Gravesvs Zeri
Graves vs Zeri is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.9. Graves wins with a 57.1% win rate (+14.3%) over Zeri based on 7 games. Graves wins the early laning phase while Zeri scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Graves build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Graves vs Zeri matchup.
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.
Zeri(57.1%)Who Wins the Graves vs Zeri Matchup?
Graves vs Zeri Matchup Summary
The Graves vs Zeri matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 7 recent matches analyzed, Graves wins with a 57.1% win rate compared to Zeri's 42.9%, giving Graves a 14.3 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: Graves controls the early laning stage, but Zeri outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Graves needs to press advantages before Zeri reaches their power spikes, while Zeri should focus on safe farming and hitting key item breakpoints. The most significant statistical gap is in crowd control, where Graves leads by 0.2s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Graves players can confidently pick into Zeri and play aggressively from level 1. Look to establish lane dominance early through favorable trades and zone Zeri away from CS whenever possible. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.
Graves vs Zeri Laning Phase Breakdown
Graves is favored during the laning phase against Zeri, 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.
Best Graves Build Against Zeri
Slightly Magical Footwear is the optimal boots choice against Zeri, providing the mobility and stats Graves needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Graves against Zeri are Hubris, The Collector and Lord Dominik's Regards. This combination gives Graves an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build achieves a solid 50.0% win rate across 2 games, proving it to be a reliable item path when facing Zeri. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Graves vs Zeri matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Graves75.0%Zeri25.0%Graves33.3%Zeri66.7%Graves dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 75.0% win rate — a 50.0 percentage point lead over Zeri. This lopsided early game means Graves can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.
Zeri is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 66.7% win rate — 33.3 points above Graves. Extended games heavily favor Zeri, 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 Zeri reaches their scaling breakpoints. If Zeri 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 Zeri
Precision
Inspiration
Running Precision primary with Inspiration secondary allows Graves to press their advantage against Zeri, amplifying the strengths that make this a favorable matchup.
Graves matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.9. 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.
Opponent | Win Rate | Matches | CS/min | DMG/min | Gold/game | Early WR | Late WR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 57.35% | 211 | 1.6 | 806 | 14,444 | 54.8% | 59.1% | |
| 45.77% | 201 | 1.7 | 761 | 13,179 | 46.3% | 45.3% | |
| 45.09% | 173 | 1.5 | 877 | 14,357 | 54.8% | 38.0% | |
| 43.53% | 170 | 1.6 | 836 | 13,965 | 46.3% | 41.1% | |
| 49.40% | 168 | 1.5 | 831 | 14,213 | 50.7% | 48.4% | |
| 48.72% | 156 | 1.5 | 858 | 13,974 | 52.7% | 45.1% | |
| 48.37% | 153 | 1.6 | 812 | 14,291 | 47.2% | 49.4% | |
| 48.61% | 144 | 1.6 | 905 | 14,188 | 46.6% | 50.7% | |
| 44.09% | 127 | 1.5 | 840 | 14,107 | 36.7% | 48.7% | |
| 47.79% | 113 | 1.6 | 906 | 14,678 | 41.9% | 51.4% | |
| 47.75% | 111 | 1.6 | 810 | 13,920 | 45.8% | 50.0% | |
| 47.22% | 108 | 1.6 | 806 | 14,126 | 49.0% | 45.8% | |
| 48.08% | 104 | 1.6 | 834 | 13,503 | 40.0% | 54.2% | |
| 54.84% | 93 | 1.5 | 831 | 13,668 | 59.3% | 48.7% | |
| 53.76% | 93 | 1.5 | 808 | 14,202 | 52.3% | 55.1% | |
| 50.00% | 92 | 1.6 | 803 | 12,998 | 51.2% | 49.0% | |
| 48.35% | 91 | 1.6 | 823 | 13,841 | 42.2% | 54.4% | |
| 46.43% | 84 | 1.4 | 853 | 14,065 | 48.9% | 43.6% | |
| 48.19% | 83 | 1.6 | 767 | 13,937 | 37.1% | 56.3% | |
| 55.42% | 83 | 1.4 | 781 | 13,478 | 56.1% | 54.8% | |
| 43.90% | 82 | 1.6 | 771 | 13,398 | 50.0% | 38.1% | |
| 46.67% | 75 | 1.4 | 810 | 13,056 | 48.8% | 44.1% | |
| 48.65% | 74 | 1.4 | 814 | 14,011 | 51.4% | 46.0% | |
| 47.95% | 73 | 1.7 | 869 | 13,527 | 50.0% | 46.0% | |
| 44.29% | 70 | 1.8 | 797 | 13,521 | 37.1% | 51.4% | |
| 40.58% | 69 | 1.6 | 811 | 13,975 | 38.9% | 42.4% | |
| 50.77% | 65 | 1.9 | 953 | 14,579 | 57.1% | 46.0% | |
| 49.23% | 65 | 1.6 | 873 | 14,404 | 40.6% | 57.6% | |
| 53.13% | 64 | 1.7 | 946 | 14,491 | 54.8% | 51.5% | |
| 55.56% | 63 | 1.5 | 922 | 14,739 | 43.5% | 62.5% | |
| 39.29% | 56 | 1.5 | 879 | 13,943 | 50.0% | 28.6% | |
| 55.77% | 52 | 1.4 | 744 | 13,310 | 48.3% | 65.2% | |
| 48.89% | 45 | 1.6 | 969 | 11,941 | 58.6% | 31.3% | |
| 41.86% | 43 | 1.3 | 729 | 12,764 | 47.6% | 36.4% | |
| 53.49% | 43 | 1.4 | 878 | 14,186 | 60.0% | 47.8% | |
