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Matchup

Illaoi
Illaoi
73%
27%

vs

50.0%
Graves
Graves
73%
27%
Heavy AD damageHigh burstSustained DPS

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

Build vs Graves

Build adapted to this matchup

Starting items

Doran's Blade
Health Potion

Core build

Sundered Sky
1Bruiser
Black Cleaver
2vs Tank
Guardian Angel
3vs AD

Standard

Boots of Swiftness
4vs Slow
Iceborn Gauntlet
5vs AD

Summoner spells

41259%
3414%

Anti AD

Plated Steelcaps
4vs AD
Iceborn Gauntlet
5vs AD
Randuin's Omen
vs AD
Death's Dance
vs AD

Anti Heal

Thornmail
6vs Hybride

Anti AP

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC
Spirit Visage
5vs AP

Other options

Sterak's Gage
Survival
Jak'Sho, The Protean
vs Hybride
100.0% WR1 games
ResolveResolve
Grasp of the UndyingGrasp of the Undying
DemolishDemolish
Bone PlatingBone Plating
OvergrowthOvergrowth
PrecisionPrecision
Presence of MindPresence of Mind
Last StandLast Stand
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Early (0-15)
Mid (15-30)
Late (30+)
IllaoiIllaoi
GravesGraves
Favorable
Favorable
Passive

Graves's abilities

Passive, spells and ultimate

New Destiny (P)

Graves' shotgun has some unique properties. He must reload when he runs out of ammo. Attacks fire 4 bullets, which cannot pass through units. Non-champions struck by multiple bullets are knocked back.

Cooldowns

Cooldowns by spell rank

LevelQWER
313s26s16s–
69.5s26s16s1m40
96s24s16s1m40
116s22s16s1m20
166s18s14s1m
186s18s12s1m

Playing against Graves

How to counter and exploit weaknesses

1

Minions and tanks block his autos (like a shotgun) — position yourself behind units to reduce his damage.

2

His W blinds you: get out of the smoke cloud quickly instead of fighting inside it.

3

Graves is an early/mid game jungle champion — if you scale better, play safe and wait for late game.

4

He has relatively short range (425) — long-range ADCs outrange him easily.

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