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Graves vs K'Sante

How to Beat K'Sante as Graves in LoLGraves is in the a tier of champions
Marksman
TankFighter

How to Beat K'Sante as Graves

based on 2,871 Graves vs K'Sante matchups
Win Rate
52.8 %
K/D/A
2.64
Pick Rate
1.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our matchup stats from the millions of rated LoL rounds that we analyze each week. This guide on how to beat K'Sante as Graves came out of an examination of 2871 ranked games where both champions battled each other. This champion matchup is somewhat rare. Graves encounters K'Sante in only 1.7% of his games.

Graves vs K'Sante Matchup Summary

Graves does a good job of beating K'Sante. On average, he wins a fantastic 52.8% of games the champs clash against each other in. In Graves against K'Sante rounds, Graves’s team is 0.1% more likely to earn first blood, implying that he probably will be able to get first blood versus K'Sante.

Best Graves vs K'Sante Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsSerrated Dirk

Core Graves Items

~22 Mins
Guardian AngelYoumuu's GhostbladeThe Collector

Optional Items

BloodthirsterOpportunityHubrisInfinity Edge

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionFleet FootworkTriumphLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
InspirationMagical FootwearCosmic Insight
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Graves's passive ability p
Graves's q ability q
Graves's w ability w
Graves's e ability e
Graves's ultimate ability r
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Q
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W
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering K'Sante as Graves

Tips for Playing as Graves against K'Sante

Smoke Screen can be used both to escape and to set up a kill.

Using Quickdraw to get into range and delivering a point blank Buckshot can do lots of damage.

Advice to Win Against K'Sante

Stay spread out to minimize the impact of Lee Sin's ultimate, Dragon's Rage.

Lee Sin relies heavily on following up with his abilities. Use disables to prevent him from chaining together his abilities and attacks.

Lee Sin has powerful tools to combat physical damage in Iron Will and Cripple but he is still vulnerable to magic damage.

Graves vs K'Sante Counter Stats

Graves Image
Win Rate
52.8 %
VS
Win Rate
47.2 %
K'Sante Image
7.2
< Kills >
4.7
5.5
< Deaths >
5.2
7.3
< Assists >
6
1.65
< Killing Sprees >
1.08
52
< Minions Killed >
176
1.57
< Dragons Killed >
0.04
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.39
17,930
< Physical Damage >
13,906
805
< Magic Damage >
3,329
1,759
< True Damage >
1,478
20,495
< Damage Dealt >
18,715
29,470
< Damage Taken >
30,642
12,752
< Gold Earned >
11,008
1.73
< Towers >
2.05
0.37
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
13,975
< Total Healing >
4,759
14,399
< Experience >
14,799
24
< Vision Score >
16
6
< Wards Placed >
8
505
< Time Dealing CC >
1,066

How to Counter K'Sante with Graves in LoL

The stats provided here show some critical Graves vs. K'Sante counter stats that may help you distinguish the differences and similarities between the two. As an example, Graves’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than K'Sante’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Graves may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than K'Sante..

Graves usually has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his foe does. Commonly, he takes a similar amount of damage to K'Sante. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also show that the champ with increased health has less agility and thus is not able to flee from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Graves and K'Sante

Damage Types Compared

Graves
K'Sante
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Graves
K'Sante

Who is Better, Graves or K'Sante?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Graves usually wins when taking on K'Sante, with a 52.8% win rate. As a result, Graves makes a good counter to K'Sante.

While Graves does have a higher win rate compared to K'Sante, when facing one another, Graves also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes him a less complex champ to pick up and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Graves into K'Sante.

Furthermore, Graves has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to K'Sante. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Graves vs K'Sante matchups, Graves is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.

Graves is a good counter to K'Sante. You will do well by focussing your actions on keeping up your CS and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Graves against K'Sante.

Additional Information for Graves Players

How We Calculated Our Graves vs K'Sante Build and Stats

For this guide on countering K'Sante as Graves, we analyzed 2,871 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 K'Sante as Graves 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 Graves in order to counter K'Sante during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions shown here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Graves often gets a lot less CS compared to K'Sante. Champs who on average don't get much CS often don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers shown here to do well.

The most crucial items to use in your Graves versus K'Sante build include Guardian Angel, Youmuu's Ghostblade, and The Collector. When Graves bought at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better countering K'Sante than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Graves boasted an average winrate of 52.8% battling K'Sante with these items in his kit.

To have the best probability of coming out on top against K'Sante as Graves, Graves players should use the Fleet Footwork, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Cosmic Insight, and Magical Footwear runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players picked for Graves vs K'Sante LoL games, this set of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 52.8% win rate overall.

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