Graves - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
49.3%
Pick Rate
3.8%

Gravesvs Viego

DMarksman
Patch26.11
Matches776,441
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedJun 5, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology

Graves vs Viego is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.11. Viego wins with a 54.3% win rate (+8.7%) over Graves based on 265 games. Graves wins the early laning phase while Viego scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Graves build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Graves vs Viego matchup.

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Graves Matchup Breakdown

Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Graves performs against them. You'll get head-to-head win rates, laning stats, the best build and runes for the matchup, and early vs late game analysis — all based on real ranked data.

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Graves - 45.7% win rate in this matchup
Graves
45.7% WR
VS
Viego vs Graves matchup - 54.3% win rate
Viego
54.3% WR

Who Wins the Graves vs Viego Matchup?

Viego wins the Graves vs Viego matchup
Winner
Viego
Matches: 265
45.7%
Win Rate
54.3%
1.5
CS / min
1.0
775
DMG / min
645
13,733
Gold / game
13,420
296
Heal / min
471
670
DMG Mitigated / min
798
0.7
CC / min
0.6
52.9%
Early Game WR
47.1%
39.4%
Late Game WR
60.6%

Graves vs Viego Matchup Summary

The Graves vs Viego matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 265 recent matches analyzed, Viego wins with a 54.3% win rate compared to Graves's 45.7%, giving Viego a 8.7 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: Graves controls the early laning stage, but Viego outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Graves needs to press advantages before Viego reaches their power spikes, while Viego should focus on safe farming and hitting key item breakpoints. The most significant statistical gap is in CS, where Graves leads by 0.5 CS/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Viego has a strong advantage in this matchup. Graves players should play defensively, prioritize safe farming under tower, and look for opportunities created by jungle pressure or Viego overextending. Avoid prolonged trades and wait for team fights where positioning and coordination matter more. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.

Graves vs Viego Laning Phase Breakdown

Graves wins the laning phase against Viego in League of Legends

Graves is favored during the laning phase against Viego, winning 4 out of 5 key stat categories. Graves holds advantages in farming, damage, gold income and crowd control, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.

Farming
1.5Graves
1.0Viego
Graves edges out Viego by 0.5 CS per minute — a moderate farming advantage that adds up to roughly 8 CS over a 15-minute laning phase. This translates to earlier component purchases and slightly faster power spikes for Graves.
Damage
775Graves
645Viego
Graves heavily out-damages Viego by 130 DMG/min, dominating both short trades and all-in fights. Viego should avoid extended combat and instead focus on burst trade patterns — short engages followed by immediate disengagement — to avoid letting Graves's sustained damage advantage take over.
Economy
13,733Graves
13,420Viego
Graves earns 313 more gold per game than Viego, equivalent to roughly one additional component item. This economic edge comes from a combination of better farming, kill participation, and objective control, giving Graves slightly faster item completions.
Utility
0.7Graves
0.6Viego
Both Graves and Viego provide similar amounts of crowd control (0.1s/min difference), meaning neither has a significant advantage in locking down opponents for ganks or team fights. Lane ganks are equally effective for both sides.
Sustain
966Graves
1,268Viego
Viego vastly out-sustains Graves, healing and mitigating 302 more damage per minute. This massive durability gap means Viego can absorb significant punishment and remain in lane while Graves is forced to recall. Building grievous wounds early is essential for Graves, and focusing on burst trade patterns rather than sustained fights is critical.

Best Graves Build Against Viego

Plated Steelcaps is the optimal boots choice against Viego, providing the mobility and stats Graves needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Graves against Viego are The Collector, Immortal Shieldbow and Lord Dominik's Regards. This combination gives Graves an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build performs exceptionally well, achieving a 80.0% win rate across 5 games — well above average and making it the top item path against Viego. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Graves vs Viego matchup.

Early Game vs Late Game

Early Game
Graves
52.9%
+5.7% advantage
Graves early game win rateGraves52.9%
Viego early game win rateViego47.1%
Late Game
Viego
60.6%
+21.1% advantage
Graves late game win rateGraves39.4%
Viego late game win rateViego60.6%

Graves dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 52.9% win rate — a 5.7 percentage point lead over Viego. This lopsided early game means Graves can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.

Viego is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 60.6% win rate — 21.1 points above Graves. Extended games heavily favor Viego, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.

This matchup features a dramatic power shift: Graves must aggressively press their early advantage and close out the game before Viego reaches their scaling breakpoints. If Viego survives the laning phase without falling too far behind, the matchup flips in their favor. Dragon and Rift Herald control are pivotal — the team that secures early objectives can snowball or buy time to scale.

Best Graves Runes Against Viego

Domination rune tree - Graves primary runes vs ViegoDomination
Dark Harvest - best Graves rune vs ViegoSudden Impact - best Graves rune vs ViegoGrisly Mementos - best Graves rune vs ViegoTreasure Hunter - best Graves rune vs Viego
Precision rune tree - Graves secondary runes vs ViegoPrecision
Legend: Alacrity - best Graves rune vs ViegoTriumph - best Graves rune vs Viego
51.0% WR

The Domination and Precision rune setup gives Graves the best tools to compete against Viego in this difficult matchup, compensating for the statistical disadvantages with optimal rune synergies.


Graves matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.11. The table below shows Graves's win rate, gold difference, and performance stats against every champion in the current meta. Click any champion name to see a detailed head-to-head breakdown including the best Graves build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.

