How to Play Graves Mid: Tips & Power Spikes (26.20)

Gold vs lane at 15: −141

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Graves Power Spikes (Patch 26.20)

Mid

When Graves Mid gets stronger, in the order it happens in a typical ranked game: ability unlocks from the most common skill order, item spikes at the median minute players finish them, and the game length Graves wins most.

Lv 3
All three basic abilities at level 3
Graves's full combo is online — the first point where trading all-in is realistic.
Lv 6
Ultimate rank 1 at level 6
The biggest early spike: look for a kill or a roam as soon as Graves hits it.
Lv 11
Ultimate rank 2 at level 11
Lower ultimate cooldown means more fights Graves can start or win.
Lv 16
Ultimate rank 3 at level 16
Lower ultimate cooldown means more fights Graves can start or win.

Item timings are medians: half of players finish later. Fall behind in farm and every item spike moves back with it.

Graves Mid Laning Plan

Graves plays an even lane: no extreme in gold, leads or scaling, so the matchup decides how hard to push. On average Graves Mid is 141 gold behind the lane opponent at 15 minutes and ahead in only 54% of games. Graves averages 0.77 solo kills by 15 minutes.

Graves Mid and Late Game

What Graves does better or worse than other champions after laning, from this patch's ranked games — percentiles where 100 is the highest of every champion.

Play to these strengths

Graves wins 11.5 points more in long games than short ones: avoid coin-flip fights early and let the game go long.

Playing Graves

Smoke Screen can be used both to escape and to set up a kill.
Using Quickdraw to get into range and delivering a point blank Buckshot can do lots of damage.

Playing Against Graves

Graves deals mostly physical damage so Armor is an effective counter.
Leaving the Smoke Screen's area of effect removes the harmful effect immediately.

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How to Play Graves FAQ - Patch 26.20

When does Graves power spike?

Graves's spikes in a typical ranked game: All three basic abilities at level 3; Ultimate rank 1 at level 6; Ultimate rank 2 at level 11; Ultimate rank 3 at level 16.

How do you play Graves Mid?

From this patch's ranked data, Graves wins by playing to these strengths: play for the late game.

Graves How to Play: Tips & Power Spikes