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How to Synergize Graves with Ashe on the Same TeamGraves is in the a tier of champions

Graves with Ashe

How to Win With Graves and Ashe Paired TogetherGraves is in the b tier of champions
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How to Synergize Graves and Ashe

based on 10,233 Graves with Ashe pairs
Win Rate
49.9 %
K/D/A
2.52
Pick Rate
6.1 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We take in the stats from from millions of League matches directly from Riot Games each week. Graves has been on the same team as Ashe in 10233 recently played, competitive matches. By gathering so much accurate data directly from the hosts of League, we feel confident that we can produce high quality, accurate builds to help Graves play with Ashe. It is somewhat uncommon for Graves to play alongside Ashe on the same side. This pairing has only occurred in approximately 6.1% of games with Graves.

Graves Ashe Synergy Summary

Graves has done a ok job of fighting on the same side as Ashe. On average, he wins an acceptable 49.9% of rounds the champions try and work together in. If you want to maximize your potential as Graves when playing with Ashe by learning how to better synergize your gameplay with her, then look into the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Graves vs Ashe Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Serrated DirkYoumuu's Ghostblade

Core Graves Items

~22 Mins
BloodthirsterThe CollectorVoltaic Cyclosword

Optional Items

Guardian AngelSterak's GageInfinity EdgeOpportunity

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionFleet FootworkTriumphLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
InspirationMagical FootwearCosmic Insight
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Graves's passive ability p
Graves's q ability q
Graves's w ability w
Graves's e ability e
Graves's ultimate ability r
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E
2
Q
3
Q
4
W
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
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E
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E
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Guide to Synergizing Graves and Ashe

Tips for Playing as Graves with Ashe

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 Understand How Ashe Will Play

Hawkshot reveals units in brush. If a team fight is occuring in the jungle it can give you a significant advantage.

Volley arrows are blocked by the first enemy they hit, so keep your distance to avoid having them all absorbed by enemy frontliners.

Try to fire Enchanted Crystal Arrow in the same direction enemies are moving, so it is more likely to hit.

Graves Ashe Synergy Stats

Graves Image
Win Rate
49.9 %
VS
Win Rate
50.1 %
Ashe Image
7.7
< Kills >
7.3
5.8
< Deaths >
5.8
6.9
< Assists >
7
1.76
< Killing Sprees >
1.66
55
< Minions Killed >
54
1.54
< Dragons Killed >
1.54
0.48
< Inhibitors >
0.48
18,221
< Physical Damage >
17,681
878
< Magic Damage >
839
1,657
< True Damage >
1,633
20,756
< Damage Dealt >
20,153
30,169
< Damage Taken >
29,908
12,998
< Gold Earned >
12,774
1.75
< Towers >
1.72
0.38
< Baron Takedowns >
0.37
14,133
< Total Healing >
13,908
14,589
< Experience >
14,441
23
< Vision Score >
23
6
< Wards Placed >
6
497
< Time Dealing CC >
493

How to Play with Ashe as Graves in LoL

The Graves Ashe synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Ashe, compared to his overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how his gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.

Overall, Graves sees a large worsening in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Ashe. His KDA worsened from NaN to NaN. This negative change shows that Ashe helps Graves perform not as well in ranked LoL matches. Yet, the small difference proves that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Graves is an ally to Ashe, he sees a marginal improvement in his full damage output. This difference could indicate that Ashe provides protection for him to dish out more damage or that her presence also helps extend the round's duration. Similarly, when Graves is played together with Ashe on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays without Ashe. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing alongside Ashe.

Moreover, when Graves plays with Ashe on the same side, he typically takes a little more damage than when he plays alone. Getting dealt more damage could mean that Ashe does a poor job of protecting Graves during teamfights.

Synergies between Graves and Ashe

Damage Types Compared

Graves
Ashe
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Graves
Ashe

Is Graves better when played alongside Ashe?

There is no one best champion pairing for Graves that will no matter what be his top teammate. Yet, Ashe is a very typical teammate for Graves. By locking into the same side as Graves, she decreases their win rate by -0.6% to 49.9%. This clearly indicates that there is not really a strong strategic relationship between Graves and Ashe that results in them performing not as well together than without each other.

Ashe has a greater difficulty than Graves. That means Graves players must be very careful when lining up Ashe allies to play with, as they will need a greater level of skill to be able to work well with you.

Fighting together, Graves players will likely witness an overall large increase in your team’s capability to dish out massive AD. Together, these champs can provide a great amount of sustained physical damage.

Conversely, by pairing Graves and Ashe together, you probably will not be granting your side a lot of magical damage output. Make sure to include other champions on your team that helps cover this relative gap in their playstyle.

Regardless of your Ashe ally's ability, you need to focus on maximizing your income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and taking down objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you should do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Graves Players

How We Calculated Our Graves Ashe Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Graves and Ashe, we analyzed 10,233 ranked and recent League of Legends matches. We perform advanced data cleaning and statistical methods to guarantee that our team synergy stats are accurate and reliable. You can be confident that our recommended build to pair Graves with Ashe comes from actual 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 your division's most relevant stats and build.

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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing

To learn all of the intricacies of Graves to work well with Ashe during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends rounds, you should continue reading to master some more tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions displayed above, you should grow your win rate by a lot.

The best finished items to have in your Graves and Ashe synergy build include Bloodthirster, The Collector, and Voltaic Cyclosword. When Graves bought at least these three great items in his build, he did a lot better as an ally of Ashe than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Graves had an average win rate of 49.9% helping carry Ashe with this build.

To have the highest likelihood of defeating your oponents, Graves players should equip the Fleet Footwork, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Magical Footwear, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the runes players picked for this champion pairing, this mixture of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 49.9% winrate overall.

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