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Graves·Top Build

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End of the LineQ
Smoke ScreenW
QuickdrawE
Collateral DamageR
Win rate47.2%
Pick rate0.2%
Ban rate5.5%
Matches2 857-
Graves Top has a 47.2% win rate with 0.2% pick rate in Emerald + and is currently ranked D tier. Based on our analysis of 2 857 matches in patch 14.6 the best build for Graves is Youmuu's Ghostblade, Plated Steelcaps, The Collector, Lord Dominik's Regards, and Infinity Edge. Most picked runes for Graves Top are Fleet Footwork, Presence of Mind, Legend: Alacrity, and Coup de Grace for primary tree, as well as Magical Footwear, and Biscuit Delivery for secondary tree.
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Graves Build

Top Top  Patch 14.6

Most Popular

Win Rate 53.8% based on 444 matches

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Recommended builds

Build
WR
Fleet FootworkInspiration
Youmuu's Ghostblade

Most Popular

53.8%
Fleet FootworkDomination
Essence Reaver

Highest WR

56.5%
Fleet FootworkInspiration
Stormrazor

Alternative

54.8%
Fleet FootworkResolve
Eclipse

Off-Meta

42.4%

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Странный ТОП#RU1 OTP

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runes

Precision
Precision
Press the AttackLethal TempoFleet FootworkConqueror
Overheal
Triumph
Presence of Mind
Legend: Alacrity
Legend: Tenacity
Legend: Bloodline
Coup de Grace
Cut Down
Last Stand
Inspiration
Inspiration
Hextech Flashtraption
Magical Footwear
Triple Tonic
Future's Market
Minion Dematerializer
Biscuit Delivery
Cosmic Insight
Approach Velocity
Time Warp Tonic
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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SummonerTeleport

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items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's Blade
Health Potion
Stealth Ward

@ 15 sec

Early Items

Serrated Dirk

@ 5 min

Core Items

Youmuu's Ghostblade
Plated Steelcaps
The Collector

@ 18 min

Full Build

Youmuu's Ghostblade
Plated Steelcaps
The Collector
Lord Dominik's Regards
Infinity Edge
Bloodthirster

ability order

Max:

Q

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E

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W

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Skills

New Destiny
End of the Line
Smoke Screen
Quickdraw
Collateral Damage
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situational items

Immortal Shieldbow
Mortal Reminder
Maw of Malmortius
Edge of Night
Guardian Angel
Rapid Firecannon

Graves Matchups Overview

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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 Teleport as your Summoner Spells. For runes, you should pick Fleet Footwork as your keystone, followed by Presence of Mind, Legend: Alacrity and Coup de Grace in the primary tree, as well as Magical Footwear and Biscuit Delivery 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 Youmuu's Ghostblade as your first item, followed by Plated Steelcaps and The Collector. For your last 3 items, you should build Lord Dominik's Regards, Infinity Edge and finish with Bloodthirster. For the skill order, you want to stick with Q - E - W. Right now, this build has 53.8% winrate over 444 matches played.

Alternative

If you're looking for alternatives, you can use Flash and Teleport as your Summoner Spells, with runes being Fleet Footwork as your keystone, Presence of Mind, Legend: Alacrity and Coup de Grace in the primary tree, and Magical Footwear with Biscuit Delivery in the secondary tree, as well as Attack Speed, Adaptive Force, and Health Scaling as your rune shards. The items that this build incorporates are Stormrazor as your first item, then Plated Steelcaps as a second item and The Collector as a third item. You want to finish the build with Lord Dominik's Regards, Bloodthirster and Infinity Edge. As far as ability max order goes, you want to keep it Q - E - W. This build is currently sitting at a 54.8% win rate across 115 matches played.

Off-Meta

If you want to try an Off-Meta Graves Top build in the current patch, try Flash and Teleport as your Summoner Spells, Fleet Footwork, Presence of Mind, Legend: Alacrity and Last Stand as your primary rune tree, and Bone Plating with Revitalize as your secondary tree. Use Attack Speed, Adaptive Force and Health Scaling as your shards. For items in this build, you want to complete Eclipse as your first item, then finish Plated Steelcaps as your second item, and The Collector as third item. The last 3 options are Lord Dominik's Regards, Bloodthirster and Infinity Edge. The ability order for this build is Q - E - W. As of the current patch, this build has a 42.4% win rate over 99 matches played.

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.

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

Best Matchups

In Patch 14.6 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.