Graves build guide

This Here's My Strong Hand (Vol. 2)

by BlessTRCVersion 61Updated Sep 12, 2026Guide #690557

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Author's notes

The successor to "Darcy Degen Won't Die." (Vol. 1)

Item categories

1Early Game (Scary Movie)
Author's category · 7 items
1. 1
  Opening Rounds
  Good start over Monster Rounds if you aren't getting oppressed during the laning phase.
2. 2
  Arcane Surge
  Yee-Haw Walkers with 4 buffed directly under them.
3. 3
  Spirit Shielding
4. 4
  Tesla Bullets
  Wave Clear and cheap option over Ricochet. Good consistent damage.
5. 5
  Surge of Power
  4.8k alternative from Rapid R.
6. 6
  Mystic Shot
  Now, let the scaling begin.
7. 7
  Healbane
  Great overall item. Can't go wrong and gives flat Spirit power. Sell later for Spirit Burn if slot locked.
2Situationaloptional
Author's category · 3 items
1. 1
  Monster Rounds
2. 2
  Grit
  This or Extra Health if you need a way to stay alive.
3. 3
  Toxic Bullets
  This over Tesla if they have a tanky comp. (Pair with Ricochet)
3Mid Game (Lane Pushing, Skrimishes, Objectives)
Author's category · 7 items
1. 1
  Spirit Resilience
  Self Explanatory, once you get here you can choose this or one of the other green items on the right for this slot.
2. 2
  Improved Spirit
  I'm only just improving my talents.
3. 3
  Mystic Vulnerability
4Mid-Lateoptional
Author's category · 3 items
1. 1
  Veil Walker
  Good to keep map presence and position yourself in fights. Gives flat Spirit Power, helps 2 (root), escapes, heal, roam. Consistent item in viable situations. Get familiar with the veils.
2. 2
  Counterspell
  Counters everything. This or Dispel for 4.8k
3. 3
  Dispel Magic
  This or Counterspell for 4.8k. Doesn't follow build order. Buy counter based on enemy comp.
5Late Game (Evil Dead)
Author's category · 7 items
1. 1
  Boundless Spirit
  Built from Improved Spirit
  Power Spikin'. If ahead, buy right away.
2. 2
  Ethereal Shift
  A GOAT option if you're looking for something over Unstoppable.
3. 3
  Phantom Strike
  The GOAT. This shit is DECEPTIVELY strong.
6Situationaloptional
Author's category · 3 items
1. 1
  Leech
  Built from Spirit Lifesteal
  The Wrong Way To Use Healing Magic.
2. 2
  Siphon Bullets
  Drain em for all their worth. Brick by Brick.
3. 3
  Cheat Death
7Other Undying Optionsoptional
Author's category · 20 items
1. 1
  Golden Goose Egg
  Pop around 20-25m
2. 2
  Quicksilver Reload
  Reload and Trades.
3. 3
  Slowing Hex
  Good lane counter.
4. 4

Categories appear in the author's order. Only the editor's default Early, Mid and Late sections are marked as game stages; the author's own categories keep their names. “Built from” links come from the game's item recipes.

Published ability order

Published ability order: unlocks and upgrades in the author's order, one row per ability in slot order
Jar of DeadJar of Dead	Jar of Dead: Ability unlocked, step 1	Jar of Dead: 1 AP upgrade, step 2							Jar of Dead: 2 AP upgrade, step 9		Jar of Dead: 5 AP upgrade, step 11