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Graves vs Naafiri

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

based on 2,244 Graves vs Naafiri matchups
Win Rate
47.2 %
K/D/A
2.27
Pick Rate
1.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of ranked LoL games every week. In our database, Graves battled Naafiri 2244 times. Including so many games with Graves vs Naafiri provides us faith in our ability to provide actionable statistics and a supported build to wreck your foe. This pairing is somewhat rare. Graves encounters Naafiri in only 1.3% of his games.

Graves vs Naafiri Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Graves does a poor job of beating Naafiri. On average, he wins a lowly 47.2% of games the champions fight each other in. In Graves against Naafiri games, Graves’s team is 0.1% more probable to obtain first blood, implying that he probably will be able to get first blood against Naafiri.

Best Graves vs Naafiri 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

Death's DanceBloodthirsterOpportunityLord Dominik's Regards

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
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E
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Q
3
W
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Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Naafiri as Graves

Tips for Playing as Graves against Naafiri

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 Naafiri Counter Stats

Graves Image
Win Rate
47.2 %
VS
Win Rate
52.8 %
Naafiri Image
7.1
< Kills >
8.6
6.2
< Deaths >
6.4
7
< Assists >
5.8
1.63
< Killing Sprees >
1.99
54
< Minions Killed >
157
1.44
< Dragons Killed >
0.21
0.43
< Inhibitors >
0.37
16,933
< Physical Damage >
23,321
795
< Magic Damage >
107
1,522
< True Damage >
1,245
19,250
< Damage Dealt >
24,674
30,025
< Damage Taken >
25,517
12,659
< Gold Earned >
12,796
1.61
< Towers >
1.61
0.33
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
13,595
< Total Healing >
6,374
14,220
< Experience >
14,350
23
< Vision Score >
18
6
< Wards Placed >
8
526
< Time Dealing CC >
60

How to Counter Naafiri with Graves in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here show several significant Graves against Naafiri counter statistics that may help us grasp the distinctions between the two. Graves’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Naafiri’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Graves may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Naafiri..

Graves typically has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his foe does. Typically, he receives more damage than Naafiri. This typically indicates differing health capacities, yet it can also indicate that the champ with more health has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Graves and Naafiri

Damage Types Compared

Graves
Naafiri
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Graves
Naafiri

Who is Better, Graves or Naafiri?

Both League champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Graves usually loses when trying to fight Naafiri, with a 47.2% win rate. Thus, Graves makes a poor counter for Naafiri.

While Graves does have a lower winrate than Naafiri, when on opposite teams, Graves also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more complex character to pick up and master. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Graves into Naafiri.

Moreover, Graves has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Naafiri. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Graves vs Naafiri matchups, Naafiri is the better champ with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Graves is a terribly counter for Naafiri. Focus your gameplay on increasing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Graves against Naafiri.

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 Naafiri Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Naafiri as Graves, we analyzed 2,244 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 Naafiri 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

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Graves to counter Naafiri 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 mind the build and stats presented above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Graves most often picks up less CS as Naafiri. Champions who typically don't take many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values shown on this page to do well.

The best items to have in your Graves versus Naafiri build include Guardian Angel, Youmuu's Ghostblade, and The Collector. When Graves included at least these three items in his build, he did much better versus Naafiri than with many other common item sets. In fact, Graves boasted an average win rate of 47.2% when playing against Naafiri with this counter build.

To have the best likelihood of coming out on top against Naafiri as Graves, you should equip the Fleet Footwork, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Cosmic Insight, and Magical Footwear runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players chose for Graves vs Naafiri fights, this mix of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 47.2% win rate overall.

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