Top Lane 49.14% Win Rate62% Pick RateGragas Top Lane Counters: 37 counter champions
Counter RatingCounter rating is an expression of how strong or weak a counter is based on win rate, kills, and deaths, as well as early laning advantages or disadvantages. A higher number means an easier laning phase against that champion.
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Tips Against Gragas in Top Lane Tips Provided by MOBAFire Guide Authors
TENSION019 says “This lane usually ends in a stalemate, neither of you can reliably kill the other. However, you’ll have way more impact in teamfights compared to Gragas later on.
Take Grasp of the Undying and Teleport.
For better mobility and to dodge his Q (Barrel Roll) more easily, go for Boots of Swiftness.
Personally, I don’t like staying in lane for too long in this matchup since there’s rarely any meaningful Fights.
Instead, I often roam to help other lanes and create pressure across the map.”
BriarCachorra says “Chatinho, tanka muito e no late game faz um estrago, crasha a wave certinho e impede de farmar muito. Se ele meter ult deixa a ward atrás pra fugir.”
kam1k says “his sustain makes early exchanges risky.
his Slam E cancels your E, R knocks you out of your ult zone.
Matchup is about discipline and mana management.
Keep 1 tentacle near turret, 2 in defensive position.”
TemoOnlyIfOK says “Frequency: 4.5/10
Annoyance: 2/10
Difficulty: 4/10
Summs:
FLASH TP
Runes:
SUSTAIN
O2:
YES
Strat:
Make him waste mana on Qs early.
Either go WITS END or MERCURYS to have some tenacity.
If he uses his W on minions while blinded, the splash damage can still hit you.
Post 6 dont get cheesed under his turret with his ult.”
Azzin says “Skilled matchup, you can buffer both Q and W in his E if timed well.
You can never rly kill him but he can never rly kill you either so it's farm matchup mostly”
asuratop1 says “Obs: Eu recomendo banir até o Diamond se sua intenção é ser OTP Jax, mas se quiser ser bom de Jax vai ter que aprender a jogar contra isso, afinal, no Mestre+ seu ban vai ser Kennen 100% dos jogos.
Se você não tiver experiência em lidar com o Gragas, vai achar essa lane impossível, mas não é.
Grasp (Secundaria pode ser Inspiração/Feitiçaria, eu gosto de Faixa de Fluxo e Chamuscar.) TP e escudo de doran.
FOQUE NO FARM ACIMA DE TUDO NESSA LANE.
O ideal nessa lane é upar o W lvl 1, bater na wave, se o gragas tentar contestar o push pro lvl 2, você pune ele com HIT+W.
Stacka a passiva e mantém ela stackada para pegar o push e manter o controle da wave sempre ao seu favor sempre, coloque visão deep pra pegar o tracking do jungler e não dar possibilidade de ser Gankado.
Rush bota de MR, Fulgor, depois olhe para trocas curtas no lvl 6-9, esse é o momento em que você brilha.
Tente baitar as skills dele pra conseguir uma oportunidade de all-win, use o spacing ao seu favor, isso define tudo nessa lane, o Gragas ganha de você absorvendo, não forçando, se você não errar NADA, é impossível de ele te punir.
Obs: Trinity > Quebrapassos e Quebracascos é a melhor build de side-lane contra gragas (Limite de quarto e bota de mr)”
zwartebliksem says “BOMBA
Gragas is a matchup that requires good macro. He can block your Q charge by using his dash, but this can also be cancelled by your knockup. Gragas dash will lower in cooldown if he hits a target with it, so if you ever manage to cancel it you can run him down. Gragas has high mana costs early, making his trades less efficient. Look to drain him of resources and keep up in farm and CS. After level 6, Gragas will unlock his ult, where he can always cancel your Q when it's up. If Gragas uses his ult, look to use your own ult to escape.”
ExiledRain says “Power level:
Super crin... annoying whole game but early game you can kill him few times and try snowball from there.
Game plan:
On level 1 he gets E or Q and would try to harass you when you go for minions.You would beed to play around his Barrel and belly bump (E).HIs idea might be from patterns:
He will try to E you and Q with W passive and then he have nothing left you can run him down.
He would react to your Q3 and E to cancel you with Q and W proc then fall back.
Look on where he puts his Q try to be in position so even if he bumps you , it would pull you away , or block his E behind minions . On early level he will quickly drain from mana, so you have this as second possibility to kill him.After lane you should try looking else where to boost yourself : proxy/roams as with items and levels he would be super hard to kill/get away so better to boost yourself elsewhere.
Tips:
His belly can be blocked by minion, covering yourself behind them might help :)
Abilities gives him hp regen, so each time he procs passive he being healed.Not much but over period of time is enough”
forsakn says “
Levels 1–5: Gragas’ early trades with Q (Barrel Roll) + E (Body Slam) can be annoying. Avoid standing near barrels and respect his engage—don’t overcommit.
Wave control: He pushes moderately with Q + E. Let him shove while you farm safely under tower.
Trading: Short trades are safe if you dodge Q and E. Auto + E poke works well, but avoid extended fights near barrels or minion clumps.
Post-6: His R (Explosive Cask) can displace you or disrupt fights. Keep spacing and use your range to poke before he can engage.
Summoner Spells: Flash + Teleport is standard. Exhaust is recommended against his all-ins or R combos.
Scaling: You outscale Gragas mid-late game. Farm safely, poke from range, and your sustained damage overpowers him later.
Gragas top is moderate threat early. Respect his barrels and R, farm safely, and by midgame you outclass him.”
Hoikatop says “Easy matchup until he buys mana+CDR, at which point he can literally E + W trade on you 3 times before your fling is up twice, meaning he can perma lock you and kill you. Only way out of this death combo is Phase Rush. Other than that the matchup isn't too bad, just trade farm and outscale him for 5v5. 1st item Liandrys or Rylais are both fine. Early merc treads or negatron cloak really cut his damage. In a long fight you can kill him assuming you get multiple flings before he runs to his turret. Be careful near his turret because he can ult you into it and then Q and E you.”
Volkeran says “You want to play safe in this, he has DMG reduce, poweful dmg, his regen is good and he can just randomly dash on you. You can only predict his dash with W since it comes out to fast. if he always dashes on you when you Q, then you can go Q+W and counter it. But he ca space a lot on lvl 6 with ult. I advise Phase Rush with DBlade start. ”
lol_Xabi says “Actually a much better lane than people think, because Jax W is an uncancelleable windup (unstoppable autoattack) which means you can W him meanwhile hes stunning you with his E. For this lane take grasp and a dshield and (VERY IMPORTANT!) level W lvl 1. Constantly play with grasp procs before the first recall to amass a cs lead and then rush mercs, as it allows you to E W his E engage and still be able to Q in after, which means he can never find a positive E trade and can only play with his Q. However you are not very strong with only mercs and a dshield due to lack of dmg, and only start truly winning once you have atleast a sheen ontop of that. Sidelane you win pretty convincingly if he decides to fight you. Importantly, you shouldnt just Q into him neither in lane nor in teamfights, you should always just walk up to him and be ready to use W.”
TTVTobuwuyas says “Really big counter and has great sustain. Rush mercs. Grasp if you are unsure of it. Skill matchup but if the Gragas is good you wont win. Play for split push”
Geish123 says “skill matchup. dont get hit by ES for free. play behind your minions
rush MERCS & look for all in when his E is on cd or you side step it
- you can R his E and fully all in him if his r is on cd”
xXSaWiAcZXx says “He'll poke you with his Q and E most of the time, try to play passively with Grasp, that's the only way you can avoid getting killed early, build Mercury's and Stride as soon as possible.”
xkukx158 says “early is very easy, he is low on mana and u constant heal, however if he will do antyheal and mana later, it will be very hard for you to lane against, try do do fast trades and if he pushes lane, just heal back under the tower, if he will waste E, you can try go all in but its not guarantee to kill him
=usefull passive if out of spells= ”
Bourne212 says “Gragas has decent trade damage early, so only look to trade when they engage on you with their E. but be careful trading if he starts building full AP.
Careful trying to dash to him with Q, he can cancel your passive stack by knocking you up mid Q dash with their E.”
KomariLoL says “His cool downs are very long early game so use that to your advantage.
His ideal trade pattern is to hit you with with E to stun you -> Q -> W auto -> Phase Rush speed to run away so you can't trade back. To counter this, you can Wind Wall as he E's so it prevents his phase rush proc and you can trade back.
Sometimes the Gragas will go ignite and electrocute to play for solo kills, but the same mechanic of Wind Walling as he E's applies to prevent his electrocute proc.
His R is also Wind Wallable”
Deddy says “Matchup sfavorevole per Jax, ma se lo si conosce diventa meno grave: giocate assolutamente intorno alla vostra W, cercate sempre di fargliela sopratutto early con grasp, e sappiate che se la bufferate funziona anche attraverso la sua E [[Body Slam]] (e si bugga pure l'animazione). Rushate assolutamente Sheen. Lui early non ha i danni nè il mana per ammazzarvi facilmente, quindi potete buildare un piccolo vantaggio. Non saltategli mai addosso, lui userà la sua E e vi interromperà il danno. Al massimo potete baitare la sua E saltando su un minion in diagonale a lui. Una volta portato abbastanza low con la W, usate il vostro flash per dodgiare la sua E (la panzata) oppure potete fare E1>Flash>E2 per prenderlo alla sprovvista.
