Ranked #44 out of 53 in JungleDiscover all Jungle champions who counter Gragas. Use our statistics and learn how to counter Gragas in League of Legends and win in Champion Select! Gragas Data for all roles taken from 26,2122481,7997,03016,696443 matches.
NixLychee says “I usually win this matchup, but Gragas is very annoying to fight. He will try to interrupt your abilities with his CC, so make sure to try and bait his abilities. He has insanely high base damage, so you should be careful when trying to fight him.”
KamiKZ says “You should be able to 1v1 him unless he has a level or item advantage in the early game. His early clear can be quite slow so if you full clear you´ll have a decent advantage over him. You destroy him later on if you have a tank shredding item such as Black Cleaver or a Last Whisper item ”
KamiKZ says “This match up is Graves favored. You can always dodge some of Gragas damage with your E which means you should always be able to 1v1 Gragas in the early game.”
Pyroen says “Two displacements and a Belly Bump that trumps all - He will deny any attempt to 1 shot the enemy carry.
he can be countered by double-jungling and taking his camps off the map..
Don't get baited by a low Graggy target under tower even if you have him marked. Belly bump and cask aren't to be trifled with.”
Goldenstinger says “Lucky we barely see him in the jg. He completly counters your ult. Stick to other priority targets or try and nuke him if he is full ap with your fear. Only if you are very far ahead try this. ”
Insightful says “Morgana is just good vs AP champions in general so gragas falls onto the same category of threat as these champions, he can't keep up in tempo and he can easily be denied by your blackshield”
Pusi Puu says “You hard win early, but he gets annoying to play vs since he can cancle your jump. Once he gets some Ability Haste there is not much you can do, he will knock you back on cooldown and you won't get onto him. EoN really good since gragas is really squishy most of the game. Easy to invade early game.”
KhaZix Mains says “[5/10] You should be able to 1v1 him unless he has a level or item advantage in the early game. His early clear can be quite slow so if you full clear you’ll have a decent advantage over him. You destroy him later on if you have a tank shredding item such as Black Cleaver or a Last Whisper item. If he gets ahead he can be a damage threat as well depending on his build so be mindful of his burst. Be aware of the disruption that he can causes with his ult during a teamfight, always wait for him to use his R before leaping in unless you can get a pick instantly.”
Citric says “Gragas is an even match up for Shyvana. You can save your R for his ultimate so you don't get knocked around. No particular danger in this matchup.”
Karasmai says “The only reason he falls under medium is because of his E which can cancel your Q entirely so if a well timed E lands it will cancel a lot of your in fight dmg. He is really easy to out path and out farm so power farming will come in handy vs this champ! If you go blue be careful if he rushes Zhonya and try to get Edge of Night to counter his R / E And if you go Red you can get Spirit Visage after Cleaver and you will typically outscale just make sure you save your Q for after he e’s and try to W him mid air. Also be care of Gragas yoinking your buff with Q lvl 1 if he's a cheeser ! ”
Doubtfull says “This match up is hard against a good gragas, but in most elos won't be too bad. Watch out for his burst, his E takes priority over your W knock up.”
LordGrox says “Almost unplayable matchup thanks to his E which has no effective counterplay. Avoid direct confrontation unless ahead, be careful not to overchase.”
Polarshift says “Dodging his E (bodyslam) out and kiting is crucial in this matchup; if you do this you will easily win any 1v1 duel. Be careful, he's still quite beefy because of his passive and W and he still deals a lot of AP damage if he builds damage.”
RedNBlue says “Gragas will not be as tanky at the start so you can kill him but later he will be able to tank through your damage and cc you so that won't be fun.”
Kayn Mains says “Gragas's Body Slam (E) is able to cancel your Reaping Slash's (Q) dash which is why you do not want to fight him early on.
He becomes even scarier during mid game as he will be able to kill you within seconds through a full combo. Avoid fighting him alone unless you are ahead.
Gragas remains a significant threat during the late game, however, he shouldn’t be able to one shot you anymore as long as you made sure to incorporate some MR into your build. Get yourself some Armor Penetration and you will be able to beat him given that you avoid his stun.”
Sammystinky says “He can knock you out of E with his E (body slam) or Ult. He is hard to stop from doing what he wants and you aren't super good at messing with him. But tankier champs you do pretty well versus and you are a better frontline. ”
Suseri says “His Ult is predictable but his Bodyslam can set you in a bad spot if he brings friends. Also if he Builds Ap you gonna have a hard time since you can't really use the damage reduction of your W against his CC. You could bait him by using your W, to then dodge his slam tho.”
Rhoku says “Gragas can be disruptive in teamfights and difficult to deal with due to how much cc he has. But if he goes Tank, he is free food and if he goes AP, you oneshot him. He might be more influential in certain situations than you but you should be able to put him behind you as he is really weak vs you.”
Doubtfull says “Gragas can't really early invade you, which is always great for any match up. In the mid to late game he will 1 shot you if he gets on you, but you can do the same to him, though much more reliably. ”
RichMrFork says “Not much of a threat to your gameplan. Gragas won't invade very often and if you dodge his abilites you can potentially beat him early game if he wastes E. He can do crazy damage to squishy targets later in the game but you have a lot more survivability and carry potential if you can get a kill or two.”
RedNBlue says “You can 1 v 1 him well but once he gets ult he can just beat you down and with his E he if he can get to you he will just stop your ultimate.”
Strike1 says “Kindred ultimate is really good right?
What if I had an ultimate that could knock everyone out of it while keeping his teammates inside? Oh wait that champ exists?
Gragas is really bad for you counters your ult. Once he's close he slows you with his barrell and if you use your dash to kite, follows you with his E bodyslam.
The good thing is you outscale, but a good gragas can turn your own ult against you. If he does not get fed and you farm well, with good synergy champs on your team you can make light work of him later on.”
metalhydra273 says “If he's out of position don't let him leave by blocking his e. If you go in, be careful of his ult putting you out of position. If you can get to him though he's usually easy for you to put down.”
LilPaniniUwU says “I usually win this matchup, but Gragas is very annoying to fight. He will try to interrupt your abilities with his CC, so make sure to try and bait his abilities. He has insanely high base damage, so you should be careful when trying to fight him.
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LilPaniniUwU says “Gragas's Body Slam (E) is able to cancel your Reaping Slash's (Q) dash which is why you do not want to fight him early on. He becomes even scarier during mid game as he will be able to kill you within seconds through a full combo. Avoid fighting him alone unless you are ahead. Gragas remains a significant threat during the late game, however, he shouldn’t be able to one shot you anymore as long as you made sure to incorporate some MR into your build. Get yourself some Armor Penetration and you will be able to beat him given that you avoid his stun.
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FrostForest says “If you Ulti him and stand on top of him, he can't body slam out
His Body slam can stop your E-Q combo, so be wary of that
Easy matchup since you outdamage him
After lvl 3-5, you start winning hard”
Caled says “Gragas is honestly not too hard to play against as Kayn but has some interesting mechanics to him that can definitely make Kayn useless in some fights. The rule of thumb when fighting against Gragas is to wait out his Body Slam (E) as it does cancel Kayn’s Reaping Slash (Q). Although Kayn is very weak early game, he does outfarm Gragas with ease and can powerfarm his way to victory in this matchup. Rhaast will be able to fight Gragas with ease, especially with Spirit Visage mid/late game. As Shadow Assassin, building Edge of Night can be a very good item as it prevents Gragas from stopping your engage in certain scenarios and allows you to get onto targets much easier.”
