Matchup

Heavy AP damageHeavy CCHigh burstStrong engage

Build vs Gragas

Build adapted to this matchup

Starting items

Doran's Blade
Health Potion

Core build

Luden's Echo
1Mage
Lich Bane
2Mage
Shadowflame
3vs Tank

Standard

Sorcerer's Shoes
4Magic pen
Muramana
5

Summoner spells

41237%
41430%

Anti CC

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC

Anti Tank

Stormsurge
5vs Tank
Void Staff
vs Tank

DPS

Trinity Force
DPS
Hextech Gunblade
Mage
Rabadon's Deathcap
Mage
Seraph's Embrace
Mage
Statikk Shiv
DPS
Endless Hunger
DPS
Horizon Focus
Mage
Spear of Shojin
Bruiser

Other options

Muramana
Tear of the Goddess
Dark Seal
100.0% WR2 games
PrecisionPrecision
Press the AttackPress the Attack
Presence of MindPresence of Mind
Legend: BloodlineLegend: Bloodline
Coup de GraceCoup de Grace
InspirationInspiration
Magical FootwearMagical Footwear
Biscuit DeliveryBiscuit Delivery
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

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

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