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How to Win Zoe vs Gragas Counter MatchupZoe is in the b tier of champions

Zoe vs Gragas

How to Beat Gragas as Zoe in LoLZoe is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Gragas as Zoe

based on 823 Zoe vs Gragas matchups
Win Rate
52 %
K/D/A
2.46
Pick Rate
1.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of ranked LoL games each and every week. Within our dataset, Zoe engaged Gragas 823 times. Having so many games with Zoe versus Gragas provides us a lot of confidence in our capacity to prepare enlightening statistics and a recommended build to smash Gragas. This particular matchup is relatively rare. Zoe has to counter Gragas in only 1.7% of her rounds.

Zoe vs Gragas Matchup Summary

Zoe does a good job of countering Gragas. On average, she wins a terrific 52.0% of the time the champs face each other in. In Zoe versus Gragas matches, Zoe’s team is 0.1% more probable to get first blood, indicating that she most likely will be able to get first blood versus Gragas.

Best Zoe vs Gragas Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Sapphire CrystalAmplifying Tome

Core Zoe Items

~22 Mins
ShadowflameStormsurgeLuden's Companion

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapHorizon FocusLich BaneZaz'Zak's Realmspike

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Zoe to level upq
>
Second ability for Zoe to level upe
>
Last skill for Zoe to max outw

Runes

DominationElectrocuteTaste of BloodEyeball CollectionTreasure Hunter
SorceryManaflow BandScorch
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Zoe's passive ability p
Zoe's q ability q
Zoe's w ability w
Zoe's e ability e
Zoe's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Gragas as Zoe

Tips for Playing as Zoe against Gragas

Sleepy Trouble Bubble travels further over walls. Find a hiding spot to set up for a long distance kill.

Break Sleep with your biggest damage source, since enemies who are asleep take double damage.

Paddle Star deals more damage the further it has flown. Casting it behind yourself before redirecting can deal tons of damage.

Advice to Win Against Gragas

Body Slam is on a very low cooldown, making it difficult to pursue Gragas. Don't overextend yourself chasing him.

Gragas can knock everybody away with his ultimate. Be careful that you don't get knocked into him or, worse, an enemy tower.

Zoe vs Gragas Counter Stats

Zoe Image
Win Rate
52 %
VS
Win Rate
48 %
Gragas Image
7.1
< Kills >
6.1
6.1
< Deaths >
6.1
7.9
< Assists >
6.8
1.64
< Killing Sprees >
1.38
137
< Minions Killed >
113
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
0.55
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.37
1,845
< Physical Damage >
1,445
19,141
< Magic Damage >
18,558
3,618
< True Damage >
628
24,605
< Damage Dealt >
20,632
19,821
< Damage Taken >
30,389
11,369
< Gold Earned >
11,422
1.87
< Towers >
1.49
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.13
2,386
< Total Healing >
12,277
13,633
< Experience >
14,206
26
< Vision Score >
21
12
< Wards Placed >
9
144
< Time Dealing CC >
399

How to Counter Gragas with Zoe in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here emphasize some significant Zoe against Gragas counter stats that may help us distinguish the differences and similarities between this pair of champions. Zoe’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Gragas’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Zoe may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Gragas..

Zoe typically has a similar longest kill spree as her opponent does. On average, she receives less damage than Gragas. This often reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also illustrate that the champ with increased HP has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Zoe and Gragas

Damage Types Compared

Zoe
Gragas
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Zoe
Gragas

Who is Better, Zoe or Gragas?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Zoe usually wins when playing against Gragas, with a 52.0% win rate. Therefore, Zoe makes a good counter to Gragas.

While Zoe does have a higher win rate compared to Gragas, when on opposite teams, Zoe also has a greater level of difficulty that makes her a more challenging character to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Zoe into Gragas.

Moreover, Zoe also has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Gragas. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, 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 Zoe vs Gragas matchups, Zoe is the better champion with a higher win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.

Zoe is a decent counter for Gragas. You will do well by focussing your play on maximizing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Zoe against Gragas.

Additional Information for Zoe Players

How We Calculated Our Zoe vs Gragas Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Gragas as Zoe, we analyzed 823 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 Gragas as Zoe 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 Zoe to counter Gragas during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips presented above, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Zoe often accumulates a similar amount of CS as Gragas. Champions who typically don't earn many minion kills often don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers displayed here to do well.

The most crucial items to use in your Zoe versus Gragas build include Shadowflame, Stormsurge, and Luden's Companion. When Zoe combined at least these three items in her build, she did a lot better countering Gragas than with most other common builds. In fact, Zoe boasted an average winrate of 52.0% when countering Gragas with these items in her kit.

To have the highest chance of crushing Gragas as Zoe, you should use the Electrocute, Taste of Blood, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Manaflow Band, and Scorch runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players used for Zoe vs Gragas face-offs, this combination of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 52.0% win rate overall.

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