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How to Win Lulu vs Graves Counter MatchupLulu is in the b tier of champions

Lulu vs Graves

How to Beat Graves as Lulu in LoLLulu is in the a tier of champions
SupportMage
Marksman

How to Beat Graves as Lulu

based on 2,649 Lulu vs Graves matchups
Win Rate
47.1 %
K/D/A
3.08
Pick Rate
4.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of ranked League games each and every week. Within our data, Lulu did battle with Graves in 2649 rounds. Using so many games with Lulu versus Graves gives us a lot of confidence in our ability to produce informative data and a solid build to obliterate your opponent. This particular pairing is somewhat uncommon. Lulu fights Graves in only 4.6% of her games.

Lulu vs Graves Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Lulu has done a poor job of countering Graves. Normally, she wins a lowly 47.1% of matches the champs face off with each other in. In Lulu against Graves games, Lulu’s team is 0.0% more likely to earn first blood, implying that she most likely will get first blood against Graves.

Best Lulu vs Graves Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsIonian Boots of Lucidity

Core Lulu Items

~22 Mins
RedemptionDream MakerMoonstone Renewer

Optional Items

Staff of Flowing WaterArdent CenserMikael's BlessingShurelya's Battlesong

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Lulu to level upe
>
Second ability for Lulu to level upw
>
Last skill for Lulu to max outq

Runes

SorcerySummon AeryManaflow BandTranscendenceScorch
InspirationBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
Ability HasteAdaptive ForceArmor
Lulu's passive ability p
Lulu's q ability q
Lulu's w ability w
Lulu's e ability e
Lulu's ultimate ability r
1
E
2
W
3
Q
4
E
5
E
6
R
7
E
8
W
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E
10
W
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R
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W
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W
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Q
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Q
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R

Guide to Countering Graves as Lulu

Tips for Playing as Lulu against Graves

Glitterlance can be fired at odd angles depending on where your cursor is - Moving your cursor closer to Pix and Lulu will change your area of effect size considerably.

Consider casting Help, Pix! on ranged attackers for the Pix boost and Wild Growth on Tanks or Fighters for the added initiation power.

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.

Lulu vs Graves Counter Stats

Lulu Image
Win Rate
47.1 %
VS
Win Rate
52.9 %
Graves Image
1.4
< Kills >
7
4.9
< Deaths >
5.3
13.7
< Assists >
6.8
0.25
< Killing Sprees >
1.59
29
< Minions Killed >
52
0.03
< Dragons Killed >
1.63
0.52
< Inhibitors >
0.51
990
< Physical Damage >
17,198
5,436
< Magic Damage >
781
492
< True Damage >
1,492
6,919
< Damage Dealt >
19,472
15,617
< Damage Taken >
28,399
8,178
< Gold Earned >
12,595
2.11
< Towers >
1.86
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.37
2,149
< Total Healing >
13,602
10,478
< Experience >
14,191
58
< Vision Score >
23
25
< Wards Placed >
6
233
< Time Dealing CC >
502

How to Counter Graves with Lulu in LoL

The stats shown on this page show several significant Lulu versus Graves counter statistics that may help us figure out the differences between this set of champs. For instance, Lulu’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Graves’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Lulu may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Graves. This observation is in large part caused by the differences in assists.

Lulu often has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than her opponent does. Typically, she receives less damage than Graves. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also hint that the champion with higher health has less agility and thus is unable to escape additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Lulu and Graves

Damage Types Compared

Lulu
Graves
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Lulu
Graves

Who is Better, Lulu or Graves?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Lulu usually loses when taking on Graves, with a 47.1% win rate. As a result, Lulu makes a bad counter for Graves.

While Lulu does have a lower win rate compared to Graves, when on opposite teams, Lulu also has a greater level of difficulty that makes her a more challenging champion to learn. You may get destroyed when picking Lulu into Graves.

Additionally, Lulu has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Graves. This often 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 for every situation in League of Legends, in Lulu vs Graves matchups, Graves is the better champion with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.

Lulu is a terribly counter to Graves. Focus your gameplay on increasing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Lulu against Graves.

Additional Information for Lulu Players

How We Calculated Our Lulu vs Graves Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Graves as Lulu, we analyzed 2,649 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Graves as Lulu comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Lulu 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 tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips shown here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Lulu usually racks up less CS as Graves. Champs who on average don't take many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers shown here to do well.

The top items to have in your Lulu versus Graves build include Redemption, Dream Maker, and Moonstone Renewer. When Lulu included at least these three pieces in her build, she performed significantly better countering Graves than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Lulu boasted an average winrate of 47.1% when countering Graves with this counter build.

To have the greatest likelihood of coming out on top against Graves as Lulu, you should use the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune builds players picked for Lulu vs Graves face-offs, this combo of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 47.1% winrate overall.

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