Ricordatevi che la sua W è un damage reduction, e che intorno al livello 9 avrà veramente bassi cooldown e diventerà più difficile il matchup, perchè probabilmente non si avvicinerà più per farmare ma potrà sempre usare la sua Q [[Barrel Roll]].
Rune: Grasp
Item: DShield, rushate Sheen, e se necessario Mercury”
EnriqueR says “Take Grasp. You can take tenacity in the runes, and even if he hits his E you have time to parry his Ult. Gragas does no dmg early , and if you can parry his E early or bait it, you win.”
brunaisse99 says “His high sustain and huge damage make it a hard lane for us. Any of his ability has some sort of CC, slow, or knock backs. Or E can only do much, the rest is up to us to dodge. Almost unplayable.”
The pebble says “Ele vai usar a barrigada pra destruir o barril, você pode explodir ele com o Q no meio da animação dele, pode flashar no meio da ult dele se usar a laranja”
autismbuildsnocap says “Stay away from your minions as he will probably use his AOE on the wave, you win all-ins but be careful of his EQW combo as this will chunk you if not careful.”
liucan says “hard skill match: side E with ur W, dont get caught using E if he has Ult or u get bursted, really bad match for u still, e can play passively and dont lose mana and hp after first back. And he can provide a lot of value in TFS if he is good. Dont let he go melee u or u will not be able to react to E also E has big aoe hitbox beware of being too close to minions.”
a_k_z7 says “you block his e so you make him useless in lane and team fights
in lane w his e and look to side step his barrels
he has mana issues early so look to abuse that
everytime he w you can tell he want to e you for a full combo so keep some distance
really easy match up
”
Puyo says “Match injogável. Pega TP e farma, nem se dê ao trabalho de trocar com ele. Mas também é difícil ele te matar sem que você vá pra cima, é só ter paciência.”
Nithril says “His E cancels your E, stay opposite to the minion wave so he has to use his abilities against you or the minions, I say W max and play around your passive to conserve mana and punish him when he is low mana in the early game”
parker3n9 says “I debated rating this matchup as a 1, but Gragas does have some kill threat if he lands a good ult to cheese you. That said, this matchup is incredibly favorable for Swain if you avoid getting caught by his ultimate. You win at every stage of the game, so focus on maintaining consistent pressure. Be mindful of his Q, as taking too many can whittle you down. Properly spacing and landing your E and W while weaving in grasp autos will ensure you dominate the lane
Recommended Runes: Grasp of the Undying
Summoner Spells: Flash and Teleport”
BigBallsLarry says “When facing Gragas as Fiora, he becomes a FAT MENACE due to his strong early-game potential. Gragas players know their power and will often use it to bully you in lane. Take Grasp for a safer lane or Conqueror if you’re aiming for better scaling, though it will make the early game harder. Start with Doran’s Shield and Second Wind, play safe, and focus on scaling into the mid-game.
There’s little reason to play aggressively here(which is why grasp is recommended), as his melee range E is nearly impossible to parry, especially against a skilled Gragas. Even if you manage to parry it, he’ll likely activate Phase Rush and escape. Be extra cautious of jungle ganks—Gragas has excellent setup potential with his ultimate.
Use your Q to dodge barrels if necessary, but avoid dashing toward him, as he’ll just E you back into the barrel damage. This matchup revolves around careful positioning and predicting his E. Consider asking your jungler for an early gank to catch him off guard and turn the tide in your favor. Last stand”
Coke Rat says “Flash + TP. Grasp. Second Wind. Doran's Shield.
This lane is boring and a good Gragas won't let you kill him. I pick Grasp here for the potential of small trades and survival, but Conqueror works if you play safe enough.
Do your best on short trades, specially after he uses his E. Remember you can avoid both his E and R with your R and use this to outplay him. ”
Raideru says “In this matchup, you basically try to make him waste e in order to have the ability to hookshot on him since otherwise he can just block it by bodyslamming u, generally in this lane if the gragas is good he tries to poke u down with q so you just try to poke back with W and occasionally hit a Q1 if he goes to last hit minions. I advise getting Mercs vs him since u can't 1v1 him otherwise later due to his low E cd and u taking too long to unstun to chase. I advise Grasp with Sheen rush or Tiamat if you think he won't fuck up much.”
Spartaniko says “Uninteractive lane, he can E your W avoiding your engage. Go TP, push the wave and roam around the map, even go Conqueror for better scaling. Only go for a kill if he makes a mistake. Be careful of his combos, E if he engages, if he wastes his E then you can engage.”
4eadami says “Too much CC. Merc's needed. I dont have that much experience with this match-up. Don't let him E Q W you and get out , it does too much damage. You do outscale him, so thats nice.”
Houcs says “Careful his E interupts your E.
And if you gonna drag him to tower using your R and then your E note that he can interupt you in that small window after your R ends.”
Yordleswaggins says “can be hard to beat when he stays back. but know that volibears Q is a lunge. gragas E cannot stop it. so if you place volis E as you q him it should be a winning trade everytime.”
Wafflerush says “Most times, Gragas will go with Phase Rush to trade and run. Hold your Q for the right timing to hook Gragas as he jumps at you to cancel his CC and lock him down with yours. Locking down Gragas for trades is the way to win this matchup. Just be weary of his poke with his barrels.
(Additional Tip: If you time it right, hooking to a wall just as Gragas R hits you will override the knockback and will send you to your hook instead."”
TwTvRANGERZX says “one of the worst matchups
close to impossible to kill outside of early levels. if he ever doesnt have E and you do, jump in freely and go for an extended trade or all-in
avoid his Q poke and standing next to minions when he uses W so the splash doesnt hit you
get mercs early”
UrPersonalGod says “Lane is more in your favor.
Dont let him poke you down and W him when he E´s in.
Most gragas topplayers really like to go for montage R plays post level 6, so dont let him outplay you near his turret.
Mercs rush can still be good if its a lane you struggle with and/or its also good against their jungle.”
SVKGuardian says “➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖
General:
🌂 Q poke is your biggest friend against him
🥶 His E - Dash with his enormous Belly can counter your W jump, so dont try to force W engage on him from a long distance
🦁 If you keep prio and play around minions, he will only be able to poke you with Q, which you can learn to predict easily
➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖”
Althalosofsirun says “he is squishy without his W resists so run him down any time his W is on cd and rush mercs as it reduces his E stun enough to where he cant full combo you ”
Anoying bro5 says “This matchup is tough for Fiora. You have 2 options. Go grasp and look to win lane/have a safe landing phase. Go Conqueror and scale to the late game. The issue is that Gragas does a good amount of base damage while often healing with his passive. Do not waste gold on grievous wounds. Look to riposte his E body slam which can be quick if you are standing closer to him. He will tend to do this when you are attacking a vital or while you are mid-Q. Look to walk away from the barrels he throws on the ground. It is better to use Q for vitals or repositioning if you can walk away from the barrel explosions.”
Skaarlschloch says “Easy (Neutralizer) Matchup
W Start always
Alot of Setups but i like ALWAYS want Conq Flash TP
vs AP jngl or heavy AP Comp Hextrinker->Maw Rush
(with Dblade Alacrity Last Stand Joat Tripple Tonic)
OTHERWISE Titanic Rush builds
(with Dring Legend Haste Coup Conditioning Overgrowth/Unflinching)
With Mercury Treads!! (and optionally Tenacity shard) Xin is simply too sticky & tanky for Gragas and outscales him with most builds
This means heavily overstaying/disrespecting and trying to overforce kills is not nessecary!! (TP > Ignite)
Similarly disrespecting Jngl or Gragas Ult insec options or trying to overforce hard dives allows Gragas to get a lead which he never should get!
Xin will naturally build a nice CS lead and usually get first Item way sooner (especially if Gragas rushes an unused LostChapter)
VOD: https://youtu.be/ctXi0s041eE?t=464
Gragas is quite weak early, lead trades with W (use it when he uses E or autos with W), holding your E to follow him afterwards!
Even if you beat him in the 1v1 dont get sloppy! His utility and playmaking in teamfights is higher than yours + if he plays to peel his carries with E and R you can have a hard time shutting down a fed ADC”
Raideru says “This matchup is mostly a farming matchup, lvl 1 he will probably start e so u start w and be prepared for his belly slam by buffering your w into it so u can always go even in the trades on the first wave u should get prio if u do it right, this lane is all about spacing around his barrel and body slam and farming up. After u get mercs u can use e when u engage him cose the tenacity unstuns u fast enough to jump on him to stun him. I advise Grasp with Mercs rush into Sheen into Tiamat. Play for demolish procs and punish him whenever he tries to move for his team.”
SemenDrinker says “Gragussy. 2nd wind and shield cuz he just spams q on you
To be honest I don't think Gragas kills you unless he's Sloppy Walrus. Or if you just get hit with every Q.. His gank setup with ult is great so be wary of that too. But other than that you can just play normally like you always do. Do note that his e cancels your e so try to play around that by e'ing backwards. Know however that once Gragas gets his ROA you will never kill him in lane again. Gragas is a great lane neutralizer. People like WunWunWunWun a great aatrox player rushes eclipse into him to match his ROA rush.”
