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Graves with Ahri

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How to Synergize Graves and Ahri

based on 4,916 Graves with Ahri pairs
Win Rate
49.9 %
K/D/A
2.58
Pick Rate
2.9 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We download the stats from from millions of League of Legends games straight from Riot Games each week. Graves has fought alongside Ahri in 4916 recent, competitive matches. By amassing so much relevant data straight from the hosts of League of Legends, we are completely sure that we can showcase high-quality, accurate builds to help Graves synergize with Ahri. It is relatively rare for Graves to play alongside Ahri as allies. This has only taken place in about 2.9% of games with Graves.

Graves Ahri Synergy Summary

Graves has done a average job of fighting on the same side as Ahri. Usually, he wins an acceptable 49.9% of matches the champs try and synergize their gameplay. If you want to do better as Graves when playing alongside Ahri by figuring out how to better synergize your strategy with her, then look into the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Graves vs Ahri Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Serrated DirkRectrix

Core Graves Items

~22 Mins
BloodthirsterThe CollectorVoltaic Cyclosword

Optional Items

Guardian AngelOpportunityLord Dominik's RegardsImmortal Shieldbow

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
InspirationMagical FootwearCosmic Insight
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
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
8
E
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W
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Guide to Synergizing Graves and Ahri

Tips for Playing as Graves with Ahri

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 Understand How Ahri Will Play

Initiate team fights using Charm, and chase down stragglers with Spirit Rush.

Spirit Rush enables Ahri's abilities, it opens up paths for Charm, helps double hitting with Orb of Deception, and closes to make use of Fox-Fire.

Use Charm to set up your combos, it will make landing Orb of Deception and Fox-Fire dramatically easier.

Graves Ahri Synergy Stats

Graves Image
Win Rate
49.9 %
VS
Win Rate
50.1 %
Ahri Image
7.6
< Kills >
7.3
5.7
< Deaths >
5.8
7.1
< Assists >
7
1.72
< Killing Sprees >
1.66
51
< Minions Killed >
54
1.59
< Dragons Killed >
1.54
0.49
< Inhibitors >
0.48
17,829
< Physical Damage >
17,681
832
< Magic Damage >
839
1,651
< True Damage >
1,633
20,312
< Damage Dealt >
20,153
30,153
< Damage Taken >
29,908
12,920
< Gold Earned >
12,774
1.72
< Towers >
1.72
0.36
< Baron Takedowns >
0.37
14,318
< Total Healing >
13,908
14,508
< Experience >
14,441
24
< Vision Score >
23
6
< Wards Placed >
6
500
< Time Dealing CC >
493

How to Play with Ahri as Graves in LoL

The Graves Ahri synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Ahri, compared to his overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how his gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.

Overall, Graves sees a large worsening in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Ahri. His KDA worsened from NaN to NaN. This worsening shows that Ahri helps Graves perform not as well in ranked League rounds. Yet, the small difference demonstrates that this performance change is only marginal.

When Graves is an ally to Ahri, he observes a marginal improvement in his full damage output. This could indicate that Ahri supports by providing cover for him to dish out more damage or that her participation also helps extend the round's duration. Similarly, when Graves is played alongside Ahri on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing with Ahri.

Moreover, when Graves plays with Ahri on the same team, he typically receives a little more damage than when he plays alone. Taking more damage may mean that Ahri does a poor job of protecting Graves in teamfights.

Synergies between Graves and Ahri

Damage Types Compared

Graves
Ahri
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Graves
Ahri

Is Graves better when played alongside Ahri?

There is no one best champion pairing for Graves that will no matter what be his best teammate. However, overall, Ahri is a very typical ally for Graves. By being on the same side as Graves, she drops their win rate by -0.6% to 49.9%. This signals that there is only a small bond between Graves and Ahri that allows them to perform worse together than alone.

Ahri has a greater difficulty than Graves. That means Graves players must be careful when lining up Ahri allies to go into battle on the same side as, as they will need a greater level of skill to be able to fight well with you.

When playing on the same side, you will likely see an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to dish out massive AD. When paired, these champions can tear through the other team with a lot of physcial damage.

Although, by grouping Graves and Ahri together, you probably will not be giving your other teammates enough support. Make sure to include other champions on your team that offsets this relative disparity in their abilities.

Regardless of the ability of your Ahri ally, you need to focus on maximizing your gold income, warding to avoid ambushes, and clearing objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you should do well anyway.

Additional Information for Graves Players

How We Calculated Our Graves Ahri Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Graves and Ahri, we analyzed 4,916 ranked and recent League of Legends matches. We perform advanced data cleaning and statistical methods to guarantee that our team synergy stats are accurate and reliable. You can be confident that our recommended build to pair Graves with Ahri comes from actual 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 your division's most relevant stats and build.

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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing

If you would like to truly master Graves in order to synergize with Ahri during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up additional lessons on this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and stats shown above, you should grow your win rate significantly.

The top items to focus on in your Graves and Ahri synergy build include Bloodthirster, The Collector, and Voltaic Cyclosword. When Graves bought at least these three finished items in his build, he performed much better as an ally of Ahri than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Graves boasted an average winrate of 49.9% helping carry Ahri with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest likelihood of crushing your oponents, you should take the Fleet Footwork, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Magical Footwear, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players chose for Graves and Ahri pairings, this mixture of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 49.9% winrate overall.

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