Talk:Viktor/@comment-9586983-20140121210618/@comment-9048637-20140122190527

Try starting boots and pots and play a safe game; if you don't get in range for him to close onto you with E, then all he can do is chuck barrels at you all day, which you still don't want to get hit by, but are avoidable. Get an early chalice to match his sustain, then abuse the range on your E. As Leyrann says, if he does try to dive onto you, just throw a Gravity Field down at your feet and back off ASAP, Qing for good measure to soften the damage he does get on you.

As for post-6, the important thing is to not let him position such that the ult will knock you back into him. The ult by itself hurts, yes, but by itself it shouldn't kill you, and if it knocks you away from him rather than towards him you can just recall and come back; not ideal, but far better than him killing you. Also, as Leyrann again noted, its damage is getting significantly nerfed on the PBE.

Overall, your goal against Gragas should be to survive. Most Gragas players build full glass cannon, trading on their ability to two-shot most people mid-game with a bit of AP. The good news is that Gragas played like this falls off like a truck far sooner than you do. If you can survive, farm up and not feed, you'll eventually be the one laughing.