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Graves·Top Build

New DestinyP
End of the LineQ
Smoke ScreenW
QuickdrawE
Collateral DamageR
Win rate47.9%
Pick rate0.1%
Ban rate3.5%
Matches1 006-
Graves Top has a 47.9% win rate with 0.1% pick rate in Emerald + and is currently ranked D tier. Based on our analysis of 1 006 matches in patch 16.1 the best build for Graves is Essence Reaver, Plated Steelcaps, The Collector, Infinity Edge, and Lord Dominik's Regards. Most picked runes for Graves Top are Fleet Footwork, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, and Coup de Grace for primary tree, as well as Cosmic Insight, and Magical Footwear for secondary tree.
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Graves Build

Top Top  Patch 16.1

Most Popular

Win Rate 56.6% based on 106 matches

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Fleet FootworkInspiration
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Fleet FootworkDomination
Essence Reaver

2nd Most Popular

51.0%

Top Players
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Player name
WR
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2 Bullets KO OTP

66.7%
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Oganja is beck OTP

53.3%
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Pimp my Runes OTP

44.4%

runes

Precision
Precision
Press the AttackLethal TempoFleet FootworkConqueror
Absorb Life
Triumph
Presence of Mind
Legend: Alacrity
Legend: Haste
Legend: Bloodline
Coup de Grace
Cut Down
Last Stand
Inspiration
Inspiration
Hextech Flashtraption
Magical Footwear
Cash Back
Triple Tonic
Time Warp Tonic
Biscuit Delivery
Cosmic Insight
Approach Velocity
Jack Of All Trades
Adaptive Force
Attack Speed
Ability Haste
Adaptive Force
Move Speed
Health Scaling
Health
Tenacity and Slow Resist
Health Scaling

spells

SummonerFlash

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SummonerDot

F

items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's Blade
Health Potion
Stealth Ward

@ 10 sec

Early Items

Long Sword
2

@ 3 min

Core Items

Essence Reaver
Plated Steelcaps
The Collector

@ 19 min

Full Build

Essence Reaver
Plated Steelcaps
The Collector
Infinity Edge
Lord Dominik's Regards
Bloodthirster

ability order

Max:

Q

right arrow

E

right arrow

W

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Skills

New Destiny
End of the Line
Smoke Screen
Quickdraw
Collateral Damage
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E
2
Q
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
E
9
Q
10
E
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R
12
E
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E
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W
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W
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R
17
W
18
W

situational items

Mortal Reminder
Immortal Shieldbow
Stormrazor
Guardian Angel
Serpent's Fang

Graves Matchups Overview

Graves General information

Graves combos

Every combo you need to master the champion!

The Best Graves Builds, Runes and Items for Top in Emerald +

Most Popular

If you want to use the most popular Graves Top build, you should take Flash and Ignite as your Summoner Spells. For runes, you should pick Fleet Footwork as your keystone, followed by Triumph, Legend: Alacrity and Coup de Grace in the primary tree, as well as Cosmic Insight and Magical Footwear in the secondary tree. For rune shards, you want Attack Speed in offense, Adaptive Force in flex and Health Scaling in defense, though it depends on the matchup. Finally, for your items, you should build Essence Reaver as your first item, followed by Plated Steelcaps and The Collector. For your last 3 items, you should build Infinity Edge, Lord Dominik's Regards and finish with Bloodthirster. For the skill order, you want to stick with Q - E - W. Right now, this build has 56.6% winrate over 106 matches played.

Optional

Your second option for Graves Top build would be to take Flash and Barrier as your Summoner Spells. The runes that this build takes advantage of are Fleet Footwork as your keystone, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity and Coup de Grace in the primary tree, and Sudden Impact with Treasure Hunter in the secondary tree. The shards used in this build are Attack Speed in offense, Adaptive Force in flex and Health Scaling in defense. The items for the build are Essence Reaver, which you should build first, followed by Plated Steelcaps as your second item and Bloodthirster as your third item. The rest of the items in order are Infinity Edge, Lord Dominik's Regards and Phantom Dancer. The skill order for this build is Q - E - W. In the current patch, this build has a 51.0% win rate over 51 matches.

Situational Graves Runes and Items

Depending on the context of your game, your matchup, and enemy champions, you might want to consider building some situational items or take specific runes. Carefully examine your team, enemy team, game state , and your matchup to plan your Graves build accordingly! For example, when it comes to rune shards, you might want to take either Armor or Magic Resist, depending on which champion you are about to lane against.

Furthermore, if you want a more detailed breakdown, you should also check out Graves runes page.

Graves useful resources
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In-depth Build Stats

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Graves Counters - Best and Worst Matchups for Top in Emerald +

Best Matchups

In Patch 16.1 the best possible matchups for Graves Top are:

Consider picking Graves into these matches to increase your chance to win a game. These are the most popular Top matchups that currently are in favor of Graves.

Worst Matchups

We highly recommend avoiding picking Graves in the current patch into the following Top matchups:

These champions are considered as Graves counters in the current patch, and playing such a matchup will decrease your chances of winning a game.

Additional Notes

If you want to find out more about best and worst matchups, as well as specific matchup statistics, we highly encourage you to check our Graves counters page. Keep in mind that while the champion may counter or be countered, it also comes down to your individual skill, the skill of your opponent, your team, and enemy team compositions.