Gragas - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
49.0%
Pick Rate
1.5%

GragasBuild

DFighterMage
Patch26.13
Matches265,623
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedJul 9, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology
AuthorDakota Chinnick

The patch 26.13 Gragas build uses Boots of Swiftness, Shadowflame, Lich Bane, Rabadon's Deathcap, Stormsurge, Zhonya's Hourglass, Oracle Lens. This Gragas build has a 5.06% pick rate and a 59.62% win rate in LoL patch 26.13. 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
  • 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
Core Items
59.6%Win Rate
+10.6%WR Diff
5.1%Pick Rate
Alternative Build 1
  • Shadowflame - Gragas Alternative Build 1 core itemShadowflame
  • Hextech Rocketbelt - Gragas Alternative Build 1 core itemHextech Rocketbelt
  • Lich Bane - Gragas Alternative Build 1 core itemLich Bane
Core Items
51.9%Win Rate
+2.8%WR Diff
4.5%Pick Rate

Best Gragas Build - Highest Win Rate Items

Full Build

Early Build Order

Gustwalker Hatchling
Gustwalker Hatchling
Health Potion
Health Potion
Stealth Ward
Stealth Ward
Hextech Alternator
Hextech Alternator
Needlessly Large Rod
Needlessly Large Rod
Shadowflame
Shadowflame
Boots
Boots
Boots of Swiftness
Boots of Swiftness

Top Summoner Spells

  • FlashTeleport
    Flash + Teleport
    50.6%Win Rate41.8%Pick Rate
  • FlashIgnite
    Flash + Ignite
    51.4%Win Rate37.0%Pick Rate

Build Stats

51.85%Win Rate
+2.80%WR Diff
4.49%Pick Rate
189Matches

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.

The core items for this Gragas build are Shadowflame, Hextech Rocketbelt and Lich Bane. This item combination achieves a 51.9% win rate across 189 matches analyzed.

At full build, Gragas gains a total of 475 Ability Power, 300 Health, 50 Armor, giving a strong power profile for magic damage.

Best Gragas Runes

Sorcery primary rune treeSorcery
  • Stormraider's Surge
  • Manaflow Band
  • Transcendence
  • Scorch
Domination secondary rune treeDomination
  • Sudden Impact
  • Ultimate Hunter
  • Adaptive Force
  • Adaptive Force
  • Health Scaling
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Gragas Abilities

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

The most popular starting items for Gragas are Doran's Ring, Health Potion, Health Potion, Stealth Ward with a 56.0% win rate and 26.5% pick rate.

Doran's Ring
Doran's Ring
Health Potionx2
Health Potion
Stealth Ward
Stealth Ward
56.0%Win Rate
26.5%Pick Rate
Gustwalker Hatchling
Gustwalker Hatchling
Health Potion
Health Potion
Stealth Ward
Stealth Ward
76.9%Win Rate
6.9%Pick Rate
These are Gragas's essential core items that you should build in nearly every game. Shadowflame (51.7% WR, +2.6% WR diff, 35.0% pick rate) provides 110 AP. Hextech Rocketbelt (50.0% WR, +1.0% WR diff, 47.3% pick rate) provides 300 Health, 70 AP. Lich Bane (50.5% WR, +1.4% WR diff, 49.5% pick rate) provides 100 AP, 0.06% Speed. Rush these items first to reach your power spike and maximize your impact.
Top situational items for Gragas include Stormsurge, Zhonya's Hourglass. These can be swapped out depending on the enemy composition and team needs.
The best boots for Gragas are Boots of Swiftness. 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.

  • Total movement speedMovement Speed:55
  • Total ability powerAbility Power:475
  • Total healthHealth:300
  • Total movement speedMovement Speed:12%
  • Total armorArmor:50

Build Comparison

Best WR
Most Played
Gragas movement speedSpeed
55
55
Gragas ability powerAP
535
475
Gragas healthHealth
0
300
Gragas movement speedSpeed
0.12%
0.12%
Gragas armorArmor
50
50
When facing Gragas's top counters like Nasus, TahmKench, Teemo, consider adjusting your situational items to increase survivability and match their damage output. If counter champions are building high damage, prioritize 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 Stormsurge or Zhonya's Hourglass based on which counter champions you're facing and their itemization patterns. Monitor enemy builds and adjust accordingly for optimal Gragas performance.
burst mageFirst Power Spike3,200g~5 min

This Gragas burst mage build is optimized for players looking to maximize their impact in League of Legends. This build maintains a solid 51.9% win rate based on 189 analyzed matches. The build's key strengths include devastating ability power scaling with 475 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 no built-in sustain for extended fights and limited ability haste may result in longer cooldowns. With a total gold cost of 15,800, this Gragas build scales into the late game. Focus on farming efficiently and reaching your Shadowflame, Hextech Rocketbelt, Lich Bane 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 475 total AP

Weaknesses

  • No built-in sustain for extended fights
  • Limited ability haste may result in longer cooldowns

Champions with Similar Builds to Gragas

Locke champion
Locke
Core Items
  • Shadowflame - Locke core item
  • Lich Bane - Locke core item
  • Rabadon's Deathcap - Locke core item
51.8%Win Rate
8.2%Pick Rate
Fizz champion
Fizz
Core Items
  • Shadowflame - Fizz core item
  • Zhonya's Hourglass - Fizz core item
  • Lich Bane - Fizz core item
55.2%Win Rate
9.6%Pick Rate

See Also

Gragas OverviewGragas RunesGragas CountersAll Items