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Graves vs Lillia

How to Beat Lillia as Graves in LoLGraves is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Lillia as Graves

based on 11,165 Graves vs Lillia matchups
Win Rate
47.8 %
K/D/A
2.43
Pick Rate
6.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of ranked League games each week. In our database, Graves battled Lillia in 11165 games. Including so many matchups for Graves versus Lillia gives us a lot of confidence in our capacity to produce useful statistics and a supported build to shatter Lillia. This champion pairing is somewhat uncommon. Graves encounters Lillia in only 6.7% of his rounds.

Graves vs Lillia Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Graves does a poor job of beating Lillia. Typically, he wins a lowly 47.8% of matches the champions face off with one another in. In Graves versus Lillia rounds, Graves’s team is 0.0% more probable to get first blood. This indicates that he most likely will be able to get first blood against Lillia.

Best Graves vs Lillia Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Serrated DirkYoumuu's Ghostblade

Core Graves Items

~22 Mins
Youmuu's GhostbladeVoltaic CycloswordOpportunity

Optional Items

Guardian AngelSerylda's GrudgeInfinity EdgeEdge of Night

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 ImpactTreasure Hunter
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 Lillia as Graves

Tips for Playing as Graves against Lillia

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 Lillia Counter Stats

Graves Image
Win Rate
47.8 %
VS
Win Rate
52.2 %
Lillia Image
7.2
< Kills >
6.5
5.8
< Deaths >
5.3
6.9
< Assists >
8.1
1.63
< Killing Sprees >
1.47
53
< Minions Killed >
47
1.63
< Dragons Killed >
1.34
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.42
18,491
< Physical Damage >
795
859
< Magic Damage >
15,884
1,690
< True Damage >
4,920
21,042
< Damage Dealt >
21,600
30,177
< Damage Taken >
40,976
12,772
< Gold Earned >
12,144
1.65
< Towers >
1.34
0.37
< Baron Takedowns >
0.34
14,243
< Total Healing >
23,375
14,511
< Experience >
14,317
24
< Vision Score >
22
6
< Wards Placed >
6
491
< Time Dealing CC >
426

How to Counter Lillia with Graves in LoL

The stats shown here underscore several strategic Graves against Lillia matchup stats that may help you explain the differences between the pair. For instance, Graves’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Lillia’s ratio of NaN, showing that Graves may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Lillia..

Graves typically has a similar longest killing spree as his matchup does. On average, he receives less damage than Lillia. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also indicate that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to flee from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Graves and Lillia

Damage Types Compared

Graves
Lillia
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Graves
Lillia

Who is Better, Graves or Lillia?

Both League champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Graves usually loses when facing off against Lillia, with a 47.8% win rate. Thus, Graves makes a poor counter for Lillia.

While Graves does have a lower win rate compared to Lillia, when on opposite teams, Graves also has a much lower learning curve that makes him a less challenging character to pick up and master. You should be very concerned when picking Graves into Lillia.

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

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

Graves is a trash counter for Lillia. Make sure you focus your gameplay on maximizing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Graves against Lillia.

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 Lillia Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Lillia as Graves, we analyzed 11,165 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 Lillia 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 Lillia Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Graves to counter Lillia during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and stats displayed above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Graves on average gets a similar amount of CS relative to Lillia. Champs who on average don't earn much CS often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The ideal items to use in your Graves versus Lillia build include Youmuu's Ghostblade, Voltaic Cyclosword, and Opportunity. When Graves bought at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better when facing Lillia than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Graves boasted an average winrate of 47.8% battling Lillia with these items in his kit.

To have the highest probability of beating Lillia as Graves, Graves players should take the Fleet Footwork, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Sudden Impact, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune sets that we analyzed for Graves vs Lillia matchups, this blending of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 47.8% win rate overall.

If you want to view Graves vs Lillia tips and counter builds for a a particular skill level, feel free to choose one from the selection menu provided above. At first, the stats and guides given are computed using all rounds run with these champs.