Playstyle: Graves Builds

  1. Mobility

    6,021 Games

    Fleet Footwork
    Inspiration
    Youmuu's Ghostblade

    57%

  2. Mobility & Armor Penetration

    3,995 Games

    Fleet Footwork
    Domination
    Eclipse

    53%

  3. Execute

    3,794 Games

    Dark Harvest
    Precision
    Duskblade of Draktharr

    52%

  4. Mobility & Execute

    3,383 Games

    Fleet Footwork
    Domination
    Duskblade of Draktharr

    54%

  5. Execute & Armor Penetration

    2,975 Games

    Dark Harvest
    Precision
    Eclipse

    49%

  6. Execute & Mobility

    2,780 Games

    Dark Harvest
    Precision
    Youmuu's Ghostblade

    53%

Core Graves Item Build Order

Doran's Shield

Starting

Youmuu's Ghostblade
Serrated Dirk
Caulfield's Warhammer

1st

Plated Steelcaps
Boots
Cloth Armor

2nd

The Collector
Serrated Dirk
Pickaxe
Cloak of Agility

3rd

Black Cleaver
Caulfield's Warhammer
Kindlegem
Long Sword

4th

Lord Dominik's Regards
Last Whisper
Cloak of Agility

5th

Bloodthirster
B. F. Sword
Cloak of Agility
Vampiric Scepter

6th

Doran's Shield

Starting

Youmuu's Ghostblade
Serrated Dirk
Caulfield's Warhammer

1st

Plated Steelcaps
Boots
Cloth Armor

2nd

The Collector
Serrated Dirk
Pickaxe
Cloak of Agility

3rd

Black Cleaver
Caulfield's Warhammer
Kindlegem
Long Sword

4th

Lord Dominik's Regards
Last Whisper
Cloak of Agility

5th

Bloodthirster
B. F. Sword
Cloak of Agility
Vampiric Scepter

6th

Core Graves Item Build Path

Doran's Shield
Serrated Dirk
Caulfield's Warhammer
Youmuu's Ghostblade
Boots
Cloth Armor
Plated Steelcaps
Serrated Dirk
Pickaxe
Cloak of Agility
The Collector

Situational

Maw of Malmortius
Immortal Shieldbow
Stormrazor
Mercury's Treads
Mortal Reminder
Edge of Night
Sword of the Divine

Summoner Spells

FlashSmite

Damage Breakdown

Graves Runes

PrecisionDominationSorceryInspirationResolve
Press the AttackLethal TempoFleet FootworkConqueror
OverhealTriumphPresence of Mind
Legend: AlacrityLegend: TenacityLegend: Bloodline
Coup de GraceCut DownLast Stand
DominationSorceryInspirationResolve
Hextech FlashtraptionMagical FootwearPerfect Timing
Future's MarketMinion DematerializerBiscuit Delivery
Cosmic InsightApproach VelocityTime Warp Tonic
lol:shardInfo.adaptive_force,Adaptive Forcelol:shardInfo.attack_speed,Attack Speedlol:shardInfo.ability_haste,Ability Haste
lol:shardInfo.adaptive_force,Adaptive Forcelol:shardInfo.armor,Armorlol:shardInfo.magic_resist,Magic Resist
lol:shardInfo.scaling_health,Scaling Healthlol:shardInfo.armor,Armorlol:shardInfo.magic_resist,Magic Resist
New Destiny

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End of the Line

Q

Q

Q

Q

Q

Smoke Screen

W

W

W

W

W

Quickdraw

E

E

E

E

E

Collateral Damage

R

R

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Graves Skill Order

Q

E

W

Graves Guide

Key Insights
Graves's autos can hit multiple enemies and can be blocked by other units.
If
Graves
Q
collides with a wall, it returns faster.
Graves
E
's bonus armor stacks up to 8 times.
Graves
E
resets Graves's auto attack.
If Graves uses
Graves
E
while reloading, he can cast other abilities mid-dash.
Strengths
Scales well and has a strong early game. Has the option to play aggressively and invade the enemy jungler.
Has high burst damage with
Graves
Q
and
Graves
R
.
A well-placed
Graves
W
can win teamfights.
Synergizes well with
Immortal Shieldbow
,
Bloodthirster
,
Infinity Edge
,
Lord Dominik's Regards
,
Edge of Night
, and
Ravenous Hydra
. Can opt for
Galeforce
,
Eclipse
, or
Prowler's Claw
when needed.
Weaknesses
Can be kited very easily by mobile champions.
Struggles against magic damage, as
Graves
E
only grants Armor.
Graves
R
can be underwhelming in most situations past the mid-game, and is more commonly used for mobility over damage then.