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
  Happy Hour

  Gragas si cura periodicamente dopo aver usato un'abilità.

• Q
  Barile rotolante

  Gragas fa rotolare il suo barile in una posizione, dove può essere attivato per esplodere, o dove esploderà autonomamente dopo 4 secondi. La potenza dell'esplosione aumenta col tempo. I nemici colpiti dall'esplosione vengono rallentati nella velocità di movimento.

• W
  Furia alcolica

  Gragas assaggia il suo ultimo intruglio per 1 secondo. Quando ha finito diventa turbolento e belligerante: infligge danni magici a tutti i nemici nelle vicinanze con il suo prossimo attacco base e subisce meno danni.

• E
  Urto devastante

  Gragas carica verso una posizione bersaglio e si scontra con il primo nemico che trova, infliggendo danni a tutte le unità nelle vicinanze e stordendole.

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

• R
  Barile esplosivo

  Gragas lancia il suo barile, infliggendo danni e respingendo i nemici colpiti dall'esplosione.

  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.