Graves vs Zac in Top lane is a lane that swings with levels on patch 26.14. The one thing to respect: After 6 he all-ins and kills you — respect his spike once he has Bami's and Cloth Armor. 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 · TOPZACthe Secret Weapon

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Swings with levelsPre-6 MediumPost-6 HardTake Ignite

How to play it

✓ DO

Respect his all-in

After 6 with Bami's and Cloth Armor he'll all-in and kill you — don't get caught when he commits.

Punish him early

He's really weak early — abuse those first levels to build a substantial lead before his spike.

Ignite and Bloodthirster

Take Ignite over TP for early kill pressure and build Bloodthirster to survive his later all-ins.

✕ DON'T

⛔

Never let the early game slip — if you haven't built a lead before 6, his all-in kills you.

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

IMPROVE YOUR MACRO

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