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

Graves vs Renekton

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

based on 2,761 Graves vs Renekton matchups
Win Rate
53.2 %
K/D/A
2.5
Pick Rate
1.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of ranked League matches each and every week. Within our database, Graves fought Renekton in 2761 rounds. With so many games with Graves versus Renekton provides us a lot of confidence in our capability to provide enlightening data and a recommended build to smash Renekton. This particular counter pairing is fairly rare. Graves encounters Renekton in only 1.6% of his games.

Graves vs Renekton Matchup Summary

Graves does a good job of beating Renekton. Normally, he wins a fantastic 53.2% of the time the champs oppose one another in. In Graves against Renekton rounds, Graves’s team is 0.0% more expected to get first blood. This indicates that he probably will get first blood against Renekton.

Best Graves vs Renekton Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Serrated DirkRectrix

Core Graves Items

~22 Mins
Lord Dominik's RegardsBloodthirsterYoumuu's Ghostblade

Optional Items

OpportunityInfinity EdgeBlack CleaverDeath's Dance

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
Q
4
W
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Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Renekton as Graves

Tips for Playing as Graves against Renekton

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 Renekton

Keeping Renekton from being able to fight and gain Fury by continually harassing him will severely reduce the effectiveness of his abilities.

Pay close attention to Renekton's Fury gauge as that will usually signify when he is about to attack.

Graves vs Renekton Counter Stats

Graves Image
Win Rate
53.2 %
VS
Win Rate
46.8 %
Renekton Image
7.3
< Kills >
5.6
5.8
< Deaths >
6
7.2
< Assists >
5
1.69
< Killing Sprees >
1.27
54
< Minions Killed >
189
1.51
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.5
< Inhibitors >
0.43
18,685
< Physical Damage >
16,316
885
< Magic Damage >
2,882
1,709
< True Damage >
741
21,280
< Damage Dealt >
19,939
29,618
< Damage Taken >
36,330
12,865
< Gold Earned >
11,926
1.78
< Towers >
2.23
0.37
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
13,836
< Total Healing >
10,369
14,559
< Experience >
14,981
23
< Vision Score >
17
6
< Wards Placed >
8
491
< Time Dealing CC >
70

How to Counter Renekton with Graves in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page clarify several influential Graves against Renekton matchup statistics that may help you realize the differences and similarities between this set of champs. As an example, Graves’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Renekton’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Graves may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Renekton..

Graves usually has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his counter does. On average, he receives less damage than Renekton. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also hint that the champ with more HP has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Graves and Renekton

Damage Types Compared

Graves
Renekton
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Graves
Renekton

Who is Better, Graves or Renekton?

Both League champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Graves usually wins when trying to fight Renekton, with a 53.2% win rate. Therefore, Graves makes a great counter for Renekton.

While Graves does have a higher winrate compared to Renekton, when they face off with one another, Graves also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more challenging champion to learn and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Graves into Renekton.

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

While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Graves vs Renekton matchups, Graves is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.

Graves is a great counter for Renekton. You will do well by focussing your play on keeping up your CS and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Graves against Renekton.

Additional Information for Graves Players

How We Calculated Our Graves vs Renekton Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Renekton as Graves, we analyzed 2,761 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 Renekton 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 truly master Graves in order to counter Renekton during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and tips presented above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Graves usually gets a lot less CS relative to Renekton. Champs who typically don't acquire much CS often don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The ideal items to prioritize in your Graves versus Renekton build include Lord Dominik's Regards, Bloodthirster, and Youmuu's Ghostblade. When Graves combined at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better versus Renekton than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Graves boasted an average winrate of 53.2% when playing against Renekton with this counter build.

To have the best chance of annihilating Renekton as Graves, you should take the Fleet Footwork, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Magical Footwear, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations we have analyed for Graves vs Renekton battles, this blending of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 53.2% winrate overall.

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