Graves is a ranged marksman usually played Jungle on Summoner's Rift. This guide covers Graves in ARAM: Graves excels at close-range burst and sustained damage; position aggressively but use Quickdraw to evade and reset your auto-attack for maximum output.
Graves ARAM Abilities
Graves fires a 4-bullet shotgun blast that knocks back non-champions hit by multiple bullets and requires reloading.
Fires a shell that detonates after 1 second or on terrain hit.
Graves fires a smoke canister that creates a cloud, reducing enemy sight range and slowing them on impact.
Graves dashes, gaining bonus armor and magic resist; dashing toward enemies doubles the stacks.
Graves fires a shell that explodes on the first champion hit, dealing damage in a cone behind them.
Graves ARAM Playstyle & Tips
Graves excels at close-range burst and sustained damage; position aggressively but use Quickdraw to evade and reset your auto-attack for maximum output.
Tips
Use your Smoke Screen to block enemy vision in chokepoints and during teamfights.
Always weave auto-attacks between abilities to maximize your DPS with True Grit.
Build lethality for burst or crit for sustained damage depending on enemy team comp.
Save your Quickdraw to dodge key skillshots and reposition in fights.
Collateral Damage's splash is great for poking clustered enemies in ARAM.
Combos
Quickdraw -> Auto-attack -> Buckshot -> Auto-attack for burst.
Smoke Screen -> Collateral Damage to zone and finish low enemies.
Buckshot -> Quickdraw -> Auto-attack for a quick trade and escape.
Graves ARAM Build Patch 16.13
Runes
Primary — Domination
Dark Harvest
Sudden Impact
Grisly Mementos
Treasure HunterSecondary — Precision
Triumph
Coup de GraceSummoners
Skill Order
Max your skills in this order
Starter Items
- 1.
Long Sword - 2.
Pickaxe
Core Items
- 1.
Hubris - 2.
The Collector - 3.
Lord Dominik's Regards
Buy / avoid tips (5)
Buy when:
- your champion scales with crit
- enemy team has no armor stackers
- you already have enough attack speed
Avoid when:
- enemy has thornmail or randuin's
- you need survivability or utility
Options
Buy / avoid tips (5)
Buy when:
- enemy has burst assassins
- you need survivability as a crit carry
- your team lacks frontline peel
Avoid when:
- enemy team is tank heavy
- you need more raw damage output
Options
Buy / avoid tips (5)
Buy when:
- enemy has burst assassins
- you need survivability as a crit carry
- your team lacks frontline peel
Avoid when:
- enemy team is tank heavy
- you need more raw damage output
Options
Graves ARAM FAQ
What is the best build for Graves in ARAM?
In ARAM, Graves typically builds core items like Hubris, The Collector, Lord Dominik's Regards and Dark Harvest runes (Domination primary, Precision secondary).
What runes should I use for Graves in ARAM?
Take Dark Harvest in the Domination tree as your keystone, with Precision as your secondary tree for Graves in ARAM.
How do you play Graves in ARAM?
Graves excels at close-range burst and sustained damage; position aggressively but use Quickdraw to evade and reset your auto-attack for maximum output.
What is Graves's best combo in ARAM?
Quickdraw -> Auto-attack -> Buckshot -> Auto-attack for burst.
