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How to Win Graves vs Pantheon Counter MatchupGraves is in the a tier of champions

Graves vs Pantheon

How to Beat Pantheon as Graves in LoLGraves is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Pantheon as Graves

based on 7,277 Graves vs Pantheon matchups
Win Rate
51.3 %
K/D/A
2.44
Pick Rate
4.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our counter stats from the millions of rated League of Legends matches that we review each week. This guide on how to beat Pantheon as Graves resulted from an evaluation of 7277 ranked games where both champions faced one another. This particular champ matchup is somewhat uncommon. Graves encounters Pantheon in only 4.3% of his matches.

Graves vs Pantheon Matchup Summary

Graves has done a decent job of countering Pantheon. Normally, he wins a acceptable 51.3% of the time the champions face off with one another in. In Graves against Pantheon rounds, Graves’s side is 0.1% less likely to obtain first blood, indicating that he most likely won't get first blood against Pantheon.

Best Graves vs Pantheon Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Serrated DirkYoumuu's Ghostblade

Core Graves Items

~22 Mins
BloodthirsterYoumuu's GhostbladeVoltaic Cyclosword

Optional Items

Sterak's GageGuardian AngelInfinity EdgeImmortal Shieldbow

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

DominationDark HarvestSudden ImpactZombie WardTreasure Hunter
PrecisionTriumphLegend: Alacrity
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
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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Guide to Countering Pantheon as Graves

Tips for Playing as Graves against Pantheon

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 Pantheon

Pantheon's Aegis Assault makes him invulnerable from the front. Get behind him or wait it out.

Grand Starfall gives several seconds of warning before Pantheon arrives. Use this time to get out of the way or to form a plan to deal with him.

Be careful near Pantheon if your health is low - a thrown Comet Spear executes low health enemies.

Graves vs Pantheon Counter Stats

Graves Image
Win Rate
51.3 %
VS
Win Rate
48.7 %
Pantheon Image
7.6
< Kills >
7.2
6.1
< Deaths >
6.7
7.3
< Assists >
7
1.74
< Killing Sprees >
1.65
54
< Minions Killed >
107
1.5
< Dragons Killed >
0.22
0.48
< Inhibitors >
0.38
17,868
< Physical Damage >
19,102
846
< Magic Damage >
768
1,592
< True Damage >
1,178
20,306
< Damage Dealt >
21,048
33,674
< Damage Taken >
25,877
12,914
< Gold Earned >
11,206
1.74
< Towers >
1.59
0.36
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
13,851
< Total Healing >
4,997
14,471
< Experience >
12,909
23
< Vision Score >
31
6
< Wards Placed >
14
492
< Time Dealing CC >
68

How to Counter Pantheon with Graves in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here emphasize several significant Graves versus Pantheon counter stats that can help you explain the distinctions between the two. Graves’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Pantheon’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Graves may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Pantheon..

Graves normally has a similar longest kill spree as his enemy does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Pantheon. This often reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also imply that the champion with more health has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Graves and Pantheon

Damage Types Compared

Graves
Pantheon
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Graves
Pantheon

Who is Better, Graves or Pantheon?

Both LoL champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Graves usually wins when facing off against Pantheon, with a 51.3% win rate. Thus, Graves makes a good counter to Pantheon.

While Graves does have a higher win rate compared to Pantheon, when facing one another, Graves also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less complex champion to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Graves into Pantheon.

Furthermore, Graves also has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Pantheon. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Graves vs Pantheon matchups, Graves is the better champ with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Graves is a decent counter for Pantheon. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on keeping up your gold income and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Graves against Pantheon.

Other Champion Matchups Against Graves

Graves Loses Against

ZyraZyra46.8% winrateBardBard47.1% winrateNaafiriNaafiri47.2% winrateTahm KenchTahm Kench47.3% winrate

Graves Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee55.6% winrateLeBlancLeBlanc55.2% winrateXayahXayah55% winrateKai'SaKai'Sa54.7% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

TeemoTeemo+ 54.2% 11371 GamesZyraZyra+ 54.3% 6861 GamesMaokaiMaokai+ 54.6% 6548 GamesLilliaLillia+ 55.7% 1241 Games

Additional Information for Graves Players

How We Calculated Our Graves vs Pantheon Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Pantheon as Graves, we analyzed 7,277 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 Pantheon 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.

Other Useful Resources

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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 Pantheon during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats displayed above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Graves most often accumulates less CS compared to Pantheon. Champions who typically don't take much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to use in your Graves versus Pantheon build consist of Bloodthirster, Youmuu's Ghostblade, and Voltaic Cyclosword. When Graves included at least these three items in his build, he did much better countering Pantheon than with many other typical builds. In fact, Graves boasted an average winrate of 51.3% when countering Pantheon with this counter build.

To have the best chance of vanquishing Pantheon as Graves, you should take the Dark Harvest, Sudden Impact, Zombie Ward, Treasure Hunter, Legend: Alacrity, and Triumph runes from the Domination and Precision rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players used for Graves vs Pantheon LoL games, this set of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 51.3% win rate overall.

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