Graves vs Fiddlesticks
How to Beat Fiddlesticks as Graves
based on 2,814 Graves vs Fiddlesticks matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Graves vs Fiddlesticks Matchup Summary
Best Graves vs Fiddlesticks Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Fiddlesticks as Graves
Tips for Playing as Graves against Fiddlesticks
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.
Graves vs Fiddlesticks Counter Stats
How to Counter Fiddlesticks with Graves in LoL
The stats provided here highlight several valuable Graves against Fiddlesticks matchup statistics that can help you realize the distinctions between the pair. Graves’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Fiddlesticks’s ratio of NaN, showing that Graves may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Fiddlesticks..
Graves usually has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his counter does. On average, he takes a similar amount of damage to Fiddlesticks. This often reflects differing health capacities, but it can also indicate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Graves and Fiddlesticks
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Who is Better, Graves or Fiddlesticks?
Both LoL champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Graves usually fairs equally well when playing against Fiddlesticks, with a 49.9% win rate. Thus, Graves makes an ok counter for Fiddlesticks.
While Graves does have a lower winrate compared to Fiddlesticks, when on opposite teams, Graves also has a much lower learning curve that makes him a less difficult character to learn. You should be careful when picking Graves into Fiddlesticks.
Additionally, Graves has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Fiddlesticks. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Graves vs Fiddlesticks matchups, Fiddlesticks is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.
Graves is a somewhat poor counter to Fiddlesticks. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on maximizing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Graves against Fiddlesticks.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Graves in order to counter Fiddlesticks during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats shown here, you should grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Graves often racks up a similar amount of CS as Fiddlesticks. Champions who on average don't take much CS often don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers reported here to do well.
The ideal items to prioritize in your Graves versus Fiddlesticks build include Black Cleaver, The Collector, and Voltaic Cyclosword. When Graves included at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better against Fiddlesticks than with many other common item sets. In fact, Graves had an average winrate of 49.9% when countering Fiddlesticks with this build.
To have the greatest probability of defeating Fiddlesticks as Graves, Graves players should equip the Fleet Footwork, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Magical Footwear, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for Graves vs Fiddlesticks LoL games, this order of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 49.9% winrate overall.
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