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How to counter GravesHow to counter

Counter heroes, counter items and the window to fight

Heroes that do best against Graves, the items that do best when Graves is on the enemy team, and the window to fight. Each number compares a hero's (or item's) result against Graves with its usual result, relative to how everyone does against Graves, so neither a strong counter-pick nor a strong Graves skews the list.

Their combo: Graves unearths a wall of Grasping Hands that immobilises you for 1s when you pass through it, then lets Jar of Dead’s Deadheads hit you while you’re stuck.

Beware: Don’t walk through the hands; she can rotate the wall to cut off your escape. Divers who get past her summons are her weakness.

Best heroes against Graves

+2.5 ppLady Geist
44.7% vs usual 47.7% · 2.5k

+2.0 ppMcGinnis
44.1% vs usual 47.5% · 2.4k

+1.8 ppViscous
42.5% vs usual 46.2% · 2.0k

+1.4 ppWraith
49.5% vs usual 53.4% · 6.9k

+1.3 ppBaba
48.4% vs usual 52.5% · 5.1k

+1.2 ppSeven
49.3% vs usual 53.4% · 4.1k

+1.1 ppMo & Krill
44.7% vs usual 48.9% · 5.6k

+0.9 ppKelvin
49.4% vs usual 54.1% · 3.0k

Best in lane against Graves

Lady Geist+3.4 pp · 46.0% vs usual 47.7% · 810
McGinnis+3.3 pp · 45.7% vs usual 47.5% · 799
Baba+2.8 pp · 50.4% vs usual 52.5% · 1.7k
Seven+1.8 pp · 50.1% vs usual 53.4% · 1.4k
Kelvin+1.8 pp · 50.5% vs usual 54.1% · 995
Grey Talon+1.4 pp · 40.5% vs usual 44.7% · 980
Drifter+1.1 pp · 46.4% vs usual 50.3% · 2.1k
Paige+1.0 pp · 50.5% vs usual 54.6% · 1.9k
Viscous+0.8 pp · 40.8% vs usual 46.2% · 647
Abrams+0.8 pp · 47.7% vs usual 52.1% · 1.7k

Items that beat Graves

Item	Win rate vs Graves	Usual win rate	Lift	Games
Armor Piercer	51.2%	55.0%	+2.9	150k
Plated Armor	48.4%	52.4%	+2.7	470k
Cursed Relic	45.5%	50.0%	+2.4	243k
Lightning Scroll	50.4%	55.0%	+2.2	312k
Inhibitor	50.7%	55.4%	+2.2	315k
Ethereal Shift	52.5%	57.2%	+2.1	166k
Indomitable	50.3%	55.0%	+2.1	803k
Cheat Death	51.1%	55.9%	+2.0	179k
Juggernaut	50.4%	55.1%	+2.0	841k
Spellbreaker	48.8%	53.6%	+2.0	383k
Crippling Headshot	50.7%	55.6%	+2.0	446k
Silencer	53.7%	58.5%	+2.0	606k
Unstoppable	49.8%	54.7%	+1.9	579k
Refresher	51.4%	56.3%	+1.9	532k
Spellslinger	52.1%	57.1%	+1.8	348k