I think it's not a good way to play an AD Carry ....yeah...I dont know what that is: it isn't dps,off-tank nor tank...it is a mix on everything for players who dont know the gameplay and dont know the borders of Graves. It also isn't good for ranked games...and lifesteal runes? WHAT? one of the worst runes in LoL...sorry but...downvote...nobody should go this guide

Why 4 def items
this is a kind of tank build

Pretty good guide with a nice lane phase part, that seems right on par with the pros

So i really like that guide, cause you won't often see an ad carry who can get some hits without dieing.
+ He gotes over 200 dmg at the end, so its nice, too.
He will hardly be killed vs the enemy's ad carry, so its a real nice guide! ^^
Tried it myself! ^^

Frozen Heart is to counter the enemy carries somewhat but it also boosts your Mana pool for spamming abilities without having to return to base to often and without taking blue from your AP carry and AP tank.

guide is ok but think about the frozen heart..
but +1

Was invited by random people on my friends list and had to carry the game. We had Riven/Kassadin top Jungle Yi, and Sona solo bot. I midded as Graves and got ganked several times, but I was top CS the whole game and finished the game with 457 Total CS. I wasn't confrontational usually, but I took Dragon often took Baron several times. The enemy team got Baron one time and we killed them right after and took a lane. We faced a Lux Swain Ashe Singed Tryndamere team and Ashe got majorly fed. I couldn't 1v1 the Ashe but I carried my team. Also when I surprised her with my Graves combo she instantly died before she could retaliate.