Against squishier team compositions, Graves can thrive with a lethality build and play for a high damage combo from range. Without going too deep into the matchup, Kindred outranges, outscales, and inhibits Graves’ adaptability. If you’re playing Graves, that ban is valuable and should be used on Kindred. Technically, you can go your entire climb without playing against one specific Champion if you want. One of the perks of solo queue is that you are guaranteed one ban. It’s certainly tricky, but not impossible. It’s not necessarily to say that Graves is an unstoppable force that should be picked or banned every game (even though he kind of is), it’s more so pointing to the fact that the typical counters to Graves are defeatable with early pressure and proactivity. When we refer to this blind pickability, and first pickability, it’s referencing how adaptable this Champion really is. And you definitely don’t want to play against Kindred. You don’t want to play against such long ranges because you can’t hit them. Graves doesn’t really like to play into long-range mages because he’s kind of a short-ranged burst ADC. Right now, Graves is pretty broken so it’s definitely blind pickable and first pickable. So, picking a consistent and adaptable Champion is critical. When you’re an early pick, you don’t necessarily know what kind of composition your team is going to wind up with. Alternatively, you can pick a Champion that is consistent on its own. One way to bypass this problem is to pick a Champion you are consistent with. This predicament is obviously going to happen fifty percent of the time so it’s a common challenge to encounter. Of course, in solo queue, an added problem junglers encounter is when they are picking early in Champion Select and can’t trade with a teammate, forcing them to blind pick. With the many changes coming to the game, many players want consistency and certainly want to minimize their bad matchups. Right now, Graves is that Champion in the jungle! If you want to make sure you can climb, it’s crucial to learn to play Champions that will be able to adapt and thrive in any situation you find yourself in. Flexibility generally means consistency and reliability. One of the biggest reasons to pick up Graves as soon as possible is how flexible he can be in every game state. Note to reader: This interview was conducted on Friday, November 11th, 2022, a few days before the preseason changes went live. Lawrence Lin ‘ eXyu’ Xu takes us through ‘The Outlaw’ lifestyle that is Graves jungle! It’s ‘The End of the Line’ for the 2022 season, so it’s a great time to pick up a new jungle Champion to main for the coming year.
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