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Graves vs Shyvana

YOU · TOP

ENEMY · TOP

Swings with levelsPre-6 MediumPost-6 HardTake Ignite

How to play it

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Dodge her E post-6

After 6 her E hits like a truck for basically zero cost: don't get caught by it.

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Contest before 6

Her E spikes hard at 6, so look to fight her in the earlier window before that.

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Rush lifesteal

Rush Bloodthirster and take Ignite to survive her busted base damage and win duels.

Don't take her lightly early: her base damage is busted even before items.

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 Shyvana in Top lane is a lane that swings with levels on patch 26.17. The one thing to respect: after 6, respect her E, it deals huge damage for almost no cost.