Gragas is a versatile melee champion in League of Legends who excels at both initiating fights and disrupting enemy positioning. As a drunken brawler, he combines powerful crowd control abilities with surprising mobility and sustain.

Core Abilities:

Happy Hour (Passive):

• Heals Gragas for 5.5% maximum health when casting abilities
• 8-second internal cooldown

Barrel Roll (Q):

• Throws a barrel that can be detonated to deal magic damage and slow enemies
• Damage and slow increase up to 150% over 2 seconds of fermentation
• Provides vision of the area

Drunken Rage (W):

• Channels to gain damage reduction and empower next attack
• Empowered attack deals bonus magic damage in an area
• Gains 50 bonus attack range

Body Slam (E):

• Charges forward, stopping on enemy collision
• Deals damage and stuns enemies hit for 1 second
• Cooldown reduced by 40% on hit

Explosive Cask (R):

• Throws a barrel that knocks back enemies and deals magic damage
• Key tool for positioning enemies or peeling threats
• Can create opportunities for team fights

Key Strengths:

• Strong crowd control and displacement
• Good sustain with passive healing
• Flexible build paths (can go tank or AP)
• Excellent at initiating fights

Weaknesses:

• Requires good barrel placement
• Can be vulnerable when abilities are on cooldown
• Skill-shot dependent
• Needs proper positioning to be effective

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