Loul_60 says “Early game he can be a bit annoying with his Body Slam, but once you get form he's practically useless (unless they have a Yasuo, then watch out for getting combo'd). As Rhaast he simply won't have the damage in his combo to burst you or the tankiness to withstand you as Shadow Assassin.”
litecrunch says “Gragas isn't that good in the meta. The best he could do is maybe out gank you, but your mid and late game powerspike will make him quickly irrelevant without his ult.”
liserith says “Gragas' healthy clear, CC, and high burst can be very annoying to deal with. However, it is manageable, and he finds it very hard to duel you. Make sure to bait out his E before you do anything rash. ”
Veralion says “Buffed up several times and is now very frustrating. Turned into a nearly unbeatable toplaner. Respect his flash distance at all times, as body slam-flash is instant and will force you to take his entire burst combo or be knocked back into his team. He can do a silly amount of unavoidable damage with electrocute and a lead if you misposition. You should have no issues winning the objective game and outscaling him. He likes to take Aftershock most of the time, so spending an ult to try and pick him is probably not wise. Do not go anywhere near him for a long time as hit kit makes him unbeatable for a fighter like yourself. Just has too much control. Get strong first. ”
Gumipapucs says “Very much abusable, you can literally make him look like a clown, you just have to dodge his jump with your Q and kite him to death after. Can be problematic if he counters your gank, and he can become quite hard to kill if he goes tanky, and he also deals a lot of damage. Easy matchup but only if you always respect him and play it smart, if you get a lead he can't stop you unless you make a stupid mistake. Also he can knock out everyone out of your ult.”
poopyOCE says “He has a lot of burst if he is going for AP, if he builds Tank, you will have a hard time fighting him without your R, as your R applies Black Cleaver Stacks, destroying armour. Otherise, he is a pain to vs in teamfights due to his ult, otherwise, try to avoid short fights with him.”
KeyTheMonolith says “Going either form with graves is fine and just so long as you dont try to contest early into him youll be fine as you can ult his ult and catch him easily”
Tinjus says “Such a frustrating champion to play against. You should be able to 1v1 him unless he has a level or item advantage in the early game. You destroy him later on if you have a tank shredding item such as Black Cleaver or a Last Whisper item.”
PsiGuard says “Gragas players these days are building him pretty squishy, and his R is really obvious and easy to block. You should have a major 1v1 advantage throughout the game. Watch for Stopwatch / Zhonya's so you aren't surprised when he picks one up.”
JunglerBuilds says “Similar matchup to Sejuani, tank jungler, has good ganks early, poor objective control but high damage early for a tank. Can build an ap jungle item, so that makes him dangerous early, because of that damage. But you can dodge his skillshots when using twisted advance, so he shouldn't have an upper hand on you.”
ChaseMorePlz says “He can one shot you early so keep this in mind and track him around the jungle. He will most likely build full AP so it will be easy to burst him down once you build some of your core items. ”
Cryoptic9 says “A good Gragas can literally destroy your game. He can protect his team from you just by pressing E. You can still manage him early game but it will be hard later.”
KajiKumihoAkukei says “Gragas isn't a huge threat to you. He doesn't have the highest damage in the game and he doesn't tend to invade you. The best thing to do in this match-up is keep vision of the Gragas and countergank him all the time.”
EvoNinja7 says “Gragas is a bit more of a weird pick, since his AP build is a lot more potent to you then his tank build. Dodge his barrels, like Mundo, and you should be fine.”
DarkAuraLOL says “Gragas has a fair clear, fair sustain, fair ganking potential, not an easy nor a hard matchup , his mobility and cc kind of is annoying, just look for cheesing his camps and fight him only if hes low on health in his jungle, or if you're counter ganking.”
RedNBlue says “Easily kitable and will be a piece of cake with some rum and belly mixed in.
Easy matchup early especially. Just don't let him tank too fast.”
C7 Lord Pingu says “This man is nothing but a nuisance. Don't let him cancel your W and he should just about never be an issue for you. Not much else to said really. Any build works.”
RedNBlue says “Gragas can tank your damage, deal damage, and cc you very hard and you will be in so much pain once he gets his ultimate and some cool down reduction.”
Snap0ner says “He deals tons of damage, has mobility, has CC and is tanky. Luckily enough he is easy to invade earlygame, so you can get fed by invading him and killing him after he engage the camp he is clearing with his belly dash.”
GabrielGames says “You cant kill him 1v1 later in the game but he cant kill you either so that matchup is even - you can block his dash with your w tho so it's slightly Poppy favoured”
NamaeWaMitsurii says “HUGE DAMAGE AND CC. One of the strongest Junglers in the Meta right now when played by a very experienced player. Beware and see their playstyle early to try and outplay them. Overfarm and get more dominance over jg and you should be fine.”
Schadenfreude says “My best friend's main, and I can safely say gragas isn't much of a problem. He has good disengage, but if you stack MR like you're supposed to, he won't be much of a problem. Just keep an eye out for when his dash stun and ult are up”
SDA Foobar says “he can ruin your all in with only E, he has only 5 sec cd if he hits anything with E dont think you can all in him after he uses it on minions, you can try to bait his E with canceling Q with ward jump but its not common”
Maile says “Gragas can't kill you early game and you have the better mid-late game. Just track him early throughout the game and try to counter and ganks he attempts. Conqueror will let you win 2v2 or 3v3 as long as your lanes are strong. ”
McSushi says “shut him down early. if he doesn't get ahead of you by level 6, AND doesn't get ahead of you after, he's useless.
of course also pray your laners don't feed.”
CalicoCactus says “Skill Matchup, gragas is a high skill AP jungler that most of us do not see a lot of play in gold or below. Be smart and keep track of cooldowns. He can cross terrain with his E so do not waste summs trying to catch him unless it is definite. ”
Eagzey says “Because Gragas players now go AP it's a lot easier of a matchup. His abilities are easy to dodge, can block his E with our W, R his R...sometimes hard to kill because of passive, but one of the most playable.”
SketchtheHunter says “Gragas ain't looking too hot right now, but he was never really a great pick into Mord. If he's building tank, you've got a significant advantage early on and will just need to use Unbreakable to outlast his CC. If he's building AP, save it for when he throws out his Q or pops his W. ”
Minase says “You outscale and outfarm him and as long as you have decent mechanics you can kite most of his kit. Just look to charm and 1 shot him. Make sure your E isn't cancelled by his dash.”
Orfeass says “If you doge his Explosive Cask (R) with your Umbral Trespass (R) you will be fine, also you can cancel his E with your W (When in Rhast form).”
FalleN3 says “Can be difficult to deal with, even when he is at low health. Be careful if he is running away from you as he can always turn with a bodyslam and burst you down very quickly if you are chasing him. Good sustain and plenty of damage, avoid fighting with him early.”
FalleN3 says “Gragas is pretty difficult to deal with, even when he is at low health. He is tanky and has lots of CC. Be careful if he is running away from you as he can always turn with a bodyslam and burst you down very quickly if you are chasing him. Good sustain and plenty of damage, avoid fighting with him early. As long as he doesn't get ahead of you there should be no problem to 1v1 him.”
Zekrow says “If gragas times his ult correctly and stays behind his team, your engage will pretty much be useless unless you zhonyas immediately or manage to get him inside your fear range.
He also bursts pretty hard, if you are against him in the jungle, be wary of his damage. Your best option is to fear him and run away if he invades.”
metalhydra273 says “Gragas can disrupt you in a few ways. Wait for him to go in, then get up close and personal with the fat man so he doesn't get away with his e. Keep cc pressure on him and he won't have options without ult.”
DemacianStandard says “Free invades without counterplay. Just use an Oracle Lens while doing so. Play around their early game and invade if they attempt a gank. ”
brSL7 says “Gragas é um champ de dano explosivo. Caso esteja na frente dele você consegue matar ele facilmente nos três momentos de jogo (Early-Mid-Late). Se o Gragas estiver na frente tome muito cuidado ao fazer trocas com ele, mas mesmo assim você consegue matar ele.”
chasemyman1 says “Just a skill matchup. Dodge his barrel and belly flop combo and you should be ok. You can rappel his ultimate too but be careful to not put yourself in a dangerous position when you land.”
NixLychee says “I don't like going against Gragas on any champ, because he is annoying as f*ck, but he isn't that hard to deal with, so you'll be fine.”
reganakers says “Early game Gragas will not be able to kill you on his own, as he has a lot of burst damage and he wont be able to 1 shot you. After he's used his cooldowns you will be free to beat him up.”
