Matchup

Heavy AP damageHeavy CCHigh burstStrong engage

Build vs Gragas

Build adapted to this matchup

Starting items

Health Potion
x2

Core build

Imperial Mandate
1Mage
Moonstone Renewer
2HP
Dawncore
3

Standard

Ionian Boots of Lucidity
4CDR
Dream Maker
5HP

Summoner spells

4781%
3413%

Anti AD

Plated Steelcaps
4vs AD
Bandlepipes
5vs Hybride

Anti Heal

Morellonomicon
6vs Heal

Anti CC

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC

Other options

Dream Maker
HP
Ardent Censer
Redemption
Echoes of Helia
HP
Shurelya's Battlesong
Solstice Sleigh
HP
Mikael's Blessing
HP
Zaz'Zak's Realmspike
HP
Staff of Flowing Water
Celestial Opposition
HP
Dark Seal
Tear of the Goddess
Diadem of Songs
HP
Locket of the Iron Solari
HP
100.0% WR2 games
SorcerySorcery
Summon AerySummon Aery
Manaflow BandManaflow Band
TranscendenceTranscendence
ScorchScorch
ResolveResolve
RevitalizeRevitalize
Bone PlatingBone Plating
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Early (0-15)
Mid (15-30)
Late (30+)
NamiNami
GragasGragas
Neutral
Neutral
Neutral

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