Draven vs Graves
How to Beat Graves as Draven
based on 5,964 Draven vs Graves matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Draven vs Graves Matchup Summary
Best Draven vs Graves Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Graves as Draven
Tips for Playing as Draven against Graves
If Draven doesn't move, Spinning Axe will fall near his present location. It will fall directly on him, or just to the right or left.
If Draven does move after attacking, Spinning Axe will lead him in the direction of his movement. Use this to control where the Spinning Axe will go.
Advice to Win Against Graves
Leaving the Smoke Screen's area of effect removes the harmful effect immediately.
Graves deals mostly physical damage so Armor is an effective counter.
Draven vs Graves Counter Stats
How to Counter Graves with Draven in LoL
The stat comparisons shown on this page feature some critical Draven versus Graves matchup statistics that can help you distinguish the differences between these two champions. Draven’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Graves’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Draven may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Graves..
Draven often has a similar longest kill spree as his counter does. Typically, he takes less damage than Graves. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also imply that the champion with more HP has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Draven and Graves
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Who is Better, Draven or Graves?
Both League champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Draven usually fairs equally well when playing against Graves, with a 49.0% win rate. Therefore, Draven makes an ok counter to Graves.
While Draven does have a lower winrate compared to Graves, when on opposite teams, Draven also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more challenging character to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Draven into Gravesas his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Moreover, Draven also has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Graves. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Draven vs Graves matchups, Graves is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.
Draven is a somewhat poor counter to Graves. Make sure you focus your strategy on keeping up your CS and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Draven against Graves.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Draven in order to counter Graves during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions shown above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Draven usually picks up much more CS relative to Graves. Champions who typically don't earn many minion kills often don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers shown on this page to do well.
The top items to prioritize in your Draven versus Graves build include Bloodthirster, Rapid Firecannon, and The Collector. When Draven used at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better when facing Graves than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Draven had an average winrate of 49.0% battling Graves with these items in his kit.
To have the greatest likelihood of beating Graves as Draven, you should use the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Bloodline, Last Stand, Eyeball Collection, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune builds that we analyzed for Draven vs Graves battles, this composite of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 49.0% win rate overall.
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