LoL Champion Build Guides: Graves

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Graves Build & Runes

If you're looking for the best rune build for Graves we've got you covered. Below you can find the best items and runes to build for Graves, as determined by LeagueSpy's calculations of thousands of Plat+ League of Legends games. If you are already familiar with how to play Graves this is a great resource to quickly get a good rune selection for Patch 11.21. However, if you are a new Graves player we highly recommend reading through some of the guides above to learn why this build is strong on Graves!

Patch 11.21: 265011 matches scanned * Each section of the build is rated independently of the others

Precision

Sorcery

Second Best

51%

Win Rate 8576 Games

Precision

Sorcery

Third Best

53%

Win Rate 6801 Games

Precision

Inspiration

More Graves Runes

Second Best

52%

Win Rate 3452 Games

Third Best

58%

Win Rate 2203 Games

Second Best

52%

Win Rate 30932 Games

Third Best

48%

Win Rate 3594 Games

Second Best

49%

Win Rate 11954 Games

Third Best

50%

Win Rate 2031 Games

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Passive Ability

Second Best

70%

Win Rate 1778 Games

Passive Ability

Third Best

72%

Win Rate 952 Games

Passive Ability

Patch 11.21: 265018 matches scanned * Each section of the build is rated independently of the others

Precision

Inspiration

Second Best

51%

Win Rate 2249 Games

Precision

Inspiration

Third Best

65%

Win Rate 55 Games

Precision

Inspiration

More Graves Runes

Second Best

53%

Win Rate 2846 Games

Third Best

47%

Win Rate 388 Games

Second Best

52%

Win Rate 3106 Games

Third Best

52%

Win Rate 1234 Games

Second Best

52%

Win Rate 4425 Games

Third Best

54%

Win Rate 3763 Games

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Passive Ability

Second Best

66%

Win Rate 1245 Games

Passive Ability

Third Best

74%

Win Rate 124 Games

Passive Ability

Patch 11.21: 265022 matches scanned * Each section of the build is rated independently of the others

Precision

Inspiration

Second Best

53%

Win Rate 953 Games

Precision

Inspiration

Third Best

52%

Win Rate 1000 Games

Domination

Sorcery

More Graves Runes

Second Best

52%

Win Rate 5351 Games

Third Best

56%

Win Rate 495 Games

Second Best

52%

Win Rate 2643 Games

Third Best

52%

Win Rate 1059 Games

Second Best

55%

Win Rate 4488 Games

Third Best

54%

Win Rate 4133 Games

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Passive Ability

Second Best

69%

Win Rate 808 Games

Passive Ability

Third Best

68%

Win Rate 196 Games

Passive Ability

Graves Counters

Learn 's counters and discover matchups where they have an advantage! When you're starting a game of League of Legends you should always keep in mind if you'll be at an advantage or disadvantage against your opponent, so you can know whether to bully them or play safe. You can find detailed breakdowns of each matchup on CounterStats, and you can also check out some Graves guides to see how to build and play against other champions you may find yourself up against!

This counter data is for Graves Jungle in Plat+ games. The percent shown is the enemy champion's counter rating against Graves. Counter rating is our own statistic that factors in counter kills, overall kills, early lead ratio, comeback ratio, and win percent to give the whole picture of that champion's effectiveness as a counter pick.

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Graves Skins

Find Graves's skins and when they were last on sale. Never miss a sale for your favorite skin by using our Wish List feature! You can also find all Graves skins and chromas on Graves's skins page.

Skin Release Wishlist Popularity Cost

Sentinel Graves

Legendary

July 22, 2021

+ Wishlist

1820

Battle Professor Graves

May 15, 2019

+ Wishlist

Praetorian Graves

November 8, 2018

+ Wishlist

Victorious Graves

Special Events

November 18, 2017

Wishlist

Snow Day Graves

Special Events

December 14, 2016

+ Wishlist

Cutthroat Graves

July 22, 2015

+ Wishlist

750

Pool Party Graves

September 10, 2013

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Riot Graves

Special Events

August 16, 2012

+ Wishlist

975

Crime City Graves

April 2, 2012

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975

Jailbreak Graves

Legacy

October 19, 2011

+ Wishlist

975

Hired Gun Graves

October 19, 2011

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520

Classic Graves

Original

+ Wishlist

Graves' Abilities

New Destiny Graves's Passive

Self

Graves' basic attack fires a cone of 4 bullets which stop on the first unit hit. The first bullet on a target deals 0.7 - 1 total AD (based on level) physical damage, with subsequent bullets dealing a third of that damage per bullet. Structures take 25% reduced damage from Graves' basic attacks.

Graves stores two Shells at any time and expends them when he basic attacks. After using them, Graves reloads, delaying his next basic attack significantly. Graves' reload time is slightly reduced by attack speed, but the time between attacks is greatly reduced by attack speed.

Upon critically striking, Graves fires 6 bullets over a 50% wider cone and deals 40% bonus physical damage (60% with Infinity Edge).

End of the Line Graves's Q Ability

950

12 / 11 / 10 / 9 / 8

Graves fires a narrow missile, dealing 45 / 60 / 75 / 90 / 105 (+0.8 per bonus attack damage) physical damage in a line. After 2 seconds, the line detonates, dealing 85 / 120 / 155 / 190 / 225 (+0.4 / 0.7 / 1.0 / 1.3 / 1.6 per bonus attack damage) physical damage in a 'T' shape from where Graves fired it.

If End of the Line strikes a wall, it detonates after 0.25 seconds.

Smoke Screen Graves's W Ability

700

70 / 75 / 80 / 85 / 90

26 / 24 / 22 / 20 / 18

Graves fires a smoke canister at the target area, dealing 60 / 110 / 160 / 210 / 260 (+60% of ability power) magic damage upon landing and creating a cloud of smoke 675 units wide for 4 seconds. Enemies inside the smoke cloud will be slowed by 50% and will have their vision reduced to only what is inside the smoke cloud. The slow lasts for 0.5 seconds after the target leaves the cloud.

Quickdraw Graves's E Ability

425

16 / 15 / 14 / 13 / 12

Graves dashes forward, resetting his basic attack timer and refilling one shell. Graves also gains 4 / 7 / 10 / 13 / 16 armor for 4 seconds, stacking up to 8 times. Dashing towards an enemy champion grants 2 stacks. Damaging non-minions refreshes the duration of this buff. Quickdraw's cooldown is reduced by 0.5 seconds every time Graves hits an enemy with a bullet.

Collateral Damage Graves's Ultimate (R) Ability

Self

100

120 / 90 / 60 / 60 / 60

Graves fires an explosive shell in a straight line, dealing 250 / 400 / 550 (+1.5 per bonus attack damage) physical damage to the first target it hits. After hitting a champion or reaching the end of its range, the shell explodes dealing 200 / 320 / 440 (+1.2 per bonus attack damage) physical damage in a cone behind the target.

Graves recoils 300 units upon firing.

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