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

Graves vs Volibear

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

based on 3,117 Graves vs Volibear matchups
Win Rate
53 %
K/D/A
2.65
Pick Rate
1.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our matchup statistics from the millions of ranked League games that we review every week. Our guide on how to beat Volibear as Graves came out of an analysis of 3117 ranked games where both champs opposed one another. This particular champ matchup is relatively rare. Graves has to counter Volibear in only 1.9% of his games.

Graves vs Volibear Matchup Summary

Graves does a good job of beating Volibear. Normally, he wins a fantastic 53.0% of matches the champions face one another in. In Graves versus Volibear games, Graves’s team is 0.0% more likely to gain first blood. This indicates that he most likely will get first blood against Volibear.

Best Graves vs Volibear Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordDoran's Blade

Core Graves Items

~22 Mins
Lord Dominik's RegardsMaw of MalmortiusThe Collector

Optional Items

BloodthirsterVoltaic CycloswordOpportunityGuardian Angel

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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Q
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Guide to Countering Volibear as Graves

Tips for Playing as Graves against Volibear

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.

Graves vs Volibear Counter Stats

Graves Image
Win Rate
53 %
VS
Win Rate
47 %
Volibear Image
7.5
< Kills >
5.2
5.5
< Deaths >
6.4
7.1
< Assists >
5.3
1.72
< Killing Sprees >
1.18
53
< Minions Killed >
135
1.5
< Dragons Killed >
0.47
0.5
< Inhibitors >
0.48
18,180
< Physical Damage >
10,387
848
< Magic Damage >
7,731
1,620
< True Damage >
623
20,650
< Damage Dealt >
18,742
29,289
< Damage Taken >
32,935
12,763
< Gold Earned >
11,435
1.78
< Towers >
2.45
0.37
< Baron Takedowns >
0.1
13,898
< Total Healing >
8,389
14,379
< Experience >
14,159
23
< Vision Score >
18
6
< Wards Placed >
8
495
< Time Dealing CC >
607

How to Counter Volibear with Graves in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here underscore several vital Graves vs. Volibear counter statistics that may help you figure out the differences and similarities between the pair. As an example, Graves’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Volibear’s ratio of NaN, showing that Graves may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Volibear..

Graves normally has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his enemy does. Typically, he receives less damage than Volibear. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, but it can also illustrate that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to escape further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Graves and Volibear

Damage Types Compared

Graves
Volibear
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Graves
Volibear

Who is Better, Graves or Volibear?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Graves usually wins when taking on Volibear, with a 53.0% win rate. Therefore, Graves makes a good counter to Volibear.

While Graves does have a higher winrate compared to Volibear, when they face off with one another, Graves also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more difficult champ to learn. You should be be fine when picking Graves into Volibear.

Furthermore, Graves has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Volibear. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Graves vs Volibear matchups, Graves is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.

Graves is a good counter for Volibear. You will do well by focussing your tactics on keeping up your gold income and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Graves against Volibear.

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 Volibear Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Volibear as Graves, we analyzed 3,117 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 Volibear 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 to counter Volibear during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and stats shown here, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Graves most often racks up less CS relative to Volibear. Champs who on average don't acquire much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values reported on this page to do well.

The ideal items to focus on in your Graves versus Volibear build include Lord Dominik's Regards, Maw of Malmortius, and The Collector. When Graves used at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better against Volibear than with many other common item sets. In fact, Graves had an average win rate of 53.0% when countering Volibear with these items in his kit.

To have the best likelihood of beating Volibear as Graves, Graves players should take the Fleet Footwork, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Magical Footwear, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune sets we have analyed for Graves vs Volibear battles, this mix of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 53.0% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Volibear as Graves are given for every ranked division. To narrow the statistics and builds to a distinct skill level, you may use the selection menu located earlier on the page.