Talk:Graves/@comment-3532889-20120113175441

From what i've seen Graves carries 2 important advantages: he wins almost all level1 engagements, and he punishes hyper aggressive close-range play. From what i've seen, ad champs with good pokes such as Ez, Sivir or Caitlyn do rather well against him, but other somewhat similar heavy burst carries such as trist or vayne almost always lose out to him. also, unless you are attentive, ganking him in lane with a low hp - high dps champ such as shaco or talon is potentially fatal due to his bonus resistances and bonus damage at close range. Beyond that, his strengths are not much different from other ad carries in lane. As long as you dont haphazardly charge him in lane hoping for a gank, you should do well. Soraka seems to be a good support to pick against him as well.