Graves is currently a strong jungler with a 52.7% win rate across 18,906 matches in Emerald+ ranked games. Here's the optimal setup for maximum effectiveness:

Core Build:

• First Item: Youmuu's Ghostblade
• Boots: Plated Steelcaps
• Core Items: The Collector, Lord Dominik's Regards, Immortal Shieldbow, Infinity Edge

Runes:

• Primary: Dark Harvest, Sudden Impact, Grisly Mementos, Treasure Hunter
• Secondary: Legend: Alacrity, Triumph
• Shards: Attack Speed, Adaptive Force, Health Scaling

Skill Order: Q > E > W

Key Tips:

• Position Q against walls for quick explosions during duels
• Use E to cancel auto-attack animations
• Save E when you have 2 auto attacks available
• Utilize E and R for both chase and escape over walls

Strong Against:

• Gragas (56.6% WR)
• Elise (55.5% WR)
• Talon (55.1% WR)

Weak Against:

• Rengar (42.4% WR)
• Zyra (44.0% WR)
• Nunu & Willump (45.0% WR)

Best Synergies:

• Swain (56.7% WR)
• Akshan (54.8% WR)
• Talon (54.3% WR)

Alternative Build Option: First item The Collector instead of Youmuu's Ghostblade, maintaining the same core items and runes for a 50.7% win rate over 1,341 matches.

Off-Meta Build: Replace Youmuu's with Hubris as first item while keeping the same core build path, showing 51.3% win rate across 665 matches.

Always adjust your build based on matchup and team composition, particularly considering defensive options against heavy AD or AP threats.

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