IvanBeifong says “Pretty uninteractive lane, if you engage him, he'll make you disengage pretty easily, to try and fix this you can match his E with your E2, that will make it so that you stick to him, he has good sustain but you have better damage.
His ult is good for damage and for displacing.”
Belle19 says “lane's kind of annoying. Try to stay at the edge of his q range, you can walk out of the barrel if he throws it before it explodes. Once you bait it out you have a couple seconds to deny farm. W his bomba. After lane you can just run at him, in lane he doesn't really have kill pressure. Very rarely are you able to hit tower though be very careful, his ult one shots the wave and he can cc you for 10 seconds under turret”
Skaarlschloch says “Not really bad in lane your spells do generally really well into him, the only problem is mana. Might wanna consider either Presence of Mind or MABYE even Dorans Ring?? (still testing this one)”
Zagreus16 says “its way better to take grasp for his guy instead of conq just so u can heal something back when you trade with him. you can go conq only if you know that you can smack him up a lot and confident. be wary once he reaches lvl 6 cause he will try to ult you into his own tower and belly bum you and hard cc u in. ”
CrimsonL7 says “He cant really kill you but you cant really kill him. You outscale him in the 1v1 hard. Care for his gank setup since lots of JG's love to camp Gragas. ”
Raideru says “In this matchup if the gragas doesn't wanna die he won't die, it's generally a farming matchup and until mercs don't bother trying to trade with him, once you have mercs if he ever dares to e in pull him back in and go for all in that's really all you can do and make him burn flash or ult to escape every time, try to look for roams/better resets cose u have push, basically stack waves, proxy and roam”
Azzin says “Not much to do here, try to get as much farm as possible and sustain most of his dmg, he'll run out of mana early and you can maybe abuse that, outside of that you'll never really kill him without your jgler but you can always abuse him with help if he's perma pushing.”
Haxorr says “A lot of people think that Gragas is a really tough matchup for Jax, but lately I've been doing really well vs the fat man. You are stronger than him early game and can get prio on the wave level 1.
Take DShield and Grasp in this matchup and rush Trinity. Play aggressive level 1 and get prio on the wave. You can buffer your w auto through his bodyslam which is really nice to keep in mind. It lets you take even or winning trades even when he hits you with his e. For the most part, though, you want to play mind games and play around minions so that Gragas can't hit a body slam on you. If he ever misses his body slam, you can kill him really easily.”
Arthapsic says “Start Q and stack it up and poke him with Q. Generally poke means almost nothing to him because of his sustain but it makes him back off and he even if he uses his E onto you he can't cancel your Q so you're still going to deal damage to him and heal. Usually you want to have your Q stacked and if he walks up to you use it and if he didn't E then E out. Use E to dodge his Q so you don't get poked out for free. Use your W for his ulty if he uses it from range or to dodge barrels when your E is down. If he has phaserush most likely he is unkillable unless he makes a series of mistakes. Gragas has too much sustain and too much CC and usually this lane you both go 0-0-0 unless he makes mistakes so try to farm and scale. Conq works but if you wanna get extra gold in those short trade first strike is really good. Use conq if you can't react to Qing his E. Matchup is really hard I prefer to ban it ”
TeiWasTaken says “Skill matchup. Do not play the poking game with him, his Q damage is no joke. Try to play for long trades, because he outsustains you with his passive.”
The Cats Meow says “annoying to play against, deals great damage, outsustains you, is faster than you, and just gives you a bad time. But the thing about gragas is the you can actually put up a fight if you time your abilities right and know his own cooldowns. ”
desch3445 says “Living proof that fat men lay pipe. He will E your Q, no engage for you! He will W your combo, no damage for you! Seemingly infinite sustain and like no mana costs. Suffer. Just take FS, pray.”
DioSett says “take tp and doran blade , max your W , go for the general build but if the enemy team has a lot of ap you can buy Force of Nature second or third item , focus on farm”
Hotch says “Try to position your ghouls so it blocks his E. Go for all-in if he wastes E. Avoid short trades because his sustain is insane.
Take Ignite.”
KingJoeyy says “space his q and e w his r and run him down some people might have trouble with this matchup since he Perma heals and does stupid damage but once his cooldowns are down there's your window of opportunity to kill him.”
SVKGuardian says “If he's buying I'm In.
Don't try to use Q on him. If he is smart, you will get outplayed by his E and he will combo you.
His cooldowns are lower early, so he will try to use windows, when your E is on cooldown, by using your Q to engage on him, you are just giving him straight up green light to go for you.”
forlid says “Gragas is extremely strong right now, and he is rarely correctly balanced. His early sustain is very high and he is very difficult to all-in due to his kit having an escape and a lot of CC. You won't most likely be able to fight him until you gain boots as he will just poke you and you will lose all trades. He is very suspectible to your combos though, and you can try to dodge his R by using your own R.”
AWierdShoe says “Early game he will start E and do E+Grasp auto trades onto you, but if you position the blade up the lane early on you can punish him hard for doing so. Contest the wave, so that at level 2 you can fish for a taunt+empowered Q trade onto him. Just be careful as his E can cancel your E dash. Shield/dodge his Q poke, and block his passive W auto with W. If he W's and then tries to body slam, try to react with your W before his E lands onto you so that you'll block the follow-up damage. Avoid being too close to his tower or else he'll bomba ult you behind it. With resistances+HP there's not much Gragas can do to harm us in lane. If he goes Phase Rush, the lane is much more annoying but he will be playing a lot more safer than he would with Grasp. ”
Witchking of Angwar says “Ghost/tp and spellbook. I find this lane pretty easy. You need to build mercs and land e though or He will run circles around you. Cast it when he uses e and he will end up behind you without e up=dead.Rylais rush. ”
conqiyana says “gragas has an op laning phase.
just go first strike and try to scale, no point fighting this champion because he will just heal it all back with his passive and he wins in an all in.
if theyre playing tank go lethality and u will win”
SenSen_LoL says “Similar to Garen, you won't be able to punish him and dive him that much. He has good waveclear and sustain, and his E is a good counter to your cougar jump.
Try to force him out of his wave and zone him.
You should only all in once his E is down”
MaesePerez says “You have enough sustain with passive for his q poke to not be an issue, you can kill at 6 and outscale him extremely hard, he can't beat you with full ap or tank, one of the easiest matchups. You might not have much kill pressure early, but you should be able to farm freely. ”
forlid says “Gragas has a lot of sustain and can quite easily poke you so respect his laning strength. Try to get him to use his E before you use W as he can just dash away from you. Gragas has good insec so beware if you're low under your turret. Eclipse is very good as the shield offers good protection against his burst.”
W4llaceK says “Skill matchup, but you have to play better than he does. Start ring or Shield, and take ghost. Sit in wave so he can't E you and try to E away from his barrels. Do not E at him you will lose fights with him if he gets to full combo you and run away. Go Riftmaker”
Belle19 says “ALWAYS Q MAX
1. Overpowered champion 2. You desperately needed warmogs rush into this crap. Still not TERRIBLE, go phase rush + resolve and dodge like half of his barrels if you want to play safe or take grasp if you're confident you can dodge 2/3 of his barrels. If he ever e's into you, all in if you had passive up. Be careful of his ult, even with passive if you go near his turret he can one shot the wave with ult while simultaneously stun locking you for like 3-4 tower shots. Any champion with zero mobility into gragas either just hard wins or watches themselves get juggled into a 3k damage combo depending on how good the gragas is”
PlayCabex says “Quite fiddle favoured matchup especially once you have 3 points in your Q because after that he won’t be able to body slam your drain anymore. (You still wanna max W first) Despite not having 3 points in your Q at the early game, you still outdamage him.
Runes: Aery”
Belle19 says “on paper you counter him but in practice gragas top is blatantly overpowered if the gragas has any idea what he is doing. Once they nerf infinite mana bullshit you just sit there and outsustain his poke but until then theres not a lot you can do. If you cancel his impregnate with your pull and he doesnt have ult up you can probably kill him. The barrel missile speed is pretty slow so if its at max range you can usually walk out of it. Once the champ is sufficiently nerfed it would be a level 1 threat.”
lbc1506 says “If he presses E and hits then you can negate the combo if you time Q for when he hits.
He is also useless after he uses E so just walk away and press wall pre 6.
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Grimmloi says “karşısında oynaması çok rahat hatta çok rahat koridor ittireceksinizdir fakat ittirdiğinizde ulti atarak sizi kule altına atıp kesmeye çalışacaktır sizde ulti atarsanız bu durumun önüne geçersiniz”
MYCATRENGAR says “Fleet.
If he goes tank, it's unplayable. Build bruiser and do your best.
If he goes AP, take short trades and look to roam. You can root him, and it'll stop the E from stopping your leap. ”
Akuzai says “Ap gragor can just poke you under tower, cancel your all ins and if you ult just disengage and do it all over again. Call for help or try to dodge his body slam into w for his ult into an all in (yes it's hard but it's the only way I've ever been able to beat that matchup.)”
hoflol says “A champion with CC on nearly every ability. A smart Gragas will kite you well and make it so you struggle to move. Make sure and rush mercury treads, and if you are having trouble dueling then focus on proxying.”