PsiGuard says “Pretty weak jungler and he's not strong until he finishes some AP items. You should be able to take over the early game before he becomes relevant.”
PsiGuard says “He's pretty much a sitting duck if he gets CCd and he's not really strong enough early to bully you. You can probably blow him up in 2v2s if you charm him and your laner finishes him off.”
FrickLillie says “Gragas will throw you away and bully you, thankfully you can run away from him way more easily than nocturne but it's still very very hard due to his dash which will send you airborne.”
League Of Cursed says “Hold off on your drain if when fighting him until he uses his cc. Overall you should clear faster, but he will gank sooner. Just try to power farm and hard gank.
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Dopamine_influx says “You have more damage and you can heal his burst, so it shouldn't be hard. He's weaker than you in 1V1 fights, unless he's fed. Be in his face and countergank/contest everything. Get edge of night and he can't cancel you with E anymore. (only thing that makes him annoying)”
Xeldom says “Even match-up.
Depending on how gragas builds, this match-up could be easy or a nightmare. If gragas is building full ap you can oneshot him. Be sure to rush edge of night otherwise he can cancel your combo with his E (Body Slam).”
AWierdShoe says “You can pretty much avoid all of Gragas' damage with your E, and your early game is much stronger than his. AP Gragas is not that tanky and you should be able to burst it down, just watch out for the surprising amount of damage he does. If you take advantage early you will win later.”
DarkArbalist613 says “Gragas can one shot you, and his Displacement can kick you out of ult and kill you from lack of positioning. Overall just avoid him until you get a chance to collapse with your laners.”
Dreadscythe95 says “He can offer CC as well though not as consistently as Ornn (or Sejuani) but he can also do a lot of dmg if he has an offensive build. He wouldn't be a big thread though if it wasn't of his latest buffs in patches 9.15+. ”
nextonetwo says “You can be one shotted and be the one shotter. he does have some sustain with his w, but he shouldn't be able to just walk into your jungle and put up his flag. As with all invades, call for help from your team. ”
nextonetwo says “You can be one shotted and be the one shotter. he does have some sustain with his w, but he shouldn't be able to just walk into your jungle and put up his flag. As with all invades, call for help from your team. ”
Hide on Nidalee says “A good gragas is a very annoying match, he can just E on you and cancel all your combo, so take care, also, if you dodge his E he is out”
DarkPit59 says “Gragas bénéficie de pas mal de contrôles. Cependant, tout comme Zac, un bon placement de wards pour prédire ses ganks et il peut aisément être contré par Evelynn.”
WickedPoppet says “Hold off on your drain if when fighting him until he uses his cc. Overall you should clear faster, but he will gank sooner. Just try to power farm and hard gank.”
Sorrowful Prince says “If your first instance of the hookshot is still in the air while you get displaced, your e will come through and pull you to the wall. This is basically everything you need to know about this one. Your early is stronger so you can go for invades and deny him. Wait his e and stun him and he is in big trouble. His ultimate is really useless against you because you have 2 skills to block or dodge it. Engage on his backline if he ults yours. ”
Seidho says “Every ally that pushes away is an advantageous ally with Kindred. And every enemy that pushes away is a dangerous enemy for Kindred's team.
And Gragas is the worst. Ban him.”
Nico449c says “Try to get your combo off before he uses hes w since it gives dmg reduction also be away if he goes tank or ap. If he got aftershock be even more aware since hes dangerous then a lot more than if he had electrocute. Burst him down before he gets aftershock tanky stats or he uses w if you wanna kill him. If he goes ap with electrocute you will win any fight, if you get your combo off since you can always dodge both hes r and e with rappel.”
KajiKumihoAkukei says “Gragas isn't a huge threat to you. He doesn't have the highest damage in the game and he doesn't tend to invade you. The best thing to do in this match-up is keep vision of the Gragas and countergank him all the time.”
Split King says “His Body Slam can stop all your engages. It's extremely annoying and it changes the way you should play the game.
Wait till after he used bodyslam or just don't go close to him. ”
Fabosch is Love says “He can denie easily your ult with his own ult. He is also decent all game long. But you denie him with Maw. In mid or late game you can win against him if you time correctly your W when he E.”
The Top Bear says “Gragas has become a bit stronger in the jg, and with a lead, can probably win a fight in your jg. The solution is to prevent him from getting one altogether. If you get the jump on him in his jg, then he doesn't really stand much of a chance, as his stun and barrel cd can be pretty hefty.”
orangepenguinhead says “When he tries to engage with E try to dodge it and then take him on. The only scary part of Gragas is his ult because it can end up misplacing you. ”
0kruemlmonster says “High burst damage, but you can simply W his combo. After 6 you got him. Try to dodge his E as most Gragas' will Q on you while you're CCd and try to burst you downä”
DonaldBinBaggin says “Relatively weak early game, weak first clear. You can walk around the jungle freely without the threat of being invaded by gragas. Watch out for his 1-2 item powerspike as he does have the ability to 1 shot you if not careful.”
Simphoria says “He is very mobile early, clears well and healthy, and even scales well too. He is very similar to Sej and often comes down to a skill matchup. ”
Mkcls says “Rn he's in a bad spot as a champion. He can burst you from 100 to 0 only after like 30 mins, also his e is a skillshot so you might consider tyring to dodge it. Kepp your distance!”
LFS_aXent says “He's gonna spank you. Even if you land an auto, he'll belly bump, smack, and guzzle you down. Just rely on your laners to play safe and not get caught by his lethal ganks. Keep scuttle and drags away from him, and you have advantage.”
Doaenel says “Gragas has many mechanics that enable him to burst you if you aren't careful. You can fight Gragas in the early game, but after first back do not interact with him unless you have an item lead on him.”
CryAwake says “This large man can be hard to secure a kill because of his ultimate in duels and team fights, make sure to time your steadfast presence correctly.”
Yuki H. says “Another AP jungler where the 1v1 is most decided by whether or not he gets his E stun off or not. A lot of matchups are decided by who opens up, meaning vision control is key. You can dodge every ability Gragas can throw at you, so be wary of where he is at all times.”
Alessa Beaumont says “This tanky obese beer loving [Redacted] is as much as annoying as Pantheon. Compared to other junglers, Gragas clears really slow but can also do it as if it's like he can infinitely buy pots throughout the early game. Most of the time, even on early skirmishes, Gragas can easily survive your all-in combo thanks to his kit. If you forgot to ban him and if you're not okay with going back to base every time he combos you, then what you can all do is farm safely and gank the pushed lane if possible. Denying camps without dying is also advisable, but not required.”
TOYOism says “If you're to encounter him in jungle pre 6, run! you'll die easily. Just steal invade properly then counter gank if possible, end the game fast because late game you'll end up dead meat. and FUCK CC :)”
KhaZix Mains says “[4/10] You should be able to 1v1 him unless he has a level or item advantage in the early game. His early clear can be quite slow so if you full clear you’ll have a decent advantage over him. You destroy him later on if you have a tank shredding item such as Black Cleaver or a Last Whisper item. Be aware of the disruption that he can causes with his ult during a teamfight, always wait for him to use his R before leaping in unless you can get a pick instantly.”
MrPuggles says “ Gragas is quite a difficult matchup, although difficulty depends on how good the Gragas is. If it is a good Gragas player, difficulty can go up to 9/10, but this is low elo so it's only a 7/10. Gragas will beat you in most 1v1s, making it so you have to avoid him. His ganks are very good early game. He is extremely good in teamfights making it crucial that he doesn't get ahead, as otherwise there is no stopping him.”
Intello says “It depends on how good the gragas is. If he Dash flashes you he can burst you down early, but if he doesnt or misses EW and start to kite him. You can handle him but I suggest pinging for a teammate. If you 2v1 him it shouldn't be too much of an issue.
