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

Gragas vs Blitzcrank

How to Beat Blitzcrank as Gragas in LoLGragas is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Blitzcrank as Gragas

based on 2,542 Gragas vs Blitzcrank matchups
Win Rate
47.4 %
K/D/A
2.25
Pick Rate
3.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our counter statistics from the millions of rated LoL games that we evaluate each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Blitzcrank as Gragas came out of an evaluation of 2542 ranked rounds where both champions clashed against each other. This champ pairing is fairly rare. Gragas encounters Blitzcrank in only 3.9% of his rounds.

Gragas vs Blitzcrank Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Gragas has done a below average job of countering Blitzcrank. On average, he wins a lowly 47.4% of the time the champs clash against one another in. In Gragas vs Blitzcrank matches, Gragas’s team is 0.2% less likely to gain first blood. This indicates that he probably won't be able to get first blood versus Blitzcrank.

Best Gragas vs Blitzcrank Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeDark Seal

Core Gragas Items

~22 Mins
Void StaffShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Seraph's EmbraceRabadon's DeathcapZhonya's HourglassLich Bane

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

DominationDark HarvestSudden ImpactEyeball CollectionTreasure Hunter
SorceryTranscendenceWaterwalking
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
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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E
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W
3
Q
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Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Blitzcrank as Gragas

Tips for Playing as Gragas against Blitzcrank

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 Blitzcrank

Staying behind creeps can prevent you from being Rocket Grabbed. Blitzcrank's Rocket Grab only pulls the first enemy target it encounters.

Blitzcrank's passive Mana Barrier grants him a shield when he is low on health.

Gragas vs Blitzcrank Counter Stats

Gragas Image
Win Rate
47.4 %
VS
Win Rate
52.6 %
Blitzcrank Image
5.9
< Kills >
2.2
6
< Deaths >
6.2
7.6
< Assists >
13.7
1.37
< Killing Sprees >
0.38
107
< Minions Killed >
29
0.57
< Dragons Killed >
0.04
0.36
< Inhibitors >
0.39
1,447
< Physical Damage >
2,776
18,455
< Magic Damage >
5,983
633
< True Damage >
976
20,536
< Damage Dealt >
9,735
28,884
< Damage Taken >
23,066
11,206
< Gold Earned >
8,494
1.46
< Towers >
1.34
0.14
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
11,687
< Total Healing >
2,292
13,870
< Experience >
10,467
21
< Vision Score >
58
8
< Wards Placed >
26
407
< Time Dealing CC >
304

How to Counter Blitzcrank with Gragas in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here emphasize some critical Gragas vs. Blitzcrank counter stats that can help you distinguish the distinctions between the two. Gragas’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Blitzcrank’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Gragas may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Blitzcrank. This observation is in large part a result of the difference in kills.

Gragas often has a much larger longest kill spree than his foe does. Typically, he takes more damage than Blitzcrank. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, but it can also hint that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to escape additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Gragas and Blitzcrank

Damage Types Compared

Gragas
Blitzcrank
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Gragas
Blitzcrank

Who is Better, Gragas or Blitzcrank?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Gragas usually loses when facing off against Blitzcrank, with a 47.4% win rate. Thus, Gragas makes a bad counter to Blitzcrank.

While Gragas does have a lower win rate than Blitzcrank, when facing one another, Gragas also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more challenging champion to learn. You may get destroyed when picking Gragas into Blitzcrank.

Furthermore, Gragas has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Blitzcrank. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Gragas vs Blitzcrank matchups, Blitzcrank is the better champ with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Gragas is a trash counter for Blitzcrank. You will do well by focussing your strategy on maximizing your CS and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Gragas against Blitzcrank.

Other Champion Matchups Against Gragas

Gragas Loses Against

SingedSinged43.2% winrateLeonaLeona43.5% winrateNilahNilah43.8% winrateTahm KenchTahm Kench43.9% winrate

Gragas Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee53.5% winrateYuumiYuumi53.3% winrateAkshanAkshan52.6% winrateKarthusKarthus52.5% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Gragas Players

How We Calculated Our Gragas vs Blitzcrank Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Blitzcrank as Gragas, we analyzed 2,542 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 Blitzcrank 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.

Other Useful Resources

Gragas Build Blitzcrank Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Gragas to counter Blitzcrank during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats displayed above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Gragas usually gets much more CS compared to Blitzcrank. Champions who typically don't earn much CS typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The best items to focus on in your Gragas versus Blitzcrank build include Void Staff, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Gragas bought at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better against Blitzcrank than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Gragas had an average win rate of 47.4% when countering Blitzcrank with this build.

To have the greatest chance of defeating Blitzcrank as Gragas, Gragas players should equip the Dark Harvest, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Transcendence, and Waterwalking runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune builds we have analyed for Gragas vs Blitzcrank face-offs, this sequence of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 47.4% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Blitzcrank as Gragas are displayed for all skill levels, merged. To filter the statistics and builds to a particular division, you should use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.