Inoks says “Dshield/secondwind (double tenacity is extremly good into him). aatrox favored, he is pretty much an afk matchup. only time you kill him is when he doesn't have phase rush and E. you win early levels just don't disrespect him, and be careful of his bomba combo(R into tower and yeah you know the rest). Mercs and tenacity makes matchup pretty much free so keep that in mind.
summs : Teleport”
ThelpixG says “Pretty annoying and noninteractive lane, he is pretty hard to kill because of his sustain and disengage tools, he can match your poke and he is very dangerous near turrets.
How to Beat?
- Try not getting bored and rushing in withouth a plan because that's exactly what he wants you to do;
- Try going for a scaling setup and a cull, farm alot because this lane is pretty noninteractive and you just outscale him entirely;
- Beware ganks because he has alot of gank setup;
- Dodge his Q and stand behind minions so he can't land his E;
- Never fall for his turret baits once he hits level 6 (it's one of the only ways he'll actually kill you).”
xXazzer says “Gragas is an annoying champion. He plays ranged with his barrels, has sustain and body slams you to disengage and sits under his tower. You can try your best to get ahead of him but otherwise you cant do much. He doesnt really have any kill potential on you unless you eat alot of poke. Just be careful not to get ulted under tower.”
NegativePhoenix says “This varies from different Gragas players
A good Gragas player will try to do small combo trades above anything else so he can try to kill you early
A bad Gragas player will try to poke you down over and over with Q until he thinks he can kill you
The fat man isn't as scary as most people think, but remember his E is way faster than your W so he can cancel it easily”
X_TRM says “(Start E/W) Impossible matchup but only if you play Grasp as your Keystone. if the player has 2 hands, It's really painful to play the lane. He can out sustain you, poke you, all in you and CC you to death.
He will play around his tower if you push into him a lot and he will BOMBA you under it. Worthy permaban. Mercs + FON needed.”
Steinuhu says “Dorans Shield Start \\ Try to space or dodge his E so that you dont get hit by his entire rotation \\ You can R his R so that ur on top of him instead of knocked away // Pretty even matchup. His poke can be oppressive if you don't dodge it. Pretty sure your Q3 cancels his E if you time it right. Do your best to dodge his Q poke and just farm/scale bc realistically u will never kill him until after zerks + zeal bc your Q CD isn't low enough to get consistent nados. Post 6 you can kill him, but just be careful bc he will ult you into his tower.”
LegacyOneTap says “essentially, he's not a true counter but i hate this guy so much in the toplane compared to other champions that i just never want him in my game because half the time its just pain.”
JPGamer10BR says “Inicio de game tu não mata ele e ele não te mata, então só da uns poke foca em farmar, desvie do Q dele, cuidado para não tomar o full combo dele lvl 6, cuidado com ganks, desvie do E dele.
Runas> Grasp, F.F, PTA ou Aery”
Denied20 says “Ultimate pacifier, none will approach. Running Phase Rush and using E every time you are close, makes it impossible for you to engage on him. Focus on poking him, and not get too poked yourself. Even if his demeanor signals that he wants no confrontation, and pacifism to rule all, he will look for opportunities to kill you if he is allowed to.”
Murfz says “gragas favored imo, gragas is a bit weaker now though so mercs rush with dshield and you should be fine. grasp recommended. Never Q on him, try to get your ult proc + W on him without Q'ing on him. always better when wave is on your side.”
BurritoTopKing says “Be careful with losing too much hp from barrels, also if he runs phase rush he can kite you so avoid trading into it, if you manage to get a good E you can pop ghost and chase him, careful with his ult though.”
xskyswitch says “Probably one of the most annoying champions to face for anyone in the top lane. I recommend to go frontline build to maximize ability haste for Qs onto him. If he wastes his E, you can engage on him with W. Look to just poke until that opening appears.”
Your Abusive Dad says “Only W him if he uses his E otherwise he will stop your W and kill you. If you see his R, E dash so the R misses or hits you away. ”
Bonkyou says “Don't get bombae'd and let him make the first move, W his Q, otherwise play outside its range,
He need E for damage or Escape, don't let him do either for free”
Chaddouk says “Early game best shot vs Gragas is outsustaining his mana, takes a pretty long time especially when he has tp and 2 mana bars but it's consistent. They often play with phase rush so keep that in mind when going for an all in. After 6 his ult is not that hard to "dodge" or at least direct in a favorable position, should pretend to be predictable and then do random movements, hard to explain but it works. If you dodge an E it's pretty free, keep in mind his E cancels yours. If you're even or ahead you win side imo. Mostly a farming matchup if he wants to. Grasp makes it a fairly decent matchup tho.”
Saitamaro says “Dorans Shield Start \\ Try to space or dodge his E so that you dont get hit by his entire rotation \\ You can R his R so that ur on top of him instead of knocked away”
daitolol says “TOP // - You can be agressive early levels as you can outsustain his damage but his passive has massive sustain as well so it's hard to get consistent dmg
- In all ins you are looking to waste his e in a short trade and then go for r+e combo as he will use ult to create distance between you but with e2 you can catch up to him if he goes for phase rush into full ap hes extremely squishy making him easy for all ins if he goes grasp into tank you just outscale him later on in the game and can chip him down bit by bit and he won't have dmg in lane
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Black Demon Ezel says “Gragas has obscene CC and annoying strength. His barrels are the AP version of Gangplank's. And they are dangerous. And be careful of his stupid belly fat. It'll knock you off course and stop you from dashing optimally”
Smudey says “[Starting Item: DRing (maybe Cull?)]
[Build: Fleet + Liandry's]
Gragas is super tanky and has a lot of sustain, which makes it unrealistic to kill him. You can try to match his sustain with Fleet + Second Wind. He will try to poke you with Q so try to dodge it (it is very fast and has a giant hitbox so you kinda need to predict it). If you get hit too often, he'll look for an all-in window, which is very hard to avoid with his flash E and Ult. If you manage to dodge his Q while he is mindlessly throwing it, he'll go oom eventually. Other than that, just farm and you'll be ok.”
bocchicken says “Take MR runes and just stand in your wave. If gragas wants to trade on you, he has to melee you. You can W gragas bodyslam and then he's stuck eating your combo. If Gragas Q pokes you, then he goes oom before you're in lethal. (Take refillable, build Dshield after 1st wave, and then rush Jak'Sho for the MR.
BEWARE OF STANDING TOO CLOSE TO HIS TOWER WITHOUT A WAVE!!”
Quinnculated says “Средний матчап. Доджить бочки и стоять за крипами. Можно доджить бочки с помощью е, но как и в других ситуациях нужно быть осторожным, его е сбивает вашу е, но если вы за крипами, то он просто ударится об них”
bocchicken says “I like this matchup personally. He cannot Q you early without going oom fast and shoving the wave towards you, and if he wants to W or E you, he needs to be in melee range.
Only thing to be careful of is getting R'd under his tower where he can keep you stunned/slowed there until you're dead. ”
RuchaczSzmat69 says “I really didnt like this matchup before but as im writing this i heard he gets massive nerf to his passive that was the biggest pain in the ass in this matchup. I didnt play against him since then but i dont think he should be a huge threat. Just care for his ult as he can insec you”
ABL Pantheon says “TOP/MID: Gragas is one of the worst matchups. He has a lot of sustain, deals AP, has a slow and a knock up + stun. You can definitely win early but dodging his Q and E are a must. Don't engage when he has W, because he cannot mitigate some of the damage you dealt. Also don't use W when he has E, he can cancel it. Dodge his Ultimate is a bit easy but requires some experience. After he gets Lost Chapter you can't do much. In general you need to dodge his abilities to win.”
ToplaneProfessor says “[Grasp] [demolish] [second wind] [ overgrowth] + [magical footware] [approach velocity]
items : start dorans shield -> CORE
focus on last hitting since nobody can kill the other in this lane”
lordimboutabust says “Very annoying matchup. Often just a stalemate lane because you can never kill each other. Try avoid his Q poke and stand in minions to avoid his E. If he does hit you with E spam Q and try get a combo off because he just used his escape. Be careful level 6 when he gets his ult up as he can use it under tower and for ganks | Second Wind | Dshield - Evenshroud”
Antecc says “You'll be punished for taking any cs, you cannot Q + E him; he'll counter it with a simple E. Gragas' only weakness early is his lack of mana if he doesn't start tear or build Lost Chapter, meaning he'll eventually run out of mana. Late game and after these purchases you can only really hope he whiffs and wastes E in order to even deal any damage to Gragas.”
Bernardian says “He has very good poke but other than that you should be fine your damage is really good and if his e is down you straight up win no matter what he does.”
Zombzn00b says “Both of you are sort of disengage champions so in lane you pretty much just sit there. Try to dodge his Q poke, and dont use R on him as you will never kill him due to E knockback and Q slow”
FaNTOP says “Попробуйте отменять его способность "Е" своей способностью "W". Если у него активирована способность "Е", не вступайте в схватку, отойдите. В этом противостоянии просто фокусируйтесь на фарме, купите предмет "Уничтожитель" и расслабьтесь. Кроме того, дождитесь, пока он использует способность "Q", а затем накладывайте "Хрупкость".”
