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
  ハッピーアワー

  一定時間ごとにスキル使用時に体力を回復する。

• Q
  タル転がし

  指定地点にタルを転がし、4秒後に爆発させる。タルは自分で起爆させることもできる。時間経過とともに爆発の威力が増加する。爆風を浴びた敵はスロウ状態になる。

• W
  飲みすぎ注意

  最新の醸造酒を1秒間試飲し、飲み終えると騒々しく好戦的になる。効果時間中は受けるダメージが軽減され、次の通常攻撃で付近のすべての敵に魔法ダメージを与える。

• E
  ボディスラム

  指定方向へ突進し、最初に衝突した敵ユニットとその周囲の敵にダメージを与え、ノックバックとスタンを付与する。

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

• R
  ワシの奢りじゃ！

  指定地点にタルを放り投げる。着弾したタルは大爆発し、爆発範囲内の敵ユニットにダメージを与えてノックバックさせる。

  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.