Hey guys and girls, im a gold 3 player that has climbed from bronze this season on multiple champions. I main jungle and this is the first season i have really tried to climb. If i had more time plat would be achievable which would be ace but that will now be next season! Any questions please feel free to stop by my stream! I would love to see you there :D

pros

Great duelist
Great throughout all of the game
Strong presence in ganks/jgl
Tanky af for a adc
1 shot potential

Cons

Hard to master
Skillshot/short range damage
No cigar :(

Graves is one of the strongest farmers in the jungle! If there are no viable ganks to be done DO farm like mad! Get your power spike, counter jungle etc and make the enemy jungler's life a misery. Scuttles are rather easy for you to contest most of the time also so be sure to fight for them. When it comes to taking major objectives like drake/herald, just keep an eye on the lanes currently so you know you are safe. Also use control wards to make it even safer for yourself. Be sure to drop a deep ward inside enemy jgl at around level so you can alert your team mates about enemy jungles position which is vital in low elo.

I generally will start with red or blue buff depending on enemy jgler. You should generally go from 1 buff to the next and then scuttle. If you come across the enemy jgl then you can almost always out duel him early. Especially if you have red. Ganking is awesome just use W to slow and go ham, try and line your q up with walls for instant dmg. Main thing with graves is remember to E in combat as it will give you an extra shell but also make you tanky temporarily. Which comes in very handy!

As for the objectives of the game, you can take drake from level 5 safely. I generally will not worry too much about drakes currently unless its infernal. They are not very important in a game as the games are generally a bit shorter now. Herald on the other hand is insane! Can legit win the game with just 1 good placement of herald so make sure to keep this warded and prioritised.

Keep an eye on the enemy builds. If they start stacking armor then build black cleaver, if they don't then build full damage and laugh at them when you 1 shot them!

Teamfighting on graves can be tricky. Just remember you are an adc but a tanky one. Don't be too scared of getting stuck in as long as there is no hard CC for you. Keep your ult for either a big burst on multiple targets or to snipe a prio target such as the adc etc. Remember that if Q hits a wall or structure of some kind its an instant blow up. You can legit 2 shot a squishy once you have a few items so dont be afraid to go all in on a squishy and using ult to finish them whilst knocking you back out of the fight. This really comes down to being smart and knowing what your capable of at certain times inside the game.

So this is my first guide, im sure i have missed out many bits that i should include and any feedback is constructive feedback is gratefully recieved. If you have any further questions stop by my stream almost daily and i will help the best i can! Graves is a champion that does require a decent chunk of games to get comfortable with. DO NOT give up on him at the start if you feel weak or unhelpful. It's just a matter of time before you start destroying people and making your team happy! Just remember we all have bad games and good ones. Just try and learn from the mistakes for next time and you will be climbing in no time!