No base regen makes her vulnerable to poke: chip her health and it never comes back.

Matchups › Graves › vs Briar

Graves vs Briar

Q: Dodge her E

Dodge her E: sidestep it and you kill her with ease.

YOU · TOP

ENEMY · TOP

Favors youPre-6 EasyPost-6 EasyTake Ignite

How to play it

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Dodge her E

sidestep it and you kill her with ease.

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Abuse a fast 2

Rush level 2 and all-in: she has no base regen, so early damage sticks.

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Respect her Q burst

Her Q does a lot of burst damage: don't facetank it while she's got it up.

Never fight her while her E is up: eating it is the only way she gets to win.

Runes

PRECISION

INSPIRATION

SHARDS

Spells

FLASH

IGNITE

Items

Start

Core

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Graves flexes lethality and crit every game, but the constant is Bloodthirster first for the lifesteal and shield that keep him healthy in lane, then Youmuu's Ghostblade to snowball. Rush an early Cloth Armor or Hexdrinker into heavy AD/AP bursts, and grab Boots of Swiftness when you need to stick to a target.

Skill order

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
Q			Q	Q		Q	Q
		W											W	W		W	W
	E							E	E		E	E
					R					R					R

MAX

Q→

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Graves · Top · Patch 26.17 · Ranked Solo · Updated Sep 5, 2026

Graves vs Briar in Top lane is a favourable lane on patch 26.17. The one thing to respect: her E is the one ability to dodge, sidestep it and the fight is yours.