What are the best items for Graves in Deadlock?

The highest win rate items for Graves right now are Diviner's Kevlar (64.1%), Spirit Burn (64.0%), Magic Carpet (64.0%). These are calculated from tracked Deadlock matches and update every 15 minutes.

Who counters Graves in Deadlock?

Graves struggles most against Seven, Victor, McGinnis. These matchups are based on head to head win rate data from ranked Deadlock matches.

What is Graves's win rate in Deadlock?

Graves has a 56.8% win rate across 621,158 tracked matches, and currently sits in S+-tier.

Is Graves good in Deadlock?

Graves is currently a S+-tier Deadlock character with a 56.8% win rate.

Popular Itemsby pick rate

Restorative Shotweapon

1:5757.0%547.5K

Extra Staminavitality

7:0557.0%488.6K

Improved Spiritspirit

Highest WR Itemsby win rate

Skill Path

Most popular skill leveling order71.7%· 42,174 matches

Jar of Dead

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Grasping Hands

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Essence Theft

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Borrowed Decree

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Build Path Timeline

Average buy time for the most popular items, sorted by game phase

Early Game

0 – 8 min

Restorative Shotweapon

Extra Staminavitality

7:05

57.0%488.6K

Mid Game

8 – 16 min

Improved Spiritspirit

12:15

57.7%480.4K

Late Game

16+ min

Boundless Spiritspirit

29:43

60.7%307.8K

What If?Item Optimizer

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Best Matchups

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Worst Matchups

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Best Synergies

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Win Rate Trend

53.1%-1.9%

64.1K matches this week

GravesDeadlock Build, Stats & Counters

S+★★☆ Complexitymarksman

MorbidArea DenialNecromancer

Abilities

Win Rate

56.8%

Pick Rate

3.8%

KDA Ratio

2.73

Avg Damage

39.6K

Matches

621.2K

Avg KDA

6.8 / 7.1 / 12.6

Max Health

730

Move Speed

Sprint Speed

2.2

Light Melee

Heavy Melee

116

Stamina

Abilities

More Graves analytics

Go deeper on Graves with related Deadlock data: top ranked players of this hero, community builds, the full counter matrix, pair synergies and meta shifts across recent patches.

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Graves Meta SnapshotTier S+

Graves is a dominant S+ tier pick in the current Deadlock meta, running a 56.8% win rate and a 3.8% pick rate across 621,158 tracked matches this patch. Graves averages 6.8 kills, 7.1 deaths and 12.6 assists per match, so every stat, counter and item build below is pulled directly from ranked matches and refreshed every 15 minutes.

Win Rate

56.8%

Pick Rate

3.8%

Graves Deep Dive

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Ability Priority

How to level Graves's abilities

The highest win rate Graves players open with Jar of Dead, Jar of Dead, and Grasping Hands, and that ability priority wins 71.7% of 42,174 tracked games. Early points into that path front load Graves's strongest spike and lets you snowball through the laning phase instead of stalling into mid game.

Power Spikes & Economy

When Graves actually spikes

Across tracked games Graves finishes on an average 42,516 net worth with a 2.73 KDA. That number tells you when Graves actually spikes: every item tier and ability upgrade on this page is ordered so the strongest win rate path lines up with that economy. Graves deals around 39,560 hero damage per match, so the build path below prioritises items that scale into that damage profile rather than pure survivability.

The highest win rate build path on Graves right now runs Grit (tier 1, 58.1% WR), Kinetic Dash (tier 2, 60.4% WR), Fortitude (tier 3, 59.5% WR), and Diviner's Kevlar (tier 4, 64.1% WR). These picks carry the strongest individual win rates in their tier bracket across ranked matches, so stacking them in order gives you the cleanest data backed route. If your early game snowballs you can flex into offensive tier 3 and tier 4 items, otherwise the defensive options listed in the items tab hold the lead instead of forcing it.

Meta Position

Graves in the current Deadlock patch

Graves is holding a 56.8% win rate this patch and ranks in the S+ tier across the full hero pool. Over the last few weeks that number has moved down by about 2.8 percentage points, a signal that the pick is drifting out of the meta. That puts Graves firmly in the meta conversation this patch, and makes it a priority ban target above Diamond rank.

Worst Matchups

Who counters Graves

Graves loses lane weight against Paige (-2.2% win rate delta), Wraith (-1.3% win rate delta), and Mo & Krill (-1.2% win rate delta). These aren't feelings, they are negative win rate deltas drawn from ranked matches with at least 50 head to head samples. When any of these show up on the enemy team, lean on the synergy picks listed below and delay your power spike items so you can survive the bad matchup into mid game.

Best Synergies

Who to duo with Graves

Graves pairs strongest with McGinnis (+8.3% win rate delta) and Seven (+7.3% win rate delta). Both partners cover holes in Graves's kit that the worst matchups above exploit, which is why the duo win rates stay well above the hero's solo baseline. If you're queueing with a friend, these are the safest picks to lock alongside Graves.

Popular Itemsby pick rate

Highest WR Itemsby win rate

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Build Path Timeline

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Late Game

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Vitality

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Win Rate Trend

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Graves's Journey

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