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How to Win Graves vs Orianna Counter MatchupGraves is in the a tier of champions

Graves vs Orianna

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

based on 2,409 Graves vs Orianna matchups
Win Rate
52.8 %
K/D/A
2.61
Pick Rate
1.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of recently ranked LoL rounds every week. Within our database, Graves did battle with Orianna 2409 times. Including so many games with Graves vs Orianna gives us faith in our capability to provide useful stats and a pro build to defeat your rival. This counter pairing is somewhat rare. Graves has to counter Orianna in only 1.4% of his rounds.

Graves vs Orianna Matchup Summary

Graves does a good job of beating Orianna. Normally, he wins a whopping 52.8% of games the champions battle each other in. In Graves versus Orianna matches, Graves’s team is 0.1% more expected to earn first blood, indicating that he probably will be able to get first blood against Orianna.

Best Graves vs Orianna Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Serrated DirkRectrix

Core Graves Items

~22 Mins
Youmuu's GhostbladeThe CollectorVoltaic Cyclosword

Optional Items

OpportunityBloodthirsterLord Dominik's RegardsInfinity Edge

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
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
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Q
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W
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Q
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Guide to Countering Orianna as Graves

Tips for Playing as Graves against Orianna

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 Orianna

Orianna can only affect the area the Ball is around. Use this to your advantage.

Watch out for Orianna's Ball returning to her due to leashing. This may cause some unexpected situations.

Graves vs Orianna Counter Stats

Graves Image
Win Rate
52.8 %
VS
Win Rate
47.2 %
Orianna Image
7.3
< Kills >
5.3
5.4
< Deaths >
5.3
6.8
< Assists >
8.7
1.66
< Killing Sprees >
1.21
54
< Minions Killed >
178
1.62
< Dragons Killed >
0.08
0.49
< Inhibitors >
0.53
17,350
< Physical Damage >
966
859
< Magic Damage >
19,677
1,571
< True Damage >
267
19,780
< Damage Dealt >
20,911
29,642
< Damage Taken >
18,876
12,896
< Gold Earned >
11,342
1.75
< Towers >
2.07
0.38
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
14,193
< Total Healing >
2,014
14,650
< Experience >
14,488
24
< Vision Score >
21
6
< Wards Placed >
10
499
< Time Dealing CC >
339

How to Counter Orianna with Graves in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page underscore several important Graves vs. Orianna matchup statistics that can help you realize the differences and similarities between the two. Graves’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Orianna’s ratio of NaN, showing that Graves may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Orianna..

Graves typically has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his foe does. On average, he takes more damage than Orianna. This commonly reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also show that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Graves and Orianna

Damage Types Compared

Graves
Orianna
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Graves
Orianna

Who is Better, Graves or Orianna?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Graves usually wins when taking on Orianna, with a 52.8% win rate. Thus, Graves makes a good counter for Orianna.

While Graves does have a higher winrate than Orianna, when on opposite teams, Graves also has a much lower difficulty level that makes him a less challenging character to learn and master. You should be be fine when picking Graves into Orianna.

Furthermore, Graves has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Orianna. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Graves vs Orianna matchups, Graves is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Graves is a good counter for Orianna. Make sure you focus your strategy on increasing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Graves against Orianna.

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 Orianna Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Orianna as Graves, we analyzed 2,409 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 Orianna 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 learn all of the intricacies of Graves to counter Orianna during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips presented here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Graves often racks up a lot less CS relative to Orianna. Champions who on average don't acquire much CS often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to use in your Graves versus Orianna build consist of Youmuu's Ghostblade, The Collector, and Voltaic Cyclosword. When Graves used at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better vs Orianna than with many other typical builds. In fact, Graves boasted an average winrate of 52.8% when countering Orianna with this counter build.

To have the greatest probability of defeating Orianna as Graves, Graves players should take 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 that we analyzed for Graves vs Orianna LoL games, this composite of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 52.8% winrate overall.

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