Graves matchup win rates and stats in League of Legends patch 26.11
Opponent
Win Rate
Matches
CS/min
DMG/min
Gold/game
Early WR
Late WR
51.09%2741.585814,20652.5%50.0%
45.66%2651.577513,73352.9%39.4%
50.00%2521.683114,09950.9%49.3%
49.20%2501.570513,52350.0%48.5%
49.58%2401.687514,33248.6%50.4%
56.58%2281.683714,10359.8%53.7%
53.99%2131.684713,83052.4%55.5%
41.06%2071.679513,95441.9%40.5%
45.30%1811.682514,35249.2%43.1%
50.00%1581.681213,98250.7%49.4%
44.52%1461.692014,36446.0%43.4%
46.72%1371.576414,44440.4%51.3%
59.09%1321.685014,33557.6%60.6%
44.62%1301.473313,35942.4%46.5%
48.80%1251.781714,65545.0%52.3%
48.39%1241.776313,09441.5%55.9%
54.10%1221.479213,97953.3%54.8%
53.39%1181.780014,21652.7%54.0%
47.71%1091.779913,63047.6%47.8%
52.78%1081.790114,02646.0%58.6%
46.81%941.583912,52138.8%55.6%
55.68%881.578213,55252.4%58.7%
51.72%871.787713,91340.5%62.2%
48.28%871.583512,91748.1%48.6%
51.25%801.880513,94548.4%53.1%
44.74%761.893614,22841.2%47.6%
48.68%761.678713,96341.9%53.3%
44.00%751.885914,32553.3%37.8%
49.33%751.778814,25254.8%45.5%
48.61%721.475013,11147.2%50.0%
52.11%712.082413,98954.5%50.0%
60.61%661.889215,19655.6%64.1%
52.54%591.687514,77850.0%54.5%
50.00%521.792714,22742.1%54.5%
36.73%491.480913,13334.6%39.1%
47.92%481.681715,67252.9%45.2%
54.17%481.375212,63359.3%47.6%
44.68%471.680914,14930.0%55.6%
53.19%471.479813,81764.0%40.9%
48.84%431.478114,66152.9%46.1%
34.15%413.077413,60027.8%39.1%
46.34%412.282213,94850.0%42.9%
50.00%402.088113,85250.0%50.0%
54.05%372.21,00512,78347.4%61.1%
52.78%361.568013,91760.0%47.6%
50.00%341.974714,28850.0%50.0%
54.84%312.070812,04557.9%50.0%
32.26%311.971313,44435.7%29.4%
53.33%302.085413,64837.5%71.4%
34.48%292.280113,57945.5%27.8%
39.29%282.873513,15450.0%31.3%
62.96%272.087214,56058.3%66.7%
57.69%262.585913,40354.5%60.0%
80.00%251.71,09815,78581.8%78.6%
52.00%251.882014,50155.6%50.0%
60.00%252.482213,52769.2%50.0%
60.87%231.578714,66320.0%72.2%
40.91%223.380312,46044.4%38.5%
38.10%211.581915,21316.7%46.7%
47.37%191.780214,23463.6%25.0%
56.25%161.480715,31271.4%44.4%
62.50%161.773612,66575.0%50.0%
30.77%131.776012,20720.0%37.5%
46.15%133.575212,94160.0%37.5%
33.33%124.288212,53920.0%42.9%
36.36%112.072313,50625.0%42.9%
81.82%111.589216,09983.3%80.0%
54.55%114.577412,59950.0%60.0%
20.00%102.373213,73833.3%14.3%
70.00%104.71,13217,67250.0%75.0%
50.00%106.169913,69366.7%42.9%
50.00%102.21,02714,40260.0%40.0%
50.00%104.588413,83666.7%42.9%
60.00%101.464810,48771.4%33.3%
40.00%102.997518,28150.0%37.5%
40.00%101.685016,43075.0%16.7%
50.00%86.31,16815,9960.0%66.7%
75.00%84.41,06315,850100.0%71.4%
50.00%84.873215,1190.0%50.0%
85.71%77.580514,236100.0%75.0%
42.86%76.577717,51550.0%40.0%
66.67%66.085014,257100.0%50.0%
83.33%65.51,12317,5940.0%100.0%
40.00%51.785515,7350.0%50.0%
60.00%55.968310,01066.7%50.0%
40.00%54.492315,240100.0%0.0%
80.00%54.885311,53366.7%100.0%
80.00%52.496515,287100.0%66.7%
80.00%56.580613,582100.0%75.0%

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Graves vs Viego - Frequently Asked Questions

How does Graves do against Viego in League of Legends?

Viego wins the Graves vs Viego matchup with a 54.3% win rate compared to Graves's 45.7%, a 8.7 percentage point difference. This data is based on 265 recent ranked games in patch 26.11.

How does Graves do against Viego in the early game?

In the early game, Graves has the advantage against Viego with a 52.9% win rate versus 47.1%. Graves players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.

How does Graves do against Viego in the late game?

In the late game, Viego takes over the Graves vs Viego matchup with a 60.6% win rate compared to 39.4%. Viego scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.

Who wins the Graves vs Viego matchup?

Viego wins the matchup against Graves with a 54.3% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.11. The 8.7 percentage point advantage means Viego is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 265 games analyzed.

What is the best Graves build against Viego?

The best Graves build against Viego includes The Collector, Immortal Shieldbow, Lord Dominik's Regards with Plated Steelcaps. This build achieves a 80.0% win rate in the matchup. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.

What are the best Graves runes against Viego?

The best Graves runes against Viego use the Domination primary tree with Precision secondary. This rune setup achieves a 51.0% win rate in the Graves vs Viego matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.

Does Graves counter Viego?

No, Graves struggles against Viego with only a 45.7% win rate. Viego has the advantage in this matchup. Graves players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Viego's lead.

How do I play Graves against Viego?

When playing Graves against Viego, play cautiously and avoid Viego's power spikes. Look for jungle assistance and team-dependent plays since Viego has the statistical advantage at most stages. Use the matchup-specific build and runes above to optimize your chances.