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Sett vs Graves

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How to Beat Graves as Sett

based on 4,216 Sett vs Graves matchups
Win Rate
49.7 %
K/D/A
1.69
Pick Rate
3.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our matchup statistics from the millions of recently rated League of Legends games that we evaluate each week. This guide on how to beat Graves as Sett resulted from an evaluation of 4216 ranked rounds where both champions opposed each other. This particular champ pairing is somewhat rare. Sett encounters Graves in only 3.9% of his games.

Sett vs Graves Matchup Summary

Sett has done a average job of beating Graves. Normally, he wins a acceptable 49.7% of the time the champions face one another in. In Sett vs Graves matches, Sett’s team is 0.1% more probable to get first blood, implying that he probably will be able to get first blood against Graves.

Best Sett vs Graves Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsTunneler

Core Sett Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageBlade of The Ruined KingTitanic Hydra

Optional Items

Spear of ShojinDeath's DanceDead Man's PlateSundered Sky

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Sett to level upq
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Second ability for Sett to level upw
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Last skill for Sett to max oute

Runes

ResolveGrasp of the UndyingDemolishSecond WindOvergrowth
PrecisionTriumphLast Stand
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Sett's passive ability p
Sett's q ability q
Sett's w ability w
Sett's e ability e
Sett's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Countering Graves as Sett

Advice to Win Against Graves

Leaving the Smoke Screen's area of effect removes the harmful effect immediately.

Graves deals mostly physical damage so Armor is an effective counter.

Sett vs Graves Counter Stats

Sett Image
Win Rate
49.7 %
VS
Win Rate
50.3 %
Graves Image
5.8
< Kills >
7.5
6.4
< Deaths >
5.8
5
< Assists >
7.2
1.33
< Killing Sprees >
1.71
158
< Minions Killed >
55
0.1
< Dragons Killed >
1.52
0.53
< Inhibitors >
0.47
17,264
< Physical Damage >
18,254
234
< Magic Damage >
873
4,929
< True Damage >
1,633
22,427
< Damage Dealt >
20,762
35,489
< Damage Taken >
30,094
11,632
< Gold Earned >
12,812
2.58
< Towers >
1.67
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.35
6,189
< Total Healing >
13,977
14,499
< Experience >
14,467
18
< Vision Score >
23
9
< Wards Placed >
6
178
< Time Dealing CC >
496

How to Counter Graves with Sett in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page show some vital Sett against Graves matchup statistics that can help you interpret the differences between the two. For instance, Sett’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Graves’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Sett may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Graves..

Sett usually has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his matchup does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Graves. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also imply that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to escape further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Sett and Graves

Damage Types Compared

Sett
Graves
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Sett
Graves

Who is Better, Sett or Graves?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Sett usually fairs equally well when facing off against Graves, with a 49.7% win rate. As a result, Sett makes an ok counter to Graves.

While Sett does have a lower win rate than Graves, when on opposite teams, Sett also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less time consuming character to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Sett into Graves.

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

While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Sett vs Graves matchups, Graves is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.

Sett is a somewhat poor counter for Graves. Make sure you focus your actions on maximizing your CS and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Sett against Graves.

Other Champion Matchups Against Sett

Sett Loses Against

TaricTaric45.9% winrateSingedSinged46.4% winrateLilliaLillia46.6% winrateMiss FortuneMiss Fortune46.7% winrate

Sett Wins Against

YuumiYuumi57.9% winrateEliseElise56% winrateLuluLulu55% winrateNunu & WillumpNunu & Willump54.9% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

MaokaiMaokai+ 54.4% 3554 GamesSingedSinged+ 55.5% 535 GamesLilliaLillia+ 55.9% 6401 GamesTeemoTeemo+ 56.1% 4446 Games

Additional Information for Sett Players

How We Calculated Our Sett vs Graves Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Graves as Sett, we analyzed 4,216 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 Graves as Sett 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 learn all of the intricacies of Sett to counter Graves during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and tips shown above, you should increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Sett most often accumulates more CS as Graves. Champs who typically don't earn many minion kills often don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers shown here to do well.

The ideal items to have in your Sett versus Graves build include Sterak's Gage, Blade of The Ruined King, and Titanic Hydra. When Sett used at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better versus Graves than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Sett had an average winrate of 49.7% when countering Graves with this build.

To have the highest likelihood of coming out on top against Graves as Sett, Sett players should take the Grasp of the Undying, Demolish, Second Wind, Overgrowth, Last Stand, and Triumph runes from the Resolve and Precision rune sets. Out of all the runes we have analyed for Sett vs Graves battles, this set of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 49.7% winrate overall.

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