GET BANSHEE'S VEIL. It'll stops his knockup/stun combo and negate a ton of his burst.”
Yzroma says “He can't 1v1 you because of your attack speed. Be careful he can stop your Q with his dash or ultimate. Try to fight him early game if you have the priority of your laners.”
Aht3ns says “Get magic resist. He has been really over-powered the past patches. In season 9 he really isnt that good and volibear can outplay him with magic resist.”
Killerbacca10 says “He wont get in your way. He does out damage you but you out heal him. Its really a wet noodle fight focus on getting your team fed and capturing objectives.”
Lil Trash says “Really strong. Quite easy to invade though but hard to kill. Make sure to be all up on his jung while in the same time keeping an eye out for his team coming to help.”
Exeo says “you lose this. if he is ahead of you you cannot do anything. he can negate your burst and one shot you. countergank and counterjgl whenever possible”
BigBadVoodo says “Pretty hard matchup for us. Anything he does is just perfect for stopping us. He is hard to kill at every stage of the game, he has a ton of CC, he has great peel for his carries, and deals good amounts of dmg early on. The only time we can even be in his jungle is at level 3.”
xTheUnlimited says “Solid tank jungler with a good amount of CC. Gragas ultimate can be really useful to split a team before a fight. You can keep up with his damage in early and again your ganks and your potential of picking out a carry are your advantages over him.”
Wulfery says “If enemy Gragas knows how to play, he may pose a threat to you. He can counter your W with dash, same as E. Only thing that makes your life better is the fact that after stealing his ult, you can just throw him far far away.”
Corvux says “Abilities that throw you away and slow you can be very painful. Imagine this scenario where you are going to use your "Impale" on one champion and this fat guy thow you away or inside the turret wile you are slowed. Nice to meet you bro!”
Hunterlogic says “With Gragas's buffs in 8.7 it makes him more a threat if he is building AP. His burst is really good so keep that in mind. But you win in most situations.”
OddOwl says “Clears way faster than you and can easily steal away camps with his Q + W + smite combo. If he times it right there is no way you can outsmite him.”
Asianfury79 says “This champ is a hard counter do to his ult canceling yours. So make sure to clear wards before ulting cause i suck when your ult gets canceled”
Exhiled says “Really annoying, but a trick is to not be scared by the amount of damage he deals in the first 2 seconds of the fight, because after that you will out dps him.
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Yi Guide says “Gragas is pretty difficult to deal with, even when he is at low health. He is tanky and has lots of CC. Be careful if he is running away from you as he can always turn with a bodyslam and burst you down very quickly if you are chasing him. Good sustain and plenty of damage, avoid fighting with him early. As long as he doesn't get ahead of you there should be no problem to 1v1 him.”
Meta4our says “Gragas is really weak at the time as im taking this.His kit is not really that good into Kayn because your able to dodge most if not all of his abilities with your R his clear speed is slower compared to Kayn's and you should abuse that by invading early and trying to counters gank him as soon as he shows ”
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Tips Against Gragas in Top Lane Tips Provided by MOBAFire Guide Authors
I Am Goliath says “Gragas top is actually fairly strong early laning so be careful, although not many people play this champion top lane anymore a gragas main is scary early game, once you have a bit of magic resist and HP items as well as your W max though this matchup becomes very easy since he doesn't have the burst to kill you and you can win long trades as well.”
quinn adc says “Gragas poke is annoying early game, and his range is slightly longer than yours.
Stay in E range of Gragas because his Q range is longer than yours, and his Q hurts you a lot.
Stand behind minions in this matchup so he can't E you as easily.
What I like to do is E Gragas when I'm behind minions, and then Gragas will E me back right after, but since vault is so fast and pushes you back to your original position, you will actually force him to E the minions in front of you.
This is really helpful to beat Gragas becasue if he misses his E, he is vulnerable.
His E is 4 secondsl onger than your E CD, so it is huge to bait it. However, if he lands E, the CD does refresh back quicker, so keep that in mind.
Post 6, use Galeforce + E to dodge his abilities and to also make his R put you in a place he doesnt want.
If you anticipate Gragas R, E him first because your E animation is so fast.
This will shoot you in a place Gragas doesn't want to hit you since he Rs in a certain angle to launch you to a certain place.
If you E first, his R can actually push you to safety, depending on the circumstance of course.”
Phrxshn says “Rare match-up, but moderate. Dodge his Barrel Roll(Q), Body Slam(E), and Explosive Cask(R). and fight him without Drunken Rage(W) out. (Recommended Items: Demonic Embrace and Spirit Visage or Abyssal Mask) (Mega Adhesive negates his E) (Fling overrides his E) (Sustained 1v1 Trades: Singed) (Outscaling Edge: Singed)”
Boptimus says “Another champion I main. I've played both sides of this match up and I've found this tends to be Tank Sion favoured. Just farm, stay healthy, and you'll eventually outscale.”
Fryx says “He will heal all of your poke and any engage will be denied. His poke is extremely hard to dodge as Malphite.
Play it safe and play for botlane. Your lane will be miserable if Gragas is any good.”
maxlid3 says “Early he might not be such a big threat but he can engage pretty easily especially if he get's Protobelt. He can poke you with his barrels and even throw you into the team with his ult.”
BoilTheOil says “Take Conqueror or Grasp of the Undying. This lane is a sustain war, except you win because you don't use mana. Take D-shield and take trades every time he walks up and force him to use mana. If he builds tank it's real easy, just farm the lane out and use him as a bomb in teamfights. If he builds ap it's harder because he does a ton of damage and he kites you really hard with Everfrost and Phase rush. ”
PH45 says “Really boring lane since if you try to jump on him or stun him, he will just E on you and negate your jump aswell as stun you briefly. Just farm and try not to fall for his bait's as he can set up for ganks quite well with his E and ult.”
xPetu says “Recommended: Standard Runes & Ignite
Tips: Block his W with your W. His E stops your E so be patient and use at close range or after he uses it. Passive shield Q poke.”
Sovereign Kitten says “Just like Galio, Gragas has a nasty combo which can throw you off from your escape route, however, you can also use this to your advantage simply by flashing into his ultimate to send you flying in the opposite direction (over a wall, into your tower) but play it safe into his (Q) > (R) > (E) combo. Which is often set up by leaving his (Q) down for the full duration followed by his (R) as you draw near, while he (E)'s into his (Q) where he has planned to send you. It's very useful to build some magic resistance to help deal with such burst. You can use your (Q) to prevent his empowered damage from his (W) activation.”
Psychopathic Top says “Champion is a stonewall. There is hardly an opportunity where you can kill Gragas. He just has too much cc/ and an ultimate that can knock you away. Easy to survive and just stack up and teamfight later. In teamfights focus on enemy backline and ignore gragas. He simply exists to be annoying and provide cc for the team.”
Stinkee says “You won't run into lane Gragas very often, but if you do it's a pretty even matchup, maybe slightly favoring Gragas. If you charge your Q in front of him he'll easily just E into you and do his combo. Try to stand behind your minons when you Q so he can't just stun you every time. You can also cancel his dash your your Q (as long as you charged for at least 1 second). He is going to out sustain you in lain due to his passive so keep that in mind. This will end up being a boring matchup with neither dying unless jungle interferes.”
Dream Orbit says “More info on the matchups section. Remember this is only an estimated threat, you can always win any matchup if you're good enough (or if they're bad enough).”
P1Legend says “This is one of the most anti fun matchups in the top lane that exists. If you jump on him, he will body slam you every time, so avoid doing that unless its on CD. Your best bet here is to jump to the minions around him and take ranged trades with W - W at 3 stacks while retreating. If he starts to get too tanky, just farm, he will heal all the damage you deal in the small trades you take because riot games is a good company.”
The_Unf0rgiv3n says “AP Gragas is a very hard champ to deal with. He will play safe early and then after 6, start making thos OS plays on you. You can block his Ult to fall behind you and knock you forward, but apparently there is a bug where even when blocked, it still knocks you back and deals the full damage. That makes it nearly impossible to kill him unless you have flash.”
