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How to Win Xayah vs Gragas Counter MatchupXayah is in the b tier of champions

Xayah vs Gragas

How to Beat Gragas as Xayah in LoLXayah is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Gragas as Xayah

based on 1,042 Xayah vs Gragas matchups
Win Rate
48.5 %
K/D/A
2.13
Pick Rate
1.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of ranked League of Legends games each and every week. In our data, Xayah battled Gragas in 1042 rounds. Using so many games with Xayah versus Gragas provides us a lot of faith in our capacity to prepare enlightening stats and a recommended build to counter your foe. This particular counter pairing is relatively rare. Xayah is forced to battle against Gragas in only 1.8% of her matches.

Xayah vs Gragas Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Xayah does a below average job of beating Gragas. Normally, she wins a acceptable 48.5% of the time the champs clash against each other in. In Xayah against Gragas matches, Xayah’s team is 0.1% more likely to earn first blood, indicating that she most likely will be able to get first blood against Gragas.

Best Xayah vs Gragas Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
DaggerNoonquiver

Core Xayah Items

~22 Mins
Phantom DancerKraken SlayerNavori Quickblades

Optional Items

Lord Dominik's RegardsStormrazorBloodthirster

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Xayah to level upe
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Second ability for Xayah to level upw
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Last skill for Xayah to max outq

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoPresence of MindLegend: BloodlineCoup de Grace
InspirationMagical FootwearBiscuit Delivery
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Xayah's passive ability p
Xayah's q ability q
Xayah's w ability w
Xayah's e ability e
Xayah's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
E
5
E
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R
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E
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Q
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R

Guide to Countering Gragas as Xayah

Tips for Playing as Xayah against Gragas

Xayah's attacks and abilities leave Feathers on the ground that she can later recall for massive area damage and control.

Xayah can use Featherstorm to dodge almost any ability while also creating a ton of Feathers. Try to utilize the offensive and defensive aspects of this ability.

Advice to Win Against Gragas

Body Slam is on a very low cooldown, making it difficult to pursue Gragas. Don't overextend yourself chasing him.

Gragas can knock everybody away with his ultimate. Be careful that you don't get knocked into him or, worse, an enemy tower.

Xayah vs Gragas Counter Stats

Xayah Image
Win Rate
48.5 %
VS
Win Rate
51.5 %
Gragas Image
6.4
< Kills >
6.2
6.1
< Deaths >
5.7
6.6
< Assists >
7.3
1.43
< Killing Sprees >
1.42
187
< Minions Killed >
109
0.29
< Dragons Killed >
0.64
0.48
< Inhibitors >
0.42
19,672
< Physical Damage >
1,458
398
< Magic Damage >
18,840
371
< True Damage >
649
20,442
< Damage Dealt >
20,948
20,615
< Damage Taken >
29,735
12,161
< Gold Earned >
11,460
2.39
< Towers >
1.62
0.09
< Baron Takedowns >
0.14
4,727
< Total Healing >
12,554
12,896
< Experience >
14,289
18
< Vision Score >
21
9
< Wards Placed >
8
54
< Time Dealing CC >
408

How to Counter Gragas with Xayah in LoL

The stats shown on this page show several influential Xayah against Gragas matchup stats that can help us interpret the distinctions between the pair. For instance, Xayah’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Gragas’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Xayah may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Gragas..

Xayah normally has a similar longest killing spree as her matchup does. On average, she takes less damage than Gragas. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also imply that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Xayah and Gragas

Damage Types Compared

Xayah
Gragas
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Xayah
Gragas

Who is Better, Xayah or Gragas?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Xayah usually loses when playing against Gragas, with a 48.5% win rate. Therefore, Xayah makes a bad counter to Gragas.

While Xayah does have a lower win rate compared to Gragas, when on opposite teams, Xayah also has a greater difficulty level that makes her a more difficult champion to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Xayah into Gragas.

Additionally, Xayah has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Gragas. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Xayah vs Gragas matchups, Gragas is the better champ with a lower win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Xayah is a somewhat poor counter to Gragas. Make sure you focus your play on maximizing your CS and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Xayah against Gragas.

Other Champion Matchups Against Xayah

Xayah Loses Against

LilliaLillia41.5% winrateSwainSwain42.8% winrateTeemoTeemo43.4% winrateCassiopeiaCassiopeia43.6% winrate

Xayah Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee55% winrateYuumiYuumi54% winrateSivirSivir53.6% winrateRek'SaiRek'Sai52.9% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

Dr. MundoDr. Mundo+ 51.3% 1179 GamesZacZac+ 51.5% 1254 GamesSingedSinged+ 52.2% 1447 GamesLilliaLillia+ 52.4% 3635 Games

Additional Information for Xayah Players

How We Calculated Our Xayah vs Gragas Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Gragas as Xayah, we analyzed 1,042 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 Gragas as Xayah 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

Xayah Build Gragas Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Xayah in order to counter Gragas during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats presented above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Xayah often racks up more CS relative to Gragas. Champs who typically don't earn much CS usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers shown here to do well.

The best items to have in your Xayah versus Gragas build include Phantom Dancer, Kraken Slayer, and Navori Quickblades. When Xayah used at least these three pieces in her build, she did much better countering Gragas than with many other common builds. In fact, Xayah had an average winrate of 48.5% when countering Gragas with this build.

To have the best probability of crushing Gragas as Xayah, you should use the Lethal Tempo, Presence of Mind, Legend: Bloodline, Coup de Grace, Biscuit Delivery, and Magical Footwear runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players used for Xayah vs Gragas battles, this composite of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 48.5% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Gragas as Xayah are presented for all ranked divisions. To filter the statistics and builds to a specific player tier, you can use the selection menu at the top of this page.