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

Graves vs Yuumi

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

based on 3,522 Graves vs Yuumi matchups
Win Rate
53.7 %
K/D/A
2.61
Pick Rate
2.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our matchup statistics from the millions of recently ranked LoL games that we get from Riot Games each week. This guide on how to beat Yuumi as Graves resulted from an analysis of 3522 ranked rounds where both champions engaged one another. This counter pairing is somewhat rare. Graves is forced to battle against Yuumi in only 2.1% of his rounds.

Graves vs Yuumi Matchup Summary

Graves does a good job of beating Yuumi. Normally, he wins a fantastic 53.7% of the time the champions face off with each other in. In Graves against Yuumi games, Graves’s team is 0.0% more expected to get first blood. This implies that he probably will get first blood versus Yuumi.

Best Graves vs Yuumi Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordDoran's Blade

Core Graves Items

~22 Mins
Black CleaverBloodthirsterThe Collector

Optional Items

OpportunityLord Dominik's RegardsHubrisVoltaic Cyclosword

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionFleet FootworkTriumphLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
DominationZombie WardTreasure Hunter
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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E
2
Q
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Yuumi as Graves

Tips for Playing as Graves against Yuumi

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 Yuumi Counter Stats

Graves Image
Win Rate
53.7 %
VS
Win Rate
46.3 %
Yuumi Image
6.6
< Kills >
1.4
5.1
< Deaths >
3.5
6.7
< Assists >
14.8
1.49
< Killing Sprees >
0.27
49
< Minions Killed >
13
1.6
< Dragons Killed >
0.01
0.48
< Inhibitors >
0.5
15,230
< Physical Damage >
303
663
< Magic Damage >
7,231
1,332
< True Damage >
613
17,226
< Damage Dealt >
8,148
27,766
< Damage Taken >
7,550
12,055
< Gold Earned >
7,817
1.74
< Towers >
2.24
0.36
< Baron Takedowns >
0
13,386
< Total Healing >
6,620
13,559
< Experience >
10,630
22
< Vision Score >
38
6
< Wards Placed >
18
485
< Time Dealing CC >
171

How to Counter Yuumi with Graves in LoL

The stats shown here emphasize some influential Graves versus Yuumi matchup stats that can help us grasp the differences between the two. As an example, Graves’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Yuumi’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Graves may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Yuumi. This observation is largely a result of the difference in kills.

Graves typically has a much larger longest kill spree than his foe does. Typically, he receives more damage than Yuumi. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also illustrate that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Graves and Yuumi

Damage Types Compared

Graves
Yuumi
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Graves
Yuumi

Who is Better, Graves or Yuumi?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Graves usually wins when facing off against Yuumi, with a 53.7% win rate. As a result, Graves makes a great counter to Yuumi.

While Graves does have a higher win rate than Yuumi, when they face off with one another, Graves also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more difficult champ to develop with. You should be be fine when picking Graves into Yuumi.

Moreover, Graves also has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Yuumi. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

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

Graves is a great counter for Yuumi. You will do well by focussing your actions on maximizing your CS and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Graves against Yuumi.

Additional Information for Graves Players

How We Calculated Our Graves vs Yuumi Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Yuumi as Graves, we analyzed 3,522 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 Yuumi 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

To learn all of the intricacies of Graves to counter Yuumi during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions presented here, you should increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Graves most often picks up much more CS as Yuumi. Champs who on average don't acquire much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, 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 surpass the values reported on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to prioritize in your Graves versus Yuumi build consist of Black Cleaver, Bloodthirster, and The Collector. When Graves used at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better when fighting Yuumi than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Graves boasted an average winrate of 53.7% when playing against Yuumi with these items in his kit.

To have the highest probability of crushing Yuumi as Graves, Graves players should take the Fleet Footwork, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Treasure Hunter, and Zombie Ward runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Out of all the runes players chose for Graves vs Yuumi counterpicks, this sequence of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 53.7% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Yuumi as Graves are given for all ranked divisions. To narrow the statistics and builds to a specific player tier, you should use the selection menu located at the top of this page.