Graves vs Aatrox in Top lane is a favourable lane on patch 26.14. The one thing to respect: his ult — with World Ender up he has the damage to outheal you, so run it down until it's gone. Below is the exact page the OTP runs — runes, skill max order, summoner spells, item build and the four tips that decide the lane, plus a quick quiz before you lock in.

⇄ ChangeYOU · TOPGRAVESthe Outlaw

⇄ ChangeENEMY · TOPAATROXthe Darkin Blade

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How to play it

✓ DO

Run from his ult

Run away while his R is up — that's the only time he can outheal your damage.

Fight with R down

Without his ult he doesn't have enough damage to outheal you — that's your kill window.

Buy early armor

Grab one Cloth Armor early even in a non-Tabi game — you can sell it later.

✕ DON'T

⛔

Never fight him while his ult is up — that's the only time he outheals your damage.

Runes

PRECISION

INSPIRATIONuniversal page

SHARDS

No rune change for this matchup — run the universal page, our every-game default.

Spells

FLASH

IGNITE

Items

Start

Core

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Graves flexes lethality and crit every game, but the constant is Bloodthirster first for the lifesteal and shield that keep him healthy in lane, then Youmuu's Ghostblade to snowball. Rush an early Cloth Armor or Hexdrinker into heavy AD/AP bursts, and grab Boots of Swiftness when you need to stick to a target.

Skill order

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
	Q			Q	Q		Q	Q
			W											W	W		W	W
		E							E	E		E	E
						R					R					R

MAXQ→E→W

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