| 53.49% | 43 | 1.8 | 862 | 15,895 | 50.0% | 54.8% | |
| 40.48% | 42 | 1.4 | 767 | 14,269 | 52.4% | 28.6% | |
| 42.86% | 42 | 1.4 | 804 | 14,376 | 31.3% | 50.0% | |
| 51.22% | 41 | 1.5 | 774 | 13,085 | 61.9% | 40.0% | |
| 50.00% | 38 | 1.7 | 742 | 14,571 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 42.11% | 38 | 2.1 | 876 | 15,836 | 30.0% | 46.4% | |
| 45.45% | 33 | 1.7 | 842 | 14,538 | 53.9% | 40.0% | |
| 46.67% | 30 | 2.2 | 978 | 16,133 | 61.5% | 35.3% | |
| 43.33% | 30 | 2.0 | 808 | 14,204 | 50.0% | 40.9% | |
| 55.17% | 29 | 1.4 | 912 | 15,541 | 44.4% | 60.0% | |
| 57.14% | 28 | 1.7 | 809 | 14,659 | 30.0% | 72.2% | |
| 57.14% | 28 | 1.7 | 956 | 14,981 | 54.5% | 58.8% | |
| 46.15% | 26 | 1.8 | 664 | 12,226 | 40.0% | 54.5% | |
| 42.31% | 26 | 1.4 | 778 | 13,349 | 25.0% | 57.1% | |
| 56.00% | 25 | 2.1 | 895 | 15,791 | 66.7% | 52.6% | |
| 48.00% | 25 | 1.5 | 751 | 13,473 | 56.3% | 33.3% | |
| 36.36% | 22 | 1.5 | 845 | 12,863 | 30.0% | 41.7% | |
| 45.45% | 22 | 1.5 | 813 | 12,915 | 40.0% | 50.0% | |
| 47.62% | 21 | 2.3 | 757 | 12,573 | 54.5% | 40.0% | |
| 33.33% | 21 | 2.2 | 742 | 13,826 | 16.7% | 40.0% | |
| 73.68% | 19 | 1.8 | 966 | 14,808 | 66.7% | 80.0% | |
| 68.42% | 19 | 1.6 | 924 | 14,587 | 80.0% | 55.6% | |
| 61.11% | 18 | 1.5 | 772 | 14,088 | 50.0% | 75.0% | |
| 50.00% | 18 | 2.4 | 829 | 13,083 | 72.7% | 14.3% | |
| 25.00% | 16 | 1.2 | 700 | 11,973 | 0.0% | 57.1% | |
| 53.33% | 15 | 1.6 | 886 | 14,644 | 28.6% | 75.0% | |
| 50.00% | 12 | 1.7 | 771 | 12,918 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 45.45% | 11 | 1.5 | 664 | 14,167 | 75.0% | 28.6% | |
| 45.45% | 11 | 1.3 | 727 | 11,929 | 42.9% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 10 | 4.8 | 984 | 13,750 | 40.0% | 60.0% | |
| 40.00% | 10 | 3.6 | 956 | 14,801 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 50.00% | 10 | 1.3 | 857 | 14,422 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 44.44% | 9 | 2.2 | 701 | 13,439 | 40.0% | 50.0% | |
| 33.33% | 9 | 5.9 | 831 | 10,330 | 33.3% | 33.3% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 2.1 | 708 | 12,357 | 75.0% | 33.3% | |
| 85.71% | 7 | 2.5 | 929 | 16,599 | 66.7% | 100.0% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 1.9 | 783 | 12,157 | 50.0% | 0.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 6.5 | 888 | 13,454 | 66.7% | 33.3% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 6.1 | 847 | 16,502 | 100.0% | 20.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 3.6 | 607 | 10,136 | 25.0% | 50.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 2.7 | 782 | 13,643 | 66.7% | 0.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 4.1 | 795 | 15,848 | 100.0% | 33.3% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 1.6 | 571 | 9,842 | 0.0% | 100.0% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 4.8 | 959 | 18,517 | 0.0% | 80.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 2.5 | 1,225 | 18,387 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 3.6 | 894 | 16,340 | 100.0% | 75.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 6.1 | 979 | 10,201 | 33.3% | 100.0% | |
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Graves vs Zeri - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Graves do against Zeri in League of Legends?
Graves wins the Graves vs Zeri matchup with a 57.1% win rate compared to Zeri's 42.9%, a 14.3 percentage point difference. This data is based on 7 recent ranked games in patch 26.9.
How does Graves do against Zeri in the early game?
In the early game, Graves has the advantage against Zeri with a 75.0% win rate versus 25.0%. 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 Zeri in the late game?
In the late game, Zeri takes over the Graves vs Zeri matchup with a 66.7% win rate compared to 33.3%. Zeri scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Graves vs Zeri matchup?
Graves wins the matchup against Zeri with a 57.1% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.9. The 14.3 percentage point advantage means Graves is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 7 games analyzed.
What is the best Graves build against Zeri?
The best Graves build against Zeri includes Hubris, The Collector, Lord Dominik's Regards with Slightly Magical Footwear. This build achieves a 50.0% 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 Zeri?
The best Graves runes against Zeri use the Precision primary tree with Inspiration secondary. This rune setup achieves a 100.0% win rate in the Graves vs Zeri matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Graves counter Zeri?
Yes, Graves has a favorable matchup against Zeri with a 57.1% win rate. Graves strongly counters Zeri in lane based on current patch 26.9 data.
How do I play Graves against Zeri?
When playing Graves against Zeri, leverage your statistical advantages by trading aggressively during favorable windows. You have early game priority — look for kills and zone control before first recall. Build the recommended items and runes for this specific matchup for the best results.