The Rock Titan says “"[Grasp, Corrupting Potion, Q > W] - He can kill you only if you're not playing safe enough and get poked down too hard
- You don't want to push your lane... He can gap close very quickly and kill you as you try to escape back to tower.
- Try to farm as much as you can... he can be hard and you'll be down CS but just don't feed him kills and you should be good."”
Chease says “Same as Gp, but has insane sustain form passive (buy executioners ASAP!), try to hold him on lane long enought so he loses all of his mana and just run him down.”
LoLReal says “No threat at all if building tank.
If building AP we have to respect his burst. Look for extended trades and punish him when his cooldowns are down. Pretty easy lane.”
Phrxshn says “Rare match-up, but moderate. Dodge his Barrel Roll(Q), Body Slam(E), and Explosive Cask(R). and fight him without Drunken Rage(W) out. (Recommended Items: Abyssal Mask) (Sustained 1v1 Trades: Gragas) (Outscaling Edge: Even)”
YasTilt says “He can easily Combo you so Watch out for his E Flash, Try to get out of his Q. He has really high cooldowns so try to engage when he don't have his abilities.”
Phrxshn says “Rare match-up, but moderate. Dodge his Barrel Roll(Q), Body Slam(E), and Explosive Cask(R). and fight him without Drunken Rage(W) out. (Recommended Items: Spirit Visage) (Jaws of Beast follows his E) (Sustained 1v1 Trades: Warwick) (Outscaling Edge: Warwick)”
A_Drunk_Carry says “You won't see this as much as in Season 10, but still a possible lane matchup. Grag will try to bodyslam into you when you're farming cannons, so be prepared for that. He wins trade early, but just get merc treads and a spirit visage. ”
SavagePridestalker says “Basically the most even matchup. He can't ever really kill you, due to you being super tanky and you can't ever really kill him, due to him having multiple disengage tools. In this lane you want to just farm perfectly and get as many grasp procs as possible.”
Marwaii says “If he goes arcane comet take shield. Out trades in early fights. You out scale super hard so just farm and save your E for his all in.
Take Divine + Mercs.”
slogdog says “Walk away when he W's and respect him. Don't walk directly in his face, or he'll just E you. After he E's however, Unleash Hell upon him.”
SethPRG says “His CC is super long and you can't catch him with your E when he procs it, especially if he's going Phase Rush, but if you go Mercury Treads first item then you'll be fine. Avoid his Q, and don't get baited into him ulting you into the Q blast radius. When he has his W up, it's not really ever going to hit you unless he takes short trades or will all in, which he will lose both of once you can catch him with your E. His ult you will want to save your Show Stopper for so if he knocks you into his tower you can ult him back out, or you can ult him to dodge the R blowback. In team fights, be careful of his flash combo potential. It's probably best to immediately focus him in a team fight by ulting him into his team, he doesn't really have a use in that situation and will be unable to use his Q well, and also be forced to either E or R you, possibly both. His sustain is very annoying so buy Executioner's Calling early, and take an MR item 2nd or 3rd based on the enemy team comp.”
Lupus_ToplaneMain says “This is an interesting one. Gragas isnt that hard of a matchup, IF you can parry his e or Ult in trades/ fights in lane. He can definetily kill you 1v1 if he lands a full combo, but the same goes for you. Its a skill matchup, but I think its Fiora favoured.
His E hitbox is huge, so be aware of that and watch him closely, its hard to parry.”
Sporkintahn says “ANNOYING!!! --- Gragas has been and off and on Top lane pick since his rework into more of an Tanky AP Bruiser several seasons ago. --- Recently in Season 11 due to the item changes and incremental buffs to him throughout Season 10; he's seeing a lot more play in the Top Lane now. --- Gragas is extremely annoying to lane against as he can lock you down and neutralize you in lane and then later on in team fights. His base damages and even his AP Ratios are fairly high so he can hurt, but also his innate tankiness and kit make it very hard to lock him down and kill him in lane as well. --- If anything this is a farm lane so just look to play safe and don't die to ganks. --- Also do not try and all-in him on his side of lane or near his tower as he can use his Ultimate to knock you into tower.”
SaltCat says “This is the new Riven counter, at least in high elo, use your e to dodge his q, carefull with your third q he can use his e on you and cancell it”
deathwalker7119 says “Unironically one of Fiora's hardest matchups that isn't worth the ban.
You NEED to parry his big ass stomach stun, as this will cancel your Q and put it on the FULL CD (If you don't know, landing Q with fio halves the CD). If he goes full tank you need a lead before bramble, same with all other tanks. watch out for him 1 shotting you at half hp, and don't combo him when he is purple because this makes him much tankier and he will tank a full ult and still be healthy. Dodge his barrels and if you play the rest right you will be 100% fine.”
Womsky says “Lane survival, you E, he E, he Q, you Q, tell me a more enjoyable lane to be in? All ins are possible early, if u can bait his E, or if he wastes it, u can also out sutstain his mana too, but once he gets around 20% cdr just leave him and farm, no all in is possible post that point, DO NOT harras him close to his turret especially post 6 cause he will pull some woody fruity wombo combos on you and poop on you, mid to late just split and rotate away from him if he splits vs u, tax his jungler, do trynda stuff you know.”
RealIreliaCarriesU says “He is easy to fight but he can also stop you from auto attacking quite easily and keep poking you with barrels so he can be a pain. Also most of the people that will be playing Gragas tend to main him so that will also make things a bit more difficult. The way I tend to beat Gragas is stack up passive and look for level 1-2 fights because he won’t have all of his abilities that help him trade back. He is generally pretty strong at level 3 due to his high base damage. You can also juke out his Q and E easily while trading with him. It is quite easy to outplay him but you have to be careful with how easy it is for him to disengage from you after chunking you heavily. So, I’d recommend only fighting him if you have minions set up to juke him out so you don’t have to worry about him bursting you and disengaging. Be careful when committing as if you miss anything he can easily run you down so make sure you hit your abilities/have passive stacked before going for an all in.
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tibs2 says “If played well Gragas can only q poke you. You can easily kite with q and if he tries to close the gap with e a well timed w can save you. Still, this match up can be quite hard to abuse given just how much natural sustain Gragas has so while you might not be solo killing him its hard to be solo killed as well.”
OverlordOfTheLane says “if hes a good gragas player you might not even be able to win trade at all if he gets ahead you and ur team gona have problems ”
Urgodzilla says “This one can be tricky. Gragas has good damage and CC, his sustain is also nice. Try to react to his E with your E: use it on him if you want to trade or away if you don't feel confident. Be careful about his R, it can throw you under his tower and you will be in trouble.”
Drygur says “He'll just freeze at tower if given the opportunity and bait you into diving him. Also he can always cancel your 3rd (Q) with his (E).
This lane is highly annoying and I recommend trying to communicate with your jungler to get rift and get out of lane as soon as possible.”
negoZoma69 says “You can't harass him well because his passive gives him insane sustain. He's not a big threat in lane if you keep your distance but his ult counters yours and he's easier to play so you can stuggle to be useful in teamfights.”
Lost Robot says “Gragas top lane can play super safe, and then becomes much more useful than you later in the game. He can't kill you in lane, but you struggle to kill him as well. Unless they suck.”
Dorom says “Gragas is a pain to deal with. He outheals, outdamages and has more utility than you, you do outscale in late game but you just get poked to death by Gragas with comet.”
pioj12 says “I don't find this matchup difficult. You can decide not to fight him if you want, usually it is just a poke/farm lane.
Just watch out for his R outplays under tower bc he has a lot of cc.
