Graves

Graves item build

Early game

0 to 9 min

83% Restorative Shot Weapon · Tier 1 · 800 souls Bought83% Win58.0% At1:58 Your next bullet will heal you based on what target you hit. 65% Extra Spirit Spirit · Tier 1 · 800 souls Bought65% Win58.0% At4:33 49% Extra Stamina Vitality · Tier 1 · 800 souls Bought49% Win57.9% At5:24 39% Mystic Shot Weapon · Tier 2 · 1,600 souls Bought39% Win60.5% At6:17 Your next bullet deals bonus spirit damage. 30% Grit Vitality · Tier 1 · 800 souls Bought30% Win59.9% At4:16 Gain a Barrier for a short duration. 19% Arcane Surge Spirit · Tier 2 · 1,600 souls Bought19% Win59.1% At6:43 After you Dash-Jump, the next ability you use within 7s will have bonus Range, Duration, and Spirit Power.

Mid game

9 to 20 min

37% Enchanter's Emblem Vitality · Tier 2 · 1,600 souls Bought37% Win59.1% At13:28 While you are above 65% health, gain bonus Spirit and Cooldown Reduction. 36% Improved Spirit Spirit · Tier 2 · 1,600 souls Bought36% Win58.4% At13:49 31% Tesla Bullets Weapon · Tier 3 · 3,200 souls Bought31% Win58.2% At12:15 Your bullets have a chance to shock your target. The shock will jump to a nearby enemy. 22% Torment Pulse Spirit · Tier 3 · 3,200 souls Bought22% Win62.8% At15:60 Periodically deals spirit damage to the closest two enemies nearby. 22% Duration Extender Spirit · Tier 2 · 1,600 souls Bought22% Win57.6% At13:57 Imbue an ability to increase its Duration. 17% Compress Cooldown Spirit · Tier 2 · 1,600 souls Bought17% Win57.4% At13:45 Imbue an ability to reduce its Cooldown.

Late game

20 min and later

38% Toxic Bullets Weapon · Tier 3 · 3,200 souls Bought38% Win56.5% At25:09 Your bullets build up a Bleed on enemies, causing them to lose a percentage of their Max Health over time. Also reduces Incoming Healing on the ble... 37% Boundless Spirit Spirit · Tier 4 · 6,400 souls Bought37% Win58.8% At30:59 33% Escalating Exposure Spirit · Tier 4 · 6,400 souls Bought33% Win61.8% At31:49 Dealing spirit damage applies a stacking Spirit Amp that increases your spirit damage to the target. 31% Stamina Mastery Vitality · Tier 3 · 3,200 souls Bought31% Win55.1% At25:04 31% Mystic Vulnerability Spirit · Tier 2 · 1,600 souls Bought31% Win58.9% At25:50 When an enemy takes spirit damage, they have their spirit resist reduced. 22% Capacitor Weapon · Tier 4 · 6,400 souls Bought22% Win58.7% At28:51 Launch a projectile that deals damage, applies a strong slow that recovers over time, prevents Stamina usage and Silences their movement-based item...

Core items

Most bought overall

74% Improved Spirit Spirit · Tier 2 · 1,600 souls Bought74% Win58.0% At12:11 63% Toxic Bullets Weapon · Tier 3 · 3,200 souls Bought63% Win59.0% At21:31 Your bullets build up a Bleed on enemies, causing them to lose a percentage of their Max Health over time. Also reduces Incoming Healing on the ble... 59% Stamina Mastery Vitality · Tier 3 · 3,200 souls Bought59% Win58.9% At21:09 57% Mystic Shot Weapon · Tier 2 · 1,600 souls Bought57% Win58.9% At8:42 Your next bullet deals bonus spirit damage. 49% Enchanter's Emblem Vitality · Tier 2 · 1,600 souls Bought49% Win58.8% At13:52 While you are above 65% health, gain bonus Spirit and Cooldown Reduction. 47% Mystic Vulnerability Spirit · Tier 2 · 1,600 souls Bought47% Win59.9% At22:03 When an enemy takes spirit damage, they have their spirit resist reduced.

Percent = share of Graves players who bought the item in that phase. Hover or tap an item for its win rate and buy time. Late items win more partly because winning players can afford them.

Graves abilities

Ability 1

Jar of Dead

Passive: Collect death when anything dies nearby and store it in your Jar of Dead. Active: Throw a jar to summon Deadheads that repeatedly deal spirit damage to enemies. Deadheads follow you instead if there's no nearby enemies, and prioritize the target of your weapon.

1. 1Collecting death heals 5 health per pickup
2. 2On Hit: Apply 24% Slow for 1s
3. 3+2 Deadheads +4s Deadhead Lifetime

Ability 2

Grasping Hands

Unearth a line of grasping hands, summoning a Ghoul and leaving behind a rift. Enemies who pass through take spirit damage and receive immobilize. Alt-Cast rotates the orientation of the wall.

