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Graves vs Lee Sin

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

based on 6,062 Graves vs Lee Sin matchups
Win Rate
53.3 %
K/D/A
2.5
Pick Rate
3.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of ranked League games each and every week. Within our dataset, Graves engaged Lee Sin in 6062 matches. Having so many matchups for Graves vs Lee Sin gives us a lot of faith in our ability to prepare actionable statistics and a recommended build to destroy Lee Sin. This champion matchup is somewhat rare. Graves encounters Lee Sin in only 3.6% of his rounds.

Graves vs Lee Sin Matchup Summary

Graves has done a good job of beating Lee Sin. Typically, he wins a whopping 53.3% of the time the champs face off with each other in. In Graves against Lee Sin matches, Graves’s team is 0.1% less expected to obtain first blood. This implies that he probably won't get first blood against Lee Sin.

Best Graves vs Lee Sin Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Doran's BladeSerrated Dirk

Core Graves Items

~22 Mins
BloodthirsterThe CollectorVoltaic Cyclosword

Optional Items

Guardian AngelInfinity 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

DominationDark HarvestSudden ImpactZombie WardTreasure Hunter
PrecisionTriumphLegend: Alacrity
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 Lee Sin as Graves

Tips for Playing as Graves against Lee Sin

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 Lee Sin

Lee Sin relies heavily on following up with his abilities. Use disables to prevent him from chaining together his abilities and attacks.

Stay spread out to minimize the impact of Lee Sin's ultimate, Dragon's Rage.

Lee Sin has powerful tools to combat physical damage in Iron Will and Cripple but he is still vulnerable to magic damage.

Graves vs Lee Sin Counter Stats

Graves Image
Win Rate
53.3 %
VS
Win Rate
46.7 %
Lee Sin Image
7.3
< Kills >
7.1
5.8
< Deaths >
6
7.2
< Assists >
8
1.67
< Killing Sprees >
1.64
53
< Minions Killed >
35
1.53
< Dragons Killed >
1.47
0.5
< Inhibitors >
0.41
18,174
< Physical Damage >
13,203
846
< Magic Damage >
2,666
1,689
< True Damage >
948
20,710
< Damage Dealt >
16,818
29,594
< Damage Taken >
35,295
12,834
< Gold Earned >
11,687
1.8
< Towers >
1.37
0.37
< Baron Takedowns >
0.34
13,852
< Total Healing >
16,751
14,391
< Experience >
13,147
24
< Vision Score >
25
6
< Wards Placed >
12
498
< Time Dealing CC >
440

How to Counter Lee Sin with Graves in LoL

The stats shown on this page highlight some influential Graves versus Lee Sin counter statistics that can help us understand the differences and similarities between the pair. Graves’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Lee Sin’s ratio of NaN, showing that Graves may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Lee Sin..

Graves often has a similar longest killing spree as his foe does. Commonly, he takes less damage than Lee Sin. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, yet it can also imply that the champ with more HP has less mobility and thus is not able to escape additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Graves and Lee Sin

Damage Types Compared

Graves
Lee Sin
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Graves
Lee Sin

Who is Better, Graves or Lee Sin?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Graves usually wins when facing off against Lee Sin, with a 53.3% win rate. Thus, Graves makes a great counter for Lee Sin.

While Graves does have a higher winrate than Lee Sin, when they face off with one another, Graves also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less complex champ to pick up and master. You should be be fine when picking Graves into Lee Sin.

Moreover, Graves has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Lee Sin. 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 for every situation in League of Legends, in Graves vs Lee Sin 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 allies during teamfights.

Graves is a great counter for Lee Sin. Focus your actions on keeping up your CS and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Graves against Lee Sin.

Additional Information for Graves Players

How We Calculated Our Graves vs Lee Sin Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Lee Sin as Graves, we analyzed 6,062 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 Lee Sin 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Graves in order to counter Lee Sin during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats shown here, you should increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Graves on average accumulates more CS as Lee Sin. Champs who typically don't get much CS often don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They 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, typically need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values shown here to do well.

The ideal items to have in your Graves versus Lee Sin build include Bloodthirster, The Collector, and Voltaic Cyclosword. When Graves combined at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better versus Lee Sin than with most other common item sets. In fact, Graves boasted an average win rate of 53.3% when countering Lee Sin with this counter build.

To have the highest likelihood of beating Lee Sin as Graves, Graves players should equip the Dark Harvest, Sudden Impact, Zombie Ward, Treasure Hunter, Legend: Alacrity, and Triumph runes from the Domination and Precision rune sets. Of all the rune sets we have analyed for Graves vs Lee Sin counter picks, this composite of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 53.3% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Lee Sin as Graves are displayed for all ranked divisions. If you would like to scope the stats and builds to an individual skill level, you can use the selection menu earlier on the page.