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Graves vs Ryze

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

based on 1,544 Graves vs Ryze matchups
Win Rate
50.8 %
K/D/A
2.64
Pick Rate
0.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our matchup stats from the millions of ranked LoL games that we evaluate every week. Our guide on how to beat Ryze as Graves resulted from an examination of 1544 ranked games where both champs engaged each other. This particular champ matchup is fairly rare. Graves is forced to battle against Ryze in only 0.9% of his matches.

Graves vs Ryze Matchup Summary

Graves has done a average job of countering Ryze. Normally, he wins a acceptable 50.8% of games the champs fight each other in. In Graves vs Ryze games, Graves’s team is 0.1% more probable to obtain first blood. This indicates that he most likely will be able to get first blood versus Ryze.

Best Graves vs Ryze Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Serrated DirkRectrix

Core Graves Items

~22 Mins
BloodthirsterYoumuu's GhostbladeThe Collector

Optional Items

Infinity EdgeOpportunityLord Dominik's RegardsVoltaic Cyclosword

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 ForceArmor
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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Q
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Q
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W
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Q
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Guide to Countering Ryze as Graves

Tips for Playing as Graves against Ryze

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 Ryze

Ryze is especially dangerous to opponents that are marked with Flux.

Use Realm Warp's windup time to figure out how to deal with what may be coming out of the portal.

Crowd controlling Ryze during Realm Warp's windup will cancel the portal.

Graves vs Ryze Counter Stats

Graves Image
Win Rate
50.8 %
VS
Win Rate
49.2 %
Ryze Image
7.3
< Kills >
5.9
5.6
< Deaths >
5.4
7.5
< Assists >
6.1
1.66
< Killing Sprees >
1.38
53
< Minions Killed >
197
1.59
< Dragons Killed >
0.1
0.49
< Inhibitors >
0.49
18,374
< Physical Damage >
983
931
< Magic Damage >
22,596
1,687
< True Damage >
251
20,993
< Damage Dealt >
23,830
30,096
< Damage Taken >
26,773
12,834
< Gold Earned >
12,185
1.77
< Towers >
2.27
0.39
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
14,201
< Total Healing >
4,743
14,597
< Experience >
16,084
24
< Vision Score >
19
6
< Wards Placed >
9
500
< Time Dealing CC >
97

How to Counter Ryze with Graves in LoL

The stats shown on this page clarify several influential Graves versus Ryze matchup stats that can help us grasp the differences between the pair. As an example, Graves’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Ryze’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Graves may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Ryze..

Graves typically has a similar longest kill spree as his foe does. Typically, he receives more damage than Ryze. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also show that the champion with more health has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Graves and Ryze

Damage Types Compared

Graves
Ryze
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Graves
Ryze

Who is Better, Graves or Ryze?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Graves usually fairs equally well when facing off against Ryze, with a 50.8% win rate. Therefore, Graves makes an ok counter to Ryze.

While Graves does have a higher winrate compared to Ryze, when on opposite teams, Graves also has a much lower difficulty level that makes him a less challenging champ to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Graves into Ryze.

Furthermore, Graves also has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Ryze. 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 Ryze matchups, Graves is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.

Graves is a decent counter for Ryze. Make sure you focus your actions on keeping up your gold income and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Graves against Ryze.

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 Ryze Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Ryze as Graves, we analyzed 1,544 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 Ryze 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

If you would like to truly master Graves in order to counter Ryze during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats shown here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Graves on average gets a lot less CS relative to Ryze. Champs who on average don't get much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers shown here to do well.

The top items to focus on in your Graves versus Ryze build include Bloodthirster, Youmuu's Ghostblade, and The Collector. When Graves used at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better countering Ryze than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Graves boasted an average winrate of 50.8% battling Ryze with this counter build.

To have the best chance of coming out on top against Ryze as Graves, Graves players should take 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 rune combinations that we analyzed for Graves vs Ryze counterpicks, this order of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 50.8% win rate overall.

If you need to see Graves vs Ryze tips and counter builds for a an individual division, please choose one from the selection menu provided above. At first, the statistics and build suggestions shown are computed using every match run with both champs.