Gragas - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
48.4%
Pick Rate
1.3%

GragasTop Build

FFighterMage
Patch26.10
Matches2,379,056
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedMay 22, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology
AuthorDakota Chinnick

The patch 26.10 Gragas top build uses Slightly Magical Footwear, Shadowflame, Lich Bane, Rabadon's Deathcap, Void Staff, Stormsurge, Oracle Lens. This Gragas build has a 3.27% pick rate and a 62.71% win rate in LoL patch 26.10. Alternatively, check out some of the other ranked Gragas build choices below.

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Select a Gragas Build

Most Played
Most Popular Build
Core Build Items
  • Shadowflame - Gragas Most Popular Build core itemShadowflame
  • Lich Bane - Gragas Most Popular Build core itemLich Bane
  • Rabadon's Deathcap - Gragas Most Popular Build core itemRabadon's Deathcap
62.7%Win Rate
+14.3%WR Diff
3.3%Pick Rate
Alternative Build 1
Core Build Items
  • Stormsurge - Gragas Alternative Build 1 core itemStormsurge
  • Shadowflame - Gragas Alternative Build 1 core itemShadowflame
  • Lich Bane - Gragas Alternative Build 1 core itemLich Bane
60.4%Win Rate
+12.0%WR Diff
2.7%Pick Rate
Alternative Build 2
Core Build Items
  • Shadowflame - Gragas Alternative Build 2 core itemShadowflame
  • Hextech Rocketbelt - Gragas Alternative Build 2 core itemHextech Rocketbelt
  • Lich Bane - Gragas Alternative Build 2 core itemLich Bane
58.1%Win Rate
+9.7%WR Diff
2.4%Pick Rate
Alternative Build 3
Core Build Items
  • Shadowflame - Gragas Alternative Build 3 core itemShadowflame
  • Hextech Rocketbelt - Gragas Alternative Build 3 core itemHextech Rocketbelt
  • Rabadon's Deathcap - Gragas Alternative Build 3 core itemRabadon's Deathcap
56.0%Win Rate
+7.6%WR Diff
2.1%Pick Rate

Best Gragas Build - Highest Win Rate Items

This Gragas build focuses on ability power for maximum spell damage. Build the core items first for your power spike, then adapt with situational items based on enemy team composition.

Full Build
Top Summoner Spells
  • SmiteFlash
    Smite + Flash
    67.1%Win Rate64.4%Pick Rate
  • TeleportFlash
    Teleport + Flash
    56.0%Win Rate21.2%Pick Rate

Gragas build strength based on the items chosen in the build when compared to all builds across every champion. Strongest in: Magic Damage. Lower in: Physical Resistance, Health, Magic Resistance, Physical Damage.

The most popular starting items for Gragas are Gustwalker Hatchling, Health Potion, Stealth Ward with a 75.0% win rate and 13.6% pick rate. Alternative options include Doran's Ring + Health Potion + Health Potion + Stealth Ward.

Gustwalker HatchlingGustwalker HatchlingHealth PotionHealth PotionStealth WardStealth Ward
75.0%Win Rate
13.6%Pick Rate
Doran's RingDoran's RingHealth PotionHealth PotionHealth PotionHealth PotionStealth WardStealth Ward
46.1%Win Rate
11.0%Pick Rate
These are Gragas's essential core items that you should build in nearly every game. Shadowflame (52.5% WR, +4.1% WR diff, 34.0% pick rate) provides 110 AP. Lich Bane (52.5% WR, +4.1% WR diff, 32.8% pick rate) provides 100 AP, 0.06% Speed. Rabadon's Deathcap (59.3% WR, +10.9% WR diff, 14.2% pick rate) provides 130 AP. Rush these items first to reach your power spike and maximize your impact.
Top situational items for Gragas include Void Staff, Stormsurge. These can be swapped out depending on the enemy composition and team needs.
The best boots for Gragas are Slightly Magical Footwear. Adjust based on enemy team comp.
The recommended trinket for Gragas is Oracle Lens for vision control and map awareness.

Combined statistics from all items in this Gragas build.

Top Build Focus
  • Gragas ability powerAP525
  • Gragas movement speedSpeed25
  • Gragas movement speedSpeed12%
When facing Gragas's top counters like Yorick, Riven, Garen, consider adjusting your situational items to increase survivability and match their damage output. If counter champions are building high damage, prioritize armor items against AD-heavy counter picks or magic resistance items against AP threats in your situational item slots to reduce burst damage and improve trading potential. Your core build provides strong damage output. Against tanky counter picks, consider penetration items or percentage-based damage from your situational options to maintain kill pressure. Adapt your final build slots with items like Void Staff or Stormsurge based on which counter champions you're facing and their itemization patterns. Monitor enemy builds and adjust accordingly for optimal Gragas performance.
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burst mageFirst Power Spike3,200g

This Gragas burst mage build is optimized for players looking to maximize their impact in League of Legends. With a 62.7% win rate across 118 matches, this build has proven highly effective in the current meta. The build's key strengths include devastating ability power scaling with 525 total AP. Choose this build when your team needs magic damage, especially if teammates are primarily AD-focused. Gragas with this build can punish teams that stack armor. Consider the enemy team composition when finalizing your situational items to maximize Gragas's effectiveness. However, be aware that this build lacks defensive stats making Gragas vulnerable to burst damage and low health pool requiring careful positioning. With a total gold cost of 15,700, this Gragas build scales into the late game. Focus on farming efficiently and reaching your Shadowflame, Lich Bane, Rabadon's Deathcap power spike before taking major fights. For optimal results with this Gragas build, focus on proper itemization timing, positioning in teamfights, and adapting your situational items based on the specific challenges each game presents.

Strengths
  • Devastating ability power scaling with 525 total AP
Weaknesses
  • Lacks defensive stats making Gragas vulnerable to burst damage
  • Low health pool requiring careful positioning
  • No built-in sustain for extended fights
  • Limited ability haste may result in longer cooldowns

Champions that use similar core items to Gragas. These builds share at least 2 core items with the current top gragas build and may have similar playstyles and power spikes.

Ahri champion
Ahri
Core Items
  • Shadowflame - Ahri core item
  • Malignance - Ahri core item
  • Rabadon's Deathcap - Ahri core item
55.7%Win Rate
6.5%Pick Rate
Kayle champion
Kayle
Core Items
  • Shadowflame - Kayle core item
  • Rabadon's Deathcap - Kayle core item
  • Dusk and Dawn - Kayle core item
69.0%Win Rate
5.1%Pick Rate

See Also

Gragas OverviewGragas RunesGragas CountersAll Items