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How to Win Sivir vs Graves Counter MatchupSivir is in the b tier of champions

Sivir vs Graves

How to Beat Graves as Sivir in LoLSivir is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Graves as Sivir

based on 2,354 Sivir vs Graves matchups
Win Rate
47.7 %
K/D/A
2.3
Pick Rate
4.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of recently ranked LoL rounds each and every week. Within our data, Sivir did battle with Graves in 2354 games. Including so many games with Sivir versus Graves gives us a lot of confidence in our capability to prepare informative statistics and a pro build to defeat Graves. This particular champion pairing is relatively uncommon. Sivir fights Graves in only 4.3% of her games.

Sivir vs Graves Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Sivir has done a below average job of beating Graves. Normally, she wins a lowly 47.7% of the time the champs oppose each other in. In Sivir vs Graves rounds, Sivir’s team is 0.0% more expected to obtain first blood, indicating that she probably will get first blood versus Graves.

Best Sivir vs Graves Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Recurve BowNoonquiver

Core Sivir Items

~22 Mins
Lord Dominik's RegardsBloodthirsterNavori Quickblades

Optional Items

Phantom DancerInfinity EdgeEssence ReaverThe Collector

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerheal summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoPresence of MindLegend: BloodlineCoup de Grace
SorceryAbsolute FocusGathering Storm
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Sivir's passive ability p
Sivir's q ability q
Sivir's w ability w
Sivir's e ability e
Sivir's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
W
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Graves as Sivir

Tips for Playing as Sivir against Graves

Sivir's Boomerang Blade returns to her after reaching the max range, so you can shift position to hit enemies who would otherwise have evaded it.

Try saving Spell Shield for enemy abilities that can disable you such as stuns and roots.

Ricochet resets Sivir's basic attack timer on activation, so activating this immediately after landing a normal basic attack will maximize damage output.

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.

Sivir vs Graves Counter Stats

Sivir Image
Win Rate
47.7 %
VS
Win Rate
52.3 %
Graves Image
5.2
< Kills >
7.4
5.6
< Deaths >
5.6
7.7
< Assists >
7
1.23
< Killing Sprees >
1.7
200
< Minions Killed >
55
0.15
< Dragons Killed >
1.62
0.57
< Inhibitors >
0.49
19,176
< Physical Damage >
17,943
594
< Magic Damage >
844
332
< True Damage >
1,675
20,103
< Damage Dealt >
20,463
19,770
< Damage Taken >
30,136
12,135
< Gold Earned >
12,871
2.59
< Towers >
1.76
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.38
5,168
< Total Healing >
14,368
13,209
< Experience >
14,644
19
< Vision Score >
24
9
< Wards Placed >
6
30
< Time Dealing CC >
495

How to Counter Graves with Sivir in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page underscore several influential Sivir versus Graves matchup stats that can help you figure out the distinctions between this pair of champions. For instance, Sivir’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Graves’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Sivir may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Graves..

Sivir typically has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than her counter does. On average, she takes less damage than Graves. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, yet it can also illustrate that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to escape additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Sivir and Graves

Damage Types Compared

Sivir
Graves
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Sivir
Graves

Who is Better, Sivir or Graves?

Both League champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Sivir usually loses when facing off against Graves, with a 47.7% win rate. Thus, Sivir makes a poor counter for Graves.

While Sivir does have a lower winrate than Graves, when on opposite teams, Sivir also has a greater difficulty level that makes her a more difficult champ to pick up and master. You may get destroyed when picking Sivir into Graves.

Moreover, Sivir also has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Graves. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Sivir vs Graves matchups, Graves is the better champ with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.

Sivir is a trash counter to Graves. Focus your tactics on keeping up your CS and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Sivir against Graves.

Additional Information for Sivir Players

How We Calculated Our Sivir vs Graves Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Graves as Sivir, we analyzed 2,354 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 Sivir 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 learn all of the intricacies of Sivir to counter Graves during both the early game 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 listen to the build and stats displayed here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Sivir most often gets much more CS as Graves. Champs who on average don't get much CS often don't need 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 a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers displayed here to do well.

The most crucial items to prioritize in your Sivir versus Graves build consist of Lord Dominik's Regards, Bloodthirster, and Navori Quickblades. When Sivir included at least these three items in her build, she performed a lot better against Graves than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Sivir boasted an average win rate of 47.7% when playing against Graves with this build.

To have the highest chance of vanquishing Graves as Sivir, Sivir players should take the Lethal Tempo, Presence of Mind, Legend: Bloodline, Coup de Grace, Absolute Focus, and Gathering Storm runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players used for Sivir vs Graves counterpicks, this combo of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 47.7% winrate overall.

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