TheGBabaYaga says “Ap tank in front of you, be patient, at every case you cant spam him Q he heals, wait when he is running low man to attack or the jungler to lure him to his doom”
demirkaiser says “They play him a lot in the top lane. When he E's, try to dodge it. If you think you can't dodge his E's, E him. So he will be near you and you can trade him easily. Don't get poked a lot. Post 6 is easy.”
kayle1v9 says “mercs rush, fleet second wind. kind of free farm lane, just make sure you dont get poked to hard in early game. but you outscale so just farm.”
LxVer says “A pain in the a**; has a lot of sustain, can one shoot you and your entire team... but at least he is melee so you can bully him a little bit.”
vreiki says “Um bom gragas AP vai te eliminar sem que voce consiga usar Zhonyas ou ultimate pra se proteger. O combo com flash e barrigada é bastante dificil de reagir.”
lolkayleee says “[Grasp + Divine]
[Ignite/Flash + TP]
Start W. If he goes tank then it's just another tank matchup and I would rate it a 2/5 difficulty but if he goes ap then it would be a 4/5 difficulty because he chunks you with his barrels and has infinite sustain with his passive and can disengage from your R with his R. He has so much sustain so try not to trade too much and avoid his poke. Stand behind minions to not get hit by his E. If you E in first without his E being on cd then you guys can stun each other and negate each others stuns. He's pretty hard to kill but once you have Divine Sunderer you should start winning the short trades more.”
BezMemow says “No weird interactions, if you play well you win. Your ult makes his barrel disappear you can use that to cancel his phase rush proc, it also makes his ult disappear if you time it well.
Start D Ring”
LocaLAM says “His E isn't too hard to dodge, but it can still hit if he's good. Try to save your passive for his ult and you shouldn't have to worry about the fatman.”
Smauggy says “He can gap close you and his regen is pretty good, add to that the stun after his e and his r, try to bait his e before you try a trade ”
Black Demon Ezel says “Gragas is a thick tank and a powerhouse all at once. His AP capabilities is unstoppable and he's tanky enough to resist a crap ton of hits no matter who you play. Not to mention he not only has mobility but has counter-mobility as well. Caution is required when fighting this fatso, because he don't look it, but he's deadly”
sinatra1633 says “Tough matchup since he can constantly push you away when you try to all in or escape with his dash.
Try to predict his R with your unstoppable dragon form to beat him.”
Mnem says “Go with Conqueror, Second Wind (or Bone Plating to reduce combo damage). Avoid being poked by Gragas' Q and smash him. Mercury Treads,Trinity force or stridebreaker. (I Recommend Trinity)”
ARealFakeIdentity says “His abilities are easy to dodge other than his ult. If he builds AP, every time he places his Q in a suspicious spot immediately be careful and situate yourself away from his combo.”
Open says “Eh really challenging but if he engages on you with E you can run him down he's not unkillable like singed, akali, malphite. Good gragas definitely 1v9 though.”
Vixylafoen says “Annoying, and very bulky despite being full AP (most of the time). Try your best to space and poke. Freeze wave and sit on barrels if need be.”
primate nefasto says “A good gragas will always cancel your E with his E but probably is not gonna be te case so you will be fine. Try to not be obvious with your intention.”
Reines Kokosfett says “His E can cancel yours. But you can trade him just with Q and W. The Q antiheal is very useful in this matchup. He will try to farm and poke. If youn get dismounted, be careful of his ults knockback, expecially when you're close to his turret.”
stefanko says “Go grasp in this matchup, look to avoid his q's, if he e's your e early you can still q on him and stun him afterwards.If he doesn't e early try to walk back and make him miss his e. (Grasp with inspiration, teleport)”
Ulamog says “Grasp Build; Second Wind + D Shield.
Parry his E or his Q and Grasp trade him every time you can. DON'T let him cancel your Q with his E, it's very bad.
Sometimes Q+W into him works bc they will E immediately.
Post 6 I would hold on to W for his R. As long as you parry correctly this matchup is free.”
dzsama 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. If he misses E though feel free to go hard for a trade or all-in. Problem with Gragas is as well that he just spams W to sustain during laning phase, which makes it hard for you to chip him down bit by bit.”
Nnorio says “Simply if you bait out his E without using Q you will win.
Let the wave push to you all in lvl 2.
Annoying anti dash champ not very hard past laning phase if you stay even.
Hold a freeze and don't fight near his turret unless u want to flash his ult.
1v1 tips:
His E(body shove thingy) is the only thing you have to worry about.
Build early mr if struggling.
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Tonho says “He will have a hard time killing you, but you will have a hard time killing him too. His E > Your E. Also, on TFs, he is a torture because of how much he can move you from your target.”
lorensj81 says “This lane is just super boring. You can get a kill before his first back if played well. But this champion is just so safe with his kegs and his E to knock you up and walk away. Using his passive to regen back up. And when he backs with mana and CDR he can just bully you. Try to CS as well as possible. I tend to go teleport in this matchup.”
Pep_Shin says “He will always disengage fights with his E.
Before 6 it will be hard to fight against. Just try to farm and have enough damage to run him down once level 6.
He can become tanky enough so you can never kill him and he will beat you up.
Phase rush is also a pain to deal with.
If he plays full-AP you're mostly going to run him down.”
GannicusTTV says “Do not use your E against his body slam. He has priority over you and if you get hit by it he will be able to combo you. Use your E smart, after he misses his body slam, or when he is least expecting i t. you can use your W to block his empowered auto thing (has a distinctive animation). Dodge his AoE barrels poke, and as long as you do these things the lane should be easy”
Irelius says “Редкий гость, а редкие игроки на нём – ещё боле редкие. Не получаем слишком много поука от кухана, не даем кухан, пока он не отдаёт таран. Персонаж разбивается об поступь меркурия. ”
Puyi says “Can't do much to him and he can't do much to you. His E animation is very fast if you're close, making it difficult to prevent the stun with your W, but his ult is very slow and you should be able to avoid the knockback most times. Take second wind.”
JustSad42 says “Champ is very annoying to kill. If you can read his E, congrats, you get a kill. If you can't read his E, then hold your W until he Rs for a free stun. You can consistently beat Gragas in lane and sidelane this way. Conserve hp, get tiamat to clear wave and not interact, once you have Ravenous, you autowin vs him. Grasp can help in surviving, but not necessary. Make sure to use your Q to dodge his poke Qs to not get low HP.”
Azekar says “Conqueror+Bone Plating.
Start Doran Blade.
Ghost+Ignite or Ghost+Teleport.
Dodge his Q to avoid taking damage to his face for no reason. Gragas deals quite a lot of damage in close combat, and his Body Slam has a very low cooldown. The matchup isn't hard, but the opponent himself is pretty annoying - if he's playing Graspa/First Strike, okay, you should win against him as soon as you stick to him. If Phase Rush is playing - you must have a ghost to catch up with it.”
JustSad42 says “Take D-shield and second wind.
This matchup is more about punishing Gragas when he misses his E and scaling till BORK than it is about playing well. Hit the wave often and match Gragas' push with Q-W. That's the most important thing early game. After you get Bork, you can easily run him down without counterplay. Or, if he screws up E before Bork, you can look to punish him.”
Night Guy says “He is pretty easy to deal with if he uses E just W it and fight him from there. Also when he ulties you can ulti as well and just make him a sitting duck.”
SrMolinv says “Short trades and try to dodge his E. Its hard to all in him, so just poke him with W auto and when you are close to tower be careful of his BOMBA combo.”
St0rmyss says “Go Grasp with sorcery secondary and start dhsield. Avoid as many of his Q's, if he e's your e early you can still jump on him but if he doesn't try to stun him and (A W) him then walk away to try to bait his e. Try to e his w and if he w's the wave try to not stand close to it because it's a AOE ability.”
TwTvRANGERZX says “Mostly just a farm lane. It's hard for both champions to kill each other, but making him go out of mana in early levels with constant trading is a good way to get an early lead. Gragas outscales you hard due to gaining a lot of Ability Haste to constantly CC you, so make sure to press your advantage in earlygame.”
Antisocial_Renekton says “Cancer hostage taker champ, he wont kill you, but wont let you kill him ever. His sustain and poke is insanely cancer to deal with.
Rush mercs, take both tenacity and unflinching.
Just farm, if hes bad he will try to e you for fun and combo you max range, just dodge the e and turn on him.”
RandumPersin says “Its pretty hard to kill this guy if he plays well and a slow paced lane benefits Gragas in addition to his insane scaling. Look to hold E and Q harass him through the wave when he walks up for CS. Gragas hard outscales us, so make sure to get some jungle help early or the game will be miserable. I prefer conqeror in this lane since Gragas is a pretty weak duelist and the healh on our R allows us to all in him pretty much whenever we want”
LeyzeHP says “Grasp
Any mythic you need
Focus on cs and grasp proc, don't wast fourth stack and always W2+auto/Q/Q as reset after his E, so you get grasp and you can win the trade. Play taste of blood instead of sudden impact. If you play in different ways he gets to be an extreme threat”
RuchaczSzmat69 says “I dont think this boi has much sense against you. Your barrels are better than his thats for sure and your poke is undodgeable unlike his. If he goes in with E just W his stun, burn his belly with passive and place a barrel as he has no constant damage so he needs to run and u will be ready to place another one and chase. The only problem with gragas is his ult that is very helpfull if you get ganked as its very easy ranged insec.”
