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How to Win Gragas vs Aurelion Sol Counter MatchupGragas is in the a tier of champions

Gragas vs Aurelion Sol

How to Beat Aurelion Sol as Gragas in LoLGragas is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Aurelion Sol as Gragas

based on 954 Gragas vs Aurelion Sol matchups
Win Rate
47.5 %
K/D/A
2.3
Pick Rate
1.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our matchup stats from the millions of recently rated League of Legends matches that we evaluate each week. Our guide on how to beat Aurelion Sol as Gragas came out of an analysis of 954 ranked matches where both champions faced one another. This particular champ pairing is relatively rare. Gragas fights Aurelion Sol in only 1.4% of his rounds.

Gragas vs Aurelion Sol Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Gragas does a poor job of beating Aurelion Sol. Normally, he wins a lowly 47.5% of matches the champs battle one another in. In Gragas vs Aurelion Sol rounds, Gragas’s team is 0.1% more expected to earn first blood, indicating that he probably will get first blood against Aurelion Sol.

Best Gragas vs Aurelion Sol Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeLost Chapter

Core Gragas Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Luden's CompanionLich BaneHextech RocketbeltZhonya's Hourglass

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Gragas to level upq
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Second ability for Gragas to level upe
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Last skill for Gragas to max outw

Runes

SorceryPhase RushManaflow BandTranscendenceScorch
InspirationBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Gragas's passive ability p
Gragas's q ability q
Gragas's w ability w
Gragas's e ability e
Gragas's ultimate ability r
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W
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Q
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Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Aurelion Sol as Gragas

Tips for Playing as Gragas against Aurelion Sol

Try to knock enemies back into your towers with Explosive Cask.

Try to combo Body Slam with Explosive Cask to set up kills for your team.

The damage reduction from Drunken Rage is applied when you start drinking, try to use it when you see damage coming your way.

Advice to Win Against Aurelion Sol

He gains speed while chasing in a straight line, but taking damage makes him lose that momentum.

Try to get inside his orbit, since his stars can't hurt you up close.

His stars disappear while stunned or silenced, giving you an easy opportunity to fight him.

His Starsurge ability can grow to cover a huge area - don't stay in the same place too long!

Gragas vs Aurelion Sol Counter Stats

Gragas Image
Win Rate
47.5 %
VS
Win Rate
52.5 %
Aurelion Sol Image
6
< Kills >
7
5.7
< Deaths >
5.7
7.1
< Assists >
7.8
1.32
< Killing Sprees >
1.61
106
< Minions Killed >
185
0.66
< Dragons Killed >
0.14
0.4
< Inhibitors >
0.4
1,476
< Physical Damage >
348
18,707
< Magic Damage >
22,149
659
< True Damage >
705
20,844
< Damage Dealt >
23,203
30,166
< Damage Taken >
21,192
11,385
< Gold Earned >
12,424
1.49
< Towers >
1.54
0.15
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
12,738
< Total Healing >
2,549
14,143
< Experience >
15,015
21
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
9
418
< Time Dealing CC >
373

How to Counter Aurelion Sol with Gragas in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page emphasize several important Gragas vs. Aurelion Sol matchup statistics that may help you grasp the differences and similarities between the pair. As an example, Gragas’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Aurelion Sol’s ratio of NaN, showing that Gragas may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Aurelion Sol..

Gragas often has a similar longest kill spree as his matchup does. On average, he takes more damage than Aurelion Sol. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also indicate that the champ with higher HP has less mobility and thus is not able to escape further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Gragas and Aurelion Sol

Damage Types Compared

Gragas
Aurelion Sol
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Gragas
Aurelion Sol

Who is Better, Gragas or Aurelion Sol?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Gragas usually loses when playing against Aurelion Sol, with a 47.5% win rate. As a result, Gragas makes a poor counter to Aurelion Sol.

While Gragas does have a lower win rate compared to Aurelion Sol, when on opposite teams, Gragas also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less time consuming champion to learn and master. You may get destroyed when picking Gragas into Aurelion Sol.

Furthermore, Gragas also has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Aurelion Sol. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Gragas vs Aurelion Sol matchups, Aurelion Sol is the better champion with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.

Gragas is a trash counter to Aurelion Sol. Make sure you focus your tactics on keeping up your gold income and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Gragas against Aurelion Sol.

Additional Information for Gragas Players

How We Calculated Our Gragas vs Aurelion Sol Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Aurelion Sol as Gragas, we analyzed 954 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Aurelion Sol as Gragas comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Gragas to counter Aurelion Sol during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips presented here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Gragas often picks up less CS compared to Aurelion Sol. Champs who typically don't take many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values shown on this page to do well.

The top items to use in your Gragas versus Aurelion Sol build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Gragas included at least these three items in his build, he did much better vs Aurelion Sol than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Gragas had an average winrate of 47.5% battling Aurelion Sol with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest chance of defeating Aurelion Sol as Gragas, you should equip the Phase Rush, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the runes players chose for Gragas vs Aurelion Sol counter picks, this sequence of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 47.5% winrate overall.

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