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Graves vs Ezreal

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

based on 9,906 Graves vs Ezreal matchups
Win Rate
52.6 %
K/D/A
2.49
Pick Rate
5.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our counter statistics from the millions of recently ranked League of Legends rounds that we analyze each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Ezreal as Graves came out of an analysis of 9906 ranked matches where both champs engaged each other. This particular counter pairing is fairly uncommon. Graves encounters Ezreal in only 5.9% of his games.

Graves vs Ezreal Matchup Summary

Graves has done a good job of countering Ezreal. Normally, he wins a terrific 52.6% of matches the champions oppose each other in. In Graves vs Ezreal matches, Graves’s team is 0.1% less probable to gain first blood, indicating that he most likely won't be able to get first blood versus Ezreal.

Best Graves vs Ezreal Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Serrated DirkYoumuu's Ghostblade

Core Graves Items

~22 Mins
Guardian AngelLord Dominik's RegardsThe Collector

Optional Items

BloodthirsterInfinity EdgeImmortal ShieldbowOpportunity

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 ImpactEyeball Collection
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
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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W
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Q
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Guide to Countering Ezreal as Graves

Tips for Playing as Graves against Ezreal

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 Ezreal

Ezreal is a very fragile champion so take the fight to him.

Ezreal is completely skill shot based, so make sure to keep minions in between you.

Mystic Shot applies on-hit effects including the Crest of Cinders.

Graves vs Ezreal Counter Stats

Graves Image
Win Rate
52.6 %
VS
Win Rate
47.4 %
Ezreal Image
7.3
< Kills >
6.5
5.7
< Deaths >
5.5
6.9
< Assists >
6.7
1.67
< Killing Sprees >
1.52
54
< Minions Killed >
179
1.56
< Dragons Killed >
0.17
0.49
< Inhibitors >
0.5
17,901
< Physical Damage >
16,020
843
< Magic Damage >
7,212
1,670
< True Damage >
583
20,415
< Damage Dealt >
23,815
30,299
< Damage Taken >
20,380
12,859
< Gold Earned >
11,926
1.76
< Towers >
2.28
0.38
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
14,402
< Total Healing >
5,701
14,572
< Experience >
12,765
24
< Vision Score >
17
6
< Wards Placed >
8
496
< Time Dealing CC >
100

How to Counter Ezreal with Graves in LoL

The stats shown here emphasize some vital Graves vs. Ezreal matchup stats that may help us interpret the differences between the two. For instance, Graves’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Ezreal’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Graves may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Ezreal..

Graves typically has a similar longest kill spree as his foe does. Typically, he takes more damage than Ezreal. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, but it can also illustrate that the champ with increased HP has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Graves and Ezreal

Damage Types Compared

Graves
Ezreal
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Graves
Ezreal

Who is Better, Graves or Ezreal?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Graves usually wins when taking on Ezreal, with a 52.6% win rate. Thus, Graves makes a good counter to Ezreal.

While Graves does have a higher winrate compared to Ezreal, when they face off with one another, Graves also has a much lower difficulty level that makes him a less challenging champion to pick up and master. You should be be fine when picking Graves into Ezreal.

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

While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Graves vs Ezreal matchups, Graves is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.

Graves is a good counter for Ezreal. You will do well by focussing your strategy on increasing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Graves against Ezreal.

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 Ezreal Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Ezreal as Graves, we analyzed 9,906 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 Ezreal 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 Ezreal Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Graves in order to counter Ezreal during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and stats presented here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Graves typically picks up a lot less CS as Ezreal. Champions who typically don't get much CS usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions 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 have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers displayed here to do well.

The best items to have in your Graves versus Ezreal build include Guardian Angel, Lord Dominik's Regards, and The Collector. When Graves included at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better when facing Ezreal than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Graves had an average winrate of 52.6% when countering Ezreal with these items in his kit.

To have the best probability of annihilating Ezreal as Graves, Graves players should equip the Fleet Footwork, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Sudden Impact, and Eyeball Collection runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune sets that we analyzed for Graves vs Ezreal counterpicks, this sequence of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 52.6% winrate overall.

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