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How to Win Taric vs Graves Counter MatchupTaric is in the s tier of champions

Taric vs Graves

How to Beat Graves as Taric in LoLTaric is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Graves as Taric

based on 1,754 Taric vs Graves matchups
Win Rate
49.7 %
K/D/A
2.79
Pick Rate
4.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our matchup statistics from the millions of recently rated League of Legends games that we analyze every week. Our guide on how to beat Graves as Taric came out of an examination of 1754 ranked matches where both champs faced one another. This champion matchup is somewhat uncommon. Taric is forced to battle against Graves in only 4.6% of his matches.

Taric vs Graves Matchup Summary

Taric has done a ok job of beating Graves. Typically, he wins a acceptable 49.7% of the time the champions battle each other in. In Taric vs Graves games, Taric’s team is 0.1% more probable to gain first blood, implying that he probably will get first blood against Graves.

Best Taric vs Graves Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Cloth ArmorKindlegem

Core Taric Items

~22 Mins
Knight's VowFrozen HeartSolstice Sleigh

Optional Items

Zeke's ConvergenceFimbulwinterDream MakerThornmail

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Taric to level upe
>
Second ability for Taric to level upq
>
Last skill for Taric to max outw

Runes

ResolveGuardianFont of LifeBone PlatingRevitalize
PrecisionPresence of MindLegend: Tenacity
Attack SpeedArmorArmor
Taric's passive ability p
Taric's q ability q
Taric's w ability w
Taric's e ability e
Taric's ultimate ability r
1
E
2
W
3
Q
4
Q
5
E
6
R
7
E
8
E
9
E
10
Q
11
R
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Q
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Q
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W
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W
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R

Guide to Countering Graves as Taric

Tips for Playing as Taric against Graves

The cooldown reducing component of Bravado makes Cooldown Reduction items like Frozen Heart, Iceborn Gauntlet, and Spirit Visage exceptionally powerful on Taric.

Using Starlight's Touch at lower charges makes its healing less Mana efficient, but can greatly increase Taric's sustained damage via Bravado.

Rather than saving Cosmic Radiance for the last moment and risking someone dying during the delay, it can be more beneficial to cast it as soon as you know a teamfight is guaranteed to start.

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.

Taric vs Graves Counter Stats

Taric Image
Win Rate
49.7 %
VS
Win Rate
50.3 %
Graves Image
1.8
< Kills >
6.9
5.7
< Deaths >
5.5
14.1
< Assists >
7.5
0.34
< Killing Sprees >
1.57
36
< Minions Killed >
52
0.16
< Dragons Killed >
1.5
0.56
< Inhibitors >
0.51
1,946
< Physical Damage >
17,128
4,350
< Magic Damage >
814
711
< True Damage >
1,655
7,009
< Damage Dealt >
19,597
22,969
< Damage Taken >
28,570
8,488
< Gold Earned >
12,442
2.23
< Towers >
1.82
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.35
11,775
< Total Healing >
13,449
10,508
< Experience >
13,912
50
< Vision Score >
23
21
< Wards Placed >
6
369
< Time Dealing CC >
501

How to Counter Graves with Taric in LoL

The stats shown here underscore some significant Taric against Graves counter stats that may help you grasp the differences between the pair. As an example, Taric’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Graves’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Taric may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Graves. This observation is largely fueled by the differences in assists.

Taric normally has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than his opponent does. On average, he takes less damage than Graves. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also imply that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Taric and Graves

Damage Types Compared

Taric
Graves
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Taric
Graves

Who is Better, Taric or Graves?

Both League champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Taric usually fairs equally well when taking on Graves, with a 49.7% win rate. As a result, Taric makes an ok counter for Graves.

While Taric does have a lower winrate than Graves, when facing one another, Taric also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more challenging champion to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Taric into Graves.

Moreover, Taric also has a great deal of utility and CC, a similar amount to Graves. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Taric vs Graves matchups, Graves is the better champ with a similar win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.

Taric is a somewhat poor counter for Graves. Focus your tactics on keeping up your CS and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Taric against Graves.

Additional Information for Taric Players

How We Calculated Our Taric vs Graves Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Graves as Taric, we analyzed 1,754 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 Taric 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

To learn all of the intricacies of Taric 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 pay attention to the build and suggestions shown above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Taric on average gets a similar amount of CS as Graves. Champs who typically don't earn much CS often don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The most important items to prioritize in your Taric versus Graves build include Knight's Vow, Frozen Heart, and Solstice Sleigh. When Taric included at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better vs Graves than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Taric had an average win rate of 49.7% battling Graves with this counter build.

To have the greatest chance of defeating Graves as Taric, you should take the Guardian, Font of Life, Bone Plating, Revitalize, Legend: Tenacity, and Presence of Mind runes from the Resolve and Precision rune sets. Of all the rune builds players chose for Taric vs Graves matchups, this combination of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 49.7% winrate overall.

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