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Graves vs Warwick

How to Beat Warwick as Graves in LoLGraves is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Warwick as Graves

based on 6,589 Graves vs Warwick matchups
Win Rate
51.2 %
K/D/A
2.53
Pick Rate
3.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of recently ranked LoL games every week. Within our dataset, Graves battled Warwick 6589 times. With so many games with Graves versus Warwick gives us faith in our capacity to provide useful statistics and a pro build to destroy Warwick. This pairing is fairly rare. Graves fights Warwick in only 3.9% of his games.

Graves vs Warwick Matchup Summary

Graves does a decent job of countering Warwick. Typically, he wins a acceptable 51.2% of matches the champs fight each other in. In Graves vs Warwick matches, Graves’s side is 0.1% less likely to earn first blood, indicating that he most likely won't get first blood against Warwick.

Best Graves vs Warwick Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsRectrix

Core Graves Items

~22 Mins
Infinity EdgeYoumuu's GhostbladeThe Collector

Optional Items

OpportunityGuardian AngelBloodthirsterMortal Reminder

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
DominationSudden ImpactEyeball Collection
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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W
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Q
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Guide to Countering Warwick as Graves

Tips for Playing as Graves against Warwick

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 Warwick

Warwick's attacks heal him at low health. Save your disables to finish him off.

Warwick's ultimate cast range scales with his Move Speed.

Warwick is empowered versus low health enemies. Manage your health to keep him at bay.

Graves vs Warwick Counter Stats

Graves Image
Win Rate
51.2 %
VS
Win Rate
48.8 %
Warwick Image
7.4
< Kills >
7.1
5.8
< Deaths >
6.8
7.3
< Assists >
6.6
1.69
< Killing Sprees >
1.67
53
< Minions Killed >
56
1.46
< Dragons Killed >
1.3
0.48
< Inhibitors >
0.37
17,909
< Physical Damage >
7,208
818
< Magic Damage >
8,662
1,635
< True Damage >
756
20,363
< Damage Dealt >
16,627
29,193
< Damage Taken >
39,493
12,616
< Gold Earned >
11,471
1.68
< Towers >
1.36
0.35
< Baron Takedowns >
0.29
13,466
< Total Healing >
21,233
14,110
< Experience >
13,157
22
< Vision Score >
19
6
< Wards Placed >
6
489
< Time Dealing CC >
281

How to Counter Warwick with Graves in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here clarify some valuable Graves against Warwick counter stats that can help you grasp the differences and similarities between this set of champs. For instance, Graves’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Warwick’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Graves may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Warwick..

Graves often has a similar longest killing spree as his foe does. On average, he receives less damage than Warwick. This typically indicates differing health capacities, yet it can also imply that the champion with increased health has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Graves and Warwick

Damage Types Compared

Graves
Warwick
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Graves
Warwick

Who is Better, Graves or Warwick?

Both League champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Graves usually wins when facing off against Warwick, with a 51.2% win rate. Thus, Graves makes a good counter to Warwick.

While Graves does have a higher win rate compared to Warwick, when on opposite teams, Graves also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more difficult champion to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Graves into Warwick.

Furthermore, Graves has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Warwick. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Graves vs Warwick matchups, Graves is the better champion with a higher win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.

Graves is a decent counter for Warwick. You will do well by focussing your tactics on increasing your CS and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Graves against Warwick.

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 Warwick Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Warwick as Graves, we analyzed 6,589 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 Warwick 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

To learn all of the intricacies of Graves to counter Warwick 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 tips presented here, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Graves on average accumulates a similar amount of CS as Warwick. Champions who typically don't get many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. 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, typically require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers shown here to do well.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Graves versus Warwick build include Infinity Edge, Youmuu's Ghostblade, and The Collector. When Graves bought at least these three items in his build, he did much better vs. Warwick than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Graves boasted an average win rate of 51.2% when countering Warwick with this build.

To have the best likelihood of vanquishing Warwick as Graves, you should use the Fleet Footwork, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Sudden Impact, and Eyeball Collection runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players picked for Graves vs Warwick counters, this combination of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 51.2% winrate overall.

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