Graves Build Guides, Runes and Items

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Find the best Graves build guides for League of Legends S12 Patch 12.9. The MOBAFire community works hard to keep their LoL builds and guides updated, and will help you craft the best Graves build for the S12 meta. Learn more about Graves' abilities, skins, or even ask your own questions to the community!

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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 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 12.9. 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!

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Patch 12.8: 513624 matches scanned * Each section of the build is rated independently of the others

Domination

Precision

Second Best

49%

Win Rate 8154 Games

Precision

Inspiration

Third Best

50%

Win Rate 4491 Games

Domination

Precision

Second Best

50%

Win Rate 1903 Games

Third Best

56%

Win Rate 1278 Games

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49%

Win Rate 40362 Games

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47%

Win Rate 3762 Games

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Win Rate 10882 Games

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Win Rate 2195 Games

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Passive Ability

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67%

Win Rate 2349 Games

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66%

Win Rate 1134 Games

Passive Ability

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Win Rate 1743 Games

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Win Rate 216 Games

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Win Rate 5412 Games

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Win Rate 140 Games

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Win Rate 6023 Games

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Win Rate 1073 Games

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Win Rate 3585 Games

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Win Rate 3072 Games

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Passive Ability

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Win Rate 1077 Games

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Win Rate 268 Games

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Win Rate 163 Games

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Win Rate 430 Games

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Win Rate 1840 Games

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Win Rate 1876 Games

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Win Rate 633 Games

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Win Rate 1783 Games

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Win Rate 1409 Games

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Passive Ability

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Win Rate 464 Games

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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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CR is Counter Rating, which is a combination of multiple counter factors. Counters shown are for Graves Graves Jungle

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Graves Skins

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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.

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EDG Graves

Special Events

May 12, 2022

+ Wishlist

1350

Sentinel Graves

Legendary

July 22, 2021

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1820

Battle Professor Graves

May 15, 2019

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1350

Praetorian Graves

November 8, 2018

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1350

Victorious Graves

Special Events

November 18, 2017

Wishlist

Snow Day Graves

Special Events

December 14, 2016

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1350

Cutthroat Graves

July 22, 2015

+ Wishlist

750

Pool Party Graves

September 10, 2013

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1350

Riot Graves

Special Events

August 16, 2012

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975

Crime City Graves

April 2, 2012

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975

Jailbreak Graves

Legacy

October 19, 2011

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975

Hired Gun Graves

October 19, 2011

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520

Classic Graves

Original

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Graves' Abilities

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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 25% wider cone and deals 20% bonus physical damage (60% with Infinity Edge).

End of the Line Graves's Q Ability

800

12 / 11 / 10 / 9 / 8

Graves fires a powder round dealing 45 / 60 / 75 / 90 / 105 (+0.8 per bonus attack damage) physical damage. After 1 second or after colliding with terrain, it detonates, dealing 85 / 120 / 155 / 190 / 225 (+0.4 / 0.7 / 1.0 / 1.3 / 1.6 per bonus attack damage) physical damage along the travel path again and to enemies near the blast.

Smoke Screen Graves's W Ability

950

70 / 75 / 80 / 85 / 90

26 / 24 / 22 / 20 / 18

Graves creates a cloud of black smoke for 4 seconds, slowing enemies inside by 50% and blocking their vision outside the area. The initial impact deals 60 / 110 / 160 / 210 / 260 (+60% of ability power) magic damage.

Quickdraw Graves's E Ability

375

16 / 15 / 14 / 13 / 12

Graves dashes and reloads one Shell into his shotgun. He also gains a stack for 4 seconds (max 8 stacks) or two stacks if he dashes towards an enemy champion. Stacks grant him 4 / 7 / 10 / 13 / 16 armor. Stacks are refreshed when damaging a non-minion.

Each bullet hit from Graves' attacks reduces this ability's cooldown by 0.5 seconds.

Collateral Damage Graves's Ultimate (R) Ability

1100

100

120 / 90 / 60 / 60 / 60

Graves fires an explosive cartridge, blasting himself backwards. The cartridge deals 250 / 400 / 550 (+1.5 per bonus attack damage) physical damage to the first enemy hit. After hitting an enemy champion or reaching the end of its range, the cartridge explodes outward, dealing 200 / 320 / 440 (+1.2 per bonus attack damage) physical damage.

Questions About Graves

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Latest Questions

Be a better player

Asked by Ismod on November 12, 2018

Hello, i'm actually gold V playing graves at jungle. I wanted to have some tips to be better, should i play only him to know him perfectly? What are the main objectives in game? What should i do in theory? Thanks!