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Pawn Sacrifice says “Gragas is a darling top nowadays but although his E can stop your E, it's just a matter of timing to hit him. I like to rush hexdrinker here even if i am ahead (because his team will probably have at least 2 APs - jungler or mid too)”
lulw says “Fuck this guy. But if you fight gragas top, gl. Hes really strong but you can trade pretty well into him. If he walks to W you, pull him and trade. Use your W well. ”
Drumastermunch says “Lot of damage, can cancel your Z ... The best way to avoid his barrels is often to go forward, and jump on him, but he can react with his body slam. Skill matchup, a bit in his favor.”
Ravenborne says “Poke is quite annoying, cancel his Dash and get a free trade in. Stay away from his tower when he has Ult so he does not have the chance to kill you. Should be free as he can not outsustain or outdamage you.”
TheMrDarkness says “He accually isn't the hardest matchup, you just need to b8 his E, and if he won't use it, don't use your third 3, cuz gragas E has the highest dash priority in the game”
MarkFromSingedMains says “Not that threatening, you can cancel his E with your W. He's disruptive and if he does land his E, then he can CC lock you pretty hard.
Bumped to 4 due to CDR build - 03/02/21”
wff010 says “Wtf is this a melee champion that kites and plays like fucking Quinn lmao. Get doran's shield and spam your E Q as if he was a ranged champion because that's how he plays. Your only saving grace is when you get ult and can ult to prevent his ult from pushing you away or ult him out of his dash.”
ModelitoTime says “just avoid his dash, and if you see him drinking and running towards you just keep your distance. Other than that this matchup isn't hard”
kingchas2 says “Dodge Gragas E. If you do that he has no way to build up his Q damage. If he takes phase rush he has no way to really kill you, and if he takes anything else you can kite him really easily. ”
xxskipskipxx says “Consider Dodging!
Dodge his Q and E his W !
If you try to engage he will always E you thats why you should use you E to get closer to him AFTER he used his E!!
Rather play safe since the trades are not in your favor!”
LoLReal says “No threat if tank. If building AP respect his burst but still a pretty easy match up. We should win all trades early, mid and late. We also outscale.”
lulw says “You can windwall his r and q, but like his e and w actually do a lot of damage. Careful of where he places his barrel cuz hes gonna combo your ass. Dont underestimate gragas. hes actually really strong. (If its Ghuchi on gragas get jung to camp or ff)”
DasGrauen_ says “This guy is not very often on the Toplane but if you face him. Do not Ult like 1% under the threshhold. He can heal up with his passive and kill you then”
byThiagus says “Segunda pagina de runas y fantasmal, espada de doran. Le ganas desde lvl 1 a 18, no puede hacer nada contra vos. DESTRUILO, tiene buen setup para ganks asique wardea bien y no lo dejes farmear”
I Am Goliath says “You can win this matchup for sure, gragas should never really be able to kill you because he just doesn't have enough damage for how tank you can get and you should be able to hit your E's and some of your Q's on him, he does have pretty good escape but even if you're not able to kill him he really shouldn't ever had the damage to kill you especially after you pick up one magic resist item. ”
Saarlichenbog says “Gragas has good sustain and mobility in lane but it's not as great as some of the other champs mentioned higher in priority. As a result, you will almost always see him take Phase Rush as a rune setup which means you can easily predict his combo if you know what to look for. As he will always throw out his Q first, there is a small period where he needs to finish the animation before he can queue his E to ensure he proc's Phase Rush. If he fails his Q, you have a short period to make an extended trade and make advantages in the lane before it comes back up as he will not be able to run effectively outside his short range E. Be careful of his ultimate displacement under tower as this can really be a lane changer if you are caught out. This lane is all about knowledge of the matchup.”
ERNESTSAURUS says “FLEET FOOTWORK / SPELLBOOK SETUP - DORANS SHIELD / 3 REJUVENATION BEADS + POT =
Gragas top is one of the most annoying picks ever, he can deal a lot of damage, outkite you, CC lock you and if he gets a lead its really hard to be usefull. In this lane you should look to only farm, don't try to trade with him, he has such a good disengage, damage and a bit of sustain that its not worth trading against him, they also mostly go Phase Rush so its really hard to get on top of him but if you somehow get a chance to kill him because he's low wait for his Phase rush to end and then Wither him, since Phase Rush gives you a slow resistance while its on. In mid game he will try to help his team by setting up kills so look to splitpush and force him to match you in the split until you are 4-5 items, once you get to that point look to do 5v5's he will do damage and provide utility but he won't be able burst you and kill you.”
Grayified says “Lethal Tempo Runes and Build. Ignite + Flash. Dorans shield start. Against gnar you can abuse his low base stats on his mini gnar in early trades before he gets his jump (usually gnars will get their jump at level 3.) So for your first trade against him you usually want to wait out his q and either dodge it while you build up fury or if it hits you wait until the slow runs out. Then spin on him and auto attack while moving towards his turret to extend the trade as much as possible. Usually can get 3-4 auto attacks if you position your spin correctly. Once gnar hits level 3 if you havent gotten enough damage on him to look for a kill then just farm. IMPORTANT NOTE: Gnar's hop is a 22 second cooldown level 1. So if he uses it, then you will have atleast a 10 second window to spin on him (assuming you made him use his hop when you used your spin at him) to get another spin and run him down. In the mid-late game splitpush it can be hard to beat gnar 1v1. Ways you can beat gnar in the mid-late game split push, either you wait until hes exhausted (just came out of mega gnar form) so that he cannot build it back up when you allin him, you can build swifty boots to help stick on top of him thru his slows, if he face checks you in a bush and you hit your w slow that can be another way to catch him out on the split and beat him 1v1. When using your w remember that he will turn back to throw his boomerang so try to time your w slow to cast after he uses boomerang + an auto attack to guarantee you will hit it.”
Nabura says “Surprisingly annoying matchup with his Q being near undodgeable with high damage and low cooldown, he has very strong gank assist so you best bet is to just rush T2 boots and juke his barrels. If you watch enough Baus and Panunu Gragas plays you will see that they have small telltale signs of when they're about to full CC burst combo you which you need to pick up on.”
EntxRecoil says “Fleet Footwork Runes and Build. Ignite + Flash. Dorans shield start. Gragas has pretty good sustain and can deny any kind of all in opportunities with his body slam which is really good disengage. Merc treads and/or tenacity on your rune page is pretty good against him because it works against his bodyslam stun. Gragas will usually build 40% CDR so his body slam will be up constantly to stun you and disengage. The way you beat gragas in laning phase is by outsustaining him (usually his mana pool) before he gets iceborn gauntlet (or another mana item) or if you can manage to land a few crits with spin damage you can maybe burst him down with ignite as well. If the Gragas is playing well, you can just play this as a farming matchup. In the mid-late game splitpush Gragas can be really annoying to dive, so just shove him in and out rotate him with your superior mobility.”
TiamatOnRiven says “very strong disengage vs riven,so you will be only able to trade him while his "e" is on cooldown,otherwise play it safe,also you ve got to respect his sustain with passive”
HIGH TEST TOP88 says “Phase Rush gragas has very good sustain and can take some nasty trades where you can't even fight back, if you rush mercs first item and take unflinching its not that rough.
Build executioners.
Take MR”
Mrobby says “Gragas is quite a mediocre champion, he is good at snowballing lanes and making plays, and scales fairly, but his ability to kill you is super low, his early and late game dueling is just bad.”
Wizbe says “Annoying champ more than anything. Phase rush and E max Gragas is obnoxious and hard to play around. You can't all in him as his E will cancel yours and he will phase rush out. Play for scaling”
wallobear53 says “Your spacing should be really well against him in this lane so that you have ample time to get out of his Q slow before he can reach you. Since he will be going AP, his Q will form the major part of his damage so make sure you dodge it at all costs.
Build up a big wave before pushing in to prevent Gragas from being able to directly engage on your with his E. Otherwise, he can W>E>Q you and then finish you off with his Ultimate R quite easily.
If he uses his W or Q to clear the minion wave, look to trade with him as he will have no reliable follow up damage to his E. Be wary of the enemy Jungler as Gragas can set-up ganks quite easily.