1. 1+2s Duration
2. 2+90 Damage and +10m Wall Length
3. 3+1 Ghouls Raised -14s Cooldown +0.75s Immobilize Duration

Ability 3

Essence Theft

Your weapon steals weapon damage and spirit resist over time, up to a maximum amount per target.

1. 1+5% Max Spirit Resist Stolen
2. 2+20% Max Weapon Damage Stolen
3. 3+1 Max Steal Targets All Summons now apply Essence Theft

Ability 4 · Ultimate

Borrowed Decree

1. 1+25% Ghoul Speed -15s Cooldown
2. 2+10s Duration -0.3s Time To Spawn
3. 3On Death: Deal +5% Current Health as Damage

Ability order

18% of players · 62.1% win rate · 61,756 matches

Max first Grasping Hands › Essence Theft › Borrowed Decree › Jar of Dead

Ability	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
Jar of Dead	U	1
Grasping Hands			U	1		2			3
Essence Theft					U						1	2
Borrowed Decree							U	1		2

U = unlock, numbers = upgrade tier. Most common first 12 points.

Graves counters and matchups

Counters

Graves wins least against

New Rat King Rat King Win rate50.5% Pick rate– Matches211k −7.0 pts vs Graves's average −7.0

Paige Paige Win rate50.6% Pick rate– Matches122k −7.0 pts vs Graves's average −7.0

Seven Seven Win rate52.2% Pick rate– Matches127k −5.3 pts vs Graves's average −5.3

Victor Victor Win rate52.5% Pick rate– Matches107k −5.0 pts vs Graves's average −5.0

Kelvin Kelvin Win rate53.3% Pick rate– Matches45k −4.3 pts vs Graves's average −4.3

Haze Haze Win rate53.8% Pick rate– Matches165k −3.8 pts vs Graves's average −3.8

Good matchups

Graves wins most against

Shiv Shiv Win rate63.1% Pick rate– Matches79k +5.5 pts vs Graves's average +5.5

Silver Silver Win rate63.0% Pick rate– Matches107k +5.4 pts vs Graves's average +5.4

Pocket Pocket Win rate62.6% Pick rate– Matches59k +5.1 pts vs Graves's average +5.1

Mina Mina Win rate62.6% Pick rate– Matches160k +5.0 pts vs Graves's average +5.0

Mirage Mirage Win rate62.5% Pick rate– Matches39k +4.9 pts vs Graves's average +4.9

Rem Rem Win rate61.9% Pick rate– Matches128k +4.4 pts vs Graves's average +4.4

Best teammates

Lift Graves's win rate most

New Rat King Rat King Win rate63.8% Pick rate– Matches212k +6.2 pts vs Graves's average +6.2

Paige Paige Win rate63.1% Pick rate– Matches87k +5.6 pts vs Graves's average +5.6

Kelvin Kelvin Win rate62.2% Pick rate– Matches44k +4.7 pts vs Graves's average +4.7

Seven Seven Win rate62.0% Pick rate– Matches121k +4.5 pts vs Graves's average +4.5

Victor Victor Win rate62.0% Pick rate– Matches119k +4.4 pts vs Graves's average +4.4

Ivy Ivy Win rate60.6% Pick rate– Matches64k +3.1 pts vs Graves's average +3.1

Points = Graves's win rate with or against that hero minus Graves's overall win rate. At least 500 matches per pair.

Top Graves community builds

• Mayonese

  by Mayonese · 22,822 favorites · updated Aug 22, 2026

  ID 372158
  Restorative Shot Weapon · Tier 1 · 800 souls Your next bullet will heal you based on what target you hit. Mystic Shot Weapon · Tier 2 · 1,600 souls Your next bullet deals bonus spirit damage. Improved Spirit Spirit · Tier 2 · 1,600 souls Grit Vitality · Tier 1 · 800 souls Gain a Barrier for a short duration. Arcane Surge Spirit · Tier 2 · 1,600 souls After you Dash-Jump, the next ability you use within 7s will have bonus Range, Duration, and Spirit Power. Spirit Shielding Vitality · Tier 2 · 1,600 souls Gain a Barrier whenever you take significant spirit damage from enemy Heroes in a small time frame. Weapon Shielding Vitality · Tier 2 · 1,600 souls Gain a Barrier whenever you take significant weapon damage from enemy Heroes in a small time frame. Reactive Barrier Vitality · Tier 2 · 1,600 souls Gain a Barrier when you are Stunned, Chained, Immobilized, Slept or Silenced.