Smudey says “Easy matchup because you can theoretically taunt anytime from levels 2-5 without him trading back, but he can interrupt your taunt with his E so either bait it out, dodge it, taunt in at close range so he can't react or trade inside your minion wave so they block the body slam. Ulting isn't very punishing because Gragas sucks at taking towers.”
hamgi says “gragas is fairly mobile with his dash-stun (e) and has hard cc (airbone) with his ult, which when paired together can keep u locked up for a long time, especially if they go ap and take everfrost. when diving him, if u miss ur q3 or r, disengage as if he has e or ult up, u might eat too many shots before u can kill him. in lane, try to bait out his e with ur q3 or e when going for trades. he gains dmg reduction while in w animation and bonus dmg on his next auto, so try to make him waste that auto on a minion and avoid dmg'ing him while he's in anim. his barrels are his main source of poke, and they work a lot like lux's e, so try to consistently move around to adjust ur cursor to dodge, or even use ur e. u can dodge his ult fairly easily with q3/r/e/e-recast before ever needing to flash. he is very skillshot based (except w) so use ur mobility to ur advantage. buying a mantle early will go a long way or even spectral/mercs as his poke dmg/e stun trade start to build up”
StingingChicken says “Has a ton of sustain and he can cancel your W with his E. Similar to Fiora, careful with E. If he E's into you try to block with your E then turn on him with W. If you can stick him when his cds are down, he has terrible sustained damage and you can walk him down with autos and Qs.”
Adamikcz2 says “Can cancel your E with his E, has solid poke and a lot of sustain thanks to his passive. Best way to kill him is on lvl 6, let him push the wave and freeze, then all in with R. Don't ever get near his turret after lvl 6, he can throw you under the turret using R.”
TwTv EUWXYZ says “If the gragas player is good (M+) he plays phase rush and the worst part about gragas is his teamfight as well and his scaling, he is pretty good champion into darius overall and provides really good teamfighting”
DixonTheGuideMaker says “Look for extended trades whenever possible. Gragas relies heavily on his abilities to deal damage, but if they’re on cooldown he cannot really do anything except for auto-attack. Go for extended trades when one of his abilities are down. Gragas can tease an engage when his Body Slam(E) is up. Try and stand behind or near minions at all times. However, do not stand too close to them since the ability does have an AOE and if you’re close to them, you’ll be hit by his E. If Gragas uses his Drunken Rage(W), it’s because he wants to do something such as setting up his Jungler or going for a trade. Play safer for a short period of time whenever he uses his W.”
DixonTheGuideMaker says “Gragas will look to gank a lot in the early game. Try to counter this by having good vision around the map so you can spot him before he gets to a lane. Gragas is a strong duellist and can easily take down a target if he gets the jump on them with his Body Slam(E). If you can dodge his E, you’ll have an easier time fighting him. As Gragas will be ganking a lot early, his jungle will be open. If you spot him on the top side of the map, you should invade his bottom side jungle and steal away his camps.”
kajinator says “Phase Rush and Flash + Ignite are mandatory into Gragas since he runs Phase Rush too. All of Gragas moves have some form of CC and his in-lane sustain is really incredible. A good Gragas player will make laning phase hell for you. Try to bait out his body slam because every time you try to engage him he will get his E + Q guaranteed combo off. If you can bait it out at level 6, you should win the all in with ignite.”
DixonTheGuideMaker says “Look for extended trades whenever possible. Gragas relies heavily on his abilities to deal damage, but if they’re on cooldown he cannot really do anything except for auto-attack. Go for extended trades when one of his abilities are down. Gragas can tease an engage when his Body Slam(E) is up. Try and stand behind or near minions at all times. However, do not stand too close to them since the ability does have an AOE and if you’re close to them, you’ll be hit by his E. If Gragas uses his Drunken Rage(W), it’s because he wants to do something such as setting up his Jungler or going for a trade. Play safer for a short period of time whenever he uses his W.”
Evandabank says “Gragas is a great matchup. Comet Gragas can be really annoying and if he manages to land enough Q's without you landing any return poke, you can find yourself in trouble.
However, if you play well and are able to return his poke with E-Q combos or you manage to just simply Q, then low HP's are very beneficially for you because you can ult into him and use your shield to burst him down quickly.”
DixonTheGuideMaker says “Look for extended trades whenever possible. Gragas relies heavily on his abilities to deal damage, but if they’re on cooldown he cannot really do anything except for auto-attack. Go for extended trades when one of his abilities are down. Gragas can tease an engage when his Body Slam(E) is up. Try and stand behind or near minions at all times. However, do not stand too close to them since the ability does have an AOE and if you’re close to them, you’ll be hit by his E. If Gragas uses his Drunken Rage(W), it’s because he wants to do something such as setting up his Jungler or going for a trade. Play safer for a short period of time whenever he uses his W.”
SrMolinv says “Gragas tanque:
Escudo de doran y farmear, no merece la pena pelearle ni rusheando cuchilla, se cura demasiado. Farmea y intenta no morir de aburrimiento.
Gragas AP:
Gragas se pickea para negar a Riven, cada vez que intentes tradearle te tirara su E. Cuando usa su W recibe menos daño y se cura, hay que tener timings muy precisos para poder matarlo. Mucho disengage cuando tiene la ulti”
DixonTheGuideMaker says “Look for extended trades whenever possible. Gragas relies heavily on his abilities to deal damage, but if they’re on cooldown he cannot really do anything except for auto-attack. Go for extended trades when one of his abilities are down. Gragas can tease an engage when his Body Slam(E) is up. Try and stand behind or near minions at all times. However, do not stand too close to them since the ability does have an AOE and if you’re close to them, you’ll be hit by his E. If Gragas uses his Drunken Rage(W), it’s because he wants to do something such as setting up his Jungler or going for a trade. Play safer for a short period of time whenever he uses his W.”
pura4 says “"[Ímpeto Gradual, Corrupting Potion, Q > W] - Tente farmar o máximo que conseguir, sempre fique atrás dos minions para evitar a barrigada dele, se for tomar a barrigada use E antes da barrigada chegar e Q após a barrigada, raramente vc ira ter alcance para W, desvie dos barris dele, não fique na lane com metade do HP após o lvl 6, use Q sempre com fluxo de mana, essa lane jogue recuado e espere ajuda, tente sempre avisar seu time do roaming do gragas"”
DixonTheGuideMaker says “Look for extended trades whenever possible. Gragas relies heavily on his abilities to deal damage, but if they’re on cooldown he cannot really do anything except for auto-attack. Go for extended trades when one of his abilities are down. Gragas can tease an engage when his Body Slam(E) is up. Try and stand behind or near minions at all times. However, do not stand too close to them since the ability does have an AOE and if you’re close to them, you’ll be hit by his E. If Gragas uses his Drunken Rage(W), it’s because he wants to do something such as setting up his Jungler or going for a trade. Play safer for a short period of time whenever he uses his W.”
DixonTheGuideMaker says “Look for extended trades whenever possible. Gragas relies heavily on his abilities to deal damage, but if they’re on cooldown he cannot really do anything except for auto-attack. Go for extended trades when one of his abilities are down. Gragas can tease an engage when his Body Slam(E) is up. Try and stand behind or near minions at all times. However, do not stand too close to them since the ability does have an AOE and if you’re close to them, you’ll be hit by his E. If Gragas uses his Drunken Rage(W), it’s because he wants to do something such as setting up his Jungler or going for a trade. Play safer for a short period of time whenever he uses his W.”
DixonTheGuideMaker says “Look for extended trades whenever possible. Gragas relies heavily on his abilities to deal damage, but if they’re on cooldown he cannot really do anything except for auto-attack. Go for extended trades when one of his abilities are down. Gragas can tease an engage when his E is up. Try and stand behind or near minions at all times. However, do not stand too close to them since the ability does have an AOE and if you’re close to them, you’ll be hit by his E. If Gragas uses his W, it’s because he wants to do something such as setting up his Jungler or going for a trade. Play safer for a short period of time whenever he uses his W.”
Irelius says “You will rarely see this guy, especially piloted skillfully but still. Dont get poked too much with his Q, dont get your Q interrupted with his body slam. Dodge his R. ”
DixonTheGuideMaker says “Look for extended trades whenever possible. Gragas relies heavily on his abilities to deal damage, but if they’re on cooldown he cannot really do anything except for auto-attack. Go for extended trades when one of his abilities are down. Gragas can tease an engage when his E is up. Try and stand behind or near minions at all times. However, do not stand too close to them since the ability does have an AOE and if you’re close to them, you’ll be hit by his E. If Gragas uses his W, it’s because he wants to do something such as setting up his Jungler or going for a trade. Play safer for a short period of time whenever he uses his W.”
lenithebot says “Gragas is very tanky and has a good amount of poke with his q and collectively his dash and natural tankiness make him very hard to kill but as long as you respect his ult you probably won't die unless you get ulted into tower or if he has a lot of ap items.”
pura4 says “"[Ímpeto Gradual, Corrupting Potion, Q > W] - Tente farmar o máximo que conseguir, sempre fique atrás dos minions para evitar a barrigada dele, se for tomar a barrigada use E antes da barrigada chegar e Q após a barrigada, raramente vc ira ter alcance para W, desvie dos barris dele, não fique na lane com metade do HP após o lvl 6, use Q sempre com fluxo de mana, essa lane jogue recuado e espere ajuda, tente sempre avisar seu time do roaming do gragas"”
Thrandor says “When he tries to E you, hold down Q onto him to deny the knockup. Note that you will be stunned for a short duration even if you Q his knockup. You can avoid the R knockback by holding Q down onto anything”
DixonTheGuideMaker says “Look for extended trades whenever possible. Gragas relies heavily on his abilities to deal damage, but if they’re on cooldown he cannot really do anything except for auto-attack. Go for extended trades when one of his abilities are down. Gragas can tease an engage when his E
is up. Try and stand behind or near minions at all times. However, do not stand too close to them since the ability does have an AOE and if you’re close to them, you’ll be hit by his E. If Gragas uses his W, it’s because he wants to do something such as setting up his Jungler or going for a trade. Play safer for a short period of time whenever he uses his W.”
