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Graves vs Olaf

YOU · TOP

ENEMY · TOP

Heavily unfavoredPre-6 HardPost-6 HardTake Ignite

How to play it

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Run from his R

Run away whenever he R's: don't try to fight him down while Ragnarok is up.

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Play for mobility

Prioritise movement speed and disengage so you can kite him instead of standing to brawl.

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Never facetank

This is a run-and-kite matchup: every fight should be you creating distance, never committing to a straight duel.

Never try to out-duel him once Ragnarok is up: disengage and reset instead.

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

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

Graves vs Olaf in Top lane is a hard lane on patch 26.17. The one thing to respect: when he hits R, don't fight it, run; trying to duel him through Ragnarok is how you die.