Graves Skill Order, Abilities & Cooldowns (26.20)

Max order: Q > E > W
Levels 1-3: E > Q > W
Ultimate at level: 6 / 11 / 16
Q cooldown: 13/11/10/8/6s
R cooldown: 100/80/60s

Overview Build Runes Abilities Stats Counters Synergies Matchups Arena ARAM Tips Guide

New Destiny

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.

Graves Skill Order (Patch 26.20)

2,106 games

Graves Jungle maxes Q (End of the Line) → E (Quickdraw) → W (Smoke Screen): 97% of players use this order and win 49.6% of 2,054 games. The usual first three levels are E → Q → W. Ultimate points go in at levels 6, 11, 16.

123456789101112131415161718QQQQQQWWWWWWEEEEEERRRR

Max order	Players	Win Rate	Games
Q > E > W Most played	97.1%	49.6%	2,054
E > Q > W	2.5%	42.3%	52

Skill order comes from the level-up timeline of every ranked game this patch. The level grid shows the most common path among players who used the top max order.

Graves Passive: New Destiny

Graves Q: End of the Line

Cooldown 13/11/10/8/6s

Graves fires an explosive shell that detonates after 1 second, or after colliding with terrain.

Ranked up at levels 2, 4, 5, 7, 9 in the usual skill order.

Rank	1	2	3	4	5
Cooldown	13s	11s	10s	8s	6s
Cost (Mana)	80	80	80	80	80
Range	925	925	925	925	925
Cooldown at 100 ability haste	6.5s	5.5s	5s	4s	3s

Graves W: Smoke Screen

Cooldown 26/24/22/20/18s

Graves fires a smoke canister at the target area creating a cloud of smoke that reduces sight range. Enemies caught in the initial impact are dealt magic damage and have their Move Speed reduced briefly.

Ranked up at levels 3, 14, 15, 17, 18 in the usual skill order.

Rank	1	2	3	4	5
Cooldown	26s	24s	22s	20s	18s
Cost (Mana)	70	75	80	85	90
Range	950	950	950	950	950
Cooldown at 100 ability haste	13s	12s	11s	10s	9s

Graves E: Quickdraw

Cooldown 16/15/14/13/12s

Graves dashes forward gaining an Armor and Magic Resist boost for several seconds. If Graves dashes towards an enemy champion, gain two stacks of True Grit instead. Hitting enemies with basic attacks lowers the cooldown of this skill and refreshes the resistance boost.

Ranked up at levels 1, 8, 10, 12, 13 in the usual skill order.

Rank	1	2	3	4	5
Cooldown	16s	15s	14s	13s	12s
Cost (Mana)	40	40	40	40	40
Range	425	425	425	425	425
Cooldown at 100 ability haste	8s	7.5s	7s	6.5s	6s

Graves R: Collateral Damage

Cooldown 100/80/60s

Graves fires an explosive shell dealing heavy damage to the first champion it hits. After hitting a champion or reaching the end of its range, the shell explodes dealing damage in a cone.

Ranked up at levels 6, 11, 16 in the usual skill order.

Rank	1	2	3
Cooldown	100s	80s	60s
Cost (Mana)	100	100	100
Range	1,000	1,000	1,000
Cooldown at 100 ability haste	50s	40s	30s

Graves Cooldowns with Ability Haste

Ability haste lowers every cooldown by the same rule: cooldown × 100 / (100 + haste). 50 haste cuts cooldowns by a third and 100 haste halves them. Here are Graves's max-rank cooldowns at common haste values — drag the slider to try your own build.

Ability (max rank)	0 haste	50 haste	100 haste
Q · End of the Line	6s	4s	3s
W · Smoke Screen	18s	12s	9s
E · Quickdraw	12s	8s	6s
R · Collateral Damage	60s	40s	30s

Ability haste cooldown calculator

Ability haste

Cooldown reduction: 0%

Ability (max rank)	Rank 1	Rank 2	Rank 3	Rank 4	Rank 5
Q · End of the Line	13s	11s	10s	8s	6s
W · Smoke Screen	26s	24s	22s	20s	18s
E · Quickdraw	16s	15s	14s	13s	12s
R · Collateral Damage	100s	80s	60s

🔍

Help us maintain accuracy! If you notice incorrect stats, missing data, or any issues, your feedback directly improves the quality of our data for the entire community.

Report an Issue

Graves Abilities FAQ - Patch 26.20

What should I max first on Graves?

Most Graves Jungle players max Q (End of the Line), E (Quickdraw), W (Smoke Screen) in that order — 97% of ranked games this patch, with a 49.6% win rate.

What is Graves's ultimate cooldown?

Graves's ultimate, Collateral Damage, has a 100 / 80 / 60 second cooldown at ranks 1, 2 and 3. With 100 ability haste the max-rank cooldown drops to 30 seconds.

When should I level Graves's ultimate?

At levels 6, 11, 16, as soon as each rank unlocks — that is what the most common Graves skill order does.

What does Graves's passive do?

Graves's passive is New Destiny. 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.

How much does ability haste lower Graves's cooldowns?

At 100 ability haste every cooldown is halved: Graves's End of the Line goes from 6 to 3 seconds and Collateral Damage from 60 to 30 seconds at max rank.