Blitzcrank vs Gragas
How to Beat Gragas as Blitzcrank
based on 2,542 Blitzcrank vs Gragas matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Blitzcrank vs Gragas Matchup Summary
Best Blitzcrank vs Gragas Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Gragas as Blitzcrank
Tips for Playing as Blitzcrank against Gragas
Using Blitzcrank's grab to pull an enemy into your tower range followed by a Power Fist will allow the tower to get several hits on them.
The 1-2-3 combo of Rocket Grab, Power Fist, and Static Field can devastate an individual opponent.
Advice to Win Against Gragas
Body Slam is on a very low cooldown, making it difficult to pursue Gragas. Don't overextend yourself chasing him.
Gragas can knock everybody away with his ultimate. Be careful that you don't get knocked into him or, worse, an enemy tower.
Blitzcrank vs Gragas Counter Stats
How to Counter Gragas with Blitzcrank in LoL
The stats shown on this page show several important Blitzcrank vs. Gragas matchup stats that can help us grasp the differences and similarities between the two. For instance, Blitzcrank’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Gragas’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Blitzcrank may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Gragas. This observation is in large part caused by the differences in assists.
Blitzcrank normally has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than his enemy does. Typically, he takes less damage than Gragas. This often reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also show that the champ with increased HP has less agility and thus is unable to escape further harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Blitzcrank and Gragas
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Who is Better, Blitzcrank or Gragas?
Both League champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Blitzcrank usually wins when playing against Gragas, with a 52.6% win rate. Therefore, Blitzcrank makes a good counter to Gragas.
While Blitzcrank does have a higher win rate compared to Gragas, when they face off with one another, Blitzcrank also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less time consuming champion to develop with. You don't need to be too worried when picking Blitzcrank into Gragas.
Moreover, Blitzcrank also has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Gragas. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Blitzcrank vs Gragas matchups, Blitzcrank is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.
Blitzcrank is a good counter to Gragas. Focus your gameplay on maximizing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Blitzcrank against Gragas.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Blitzcrank to counter Gragas during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions displayed above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Blitzcrank most often gets a lot less CS compared to Gragas. Champs who on average don't get many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers shown on this page to do well.
The most crucial items to use in your Blitzcrank versus Gragas build include Trailblazer, Zeke's Convergence, and Knight's Vow. When Blitzcrank used at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better against Gragas than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Blitzcrank had an average win rate of 52.6% battling Gragas with these items in his kit.
To have the highest likelihood of coming out on top against Gragas as Blitzcrank, you should equip the Glacial Augment, Hextech Flashtraption, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Bone Plating, and Unflinching runes from the Inspiration and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune combinations we have analyed for Blitzcrank vs Gragas face-offs, this combo of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 52.6% winrate overall.
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