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Graves vs Darius

YOU · TOP

ENEMY · TOP

Skill matchupPre-6 MediumPost-6 MediumTake Ignite

How to play it

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Dodge his E pull

His E pull from a bush is how he cheeses you: get to lane before him so he can't grab you into a fight.

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Punish stack greed

Many Darius players over-commit to land all 5 bleed stacks even in a losing fight: that greed is a free kill for you.

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Rush level 2

Get a fast level 2 and bully him before he spikes.

Never leash if it means arriving after Darius: lose bush control and you're on your jungler's mercy.

Runes

PRECISION

INSPIRATION

SHARDS

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

MAX

Q→

E→

Graves · Top · Patch 26.17 · Ranked Solo · Updated Sep 5, 2026

Graves vs Darius in Top lane is a skill matchup on patch 26.17. The one thing to respect: his Apprehend pull from a bush is the cheese to avoid, stay out of grab range and reach lane before him.