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Flagoony says “Going against Gragas is pretty easy. Make sure you space far enough away so he can't all in you with his E. After he hits 6 be careful of his ult and try not to let him engage onto you.”
ModxLoL says “Gragas top isn't meta currently(10.16), but it always comes back around eventually. When Gragas top is meta, he's a problem for Riven. His E completely counters her, and his W auto attack can go through your stun and knockup. He also has low mana costs, and good health sustain, so it's hard to get him to run out of mana without you losing too much health unlike the Maokai matchup. With that being said, there are still things you can do to win this matchup. Try to wait until he uses his q to poke/farm, so he can't get a free Q on you after he E's you in a trade. Also try to make sure you don't 3rd Q into him without having your W up if you can, so he isn't able to knock you out of your 3rd Q animation. Gragas out trades Riven in short trades, but when his E is down, you can look for an all in, but be aware that he can try to ult you away.”
Kingarthur720 says “Fleet Footwork Runes and Build. Ignite + Flash. Dorans shield start. Gragas has pretty good sustain and can deny any kind of all in opportunities with his body slam which is really good disengage. Merc treads and/or tenacity on your rune page is pretty good against him because it works against his bodyslam stun. Gragas will usually build 40% CDR so his body slam will be up constantly to stun you and disengage. The way you beat gragas in laning phase is by outsustaining him (usually his mana pool) before he gets iceborn gauntlet (or another mana item) or if you can manage to land a few crits with spin damage you can maybe burst him down with ignite as well. If the Gragas is playing well, you can just play this as a farming matchup. In the mid-late game splitpush Gragas can be really annoying to dive, so just shove him in and out rotate him with your superior mobility.”
BloodyDream81 says “Match up relativement rare, mais pénible, gragas ne vas rien faire d'autre que farm à distance avec son A, et de temps en temps de faire un combo de sort en abusant du rush phasique, cela consiste a te dash dessus, A pour te ralentir et mettre un coup blanc booster par son Z avant de reculer avec le boost de vitesse du rush phasique.
Ceci étant dit je ne met que 2 de menace, car il n'a clairement par les dégâts pour te tuer en début de partie, et si il fait une erreur d'utilisation de son E, tu le punis et le tue sans aucun problème avec ton fantôme. Essaie d'éviter son E quand il veut te poke, et ce sera une lane très facile.”
JuarezLOL says “hard match up because he can poke u with Q and deny you all in with E but get your mercury treads with legend of tenacity in mid game
but in early game try to get his E or just simply use your Q on him to get his E after that your Q cd is lower than his E cd only in early game”
MateuszNH says “Hardest counter for wukong. Luckily he is not very often on top. He is beatable in early lvls all ins if u know the cooldowns(you have lower cooldown on E than his E so that's small window you can use) or if he has bad runes ( no phase rush), but the best strategy is to ask jungler for help. After 6 his disengage tools are just too big, u cannot all in really.”
Itreallyhim says “Depends on how good he is, what hes building aswell.
Otherwise it should be a breeze, Be wary when ulting him, He can R you away from him and waste your time with his E and Q”
Valorkyrie Quinn says “You cannot stop Gragas E with your E. Your E will be cancelled upon collision with Gragas E.
As Quinn, it is quite impossible to stop his ganks. He has both CC and high burst damage.
Tip: Play safe when he is the enemy jungler. Remember to ward well and pay attention to pings. You really can't do much against him.
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Big Belly Bop says “If he goes CDR/Tank Gragas you have more of a chance to escape rather than his AP variant. Dodge Q's, harass him constantly, and abuse his long CD's early game. If he goes AP just beware that his full combo kills you unless you have some MR. Coordinate ganks and abuse range advantage. ”
9690 says “No threat if tank. If building AP respect his burst but still a pretty easy match up. We should win all trades early, mid and late. We also outscale.”
Loevely says “Very hard matchup. You can never engage on him which makes every potential rune kinda useless. Play around his short E CD and try W max.”
Zestysquid says “He can ult you out of the safety of your boxes post 6, but before then try to get him to use his dash in to your turrets. Be careful about letting him land it since it's often too short to bring him all the way into your box setup. Let him land Qs once in a while if you have a good box setup to bait.”
DrMoneybags says “Take conqueror and this matchup becomes a lot easier. The true damage will help against his W and natural tankiness. Otherwise, consider a hexdrinker if he decides to go heavy AP for some reason. Grab cleaver if he builds tanky. You should be able to easily out-duel him midgame and lategame as long as you're not behind.”
E61K says “Go Doran's Shield to deal with his barrel poke and general sustain from his passive and go for Conqueror. All-in him every time you can and zone him off of farm and XP. He can't step up against you at all. The only form of safety he has against you is his ult and his Body Slam (which you can exploit by using your combo properly). He is probably gonna spam barrels to farm and never come close if he is smart. That's fine because he will miss a ton of farm that way.”
Trixelkour says “His combo is straight up BS. Take Grasp or Phase Rush. He shouldn't be able to 1 shot you when you have enough HP. Get Banshee and Merc Threads into Abyssal and you should be fine. Take Heal with you to negate his combo damage output.”
undeadsoldiers says “Lane Aproach: Anytime if he has no bodyslam up, you win long trades.
Key CDs:E/R
Notes:CP, stand behind creeps vs bodyslam, abuse his pushing to manipulate the wave - he only has AoE skills and cant freeze.”
TakeLPlease says “Gragas has tons of armor and health late game. Use their health and armor early game as an advantage. Late game will be hard to take them down. They will also deal lots of damage if you don't take them out early game, so beware.”
CaioOP1985 says “He has a lot of CC and is tanky even when building damage, so you got to watch out for him. By himself he isn't so bad to face, but with buddies around he can be a terrifying force. Avoid his E to prevent his full combo and you should do well.”
kingamazin says “Respect his flash body slam combo and ult as that will likely be his bread and butter engage against you. Try to avoid his q poke in lane as the slow can set up his other forms of cc and lead to a potential pick on you.”
WayOfTheTempesst says “Fleet with 2nd wind and unflinching is best to way in this matchup. He can be very annoying due to his movespeed after full comboing you. Go on him when he uses his spells on the wave and try to hit him through minions when you go on him so he cant answer with his E at you.”
Katawina52 says “Impossible to ever kill 1v1 he has everything in his kit that counters Kat: (Sustain/CC/Burst/Mobility) Just avoid him 1v1 always or u will lose no matter how good u play it.”
Dr Eggmund says “His all-ining potential is huge. If you lane against him be very cautious at level 6 as his ult will send you flying into him and his jungler for an easy kill on you. Poke as usual and if you know where the enemy jungler is try and kill him with the all-in combo.”
Sylvan Lore says “Gragas mid, much like garages top, is a strong laning champion with heavy AP damage. Stacking early ability haste, he is a menace at quick trades where he drops his combo and quickly escapes to a safe range. Due to the type of builds he goes for, building magic resistance is effective against him. Building standard is completely acceptable, although I would recommend fitting in a banshee veil to negate his ability to pick you from long range while also stacking a ton of extra magic resistance. This is a lane where going even and not dying is more than enough to lead to a victory.”
Polarshift says “You have better waveclear and hes melee so you can keep poking him before level 6. Thing is, he has really good sustain. Don't get hit by his bodyslam or he will chunk you for a big amount of your health and maybe even kill you after level 6 if he has ignite. Use your superior wave-clear to roam.”
WayOfTheTempesst says “Don't think you are going to see lane Gragas too much but if you do, it's a fairly easy lane. If he goes tank you should win every all in against him, just windwall his q and back out if he is charging up his W since he has a lot of damage reduction in that form for a couple seconds, If he goes pure ap, get an early hex so he can't one shot you and its' free.”
A55AILANT says “You have better waveclear and hes melee.
He has really good sustain, so poke damage won't do be too effective.
Use your superior waveclear to roam.”