• FaxFox Graves

  by 김국자 · 22,494 favorites · updated Sep 5, 2026

  ID 404608
  Restorative Shot Weapon · Tier 1 · 800 souls Your next bullet will heal you based on what target you hit. Mystic Shot Weapon · Tier 2 · 1,600 souls Your next bullet deals bonus spirit damage. Grit Vitality · Tier 1 · 800 souls Gain a Barrier for a short duration. Titanic Magazine Weapon · Tier 2 · 1,600 souls Split Shot Weapon · Tier 2 · 1,600 souls Make your weapon fire multishot. Hitting more than one Hero per attack will grant a stacking weapon damage bonus. Targets can only be hit once per ... Spirit Shielding Vitality · Tier 2 · 1,600 souls Gain a Barrier whenever you take significant spirit damage from enemy Heroes in a small time frame. Stamina Mastery Vitality · Tier 3 · 3,200 souls Ricochet Weapon · Tier 4 · 6,400 souls Your bullets will ricochet on enemies near your target, applying any bullet procs and dealing a percentage of the original damage.

• Spooki Graves (SpookiShow)

  by Spooki · 319 favorites · updated Jul 22, 2026

  ID 646735
  Restorative Shot Weapon · Tier 1 · 800 souls Your next bullet will heal you based on what target you hit. Healing Rite Vitality · Tier 1 · 800 souls Grant Regen and Sprint Speed to the target. Gets dispelled if you take damage from enemy players or objectives. Can be self-cast. Monster Rounds Weapon · Tier 1 · 800 souls Extra Regen Vitality · Tier 1 · 800 souls Healing Booster Vitality · Tier 2 · 1,600 souls Increases the effectiveness of your healing. Extra Spirit Spirit · Tier 1 · 800 souls Active Reload Weapon · Tier 2 · 1,600 souls While reloading, pressing Reload during the highlighted portion will instantly finish your reload and grant you Fire Rate, Bullet Lifesteal and Mov... Heroic Aura Weapon · Tier 3 · 3,200 souls Provides Bullet Resist to nearby friendly units.

• Jamlex Tank Graves

  by Jamlex · 252 favorites · updated Oct 10, 2026

  ID 848784
  Restorative Shot Weapon · Tier 1 · 800 souls Your next bullet will heal you based on what target you hit. Extra Stamina Vitality · Tier 1 · 800 souls Tesla Bullets Weapon · Tier 3 · 3,200 souls Your bullets have a chance to shock your target. The shock will jump to a nearby enemy. Enchanter's Emblem Vitality · Tier 2 · 1,600 souls While you are above 65% health, gain bonus Spirit and Cooldown Reduction. Mystic Vulnerability Spirit · Tier 2 · 1,600 souls When an enemy takes spirit damage, they have their spirit resist reduced. Mystic Shot Weapon · Tier 2 · 1,600 souls Your next bullet deals bonus spirit damage. Grit Vitality · Tier 1 · 800 souls Gain a Barrier for a short duration. Spirit Shielding Vitality · Tier 2 · 1,600 souls Gain a Barrier whenever you take significant spirit damage from enemy Heroes in a small time frame.

• Giga Gun Graves

  by Spooki · 200 favorites · updated Aug 17, 2026

  ID 769389
  Extended Magazine Weapon · Tier 1 · 800 souls Extra Charge Spirit · Tier 1 · 800 souls Monster Rounds Weapon · Tier 1 · 800 souls Extra Health Vitality · Tier 1 · 800 souls Extra Spirit Spirit · Tier 1 · 800 souls Split Shot Weapon · Tier 2 · 1,600 souls Make your weapon fire multishot. Hitting more than one Hero per attack will grant a stacking weapon damage bonus. Targets can only be hit once per ... Enchanter's Emblem Vitality · Tier 2 · 1,600 souls While you are above 65% health, gain bonus Spirit and Cooldown Reduction. Improved Spirit Spirit · Tier 2 · 1,600 souls

• Spooki's Hybrid Build

  by Spooki · 168 favorites · updated Aug 26, 2026

  ID 774843
  Monster Rounds Weapon · Tier 1 · 800 souls Extra Spirit Spirit · Tier 1 · 800 souls Arcane Surge Spirit · Tier 2 · 1,600 souls After you Dash-Jump, the next ability you use within 7s will have bonus Range, Duration, and Spirit Power. Split Shot Weapon · Tier 2 · 1,600 souls Make your weapon fire multishot. Hitting more than one Hero per attack will grant a stacking weapon damage bonus. Targets can only be hit once per ... Heroic Aura Weapon · Tier 3 · 3,200 souls Provides Bullet Resist to nearby friendly units. Improved Spirit Spirit · Tier 2 · 1,600 souls Spirit Lifesteal Vitality · Tier 2 · 1,600 souls Stamina Mastery Vitality · Tier 3 · 3,200 souls

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