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Graves vs Lissandra

How to Beat Lissandra as Graves in LoLGraves is in the a tier of champions
Marksman
Mage

How to Beat Lissandra as Graves

based on 2,135 Graves vs Lissandra matchups
Win Rate
52.2 %
K/D/A
2.48
Pick Rate
1.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our matchup statistics from the millions of recently rated LoL matches that we get from Riot Games every week. This guide on how to beat Lissandra as Graves resulted from an evaluation of 2135 ranked games where both champs clashed against one another. This particular counter matchup is relatively rare. Graves encounters Lissandra in only 1.3% of his games.

Graves vs Lissandra Matchup Summary

Graves does a good job of beating Lissandra. On average, he wins a fantastic 52.2% of matches the champions clash against each other in. In Graves versus Lissandra rounds, Graves’s team is 0.0% more likely to obtain first blood, indicating that he most likely will get first blood versus Lissandra.

Best Graves vs Lissandra Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Serrated DirkRectrix

Core Graves Items

~22 Mins
Guardian AngelYoumuu's GhostbladeThe Collector

Optional Items

BloodthirsterOpportunityBlack 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 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
1
E
2
Q
3
Q
4
W
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
E
9
Q
10
E
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R
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E
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E
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W
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W
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R

Guide to Countering Lissandra as Graves

Tips for Playing as Graves against Lissandra

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 Lissandra

Lissandra's Ring of Frost has a long cooldown at early ranks; engage her while it's on cooldown.

Lissandra's Ice Shard only slows the first unit it hits. Approach Lissandra from behind your team's minions to avoid being slowed.

The best way to stop Lissandra from moving using her Glacial Path is to immobilize her before she reactivates it.

Graves vs Lissandra Counter Stats

Graves Image
Win Rate
52.2 %
VS
Win Rate
47.8 %
Lissandra Image
7.4
< Kills >
5.7
6
< Deaths >
6.2
7.5
< Assists >
8.6
1.73
< Killing Sprees >
1.31
52
< Minions Killed >
172
1.59
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.48
< Inhibitors >
0.41
18,375
< Physical Damage >
1,150
883
< Magic Damage >
19,001
1,660
< True Damage >
922
20,919
< Damage Dealt >
21,074
30,480
< Damage Taken >
22,801
13,012
< Gold Earned >
11,360
1.78
< Towers >
1.78
0.4
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
14,169
< Total Healing >
3,480
14,750
< Experience >
14,214
24
< Vision Score >
21
6
< Wards Placed >
10
501
< Time Dealing CC >
502

How to Counter Lissandra with Graves in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page emphasize several valuable Graves vs. Lissandra matchup stats that can help us realize the differences between the two. For instance, Graves’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Lissandra’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Graves may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Lissandra..

Graves normally has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his foe does. On average, he takes more damage than Lissandra. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, but it can also indicate that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to escape further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Graves and Lissandra

Damage Types Compared

Graves
Lissandra
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Graves
Lissandra

Who is Better, Graves or Lissandra?

Both LoL champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Graves usually wins when facing off against Lissandra, with a 52.2% win rate. As a result, Graves makes a good counter to Lissandra.

While Graves does have a higher winrate compared to Lissandra, when they face off with one another, Graves also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less time consuming champ to develop with. You don't need to be too worried when picking Graves into Lissandra.

Furthermore, Graves has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Lissandra. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing 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 Lissandra 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 team members during teamfights.

Graves is a good counter for Lissandra. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on increasing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Graves against Lissandra.

Additional Information for Graves Players

How We Calculated Our Graves vs Lissandra Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Lissandra as Graves, we analyzed 2,135 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 Lissandra 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

To learn all of the intricacies of Graves in order to counter Lissandra during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and tips displayed above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Graves most often accumulates a lot less CS compared to Lissandra. Champs who typically don't acquire much CS often don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values reported on this page to do well.

The ideal items to have in your Graves versus Lissandra build include Guardian Angel, Youmuu's Ghostblade, and The Collector. When Graves included at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better countering Lissandra than with many other common item sets. In fact, Graves had an average winrate of 52.2% when countering Lissandra with this build.

To have the best chance of coming out on top against Lissandra 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 runes players chose for Graves vs Lissandra counters, this combination of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 52.2% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Lissandra as Graves are displayed for every ranked division. If you would like to narrow the statistics and builds to a particular rank, you may use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.