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

Graves with Zeri

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

based on 1,594 Graves with Zeri pairs
Win Rate
46.7 %
K/D/A
2.43
Pick Rate
0.9 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We take in the stats from from millions of League of Legends games directly from Riot Games each week. Graves has been on the same team as Zeri in 1594 recently played, ranked games. By pooling so much relevant data directly from the developers of League, we have complete confidence that we can present to you high-quality, insightful builds to help Graves play with Zeri. It is very rare for Graves to play with Zeri as teammates. This pairing has only occurred in approx. 0.9% of rounds with Graves.

Graves Zeri Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Graves has done a terrible job of teaming up with Zeri. Normally, he wins a dismal 46.7% of games the champions appear on the same team. If you want to win more matches as Graves when playing with Zeri by learning how to better synergize your playstyle with them, then dig into the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Graves vs Zeri Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Serrated DirkRectrix

Core Graves Items

~22 Mins
Youmuu's GhostbladeThe CollectorOpportunity

Optional Items

Voltaic CycloswordGuardian AngelHubrisBloodthirster

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
>
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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E
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Guide to Synergizing Graves and Zeri

Tips for Playing as Graves with Zeri

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.

Graves Zeri Synergy Stats

Graves Image
Win Rate
46.7 %
VS
Win Rate
53.3 %
Zeri Image
7.2
< Kills >
7.3
5.8
< Deaths >
5.8
6.9
< Assists >
7
1.64
< Killing Sprees >
1.66
52
< Minions Killed >
54
1.5
< Dragons Killed >
1.54
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.48
17,611
< Physical Damage >
17,681
849
< Magic Damage >
839
1,673
< True Damage >
1,633
20,133
< Damage Dealt >
20,153
29,857
< Damage Taken >
29,908
12,683
< Gold Earned >
12,774
1.66
< Towers >
1.72
0.34
< Baron Takedowns >
0.37
13,829
< Total Healing >
13,908
14,305
< Experience >
14,441
23
< Vision Score >
23
6
< Wards Placed >
6
502
< Time Dealing CC >
493

How to Play with Zeri as Graves in LoL

The Graves Zeri synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Zeri, 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 Zeri. His KDA fell from NaN to NaN. This decrease shows that Zeri helps Graves perform poorer in competitive LoL games. Yet, the small difference demonstrates that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Graves tries to synergize with Zeri, he gets a small decrease in his full damage dealt. This change could indicate that Zeri does not support by providing cover for him to dish out more damage or that their allyship also helps increase the game's duration. Similarly, when Graves is played together with Zeri on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays without Zeri. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing alongside Zeri.

Additionally, when Graves plays with Zeri on the same side, he on average takes a little less damage than when he plays alone. Taking not as much damage may mean that Zeri does a decent job of protecting Graves during teamfights.

Synergies between Graves and Zeri

Damage Types Compared

Graves
Zeri
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Graves
Zeri

Is Graves better when played alongside Zeri?

There is no one best synergy for Graves that will 100% of the time be his ideal teammate. However, overall, Zeri is a terrible ally for Graves. By being on the same team as Graves, they decreases their win rate by -3.8% to 46.7%. This proves that there is a terrible synergy between Graves and Zeri that results in them performing worse together than alone.

Zeri has a greater difficulty than Graves. That means you need to be cautious when lining up Zeri comrades to go into battle on the same side as, as they will have to have a greater level of skill to be able to work well with you.

Working on the same side, you should expect to see an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to destroy wih physical damage. Together, these champions can tear through the other team with a lot of physcial damage.

In contrast, by bringing Graves and Zeri together, you may not be giving your team a lot of magical damage output. Plan to pick other champs on your team that nullifies this relative hole in their capabilities.

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

Additional Information for Graves Players

How We Calculated Our Graves Zeri Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Graves and Zeri, we analyzed 1,594 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 Zeri 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

If you would like to truly master Graves in order to work well with Zeri during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League games, you should keep reading to pick up some more tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you mind the build and tips displayed above, you should grow your win rate by a lot.

The most crucial finished items to have in your Graves and Zeri synergy build consist of Youmuu's Ghostblade, The Collector, and Opportunity. When Graves included at least these three finished items in his build, he performed significantly better as an ally of Zeri than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Graves had an average winrate of 46.7% when synergizing his build and playstyle to Zeri with this build.

To have the highest likelihood of beating your oponents, Graves players should take 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 we have analyed for this team composition, this combination of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 46.7% winrate overall.

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