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

Gravesvs Zyra

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

Graves vs Zyra is a moderate matchup in LoL patch 26.11. Graves wins with a 52.0% win rate (+4.0%) over Zyra based on 25 games. Graves holds the advantage in both the early and late game. Below you'll find the best Graves build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Graves vs Zyra 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 - 52.0% win rate in this matchup
Graves
52.0% WR
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Zyra vs Graves matchup - 48.0% win rate
Zyra
48.0% WR

Who Wins the Graves vs Zyra Matchup?

Graves wins the Graves vs Zyra matchup
Winner
Graves
Matches: 25
52.0%
Win Rate
48.0%
1.8
CS / min
1.7
820
DMG / min
837
14,501
Gold / game
12,262
318
Heal / min
217
755
DMG Mitigated / min
353
0.6
CC / min
1.4
55.6%
Early Game WR
44.4%
50.0%
Late Game WR
50.0%

Graves vs Zyra Matchup Summary

The Graves vs Zyra matchup is a moderate matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 25 recent matches analyzed, Graves wins with a 52.0% win rate compared to Zyra's 48.0%, giving Graves a 4.0 percentage point advantage. Graves dominates at every stage — from early laning through late game team fights. This consistent advantage makes it difficult for Zyra players to find favorable windows, so team-dependent strategies and avoiding solo confrontations are essential. The most significant statistical gap is in crowd control, where Zyra leads by 0.8s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Graves has a statistical edge, but the margin is close enough that respecting Zyra's strengths is important. Trade when cooldowns are favorable, track the enemy jungler, and build toward your strongest item spikes to convert the slight advantage into a decisive lead. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.

Graves vs Zyra Laning Phase Breakdown

Graves wins the laning phase against Zyra in League of Legends

Graves is favored during the laning phase against Zyra, winning 3 out of 5 key stat categories. Graves holds advantages in farming, gold income and sustain, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.

Farming
1.8Graves
1.7Zyra
Graves and Zyra farm at nearly identical rates in this matchup, with only a 0.2 CS/min difference. Neither champion holds a meaningful farming advantage, so lane dominance will come from trading and jungle interaction rather than CS leads.
Damage
820Graves
837Zyra
Damage output is virtually even between Graves and Zyra, with only 17 DMG/min separating them. Fights in this matchup are decided more by ability timing and positioning than raw damage numbers, making mechanical skill the deciding factor in trades.
Economy
14,501Graves
12,262Zyra
Graves generates a commanding 2,239 more gold per game than Zyra. This substantial economic advantage means Graves consistently reaches key item breakpoints earlier, creating a compounding lead that grows throughout the game. Zyra should focus on cost-effective item choices and avoid unnecessary deaths to prevent falling further behind.
Utility
0.6Graves
1.4Zyra
Zyra provides 0.8 seconds more crowd control per minute than Graves, offering better gank setup potential and slightly more team fight utility. This CC advantage helps Zyra coordinate with their jungler and control the pace of skirmishes.
Sustain
1,072Graves
570Zyra
Graves vastly out-sustains Zyra, healing and mitigating 502 more damage per minute. This massive durability gap means Graves can absorb significant punishment and remain in lane while Zyra is forced to recall. Building grievous wounds early is essential for Zyra, and focusing on burst trade patterns rather than sustained fights is critical.

Best Graves Build Against Zyra

Mercury's Treads is the optimal boots choice against Zyra, providing the mobility and stats Graves needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Graves against Zyra are Hubris, The Collector and Immortal Shieldbow. This combination gives Graves an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build performs exceptionally well, achieving a 66.7% win rate across 3 games — well above average and making it the top item path against Zyra. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Graves vs Zyra matchup.

Early Game vs Late Game

Early Game
Graves
55.6%
+11.1% advantage
Graves early game win rateGraves55.6%
Zyra early game win rateZyra44.4%
Late Game
Graves
50.0%
+0.0% advantage
Graves late game win rateGraves50.0%
Zyra late game win rateZyra50.0%

Graves dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 55.6% win rate — a 11.1 percentage point lead over Zyra. This lopsided early game means Graves can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.

Late game (25+ minutes) is equally balanced, with Graves at 50.0% win rate — only 0.0 points ahead of Zyra. Team fight execution and macro play determine the winner at this stage, not champion matchup advantage.

Graves holds the advantage at every stage of the game, making this a consistently favorable matchup from lane through late game team fights. Zyra players should look for outplays, team-dependent strategies, and picks rather than relying on scaling to win this matchup.

Best Graves Runes Against Zyra

Precision rune tree - Graves primary runes vs ZyraPrecision
Fleet Footwork - best Graves rune vs ZyraTriumph - best Graves rune vs ZyraLegend: Alacrity - best Graves rune vs ZyraCoup de Grace - best Graves rune vs Zyra
Inspiration rune tree - Graves secondary runes vs ZyraInspiration
Cosmic Insight - best Graves rune vs ZyraCash Back - best Graves rune vs Zyra
100.0% WR

Running Precision primary with Inspiration secondary allows Graves to press their advantage against Zyra, amplifying the strengths that make this a favorable matchup.


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 Zyra - Frequently Asked Questions

How does Graves do against Zyra in League of Legends?

Graves wins the Graves vs Zyra matchup with a 52.0% win rate compared to Zyra's 48.0%, a 4.0 percentage point difference. This data is based on 25 recent ranked games in patch 26.11.

How does Graves do against Zyra in the early game?

In the early game, Graves has the advantage against Zyra with a 55.6% win rate versus 44.4%. 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 Zyra in the late game?

In the late game, Graves takes over the Graves vs Zyra matchup with a 50.0% win rate compared to 50.0%. Graves scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.

Who wins the Graves vs Zyra matchup?

Graves wins the matchup against Zyra with a 52.0% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.11. The 4.0 percentage point advantage means Graves is moderately favored in this lane matchup based on 25 games analyzed.

What is the best Graves build against Zyra?

The best Graves build against Zyra includes Hubris, The Collector, Immortal Shieldbow with Mercury's Treads. This build achieves a 66.7% 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 Zyra?

The best Graves runes against Zyra use the Precision primary tree with Inspiration secondary. This rune setup achieves a 100.0% win rate in the Graves vs Zyra matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.

Does Graves counter Zyra?

Yes, Graves has a favorable matchup against Zyra with a 52.0% win rate. Graves has a solid advantage over Zyra in lane based on current patch 26.11 data.

How do I play Graves against Zyra?

When playing Graves against Zyra, 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.