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How to Win Zeri vs Gragas Counter MatchupZeri is in the b tier of champions

Zeri vs Gragas

How to Beat Gragas as Zeri in LoLZeri is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Gragas as Zeri

based on 705 Zeri vs Gragas matchups
Win Rate
49.8 %
K/D/A
2.26
Pick Rate
1.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of ranked League of Legends matches each and every week. In our dataset, Zeri did battle with Gragas 705 times. With so many matchups for Zeri versus Gragas provides us a lot of confidence in our capacity to provide informative data and a recommended build to destroy Gragas. This champion matchup is fairly rare. Zeri has to counter Gragas in only 1.8% of their rounds.

Zeri vs Gragas Matchup Summary

Zeri has done a ok job of countering Gragas. Typically, they wins a acceptable 49.8% of games the champions face off with each other in. In Zeri vs Gragas matches, Zeri’s team is 0.0% more likely to gain first blood. This implies that they most likely will get first blood versus Gragas.

Best Zeri vs Gragas Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordBerserker's Greaves

Core Zeri Items

~22 Mins
Experimental HexplateRunaan's HurricaneTitanic Hydra

Optional Items

Infinity EdgeLord Dominik's RegardsStormrazorNavori Quickblades

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
ResolveConditioningOvergrowth
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Zeri's passive ability p
Zeri's q ability q
Zeri's w ability w
Zeri's e ability e
Zeri's ultimate ability r
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E
2
W
3
Q
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Q
5
R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Gragas as Zeri

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.

Zeri vs Gragas Counter Stats

Zeri Image
Win Rate
49.8 %
VS
Win Rate
50.2 %
Gragas Image
7
< Kills >
5.7
6.1
< Deaths >
5.8
6.8
< Assists >
7.5
1.63
< Killing Sprees >
1.32
191
< Minions Killed >
112
0.18
< Dragons Killed >
0.53
0.49
< Inhibitors >
0.39
13,822
< Physical Damage >
1,471
6,469
< Magic Damage >
18,230
559
< True Damage >
623
20,850
< Damage Dealt >
20,324
22,894
< Damage Taken >
29,086
12,669
< Gold Earned >
11,185
2.4
< Towers >
1.52
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.12
4,228
< Total Healing >
11,934
12,777
< Experience >
13,959
18
< Vision Score >
20
8
< Wards Placed >
9
124
< Time Dealing CC >
404

How to Counter Gragas with Zeri in LoL

The stats shown here underscore some strategic Zeri vs. Gragas counter stats that can help us understand the distinctions between the two. Zeri’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Gragas’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Zeri may be more central to their team's team fighting effectiveness than Gragas..

Zeri usually has a slightly larger longest kill spree than their matchup does. Commonly, they receives less damage than Gragas. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, but it can also show that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Zeri and Gragas

Damage Types Compared

Zeri
Gragas
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Zeri
Gragas

Who is Better, Zeri or Gragas?

Both League champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Zeri usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Gragas, with a 49.8% win rate. Therefore, Zeri makes an ok counter to Gragas.

While Zeri does have a lower win rate compared to Gragas, when on opposite teams, Zeri also has a greater learning curve that makes them a more time consuming champ to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Zeri into Gragas.

Furthermore, Zeri also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Gragas. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

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

Zeri is a somewhat poor counter to Gragas. Focus your actions on maximizing your CS and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Zeri against Gragas.

Other Champion Matchups Against Zeri

Zeri Loses Against

LilliaLillia39.3% winrateSingedSinged39.9% winrateMaokaiMaokai40.6% winrateRyzeRyze41.3% winrate

Zeri Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee58.8% winrateZoeZoe54.3% winrateEliseElise54.2% winrateKassadinKassadin53% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Zeri Players

How We Calculated Our Zeri vs Gragas Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Gragas as Zeri, we analyzed 705 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 Zeri 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

Zeri Build Gragas Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Zeri to counter Gragas during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions displayed above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Zeri usually racks up more CS compared to Gragas. Champions who on average don't get much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers shown here to do well.

The top items to prioritize in your Zeri versus Gragas build consist of Experimental Hexplate, Runaan's Hurricane, and Titanic Hydra. When Zeri used at least these three items in their build, they performed much better vs. Gragas than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Zeri had an average winrate of 49.8% when playing against Gragas with these items in their kit.

To have the highest chance of vanquishing Gragas as Zeri, you should use the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Conditioning, and Overgrowth runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune builds we have analyed for Zeri vs Gragas matchups, this combo of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 49.8% winrate overall.

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