Graves Arena Build Guide
“The Outlaw”
Malcolm Graves is a renowned mercenary, gambler, and thief—a wanted man in every city and empire he has visited. Even though he has an explosive temper, he possesses a strict sense of criminal honor, often enforced at the business end of his...
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Recommended Items for Graves in Arena
Optimal 2v2 combat item build path for Graves. Build your core synergy items first, prioritize speed with tailored boots, and adapt situational picks to counter enemy comps.
Best Augments for Graves in Arena
Top-performing Prismatic, Gold, and Silver augments tailored to maximize Graves's combat scaling, ability cooldowns, and survivability in 2v2 Arena rounds.
You are now melee. Gain Attack Damage, Health, Attack Speed, Lifesteal, and Move Speed based on how much Attack Range you lost.
Gain Deceive Summoner Spell. Deceive: You teleport and become Invisible. Your next Attack while Invisible deals an additional physical damage. When you die, spawn an exploding box that deals a large amount of magic damage and Fear nearby enemies.
When you Attack, fire 5 bolts that each deal physical damage and applies your OnHit.
After using a Dash, Blink, or Teleport Ability you gain Armor and Magic Resist.
Gain 15% Armor Penetration and Magic Penetration.
Hitting an enemy with basic attacks or damaging abilities grants stacking Attack Speed and Critical Strike Chance.
Gain 20 Attack Damage, 10 Ability Haste, and 10 Lethality.
Replace The Collector with an upgraded version that executes low health targets and grants bonus gold.
Convert Ability Power to Bonus Attack Damage. Gain 15% Attack Damage.
Best Prismatic Items for Graves in Arena
Prismatic items tier list ranked by performance synergy on Graves. Aim to roll S-Tier items in your round 3 anvil choices to secure early combat dominance.
Graves Abilities & Kit Overview
Comprehensive breakdown of Graves's passive and active spells in Arena mode, highlighting ability interactions and combo execution.
New Destiny
Graves' shotgun has some unique properties. He must reload when he runs out of ammo. Attacks fire 4 bullets, which cannot pass through units. Non-champions struck by multiple bullets are knocked back.
End of the Line
Graves fires an explosive shell that detonates after 1 second, or after colliding with terrain.
Smoke Screen
Graves fires a smoke canister at the target area creating a cloud of smoke that reduces sight range. Enemies caught in the initial impact are dealt magic damage and have their Move Speed reduced briefly.
Quickdraw
Graves dashes forward gaining an Armor and Magic Resist boost for several seconds. If Graves dashes towards an enemy champion, gain two stacks of True Grit instead. Hitting enemies with basic attacks lowers the cooldown of this skill and refreshes the resistance boost.
Collateral Damage
Graves fires an explosive shell dealing heavy damage to the first champion it hits. After hitting a champion or reaching the end of its range, the shell explodes dealing damage in a cone.
Frequently Asked Questions about Graves in Arena
Common Arena build strategies, augment interactions, and item synergies answered for Graves.
The best Arena build for Graves in patch 16.17.1 currently sits at Tier S (52.07% win rate). The optimal core items include The Collector, Sword of the Divine, Infinity Edge, paired with Gluttonous Greaves or Plated Steelcaps. Adjust your situational items to counter burst assassins, heavy tanks, or healing comps in later rounds.
The top Prismatic augments for Graves are Draw Your Sword, Clown College, Fan the Hammer. These augments provide massive combat scalings and ability enhancements that synergize directly with Graves's kit to win late-game rounds.
The best Prismatic items to roll on Graves include Duskblade of Draktharr, Galeforce, Hamstringer. Securing one of these S-Tier prismatic items in the early rounds gives Graves a decisive stat and passive advantage over enemy pairs.