TheSecretsWithin says “At lvl 1, soak him Q damage with your Q shield when farming, but respect his passive healing. At lvl 2, back off his E Q aa combo will be too much for your Q shield early, so take note of it and back off. At lvl 5, be careful. He is most likely gonna try to rush his lvl 6 power spike. Be patient and wait for him to waste his E, without it he is just another immobile AP mid lane. You can punish him hard because of it.”
ahspaghetti says “who tf even plays this champ mid tho but you don't really want to fight him, everything about him counters you. look for fights in the jungle and roam.”
Black Shadow QIYANA says “Ignore him only if you get a gank from jgl and he misses xp and gold you can be even with him otherwise just roam till you get fed and can 1v1 him otherwise he will kill you easily.”
peytonqt says “[EVEN] [PR/Conqueror] [D Blade/Tear] Gragas has strong trading but is predominantly melee. With this in mind look to harass and punish him for CSing. Watch out for his engage though because it is decently strong. Remember that the main mechanic on Gragas is him a buffered flash dash. However, if he does get onto you just Hammer Form E him away and start to poke him again. His R is a good tool to get you back into his range and you should try to juke it if he does throw it.”
Zileni says “Gragas is a very easy matchup, especially for a dash champion. You can trade very easily with just autos alone and punish him for any of his mistakes.”
PASS10NE says “Gragas mid has better sustain than you thanks to his passive, so most of the time he's willing to trade with you. It would be really good if you can dodge his E.”
Lot of Wind here says “A situational matchup. Gragas wins trades if he hits his E, you can block the cast of his Q and his R explodes on your wall ; knocking back allies just before it.”
Hienaa says “You cant go in as long as he has his E, he is just very tanky overall, with his W and base hp, his E and R wont let you play, outsustains you with passive.”
nZk01 says “(Top) actually hard matchup because of his sustain and all in potential, care about his ult that can push you into his tower so hold your range and always try to stay behind minions because of his E, would recommend TP/Ignite.”
JEAFlashSword says “If this guy go phase rush it's gonna be really annoying cause he's just gonna EQW you and run away and there nothing you can do about it try to dodge his E and you will probably be able to kill him”
nZk01 says “(Top) actually hard matchup because of his sustain and all in potential, care about his ult that can push you into his tower so hold your range and always try to stay behind minions because of his E, would recommend TP/Ignite.”
Hiimkata says “Impossible to ever kill 1v1 he has everything in his kit that counters Kat: (Sustain/CC/Burst/Mobility) Just avoid him 1v1 always or u will lose no matter how good u play it.”
KataTocDo says “50/50 matchup. There will be times when he beats you and times when you will beat him.
Runes: Conq-Dom
Starting Items: D. Blade/Shield or Dark Seal”
Elite500 says “Kill him once and lane is gg. rushing sorc makes him unable to do anything, if he has ignite and buys ap then respect the fuck out of his electro combo or it'll oneshot you also his drinking animaton grants him % dmg reduction so play mindgames with him that you don't burst him when he's doing that”
KASSAW1N says “
Kass vs Gragas: Evita su E, si el está a una larga distancia y te utiliza su E desde esa distancia flashea o utiliza Tu R para escapar porque probablemente te use el como para matarte o que te gankeen. Espera que gaste su Barril del suelo o tradea corto, eso si, para entrar a tradear tienes que esquivar su E o esperar que lo gaste para mas chance de ganar. (Compra eco de luden para mas daño explosivo o hielo eterno)”
Chili Dog says “Kill him once and lane is gg. rushing sorc makes him unable to do anything, if he has ignite and buys ap then respect the fuck out of his electro combo or it'll oneshot you also his drinking animaton grants him % dmg reduction so play mindgames with him that you don't burst him when he's doing that. Electrocute is recommended but both runes can be taken.”
OxiteoMyst says “Minions are your friend, if you stand behind minions he is unable to E you. Viktors Q can tank the majority of gragas Q and he wont be able to get into your range, just watch out for his R as it can knock you into their team. ”
WolfRider01 says “AP Gragas mid does a lot of damage and can easily destroy you. Play around his cooldowns and mana, and play back. Ask for ganks when you can, but be aggressive if he makes mistakes. Play for defensive, but be offensive when he makes a mistake.”
Bobbab says “He can displace you from your e/w combo. His combo is dodgeable with your e, but be careful to all in him when his e or ult is up as he can easily turn it with one or two tower shots.”
TheCatOfCheshire says “Not really hard, take care of his early burst, he got more dmg than you in early, but you can poke him with AA and land free charm on his dash. Use your ultimate to position yourself when he's ulting you. You got a better clear and a slightly better roam so use it.”
Yeager says “Pre 6 he will try to poke you with his Q until you are low enough hp for him to all-in with flash. Get boots fast, and recall whenever you are low hp. Post-6: Watch out for his E+Flash into ult. Farm towards your second item banshee's veil and you are safe. ”
FalleN3 says “Don't really see him in mid-lane anymore but you need to be careful against him. Pretty much a skill match-up but don't underestimate him. You need to be careful if chasing him as he can turn on you with his body slam because of it's low cooldown. It is possible for you to use your (E) to leap over all of his abilities, use this to your advantage. He gets tanky as the game progresses so look for kills elsewhere after level 6 unless you have a clear chance of killing him.”
Yuki H. says “A very niche pick that you could encounter, and luckily not a very difficult one. Take note of the fancy combos Gragas can pull off post 6 with his body slam -> ulting and dunking you into the pre-placed barrel. Aside from the YouTube clips, just make sure to avoid walking into places with no vision since Gragas can be just sitting there, which wastes his time if you do not give him the kill. Laning is fairly simple. He has a barrel, and that's pretty much it, unless he plans on an all-in which consists of his body slam which can be dodged with decent positioning. ”
Zoe Sparklepop says “Getting anti heal against Big Chungus would be good since he can fairly well tank your poke with Doran's Shield and his passive.
Do not let him get his E off when you're out of the minion wave and watch for the ult, don't get pushy.
He might look jolly and all but he'll drink you under the table if you're not careful.”
Debonair Karma says “I don't understand this guy he doesn't take any damage and destroys you in miliseconds just avoid picking Karma please. Take teleport/barrier”
Gageowago says “Deceivingly hard lane to play. Will poke with his barrel constantly. Is not able to do too much damage before getting items but can disengage from you easily with slows and cc. Play safe when he has AP items because he starts to hurt. If you are low and he begins a body slam that looks like it will miss you are most likely going to want to flash because he might flash on you. His body slam is charmable. Also has constant sustain in lane because of passive, if your jungler stops his body slam by blocking it you might be able to get his flash or possibly even a kill.”
Fox1ne says “Nothing much about this one,It's pretty easy to harass and pretty easy to maintain wave control and sustain war against him. Make sure at 6 level don't get outplayed with the classic panunu combos since today gragas got some ability casting timers, so yea you have time to react to that,it's not like season 3.”
Vispectra says “Gragas mid isn't played that much but even when it is , it's not that big of a deal. He does have CC and Damage reduction which make him rather difficult to poke or trade with but so long as you mind his early burst damage you'll outscale him in no-time.”
CC Diana says “Thankfully you don't see Gragas mid very much, but when you do, you're in for some hurt. The difficulty of this matchup is largely based on how well the Gragas plays, but it's honestly pretty hard for him to mess it up. His Body Slam beats everything. He can use it to interrupt your ult and throw a fermenting Q in your escape path and even ult you into the fermenting Q and hityou with an empowered auto from Drunken Rage. The best time to engage on Gragas is if you get him low with poke damage or if he wastes his Body Slam on some other target. No Body Slam == free damage for you.”
SmokeyEggs says “This big boi has a lot of sustain and can easily counter your all in's, I have played against a good amount of Gragas Mid players and what i found out is when you cast they normally E back. That's how you bait their E and that's when you fight”
Rosie Posy says “Gragas is fairly annoying when playing Akali since he can poke you down with his Q. His E is a good counter to your E or even your ult. His ult can easily blow you out of your W. You can usually win vs him early game but late game is when you need your team.”
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