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Matchup

Akali
Akali
38%
62%

vs

51.0%

over 588 games

Gragas
Gragas
40%
60%
Heavy AP damageHeavy CCHigh burstStrong engage

Skill matchup

You are stronger early — look to snowball before your opponent scales.

Build vs Gragas

Build adapted to this matchup

Starting items

Doran's Ring
Health Potion
x2

Core build

Hextech Gunblade
1Mage
Shadowflame
2vs Tank
Mejai's Soulstealer
3

Standard

Sorcerer's Shoes
4Magic pen
Zhonya's Hourglass
5vs AD

Summoner spells

41481%
41214%

Anti AD

Plated Steelcaps
4vs AD
Zhonya's Hourglass
5vs AD

Anti Heal

Morellonomicon
6vs Heal

Anti AP

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC
Banshee's Veil
5vs AP

Anti Tank

Stormsurge
5vs Tank
Void Staff
vs Tank
Bloodletter's Curse
vs Tank

DPS

Rabadon's Deathcap
Mage
Hextech Rocketbelt
Mage tank
Riftmaker
Mage tank
Liandry's Torment
Mage tank
Lich Bane
Mage
Endless Hunger
DPS
Eclipse
DPS
Dusk and Dawn
Mage tank
90.0% WR10 games
DominationDomination
ElectrocuteElectrocute
Sudden ImpactSudden Impact
Grisly MementosGrisly Mementos
Ultimate HunterUltimate Hunter
ResolveResolve
Second WindSecond Wind
OvergrowthOvergrowth
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Early (0-15)
Mid (15-30)
Late (30+)
AkaliAkali
GragasGragas
Aggressive
Careful
Careful

Gragas's abilities

Passive, spells and ultimate

Happy Hour (P)

Gragas periodically heals upon using a skill.

Cooldowns

Cooldowns by spell rank

LevelQWER
310s5s14s–
68s5s14s1m40
96s5s14s1m40
116s5s14s1m25
166s5s13s1m10
186s5s12s1m10

Playing against Gragas

How to counter and exploit weaknesses

1

Gragas' R knocks back massively: stay spread from your allies so he doesn't push you all together.

2

His E can be stopped by CC during the dash — a stun or knockup stops him dead.

3

If Gragas misses his E, he loses his main engage and burst damage for ~12s.

4

His Q is visible on the ground: move out of the zone before he detonates it.

Source: op.gg + LTL Engine · Patch 16.9.1 · May 9, 2026