How to beat Gragas

Common role: Jungle

A drunken brawler who body-slams in and explodes your team apart with a barrel ult.

What makes Gragas dangerous

Gragas throws a damaging AoE barrel (Q), body-slams in with a knock-up (E), and his ultimate is an explosion that knocks enemies away — disrupting engages or peeling your carry into his team. He's a durable initiator with a shield and strong burst, controlling fights with displacement.

How to play against Gragas

• 1Dodge his E body-slam — it's a charged dash that knocks you up. Sidestep it and his engage combo has no lockdown.
• 2Respect his ult knockback — it can peel your carry away or scatter your engage. Position so it can't knock you into his team.
• 3Dodge his Q barrel — it's his poke and burst. Don't stand in the AoE, especially when it's fully fermented (bigger).
• 4His E shields him on impact — don't dump burst right as he slams in. Trade when his engage is on cooldown.

Weaknesses to exploit

• ✓E body-slam and Q barrel are dodgeable skillshots.
• ✓Ult knockback can be positioned around.
• ✓Mana-hungry early.
• ✓Kiteable outside his E engage.

Abilities & how to counter them

What each of Gragas's abilities does — and how to play around it.

• P
  Freibier

  Gragas heilt sich regelmäßig, wenn er eine Fähigkeit einsetzt.

• Q
  Gerolltes Fass

  Gragas rollt sein Fass zu einem Zielort. Das Fass kann entweder manuell zur Explosion gebracht werden oder es explodiert nach 4 Sekunden automatisch. Die Stärke der Explosion nimmt mit der Zeit zu. Gegner, die von der Explosion erfasst werden, werden verlangsamt.

• W
  Betrunkene Wut

  Gragas probiert 1 Sekunde lang sein neuestes Gebräu. Danach verfällt er in einen wilden und aggressiven Rausch, verursacht mit seinem nächsten normalen Angriff magischen Schaden an allen nahen Gegnern und erleidet selbst weniger Schaden.

• E
  Killerplauze

  Gragas stürmt zum Zielort, rammt den ersten Gegner, der ihm über den Weg läuft, mit seinem Bauch, verursacht an allen nahen Gegnern Schaden und betäubt sie.

  Strong: a charged body-slam that knocks up and shields him — his engage. Weak: dodge the dash and his combo has no lockdown.

• R
  Explosives Fass

  Gragas schleudert sein Fass zum Zielort, verursacht Schaden und stößt getroffene Gegner im Explosionsradius zurück.

  Strong: an explosion that knocks enemies away — disrupts engage or peels your carry. Weak: position so it can't knock you into his team.

Itemization

Gragas is an AP tank/initiator. Dodge his E and Q, position so his ult can't knock you into his team, and magic resist blunts his burst. Kite him outside his engage.

This guide covers Gragas's core kit and playstyle — advice that holds up across patches.