Matchup

Heavy AP damageHeavy CCHigh burstStrong engage

You are stronger late game — farm safe and avoid early trades.

Build vs Gragas

Build adapted to this matchup

Starting items

Health Potion
x2

Core build

Dark Seal
1
Ardent Censer
2
Moonstone Renewer
3HP

Standard

Ionian Boots of Lucidity
4CDR
Dream Maker
5HP

Summoner spells

3775%
31418%

Anti AD

Plated Steelcaps
4vs AD
Knight's Vow
5vs AD

Anti CC

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC

DPS

Imperial Mandate
Mage
Luden's Echo
Mage

Other options

Dream Maker
HP
Mikael's Blessing
HP
Echoes of Helia
HP
Oblivion Orb
Diadem of Songs
HP
Redemption
Tear of the Goddess
Zaz'Zak's Realmspike
HP
Staff of Flowing Water
Shurelya's Battlesong
Mejai's Soulstealer
Dawncore
100.0% WR1 games
SorcerySorcery
Summon AerySummon Aery
Manaflow BandManaflow Band
TranscendenceTranscendence
ScorchScorch
ResolveResolve
RevitalizeRevitalize
Font of LifeFont of Life
Ability HasteAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

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