CosmicTurtle88 says “If he takes Phase Rush then he'll be impossible to kill unless he fucks up, but he can't pressure you too much either. Before he gets Lost Chapter he's mana gated so you can abuse him
then by forcing him to waste Q/E to disengage all the time. When he Ults you can Devour him so you'll get knocked back together and keep the fight going. ”
UlisesFRN says “Gragas AP is very popular in the Toplane currently. His damage is absurd, and he can cancel you mQ with his dash, plus his sustain is outstanding. If you feed him he is a nightmare to play against, but you should be able to match his laning phase and even beat him. Just dont mQ into him if his dash is up”
Dekar173 says “P: 8
Q: 10 > 6
W: 5
E: 14 > 12 (11 > 9)
R: 120 > 80
Runes vs Gragas: First Strike, Grasp, Phase Rush, Fleet
HIGH Econ: CRIT + Edge of Night
MID Econ: LETHAL + Edge
LOW Econ: Stasis/AP + Everfrost
Strengths: AoE, Peel, Survivability, Giga CC, Can always interrupt jumps*
Weaknesses: Melee, poor split siege, poor objective take (solo), essentially he's WORTHLESS alone but AMAZING with 1-2 allies
Notes:
Snare from brush > jump for 4 stacks > snare is the only "advantage" combo you'll have against Gragas, all else he can interrupt with his E and win trades/disengage.
TAKE RELENTLESS HUNTER. PERMA ROAM. Grag waveclear is good, but siege is bad and his roam isn't as fast as you with Relentless hunter.
Grasp + Doran's Shield lets you outsustain his level 1-4 but eventually he becomes unkillable and enormous CC.”
TENTAKILL ILLAOY says “Сейчас Грагас сломан.
Вам нужно знать его комбо, для понимание своих действий.
Если он в танка, он будет поукать до конца времен и будет вечно убегать на лоу хп, при этом стараясь поукать вас до тех пор, пока не ваншотнет за комбо.
Помогает мерки, бортолом и плавное продавливание линии и игра с лесником, Где вы сможете наставить куча щупалец ему под вышку и спокойно его поукать.
Своей ультой, вы можете сбить ему комбо, если он захочет кинуть вас под вышку.”
Taiquyorah says “J'en vois rarement mais il faut faire attention à sa regen, il a l'avantage dans le MU car il peut facilement vous bump et AA le baril.
Farmer en lane, GP est plus fort en late game.”
Groovywelsh says “He will never kill you but you can't kill him either because if you engage on him with E he can just E you and cancel your E.Also he can just ult you away”
7EyesNoSkills says “His kit entirely counters you, but if he can't kill you with his whole kit, you can kill him. He basically can minimalize your E damage with his W, Can dash and CC you with her E, he can put a barrel on you while you are CCed and you will get slowed until he explodes that barrel. His ult knocks. If you play against him, don't be greedy, spend your 450 gold on mr after you got your boots. He won't be able to kill you.”
WildSamu says “DShield + Red Pot.
His poke is really strong, especially on fully charged casks, try and dodge as many as you can.
His sustain makes him really hard to kill and pretty frustrating to lane against, as he will just heal all poke.
After boots and level 6, this is kind of a skill matchup, it's really important that you dont let him poke you down to much, or he will win all ins.
He will try to ult you under his tower, try not to stay near his tower.”
VituVonDoom says “STAY AWAY FROM HIS TOWER, he will try to R you in it to kill you, and tilt your brains out. His E cancels your hammer Q, bait it out before engaging. Take FS or Conq page, and take anti heal if you're having trouble with his healing”
Aberrant Demon says “His E cancels your Q from connecting, keep that in mind when going for a trade. You mostly want to have him be the one engaging. Pay attention to his Qs and don't let him E or ult you into one, especially if it's fully charged. Farm up until 6 and then you can look for all-ins with Ghost. Try not to use your Q until after he uses his E to make it easier to stick. ”
TrinityForceYasuo says “He is annoying -> Play somewhat safe early on -> Poke him when he walks up for cs -> Level 3+ Dodge his E his your E or if you have Q3 make him use it on you and just time your Q3. You can chase him with your E -> Do not let him just W E Q you and run away with phase rush -> Freeze waves -> Go for extended trades -> Can time your R with his to get on top of him - Use E to dodge his R”
NegativePhoenix says “This more revolves around AP Gragas, not Tank. Tank is still dangerous but I'd put him at even. AP is the main threat here. Despite the fact he may not seem like it, a full AP Gragas can outdamage you completely if you let him. Avoid Q poke if possible and try to poke him if he steps up for minions. Just make sure you're careful he doesn't E in on you for a full combo, that will definitely hurt.”
Potent213 says “Runes:
Grasp is best, but in elos below master, conq and pta also work well.
Goal in lane:
Scale and get 1-2 items then you can sorta beat him, killing him is impossible, he has AoE on every ability, infinite Sustain, has absurd CC.
Wave 1-4:
Stack your grasp, or if u don't have it, look for small trades and poke, u can contest prio, but can't really get a push going, he has too much AoE
Tips:
This is a skilled matchup, but slightly gragas favored, early game you win trades pretty hard, as long as you don't take too much poke and you manage your vitals you can win it, if you parry one E he pays a lot for it,.
Look to poke him hard and look for semi all in, back vitals are fine as well as he can't E to run away so u can parry for slow.
If you both use all spells in a trade you won that trade, problem is he typically runs away with phaserush, even without phaserush he can E you and slow with Q.
You can Q and bait out his E to gain some distance and parry it, hard to explain but basically often times Gragas players will E as soon as you Q so you can move back with movespeed and parry it.
The problem with this matchup is that once he gets 2nd recall he has a ton of cdr and basically pokes you down to death with small trades and Q spam.
The good thing is as long as you don't int early, once you get hydra you win as his R is a free parry, parry either his E or R both make you have a free win, although if you parry E you get a good trade but not the kill as he can R you out.
With proper tethering and kiting you win this MU.
Pull in waves and look for all ins you win them as long as his cooldowns don't comeback up again
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BiriRamen says “I mean, this one is a bit weird, I really thought this would be a harder matchup, but I've won almost every matchup vs a Gragas. Let him use body slam, go in and kill him.”
Scallywag says “He can heal your poke back up with his passive early on.
If he's good he can kill you in a full combo after lvl 6.
Else you still have an advantage since he's melee.”
SilverAvalanche says “Bully: You just take grasp and win every trade, don't ever E him if he has his dash since it will negate your E. All you wanna do is Q him and use your passive and if he engages on you then you just E. It becomes very easy to kill him level 6 if he misses his dash. The only way you will lose lane is due to Gragas having better wave clear making it easy for him to freeze and since Gragas has very good gank set up it can be a very dangerous lane so make sure to know where the enemy jungler before you engage.”
Trundledaddy says “Mercs rush will make it easier, hard to catch him especially if he has Phase Rush you do win the 1v1, but he has better trades, when mercs, pillar after he tries to run away, force ult and enjoy lane, hard to kill but you outscale later and can just kill towers.”
Federals1 says “Gragas looks to buy a lot of cooldown reduction and do very short combo trades before going in for the kill. You can match his cooldown reduction by having ability haste in runes and a lot in your build. Ionian Boots are very good against him. Doran's ring and Blade both work well into him. First rune page should be used. Q max is needed. Flash+Ignite are the preffered summoner spell choices. Focus on building a lot of bulk, so a lot of health and resists.”
Nekoparry says “///////////////////////////ENGLISH//////////////////////////
In early game you win all trades unless you get poked a lot. Look to poke him a lot and then all in him.
As soon as you Q into him he will probably use E so try to react in time and parry it. After a while he will get a lot of CDR and will poke you down to death. If you don't int early, after lvl 6 you can fight him since his ult is a free parry. After your first item you win all fights.
