Graves vs Viktor
How to Beat Viktor as Graves
based on 2,595 Graves vs Viktor matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Graves vs Viktor Matchup Summary
Best Graves vs Viktor Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Viktor as Graves
Tips for Playing as Graves against Viktor
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 Viktor
Be careful about how close you let Viktor get to you. Viktor's control of the battlefield increases with his proximity to his opponent.
Be aware of how many augments Viktor has upgraded by looking at the color of the light on his staff (purple, yellow, blue, red).
Graves vs Viktor Counter Stats
How to Counter Viktor with Graves in LoL
The stat comparisons provided here clarify several important Graves vs. Viktor counter stats that may help us interpret the differences and similarities between the two. For instance, Graves’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Viktor’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Graves may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Viktor..
Graves typically has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his counter does. Typically, he takes more damage than Viktor. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also imply that the champion with more HP has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from further damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Graves and Viktor
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Who is Better, Graves or Viktor?
Both League of Legends champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Graves usually wins when playing against Viktor, with a 51.3% win rate. As a result, Graves makes a good counter for Viktor.
While Graves does have a higher winrate than Viktor, when facing one another, Graves also has a much lower difficulty level that makes him a less complex champ to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Graves into Viktor.
Moreover, Graves has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Viktor. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Graves vs Viktor matchups, Graves is the better champ with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.
Graves is a decent counter for Viktor. You will do well by focussing your actions on maximizing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Graves against Viktor.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Graves to counter Viktor during both the lane 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 displayed here, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Graves often picks up a lot less CS relative to Viktor. Champions who on average don't earn much CS usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values displayed on this page to do well.
The most crucial items to prioritize in your Graves versus Viktor build include Guardian Angel, Youmuu's Ghostblade, and The Collector. When Graves bought at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better vs. Viktor than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Graves boasted an average winrate of 51.3% battling Viktor with these items in his kit.
To have the best likelihood of annihilating Viktor 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 combinations players chose for Graves vs Viktor matchups, this blending of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 51.3% win rate overall.
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