Talk:Gragas/@comment-108.69.69.78-20120502142327

Gragas' barrels are not particularly easier to dodge than Brand's w, Swain's w, or Anivia's q, and a skilled Gragas is going to be fairly good at predicting where you are going (when you come in for a last hit, for example).

People are missing their main advantage though, which is their massive range; 1100 range makes them the second longest non-ult ability after Nidalee's spears, and they're arguably the safest farming ability in the game. You don't win the lane by harassing with q until your opponent has to leave the lane; you win by farming everything possible from a safe distance and then 1-shotting your lane opponent with your massive burst. A lone barrel can be dodged, sure, but it's much harder to dodge the full REQ combo and Galio is about the only mid who won't be killed by a successful REQ + W-empowered autos and ignite.