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Are lethal tempo/hail of blades bugged on Graves?

Asked by Hamstertamer on June 17, 2018

I've been experimenting with [[graves]] with [[lethal tempo]]/[[hail of blades]] on the practice tool and they give very little attack speed when attacking the dummy. Normally they should give 110%/125% attack speed (I was level 18). In...

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elo hel

Asked by duongpro on January 2, 2018

shoud i play graves in elo hell

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what is the best way on how not to tilt in games

Asked by wishbone25 on November 8, 2016

being toxic will get you perma bann and other ways too besides that flaming thing , can i get your best tips for this ? thanx a lot in advance

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Bot lane or Jungle? Which is better?

Asked by Coolwiktor on November 6, 2016

I am just wondering since the meta is more geared towards jg graves.

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How RFC interacts with Graves.

Asked by thetacoboy on October 12, 2016

So Rapid Fire Cannon is a recommended on graves, but I am not exactly sure exactly how the item works with his passive. I would have assumed it tightened the cone, and increased the range, but from what I've seen if you have an rfc proc, and shoot...

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Akali vs. Graves

Asked by souleater98 on August 16, 2016

Around 1 or 2 weeks ago I had a game where I was playing akali toplane and I was going against a graves. I always lost against him but it was very close and I'm really ashamed XD the guy was platinum and I'm unranked so I think that I probably was...

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Preseason 6 ADC Itemization

Asked by Janitsu on November 13, 2015

Hey guys! As season 5 "ADC Main", I've given a lot of thought to ADC itemization. I have absolutely no idea how to build them, but here are my thoughts thus far: [[Tristana]]/[[Caitlyn]]: [[infinity edge]] and [[rapid...

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which one is better?

Asked by mjskid on March 13, 2015

hey everyone. im in bronze 3 trying to climb maining adcs. out of graves and jinx which would be better for me to get?

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Is both Youmuus and Statikk a good idea?

Asked by ThePrince on March 13, 2015

I just recently played a game against an enemy Graves who had both Youmuu's and Statikk Shiv in his items, he went on to carry his team and absolutely rek. I was just wondering if this kind of build is viable at all on Graves and if it is, is it a...

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which adc to buy

Asked by mjskid on March 6, 2015

im thinking about switching main roles from top to adc. which adc should i buy first?

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Vayne or Graves

Asked by SaturnJJ on March 5, 2015

Which champion is better ATM?

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Essence Reaver On Graves?!

Asked by KKortopi on July 29, 2014

what are the pros and cons of using Essence Reaver on Graves? is this a good item for him and other ADR Champions? im asking this question because i want to build graves with lots of sustain (or tanky maybe?) or maybe an ADR caster instead?...

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Which ADC is the best in the game?

Asked by BTM Hoang on January 12, 2014

So my friend said that Vayne is the best ADC in the game, I look some forums up and saw that Ezreal is the best. I think its Quinn and Caitlyn. I want to see what you guys think.

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Game Intuition for ADCs

Asked by Embracing on March 6, 2013

As an ADC, where does most of the knowledge come from when thinking about engaging a fight? Like, how do I know which engages result in no deaths, etc? Does the knowledge come from knowledge from extensively playing each ADC and support? Or...

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Graves Build Guides, Runes and Items

Graves The Outlaw

[12.8] Arfreezy's Comprehensive Guide To Graves Jungle

[S12.9] Climb with Graves! [Comprehensive Guide]

SEASON 12 Kami Challenger Graves Jungle Guide

[UPDATED] EUW CHALL | How to DOMINATE the Jungle as Graves

[S12: patch 12.9] Graves Mid complete guide (all matchups)

Ultimate Graves Guide for Season 12

Most optimal graves build (And a little experimental one)

[12.9] Graves Toplane Healing Build

OTP GRVS ALL Match UP

GRAVES ABUSING TOPLANER | SCALING HARD

[12.9] Graves Jungle builds | basic info dump

Graves Jungle Patch: 12.8

NeroZYN's Graves Toplane Guide NEW BUILD UPDATED [S12] | EUW UK | OTP Diamond !

Lane Graves Guide [Top/Mid]

Ultimate Graves Guide for any role (except Support)

Bruiser Graves Top (12.5)

GRAVES MID BUILD GUIDE (UPDATED)

Билд на грейвза 12.3

Giga Chad Graves

[11.23] Menace To LoL Graves

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