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Graves with Ivern

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How to Synergize Graves and Ivern

based on 316 Graves with Ivern pairs
Win Rate
54.1 %
K/D/A
2.54
Pick Rate
0.2 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we download the stats from from millions of LoL rounds straight from Riot Games each week. Graves has been on the same team as Ivern in 316 recent, competitive matches. By pooling so much relevant data directly from the hosts of League, we are completely sure that we can showcase high-quality, usable builds to help Graves play with Ivern. It is very rare for Graves to play with Ivern as allies. This pairing has only happened in approx. 0.2% of games with Graves.

Graves Ivern Synergy Summary

Graves has done a great job of playing alongside Ivern. On average, he wins an epic 54.1% of the time the champions play on the same team. If you want to do better as Graves when playing alongside Ivern by figuring out how to better synergize your strategy with him, then review the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Graves vs Ivern Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordSerrated Dirk

Core Graves Items

~22 Mins
Black CleaverYoumuu's GhostbladeThe Collector

Optional Items

Voltaic Cyclosword

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Graves to level upq
>
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 ForceArmor
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
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Q
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Guide to Synergizing Graves and Ivern

Tips for Playing as Graves with Ivern

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 Ivern Will Play

Use Brushmaker to set up future ambush spots!

Try to help allies follow up a good Rootcaller hit with Triggerseed!

Daisy can block skillshots and slow down enemies. Use her to peel for your teammates!

Graves Ivern Synergy Stats

Graves Image
Win Rate
54.1 %
VS
Win Rate
45.9 %
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8
< Kills >
7.3
5.7
< Deaths >
5.8
6.5
< Assists >
7
1.78
< Killing Sprees >
1.66
97
< Minions Killed >
54
1.18
< Dragons Killed >
1.54
0.54
< Inhibitors >
0.48
20,346
< Physical Damage >
17,681
1,203
< Magic Damage >
839
1,574
< True Damage >
1,633
23,125
< Damage Dealt >
20,153
28,318
< Damage Taken >
29,908
13,186
< Gold Earned >
12,774
2.06
< Towers >
1.72
0.38
< Baron Takedowns >
0.37
12,115
< Total Healing >
13,908
14,568
< Experience >
14,441
22
< Vision Score >
23
7
< Wards Placed >
6
431
< Time Dealing CC >
493

How to Play with Ivern as Graves in LoL

The Graves Ivern synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Ivern, 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 Ivern. His KDA fell from NaN to NaN. This worsening shows that Ivern helps Graves perform not as well in ranked League of Legends rounds. Yet, the small difference demonstrates that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Graves is paired with Ivern, he gets a noticable increase in his total damage dealt. This change could indicate that Ivern provides cover for him to deal more damage or that his participation also helps extend the match's duration. Similarly, when Graves is played together with Ivern on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing synergisticly with Ivern.

Additionally, when Graves plays with Ivern on the same team, he often receives less damage than when he fights alone. Taking not as much damage may mean that Ivern does a decent job of protecting Graves in team fights.

Synergies between Graves and Ivern

Damage Types Compared

Graves
Ivern
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Graves
Ivern

Is Graves better when played alongside Ivern?

There is no one best champion pairing for Graves that will 100% of the time be his top teammate. Yet, Ivern is a superb ally for Graves. By being on the same side as Graves, he raises their win rate by 3.6% to 54.1%. This demonstrates that there is a very real synergy between Graves and Ivern that results in them performing at the top of their game together than without each other.

Ivern has a much greater difficulty compared to Graves. That means you should be very careful when finding Ivern teammates to go into battle on the same side as, as they will require a much higher level of skill to be able to do well with you.

When playing together, you should witness an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to deal physical damage. Combined, these champs can tear through the other team with a lot of physcial damage.

In contrast, by pairing Graves and Ivern together, you probably will not be providing your side very much crowd control. Make sure to have other champs on your team that offsets this disparity in their playstyle.

Regardless of the ability of your Ivern teammate, you should focus on maximizing your gold income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and clearing objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you will do well anyway.

Additional Information for Graves Players

How We Calculated Our Graves Ivern Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Graves and Ivern, we analyzed 316 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 Ivern 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 truly master Graves to synergize with Ivern during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends matches, you should continue reading to learn additional lessons on this champion pairing. If you use the build and stats presented above, you will grow your win rate by a lot.

The top finished items to include in your Graves and Ivern synergy build include Black Cleaver, Youmuu's Ghostblade, and The Collector. When Graves combined at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better as an ally of Ivern than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Graves boasted an average win rate of 54.1% when playing alongside Ivern with these items in his kit.

To have the highest probability of defeating your oponents, Graves players should equip the Fleet Footwork, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Cosmic Insight, and Magical Footwear runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players picked for this champion pairing, this combo of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 54.1% winrate overall.

If you need to get Graves and Ivern collaboration tips and stats for a an individual rank, please select one from the selection menu shown above. At first, the statistics and guides displayed are calculated using every match finished with both champs.