Graves vs Rammus in Top lane is a favourable lane on patch 26.14. The one thing to respect: never auto-attack him while Defensive Ball Curl is 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 · TOPRAMMUSthe Armordillo

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How to play it

✓ DO

Don't auto his W

Stop attacking when he curls into W — hitting Defensive Ball Curl only punishes you.

Win the teamfight

You can't solo him, but you can still oneshot the rest of his team in fights.

His taunt is short

He doesn't max E in top, so the taunt won't hold you for long.

✕ DON'T

⛔

Auto-attack into Defensive Ball Curl.

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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