Talk:Graves/@comment-24496127-20160410191417/@comment-27109417-20160424004038

Here's my idea on how to beat him:

Your best bet is to shut him down early game since if he gets fed, his late game is monstrous. If he is taking up the ADC role instead of jg or top, then you should do your best to keep poking him since most ADCs outrange him. Harass him enough that he can't get much cs. With that being said, it depends on how good his supp is, which can definitely turn the tide of the battle if it's an extremely good one.

As a jg, his ganking potential is alright with his dash and blind, but keep in mind that it's not the best, so don't be terrified if he ganks you. His dash range isn't really the greatest but still useful, and his blind is a skillshot which covers a pretty small area. It's slow isn't that great either (not horrible, but most champions with slows are better). He doesn't have any hard CC so you can escape him fairly easily. Just make sure you aren't pushed too far out.

If playing top, then I am not 100% sure on how to definitely counter him since I believe top is the best role suited for him with jg being the next. He does counter a lot of melee champions since he can outrange them and deals huge damage if they get close enough, and his 1v1 potential is really good. So some tips I can give you include staying away from walls (because of his q) and choosing chmpions who can go top and also have range (such as Teemo or Quinn for example), or perhaps choose a huge burst champion and playing it safe and wait for the right moment to strike. He only has 2 auto attack before he has to reload, which leaves him vulnerable. Bursting him while he is reloading and then jumping out would be a good harass against him. Even though he can use his skills while reloading, they are skillshots so you can potentially dodge them if you are good enough. However, his skills does cost quite a bit of mana, so if he keeps spamming them, then he will eventually run out of mana. When he has low mana and he is reloading, he is extremely vulnerable.

These are some tips I can provide to go against him. Just make sure he doesn't get ahead.