Matchup

Nidalee
Nidalee
42%
58%

vs

53.6%

over 112 games

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

Skill matchup

Build vs Gragas

Build adapted to this matchup

Starting items

Scorchclaw Pup
Health Potion

Core build

Lich Bane
1Mage
Shadowflame
2vs Tank
Void Staff
3vs Tank

Standard

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

Summoner spells

411100%

Anti AD

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

Anti AP

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

Anti Tank

Stormsurge
5vs Tank
Cryptbloom
vs Tank

DPS

Hextech Rocketbelt
Mage tank
Rabadon's Deathcap
Mage
Liandry's Torment
Mage tank

Other options

Mejai's Soulstealer
100.0% WR2 games
DominationDomination
Dark HarvestDark Harvest
Sudden ImpactSudden Impact
Grisly MementosGrisly Mementos
Treasure HunterTreasure Hunter
SorcerySorcery
TranscendenceTranscendence
WaterwalkingWaterwalking
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Early (0-15)
Mid (15-30)
Late (30+)
NidaleeNidalee
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