Graves Counter Guide
GravesGraves Performance Stats
Best Items Against Graves
Weapon
No weapon counter items in this tier.
Vitality
No vitality counter items in this tier.
Spirit
No spirit counter items in this tier.
The best counter items against Graves are Return Fire, Silence Wave and Fury Trance, with Return Fire yielding the strongest results. Return Fire is a warning sign when Graves has to keep shooting into someone who can throw that pressure back. Silence Wave adds control or fight utility that makes clean engages harder for Graves. Fury Trance helps enemies survive the first commit and keep fighting after Graves spends pressure. Most top-performing counter purchases are vitality items that disrupt Graves's ability timings, cleanse debuffs, and mitigate damage in team fights.
Hero Matchups
Hard counters
Slightly difficult
Even matchups
Favorable targets
Graves counters include Victor, Seven and Kelvin, with Victor being the hardest counter at 48.2% win rate. Graves performs best against Mirage, Silver and Venator. High-threat counter picks consistently limit Graves's engage window and control lane trades.
Graves Performance By Rank
View Detailed Hero Pick RatesWin Rate
54.4%
Pick Rate
30.9%
Graves is not going to feel the same in every rank. In some brackets, players may give cleaner openings and let Graves stay active in fights. In tougher games, enemies are more likely to respect Graves's timing, group better, and shut the play down before Graves gets full value. The strongest read is not just where Graves has the highest win rate, but where the results stay consistent across enough matches.
Detailed item stats against Graves
| Counter item | Initiate | Seeker | Acolyte | Sentinel | Mystic | Ritualist | Emissary | Oracle | Phantom | Ascendant | Eternus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Return Fire1,388 total matches | 41.5% | 47.1% | 34.5% | 38.9% | 45.7% | 35.1% | 38.3% | 38.4% | 41.5% | 47.4% | 43.8% |
 Silence Wave2,367 total matches | 47.7% | 42.0% | 44.1% | 41.1% | 35.6% | 42.2% | 42.1% | 48.5% | 45.6% | 41.3% | 55.0% |
 Fury Trance1,251 total matches | 43.2% | 49.5% | 32.0% | 45.3% | 43.5% | 43.7% | 43.3% | 38.8% | 36.4% | 35.3% | 48.4% |
 Metal Skin23,914 total matches | 45.0% | 42.5% | 42.6% | 43.5% | 42.2% | 43.9% | 43.2% | 43.2% | 44.8% | 43.9% | 45.4% |
 Express Shot961 total matches | 48.0% | 47.1% | 46.4% | 47.4% | 36.5% | 41.9% | 42.9% | 52.4% | 6.5% | N/A | N/A |
 Spirit Strike884 total matches | 40.2% | 46.3% | 40.3% | 53.7% | 50.6% | 48.1% | 46.0% | 41.7% | 50.0% | 45.0% | N/A |
 Cursed Relic3,620 total matches | 50.3% | 45.6% | 48.2% | 44.8% | 45.4% | 41.0% | 46.1% | 45.3% | 47.3% | 41.9% | 48.8% |
 Knockdown17,814 total matches | 51.1% | 48.0% | 45.0% | 45.1% | 43.9% | 45.1% | 46.0% | 43.8% | 48.5% | 45.8% | 40.6% |
 Bullet Resilience14,922 total matches | 49.9% | 48.6% | 47.5% | 43.4% | 45.3% | 44.3% | 47.2% | 45.8% | 43.9% | 46.2% | 47.5% |
 Disarming Hex13,833 total matches | 52.4% | 48.5% | 47.9% | 45.7% | 46.0% | 46.0% | 45.0% | 46.0% | 45.7% | 47.7% | 46.9% |