Graves vs Lux
How to Beat Lux as Graves
based on 15,062 Graves vs Lux matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Graves vs Lux Matchup Summary
Best Graves vs Lux Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Lux as Graves
Tips for Playing as Graves against Lux
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 Lux
When retreating with low health, be prepared to dodge Lux's Final Spark, a red targeting beam fires prior to the main beam, so try to move to the side if possible.
Lux has powerful zone control abilities. Try to spread out and attack from different directions so she cannot lock down a specific area.
Graves vs Lux Counter Stats
How to Counter Lux with Graves in LoL
The stat comparisons shown here feature several vital Graves versus Lux matchup stats that may help us realize the differences and similarities between the pair. For instance, Graves’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Lux’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Graves may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Lux..
Graves typically has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his opponent does. On average, he receives more damage than Lux. This often reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also imply that the champion with increased HP has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from further damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Graves and Lux
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Who is Better, Graves or Lux?
Both LoL champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Graves usually fairs equally well when facing off against Lux, with a 50.9% win rate. Therefore, Graves makes an ok counter to Lux.
While Graves does have a higher win rate than Lux, when on opposite teams, Graves also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less complex champ to learn. You should be careful when picking Graves into Lux.
Additionally, Graves also has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Lux. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Graves vs Lux matchups, Graves is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.
Graves is a decent counter to Lux. Focus your gameplay on maximizing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Graves against Lux.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Graves to counter Lux during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips presented here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Graves often racks up less CS relative to Lux. Champions who on average don't earn much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values shown here to do well.
The best items to focus on in your Graves versus Lux build consist of Youmuu's Ghostblade, The Collector, and Hubris. When Graves used at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better versus Lux than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Graves had an average winrate of 50.9% when countering Lux with this build.
To have the best likelihood of beating Lux as Graves, you should equip the Fleet Footwork, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Sudden Impact, and Eyeball Collection runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Out of all the runes players chose for Graves vs Lux counter picks, this mix of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 50.9% win rate overall.
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