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Graves vs Gnar

How to Beat Gnar as Graves in LoLGraves is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Gnar as Graves

based on 1,754 Graves vs Gnar matchups
Win Rate
50.7 %
K/D/A
2.44
Pick Rate
1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our counter stats from the millions of recently rated LoL games that we review every week. This guide on how to beat Gnar as Graves resulted from an evaluation of 1754 ranked matches where both champions engaged each other. This particular counter pairing is somewhat rare. Graves has to counter Gnar in only 1.0% of his rounds.

Graves vs Gnar Matchup Summary

Graves has done a ok job of beating Gnar. Normally, he wins a acceptable 50.7% of matches the champions oppose one another in. In Graves against Gnar games, Graves’s team is 0.0% more probable to gain first blood. This indicates that he most likely will get first blood versus Gnar.

Best Graves vs Gnar Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Serrated DirkRectrix

Core Graves Items

~22 Mins
BloodthirsterYoumuu's GhostbladeThe Collector

Optional Items

OpportunityMaw of MalmortiusBlack CleaverVoltaic Cyclosword

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Graves to level upq
>
Second ability for Graves to level upe
>
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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E
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Q
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Q
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W
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Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Gnar as Graves

Tips for Playing as Graves against Gnar

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 Gnar

Gnar's ultimate stuns if he hits you into a wall. Be careful when fighting him near one.

Gnar's animations and resource bar change as he gets closer to transforming.

Gnar can't gain Rage for 15 seconds after he turns from big to little. Use this chance to engage on his team.

Graves vs Gnar Counter Stats

Graves Image
Win Rate
50.7 %
VS
Win Rate
49.3 %
Gnar Image
7.1
< Kills >
5.1
5.7
< Deaths >
5.5
6.8
< Assists >
5.6
1.63
< Killing Sprees >
1.17
53
< Minions Killed >
170
1.49
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.47
17,296
< Physical Damage >
17,822
837
< Magic Damage >
3,288
1,561
< True Damage >
440
19,694
< Damage Dealt >
21,551
29,274
< Damage Taken >
28,800
12,487
< Gold Earned >
11,342
1.68
< Towers >
2.33
0.34
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
13,660
< Total Healing >
6,139
14,095
< Experience >
14,751
23
< Vision Score >
18
6
< Wards Placed >
9
484
< Time Dealing CC >
417

How to Counter Gnar with Graves in LoL

The stats shown here feature some strategic Graves against Gnar matchup stats that may help you interpret the distinctions between the two. As an example, Graves’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Gnar’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Graves may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Gnar..

Graves often has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his matchup does. On average, he takes a similar amount of damage to Gnar. This often reflects differing health capacities, but it can also imply that the champ with more health has less mobility and thus is not able to escape additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Graves and Gnar

Damage Types Compared

Graves
Gnar
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Graves
Gnar

Who is Better, Graves or Gnar?

Both League champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Graves usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Gnar, with a 50.7% win rate. Thus, Graves makes an ok counter to Gnar.

While Graves does have a higher winrate than Gnar, when they face off with one another, Graves also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes him a less time consuming character to develop with. You should be careful when picking Graves into Gnar.

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

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

Graves is a decent counter for Gnar. You will do well by focussing your strategy on keeping up your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Graves against Gnar.

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 Gnar Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Gnar as Graves, we analyzed 1,754 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 Gnar 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

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Graves in order to counter Gnar during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and tips presented here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Graves typically racks up a lot less CS compared to Gnar. Champions who typically don't acquire much CS often don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions 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, often require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values shown on this page to do well.

The most important items to have in your Graves versus Gnar build consist of Bloodthirster, Youmuu's Ghostblade, and The Collector. When Graves bought at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better vs. Gnar than with most other common item sets. In fact, Graves had an average win rate of 50.7% battling Gnar with these items in his kit.

To have the highest likelihood of coming out on top against Gnar as Graves, you should use 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 runes players chose for Graves vs Gnar counter picks, this blending of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 50.7% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Gnar as Graves are given for all skill levels, merged. If you want to scope the stats and builds to an individual rank, you should use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.