Graves Mid Lane Build Guide 15.3: Runes, Items & Best Counters

Graves Mid Lane Build Guide 15.3: Runes, Items & Best Counters

By Marcus Chen

February 9, 2025 at 11:54 PM

The most effective Graves Mid build currently maintains a 35.6% win rate across 73 matches in Emerald+ rankings.

Core Build:

  • Summoner Spells: Flash, Ignite
  • First Items: Youmuu's Ghostblade → Mercury's Treads → The Collector
  • Final Items: Lord Dominik's Regards → Infinity Edge → Bloodthirster

Optimal Runes:

  • Primary: Fleet Footwork, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace
  • Secondary: Cosmic Insight, Magical Footwear
  • Shards: Attack Speed, Adaptive Force, Health Scaling (adjust based on matchup)

Skill Order: Q > E > W

Key Champion Tips:

  • Use Q to simultaneously push waves and harass enemies
  • Cancel auto-attack animations with E, but preserve it when two autos are available
  • Utilize E and R for both chase and escape, including wall jumps

Strong Against:

  • Gragas (56.6% WR)
  • Elise (55.5% WR)
  • Talon (55.1% WR)
  • Lillia (52.3% WR)
  • Lee Sin (52.2% WR)

Weak Against:

  • Rengar (42.4% WR)
  • Zyra (44.0% WR)
  • Nunu & Willump (44.9% WR)
  • Xin Zhao (45.2% WR)
  • Amumu (45.3% WR)

Best Synergies:

  • Swain (56.7% WR)
  • Akshan (54.8% WR)
  • Talon (54.3% WR)
  • Gwen (54.1% WR)
  • Katarina (53.7% WR)

Situational Items: Adjust your build based on enemy team composition, focusing on defensive items against burst damage or penetration against tank-heavy teams.

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