Graves vs Cho'Gath in Top lane is a lane that swings with levels on patch 26.14. The one thing to respect: his Rupture knock-up — dodge it or eat his full follow-up. Below is the exact page the OTP runs — runes, skill max order, summoner spells, item build and the four tips that decide the lane, plus a quick quiz before you lock in.

⇄ ChangeYOU · TOPGRAVESthe Outlaw

⇄ ChangeENEMY · TOPCHO'GATHthe Terror of the Void

VS

Swings with levelsPre-6 MediumPost-6 HardTake Ignite

How to play it

✓ DO

Kill him early

All-in before his items come online — Cho is killable early, so punish him while he's still squishy.

Dodge his Q

Sidestep his Rupture — the knock-up is what lets him land his damage on you.

He turns unkillable

After his second item and Steelcaps he's near-unkillable until you finish your build — stop forcing dives.

✕ DON'T

⛔

Never keep diving him after his second item — he's near-unkillable until you're full build.

Runes

PRECISION

INSPIRATIONuniversal page

SHARDS

No rune change for this matchup — run the universal page, our every-game default.

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

MAXQ→E→W

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