Graves vs Malphite in Top lane is a hard lane on patch 26.14. The one thing to respect: this is a losing lane — respect his all-in and don't get caught out. 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 · TOPMALPHITEShard of the Monolith

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Heavily unfavoredPre-6 HardPost-6 HardTake Ignite

How to play it

✓ DO

Respect his all-in

The author's verdict is blunt — you will lose this lane, so respect his ult and never hand him a clean engage.

Dodge in champ select

Dodge if possible — this is a hard, losing matchup for Graves.

Take Teleport

Run TP and play safe for scaling rather than forcing early fights you can't win.

✕ DON'T

⛔

Never force this lane — the verdict is you will lose, so dodge in champ select or play purely to scale.

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

IMPROVE YOUR MACRO

Winning lane is only half the game — rotations, wave control and objective tempo decide the rest. Train the map on MOBA Trainer.

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