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How to Win Xayah vs Graves Counter MatchupXayah is in the b tier of champions

Xayah vs Graves

How to Beat Graves as Xayah in LoLXayah is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Graves as Xayah

based on 2,338 Xayah vs Graves matchups
Win Rate
45 %
K/D/A
2.05
Pick Rate
3.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our counter stats from the millions of ranked League of Legends matches that we evaluate every week. This guide on how to beat Graves as Xayah resulted from an evaluation of 2338 ranked games where both champs faced each other. This particular pairing is somewhat rare. Xayah fights Graves in only 3.9% of her rounds.

Xayah vs Graves Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Xayah does a pathetic job of beating Graves. Normally, she wins a lowly 45.0% of matches the champions fight one another in. In Xayah against Graves rounds, Xayah’s side is 0.0% more expected to obtain first blood. This implies that she probably will get first blood against Graves.

Best Xayah vs Graves Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Recurve BowNoonquiver

Core Xayah Items

~22 Mins
Lord Dominik's RegardsPhantom DancerNavori Quickblades

Optional Items

BloodthirsterImmortal ShieldbowRapid FirecannonKraken Slayer

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Xayah to level upe
>
Second ability for Xayah to level upw
>
Last skill for Xayah to max outq

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoPresence of MindLegend: BloodlineCoup de Grace
InspirationMagical FootwearBiscuit Delivery
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Xayah's passive ability p
Xayah's q ability q
Xayah's w ability w
Xayah's e ability e
Xayah's ultimate ability r
1
Q
2
E
3
W
4
E
5
E
6
R
7
E
8
W
9
E
10
W
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R
12
W
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W
14
Q
15
Q
16
R

Guide to Countering Graves as Xayah

Tips for Playing as Xayah against Graves

Xayah's attacks and abilities leave Feathers on the ground that she can later recall for massive area damage and control.

Xayah can use Featherstorm to dodge almost any ability while also creating a ton of Feathers. Try to utilize the offensive and defensive aspects of this ability.

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.

Xayah vs Graves Counter Stats

Xayah Image
Win Rate
45 %
VS
Win Rate
55 %
Graves Image
6.2
< Kills >
7.4
6.1
< Deaths >
5.5
6.3
< Assists >
7.3
1.44
< Killing Sprees >
1.71
186
< Minions Killed >
54
0.28
< Dragons Killed >
1.62
0.5
< Inhibitors >
0.52
19,409
< Physical Damage >
18,134
355
< Magic Damage >
857
331
< True Damage >
1,669
20,096
< Damage Dealt >
20,661
20,603
< Damage Taken >
29,465
11,957
< Gold Earned >
12,874
2.31
< Towers >
1.79
0.1
< Baron Takedowns >
0.39
4,850
< Total Healing >
14,062
12,710
< Experience >
14,585
18
< Vision Score >
24
9
< Wards Placed >
6
53
< Time Dealing CC >
499

How to Counter Graves with Xayah in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here highlight some critical Xayah vs. Graves counter stats that may help us distinguish the distinctions between the two. For instance, Xayah’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Graves’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Xayah may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Graves..

Xayah often has a similar longest kill spree as her foe does. On average, she receives less damage than Graves. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also illustrate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Xayah and Graves

Damage Types Compared

Xayah
Graves
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Xayah
Graves

Who is Better, Xayah or Graves?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Xayah usually loses when taking on Graves, with a 45.0% win rate. As a result, Xayah makes a poor counter for Graves.

While Xayah does have a much lower winrate compared to Graves, when facing one another, Xayah also has a greater difficulty level that makes her a more difficult champ to develop with. You should be very concerned when picking Xayah into Graves.

Furthermore, Xayah has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Graves. 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 a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Xayah vs Graves matchups, Graves is the better champion with a much lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Xayah is a garbage counter for Graves. Focus your tactics on maximizing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Xayah against Graves.

Additional Information for Xayah Players

How We Calculated Our Xayah vs Graves Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Graves as Xayah, we analyzed 2,338 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 Xayah 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

If you would like to truly master Xayah in order to counter Graves during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions presented here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Xayah on average picks up much more CS compared to Graves. Champs who on average don't get much CS usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values displayed here to do well.

The ideal items to have in your Xayah versus Graves build consist of Lord Dominik's Regards, Phantom Dancer, and Navori Quickblades. When Xayah used at least these three pieces in her build, she did significantly better when fighting Graves than with many other typical builds. In fact, Xayah had an average win rate of 45.0% when playing against Graves with this counter build.

To have the greatest chance of annihilating Graves as Xayah, you should take the Lethal Tempo, Presence of Mind, Legend: Bloodline, Coup de Grace, Biscuit Delivery, and Magical Footwear runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune sets players picked for Xayah vs Graves battles, this composite of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 45.0% win rate overall.

If you want to see Xayah versus Graves tips and counter stats for a a specific skill level, please select one from the selection menu provided above. If viewing for the first time, the stats and guides shown are calculated using all matches completed with both champs.