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Graves vs Gragas

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

based on 3,230 Graves vs Gragas matchups
Win Rate
52.2 %
K/D/A
2.53
Pick Rate
1.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of ranked LoL matches every week. Within our database, Graves faced off against Gragas in 3230 games. With so many matchups for Graves versus Gragas gives us faith in our ability to prepare informative stats and a supported build to destroy your opponent. This pairing is fairly rare. Graves encounters Gragas in only 1.9% of his matches.

Graves vs Gragas Matchup Summary

Graves does a good job of countering Gragas. On average, he wins a whopping 52.2% of matches the champions oppose each other in. In Graves against Gragas games, Graves’s side is 0.0% more likely to gain first blood. This indicates that he probably will get first blood versus Gragas.

Best Graves vs Gragas Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Serrated DirkRectrix

Core Graves Items

~22 Mins
BloodthirsterYoumuu's GhostbladeMaw of Malmortius

Optional Items

Guardian AngelOpportunityDeath's DanceBlack Cleaver

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
InspirationMagical FootwearCosmic Insight
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 Gragas as Graves

Tips for Playing as Graves against Gragas

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 Gragas

Body Slam is on a very low cooldown, making it difficult to pursue Gragas. Don't overextend yourself chasing him.

Gragas can knock everybody away with his ultimate. Be careful that you don't get knocked into him or, worse, an enemy tower.

Graves vs Gragas Counter Stats

Graves Image
Win Rate
52.2 %
VS
Win Rate
47.8 %
Gragas Image
7.4
< Kills >
5.7
5.8
< Deaths >
5.7
7.3
< Assists >
7.1
1.7
< Killing Sprees >
1.33
55
< Minions Killed >
110
1.57
< Dragons Killed >
0.59
0.5
< Inhibitors >
0.39
18,240
< Physical Damage >
1,429
895
< Magic Damage >
18,109
1,650
< True Damage >
611
20,786
< Damage Dealt >
20,149
30,294
< Damage Taken >
29,785
13,014
< Gold Earned >
11,281
1.78
< Towers >
1.43
0.38
< Baron Takedowns >
0.13
14,179
< Total Healing >
12,620
14,684
< Experience >
14,071
24
< Vision Score >
21
6
< Wards Placed >
8
496
< Time Dealing CC >
423

How to Counter Gragas with Graves in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here feature some significant Graves against Gragas matchup statistics that may help you understand the distinctions between the pair. As an example, Graves’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Gragas’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Graves may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Gragas..

Graves often has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his counter does. Commonly, he receives a similar amount of damage to Gragas. This often reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also show that the champion with more HP has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Graves and Gragas

Damage Types Compared

Graves
Gragas
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Graves
Gragas

Who is Better, Graves or Gragas?

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 facing off against Gragas, with a 52.2% win rate. As a result, Graves makes a good counter for Gragas.

While Graves does have a higher win rate compared to Gragas, when they face off with one another, Graves also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less difficult character to develop with. You don't need to be too worried when picking Graves into Gragas.

Moreover, Graves also has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Gragas. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, 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 Gragas matchups, Graves is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Graves is an above average counter to Gragas. Focus your play on maximizing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Graves against Gragas.

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 Gragas Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Gragas as Graves, we analyzed 3,230 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 Gragas 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 Gragas Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Graves in order to counter Gragas during both the laning 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 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 accumulates less CS as Gragas. Champs who on average don't take much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values displayed on this page to do well.

The ideal items to focus on in your Graves versus Gragas build include Bloodthirster, Youmuu's Ghostblade, and Maw of Malmortius. When Graves incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better when fighting Gragas than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Graves boasted an average winrate of 52.2% when countering Gragas with these items in his kit.

To have the highest likelihood of crushing Gragas as Graves, you should take 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 sets players used for Graves vs Gragas matchups, this mixture of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 52.2% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Gragas as Graves are presented for all skill levels combined. If you would like to scope the statistics and builds to an individual rank, you may use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.