Graves
Champions that beat Graves
- Amumusupport
Bandage Toss (Q) lands during the Quickdraw (E) reposition window before he can reset stacks. Curse of the Sad Mummy (R) suppression eats his Smoke Screen (W) disengage timing, and your ADC plus mid rotate before End of the Line (Q) detonation.
- Dianajungle
Diana wins extended duels in his jungle. Pale Cascade (W) shields one End of the Line (Q) rotation, then Lunar Rush (E) resets on the Crescent Strike (Q) mark for a re-engage Quickdraw (E) cannot kite away from.
- Dr Mundojungle
Infected Bonesaw (Q) percent-HP slow from 975 range chips Graves outside Quickdraw (E) retreat angle. Goes Where He Pleases (P) eats Smoke Screen (W) blind for free, and Maximum Dosage (R) regen tanks the End of the Line (Q) buckshot trade window.
- Fiddlesticksjungle
Terrify (Q) fear chains through Smoke Screen (W) vision denial since it is point-and-click; Crowstorm (R) drain tanks his shotgun burst entirely with Bountiful Harvest (W) heal-channel sustain. Reap (E) silence cancels End of the Line (Q) detonation.
- Gwenjungle
Skip 'n Slash (E) auto-resets close the gap fast through End of the Line (Q) cone, and Hallowed Mist (W) denies the New Destiny (P) shotgun target during his reload window. Snip Snip! (Q) true damage shreds his Quickdraw (E) armor stacks in extended trades.
- Master Yijungle
Alpha Strike (Q) makes Master Yi untargetable mid-New Destiny (P) shotgun cone; Highlander (R) move-speed kites Quickdraw (E) dash. Once 25-minute item spike hits, his on-hit DPS outscales Graves lethality build past Quickdraw (E) armor cap.
- Nidaleejungle
Javelin Toss (Q) outranges End of the Line (Q) and ignores Quickdraw (E) armor stacks since AP damage scales differently; Aspect Of The Cougar (R) Pounce (W) gap-closes during Graves reload window before he can re-pellet at point-blank range.
- Sejuanijungle
Fury of the North (P) frost-armor passive and Arctic Assault (Q) engage lock Graves at melee range; New Destiny (P) shotgun burst doesn't kill HP-stacked HP before Glacial Prison (R) stun chains. Permafrost (E) detonation slows the Quickdraw (E) reposition dash.
- Talonjungle
Graves's only repositioning tool is Quickdraw E which leaves him stuck in melee after the dash. Assassin's Path E vaults into his jungle from a brush angle he cannot ward, Talon lands on him mid Smoke Screen W cloud,
Champions Graves beats
- Jarvan IVjungle
Demacian Standard (E) plus Dragon Strike (Q) flag-and-drag commits on one target; once spent on a tank Graves bursts him at point-blank with New Destiny (P) pellets. Cataclysm (R) walls can be exited via Quickdraw (E) dash before the knockup chains.
- Kaynjungle
End of the Line (Q) AOE explosion punishes Kayn during the pre-form weak phase, and Smoke Screen (W) blind nerfs Reaping Slash (Q) follow-up autos. Quickdraw (E) dash matches Shadow Step (E) mobility, and Collateral Damage (R) cone burst kills Kayn pre-transform.
- Lilliajungle
Graves beats Lillia at scuttle with End of the Line (Q) AOE explosion while she has to walk into Q hitbox. Smoke Screen (W) blind cancels Lillia's auto chain follow-up, and Quickdraw (E) reset dashes through Watch Out! Eep! (W) AOE during Collateral Damage (R) burst.
- Qiyanajungle
Graves's Smoke Screen blinds Qiyana's empowered Royal Privilege passive auto proc, denying her trade burst window. Quickdraw dash plus End of the Line shotgun cone out-trades her brush approach before Audacity lands,
- Quinntop
Quickdraw (E) armor stacks tank Vault (E) knockback burst window, and Smoke Screen (W) denies Heightened Senses (W) reveal. Behind Enemy Lines (R) channel is interrupted by End of the Line (Q) detonation hitting her global-flight reposition.
- Rengarjungle
New Destiny (P) 4-pellet burst at point-blank deletes squishy assassins; Quickdraw (E) armor stacks tank empowered Savagery (Q) before he can reset bushes for a second Thrill of the Hunt (R) jump. Smoke Screen (W) blocks the bush vision he needs to leap.
- Taliyahjungle
Graves's Smoke Screen W blinds Taliyah and chips her HP from inside the cloud, and End of the Line Q first-hit damage shreds her HP before she can E-stun him. Quickdraw E dashes him outside her W displacement angle,
- Vijungle
Cease and Desist (R) commits on one champion — once spent on a frontliner Vi has no second engage, and End of the Line (Q) plus Collateral Damage (R) bursts her down. Quickdraw (E) armor stacks tank Vault Breaker (Q) charge windup damage.
- Warwickjungle
Graves End of the Line (Q) and Collateral Damage (R) poke Warwick from outside Jaws of the Beast (Q) 365 range. Smoke Screen (W) blinds him and breaks the Infinite Duress (R) target lock, while Quickdraw (E) dash kites the Blood Hunt (W) movement speed window.
- Xin Zhaojungle
Quickdraw E dashes Graves out of the arena and Smoke Screen W blinds Xin Zhao's Three Talon Strike autos so the third-hit knockup never lands. End of the Line Q chunks Xin through his Determination heal at extended range outside Audacious Charge.