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En early le ganas todos los trades a menos que te poke mucho. Intenta pokearle y luego hacerle all in. En cuanto uses tu Q probablemente va a usar su E, intenta ripostearla antes de que te de. Después de un rato empezará a tener mucho CDR y te va a pokear hasta la muerte. Si no inteas en early, después de lvl 6 le ganas ya que su ulti es un riposte gratis. Después de tu primer item ganas todas las peleas.”
alexionut05 says “You should win any trade with this guy, do not be afraid of fighting back with him. You also should try to predict his dash. Be careful as he may turn back fights if he ults you under his tower or to the enemy jungler. Always make sure to have river vision!”
gazibulle says “Hard matchup. You outscale him. Gragas is an anti-snowball champion, his goal is to delay your scaling as hard as possible. Survive his Q poke with Dshield. Try to bait his E by either Wing him so he Es into you, or just running towards him and Q-Q. If he Es you (wait until his Phase Rush goes away if he plays it), you can engage on him with E and you will win the all-in as long as you are not into too much of his minions. A thing you can do is bait you are out of lane, so he will push in order to take the wave under your tower; if he does so by using his W and E, you can hookshot on him and he has no escape. I advise you to take Grasp so you can get some HP stacks and more survivability in lane. Ignite / TP also helps much in this matchup, as you can cut down his passive healing entirely. Be careful to ganks as Gragas has an insane gank setup with E and R. You can ult either his R or E. Gragases will often E-Flash to try to outplay you, you can spam R key between you and him and you will most likely dodge it. You can also buffer your E unto a wall whenever he Es you, so it bypasses his knock-up and allows you to hookshot onto him after.”
MHLoppy says “A pretty uninspiring tank matchup. He has decent burst damage and a good amount of CC - combined with his passive's sustain he can plausibly prevent you from ever being able to kill him unassisted. Fortunately if he's playing back safely he'll slowly bleed cs. Watch out for ganks whenever you don't have ult available (especially pre-6), since his gank assist is immense.”
Scarhawk says “Gragas has far better sustain than you. He can harass you with his abilities while keeping himself healthy. Your engage can be stopped by his E. Just play for lane and help out elsewhere on the map.”
Helzky says “He's not too big of a problem. He cannot pressure you or damage you to the point of kill pressure. You get ghouls, E him, watch him run. Free gold!”
OliveeGarden says “take pta, and ghost. never walk up to him if he has e up and wait for a gank. you have a kill window post 6 if you can deny his cc.”
Your Desired Username says “Even matchup. Rush mercs, then Rylai's. Early game he will spam short trades, so try to predict his E when he's in your melee range and use your E directly in front of you. This way, while you're stunned from his E, he will get pulled behind you, allowing you to extend the trade. Generally speaking, you win every all-in, but whenever Gragas sees that a certain fight isn't quite going his way, he will use either Phase Rush, E or R to escape. This way he can also escape in Brazil most of the time sadly. For this reason you should look to flash his ult.”
Rayli36 says “He's pretty tilting but try to predict his E and try to dodge his Q and you'll be fine you can build megatron cloak or hexdrinker if you need it.
AP-dmg”
Black Demon Ezel says “Gragas can be a little rude with his CC and outright tankiness. I don't find him top lane practically ever but I've still seen it before. You'll need someway to mitigate his empowered autos and health. He has no sustain but he's veeeeeery prone to CC (stunning and the like). Keep on baby caging him and you should be fine.”
LunaticDancer says “Nice sustain and damage, but luckily very kiteable for you. Gambler viable, D Shield. In extended fights (3 seconds and longer) you win hard, so aim for those. Careful not to get wombo comboed by his ult.”
Turkthunder says “Gragas is an extreme threat especially in the early-middle game it is somewhat impossible to outplay or maneuver out of your chance of survival. He outplays and deals an extreme hefty amount of damage.”
Black Demon Ezel says “Gragas is not normally seen in top lane but be wary. The Rabble Rouser has so much CC and so much slow that you can't get anywhere near him”
_WhiteSnow_ says “For tank gragas:
Just dont worry about winning lane - trading with gragas is impossible due to his e cancelling your leap. Out teamfight him to win.
Avoid getting ulted into his turret.
Ap gragas:
This version actually takes damage and is actually a winning matchup instead - you can bait out his e or and then look for trades on its cooldown. root if he holds his e often to lock him down before you jump in for a quick trade.”
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.”
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.”
BoilTheOil says “Take Conqueror or Grasp of the Undying. Buy D-shield and take trades every time he walks up and force him to use mana since his mana costs are very high. If his team is mostly magic damage rush Mercury's Treads, it helps a lot in trades and makes it harder for him to disengage the fight. He can be hard to kill because he can just E and run away so just try to get a cs lead.”
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)”
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.”
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.”
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. If he misses E though feel free to go hard for a trade or all-in. Problem with Gragas is as well that he just spams W to sustain during laning phase, which makes it hard for you to chip him down bit by bit. I prefer to run Grasp in this matchup since you don't really get extended trades here.”
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).”
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.”
Raen says “Get early Mercs Treds to reduce some of his E CC. Dodge his W AA with ur E. If he will waste his E on minions you can small window to all in him. Mos of the time you can't do much here so try to do something on the diff part of the map or keep him on lane if ur team is winning.”
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.”
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.”
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. ”
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)”
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)”
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”
OTP Toxin says “Move a lot, if he miss his Q, keep moving to dodge his E and NEVER run away from him in his all-ins, that way he will almost all the time miss his R because he will think that you will run away and will throw the barrel in the escape way.”
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.”
The Rock Titan says “"[Phase Rush Corrupting Potion, Q > W] - 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
- Still try to Q him all the time and harass him to pressure a kill
- Once he gets Everfrost, be very careful, he can cc you to death!"”
Amvill says “He is just really hard to out-trade and lane against. His damage and sustain early is stronger than yours and can disengage from your all-in's with Ease. He can do it all. Just do your best to dodge his abilities and create some space between you and him.”
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.”
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.”
jmp_01_ says “Take Conqueror or Grasp. Take Doran's Shield, you should outsustain him lane because you use no mana. Force him to use mana when he decides to walk up and take creeps. It gets harder when he builds some HP because he does tons of damage and kites you with no problem with Everfrost and Phase Rush.”
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)”
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.”
Alan234 says “Go Fleet Footwork because of gragas poke and all in threat
Gragas Q poke is hard to dodge and has a massive hitbox so you need to predict his qs and instantly dodge when he throws it. If you dodge a lot he wont prock manaflow band and go oom a lot more often. If he throws a q on the ground, make sure you position in a way where he cant ult you into it. If you're low hp there is a high chance of gragas e flashing on you, so you can predict it quite often. Sadly gragas is overbuffed with extremely strong items so its impossible to kill him”
JaxIsAHobo says “Literally the most obnoxious champion to play against top lane as Jax. He will bellyflop your leap, and harrass you with his casks. You get poked out, and you don't really have a way to engage on gragas at all. Build sustain and try to survive lane, because later you outscale him, or better yet, just dodge the match if you can. Take grasp of the undying as well.”
Fryx says “He will heal all of your poke and any engage will be denied. His poke is hard to dodge as Malphite.
Play it safe and play for lategame. Just scale and get the wave to your side of the lane.”
wff010 says “Wtf is this a melee champion that kites and plays like fucking Quinn lmao. Get doran's shield, max W, spam your E W 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.”
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.”
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.”
Dbthegamer74 says “Annoying ass lane just dodge this shit its unplayable your completely weakside and you rely on your team carrying you. Get merc's play safe all game.”
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.”
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.”
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.”
JeanMichelBambi says “Gragas has decent burst and good enough clear with his aoe abilities, he remains an even match because of his lack of mobility and overall squishiness early game”
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.”
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”
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. ”
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”
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!”
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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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.”
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.”
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.”
kagaroo says “🔴Counter Matchup🔴
Threat Scale: 9.5/10
➡️One of the worst matchups for trundle. Gragas is way too mobile for Trundle and his trading patterns are extremely toxic. His damage is insane and he cannot die unless he makes massive mistakes. He can neutralise us on the side if we are even items and can beat us even at 6 items vs 6 items. For this reason gragas is a counter matchup. It's definitely playable though, with enough respect to his CC and farming well and playing around your hydra healing you can win. You need to be extremely disciplined and patient in laning phase, try to proxy and exit laning phase to avoid the toxic trading patterns. If you can snowball you will win but if you are even then gragas will slowly outscale.
➡️Rule of thumb:
Bad gragas vs Bad Trundle ➡️ Trundle favoured
Average gragas vs Average Trundle ➡️70/30 gragas/trundle
Good gragas vs Good Trundle ➡️ 90/10 gragas/trundle, gragas SHOULD win but Trundle can win if the gragas makes mistakes and we exploit this.”
Haxorr says “Gragas can be hard for sure. I take the Grasp page in this matchup, look to play around minions to deny his bodyslam and use your Q when he Qs to dodge it as your Q is a really low cooldown and cost. Little baby Qs with Grasp procs can be really good to trade into Gragas, and his E is pretty reactable to parry as well as his ult. Good spacing and movement wins this matchup for you. At the highest level I think this is Gragas favored but in lower elos you can really punish a bad Gragas. Doran's shield is best with Grasp page.”
CactEyez says “Boring lane, you can't ever really kill him because he is so slippery, but he can't kill you because he lacks the damage. Just don't let him full combo you for free and beware ganks - He can cancel your W easily.
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Start Items:
- D.Shield -> Dark Seal
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Tank Items:
- Swifties -> Heartsteel
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AP Items:
- Swifties -> Heartsteel -> Riftmaker”
FeaRLesS Da says “take ignite
same as akali
dont interact with this creature just perma proxy
u hard win after form esp with buffering your w when he tried to e you”
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(PT_BR) s25.21 / Jax Setups & Matchups / Complete Guide by Asuralol01 on Twitch.TV / English version coming soon
by asuratop1 | Jax Player
