Graves vs Evelynn
How to Beat Evelynn as Graves
based on 4,538 Graves vs Evelynn matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Graves vs Evelynn Matchup Summary
Best Graves vs Evelynn Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Evelynn as Graves
Tips for Playing as Graves against Evelynn
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 Evelynn
Purchasing Vision Wards can help you detect Evelynn's location in order to prepare for her ambushes.
A large share of Evelynn's threat is in her charm, 'Allure.' Protect allies marked with 'Allure' or, if you are marked, make sure allies are between you and where Evelynn may attack from.
If you suspect Evelynn is about to ambush one of your teammates, let them know by pinging the minimap and typing in chat.
Graves vs Evelynn Counter Stats
How to Counter Evelynn with Graves in LoL
The stats provided here highlight several valuable Graves vs. Evelynn counter statistics that may help you understand the distinctions between the two. Graves’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Evelynn’s ratio of NaN, showing that Graves may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Evelynn..
Graves normally has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his counter does. Typically, he takes a similar amount of damage to Evelynn. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also indicate that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from further damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Graves and Evelynn
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Who is Better, Graves or Evelynn?
Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Graves usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Evelynn, with a 50.3% win rate. Therefore, Graves makes an ok counter to Evelynn.
While Graves does have a higher win rate compared to Evelynn, when facing one another, Graves also has a much lower learning curve that makes him a less difficult champ to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Graves into Evelynn.
Additionally, Graves also has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Evelynn. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Graves vs Evelynn matchups, Graves is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.
Graves is a decent counter to Evelynn. Make sure you focus your gameplay on increasing your CS and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Graves against Evelynn.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Graves to counter Evelynn during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips shown above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Graves often accumulates more CS relative to Evelynn. Champs who on average don't get much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers displayed here to do well.
The best items to have in your Graves versus Evelynn build include Youmuu's Ghostblade, The Collector, and Opportunity. When Graves included at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better vs. Evelynn than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Graves had an average winrate of 50.3% when playing against Evelynn with this counter build.
To have the greatest chance of vanquishing Evelynn as Graves, Graves players should use the Fleet Footwork, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Magical Footwear, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for Graves vs Evelynn counters, this order of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 50.3% winrate overall.
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