Gragas is a melee fighter usually played Top on Summoner's Rift. This guide covers Gragas in ARAM: Play Gragas as a disruptive tanky mage in ARAM, focusing on poke with Q and using E and R to control teamfights and peel for allies.
Gragas ARAM Abilities
Gragas periodically heals a percentage of his maximum health when he uses an ability.
Gragas rolls a cask that explodes after 4 seconds or on activation, slowing enemies hit.
Gragas drinks for 1 second, then his next basic attack deals AoE magic damage and reduces incoming damage.
Gragas charges forward, stunning and damaging the first enemy he hits.
Gragas hurls a cask that explodes on impact, knocking back all enemies hit.
Gragas ARAM Playstyle & Tips
Play Gragas as a disruptive tanky mage in ARAM, focusing on poke with Q and using E and R to control teamfights and peel for allies.
Tips
Use your Body Slam (E) to dodge skill shots and reposition quickly in ARAM's narrow map.
Maximize your poke with Barrel Roll (Q) by bouncing it off walls to catch enemies off guard.
Save your Explosive Cask (R) to peel for carries or disrupt enemy engages in teamfights.
Build mana items early to sustain your poke and combo spam in ARAM's constant skirmishes.
Use Drunken Rage (W) before engaging to reduce incoming damage and empower your next attack.
Combos
Q (Barrel Roll) > E (Body Slam) > W (Drunken Rage) > auto-attack for burst poke.
E (Body Slam) > R (Explosic Cask) to knock enemies back into your team or under tower.
R (Explosive Cask) > Q (Barrel Roll) > E (Body Slam) for a full combo that locks down a target.
Gragas ARAM Build Patch 16.13
Runes
Primary — Resolve
Grasp of the Undying
Font of Life
Conditioning
OvergrowthSecondary — Precision
Legend: Haste
Presence of MindSummoners
Skill Order
Max your skills in this order
Starter Items
- 1.
Guardian's Horn - 2.
Tear of the Goddess - 3.
Health Potion
Core Items
- 1.
Luden's Echo - 2.
Shadowflame - 3.
Sorcerer's Shoes
Buy / avoid tips (5)
Buy when:
- your team has multiple healers or enchanters
- enemy has heavy magic damage and poke
- you have self-healing in your kit
Avoid when:
- enemy team is mostly physical damage
- you need more damage or armor instead
Options
Buy / avoid tips (5)
Buy when:
- you are the primary AP carry
- enemy team is stacking health
- you need maximum burst damage
Avoid when:
- you need utility or survivability
- your team has mixed damage sources
Options
Buy / avoid tips (5)
Buy when:
- you are the primary AP carry
- enemy team is stacking health
- you need maximum burst damage
Avoid when:
- you need utility or survivability
- your team has mixed damage sources
Options
Gragas ARAM FAQ
What is the best build for Gragas in ARAM?
In ARAM, Gragas typically builds core items like Luden's Echo, Shadowflame, Sorcerer's Shoes and Grasp of the Undying runes (Resolve primary, Precision secondary).
What runes should I use for Gragas in ARAM?
Take Grasp of the Undying in the Resolve tree as your keystone, with Precision as your secondary tree for Gragas in ARAM.
How do you play Gragas in ARAM?
Play Gragas as a disruptive tanky mage in ARAM, focusing on poke with Q and using E and R to control teamfights and peel for allies.
What is Gragas's best combo in ARAM?
Q (Barrel Roll) > E (Body Slam) > W (Drunken Rage) > auto-attack for burst poke.
