficulty level that makes him a less complex character to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Graves into Draven.

Additionally, Graves also has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Draven. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Graves vs Draven matchups, Graves is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.

Graves is a decent counter for Draven. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on increasing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Graves against Draven.

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 Draven Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Draven as Graves, we analyzed 5,964 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 Draven 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 Draven Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Graves to counter Draven during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips displayed above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Graves usually accumulates a lot less CS relative to Draven. Champions who on average don't acquire many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. 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, usually have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The top items to have in your Graves versus Draven build include Youmuu's Ghostblade, The Collector, and Hubris. When Graves included at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better countering Draven than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Graves had an average winrate of 51.0% when playing against Draven with this counter build.

To have the greatest likelihood of crushing Draven as Graves, you should use the Fleet Footwork, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Sudden Impact, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Of all the runes players picked for Graves vs Draven counterpicks, this blending of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 51.0% winrate overall.

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