Graves build guide
by Young Fader The Body SnatcherVersion 1Updated Aug 28, 2026Guide #783920
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1Early game
Game stage · 8 items · Typically just L-R whole build
Restorative Shot
insane sustain the entire lane with this
Extra Regen
Healing Booster
Built from Extra Regen
you get some crazy heals from picking up death and also enhances your resto shot too!
Extra Spirit
more damage and more heals!
Improved Spirit
Built from Extra Spirit
more damage more heals more killing whats not to like!!!
Mystic Shot
pretty nice burst damage, helps securing kills for us a lot
Heroic Aura
insane item that giga buffs our summons, this is typically enough bullet res lategame but you can get more if you need later on
Duration Extender
2Early optionaloptional
Author's category · 3 items
Rusted Barrel
buy this FIRST ITEM if you are laning against any gun carry seriously, you can win most fights against them with it
Active Reload
alt sustain to resto shot and mystic shot for one of your gun investments
Healing Rite
3Mid game
Game stage · 8 items · Keep in mind your essence theft STEALS spirit res so you dont need to prio that for a buy
Superior Duration
Built from Duration Extender
enhances LITERALLY ALL our abilities very well
Sprint Boots
Veil Walker
extra sustain and fast rotates, good for quick heals in a 1v1 if a veil is nearby, can sneak attack and double wall people pretty easy with it3
4Alt shred pathoptional
Author's category · 3 items
Tesla Bullets
fast procs as you empty your mag quickly
Bullet Resist Shredder
good shred
Surge of Power
Built from Extra Spirit
goes crazy on our skulls if you go for a more gun focused build
5Late game
Game stage · 5 items
Boundless Spirit
Built from Improved Spirit
Huge damage boost on everything we are using
Mystic Vulnerability
Good shred with some resist built in
Superior Cooldown
Built from Compress Cooldown
6Useful greensoptional
Author's category · 6 items
Dispel Magic
mainly for infernus/mirage/shiv or any other debuffs that put you behind in a fight
Counterspell
can get this if you are against very predictable people, nice heals and buffs on proc
Metal Skin
mainly just for haze/vyper, i typically dont buy this against wraith since she does a huge mix of bullet and spirit damage
7Giga late
Author's category · 5 items · can buy from here earlier if needed
Unstoppable
Typically this or indom or both late game is required
Indomitable
Inhibitor
insane shutdown item for their carries, buy this against any heavy lifesteal or big damage enemy to shut them down
8Late gun optionsoptional
Author's category · 6 items
Spiritual Overflow
Silencer
Ricochet
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.
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 15 |
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Toxic Bullets
This is typically where i would swap this out for tesla if you prefer that, but i find late game enemy tanks get shredded with this pretty well
Extra Stamina
Stamina Mastery
Built from Extra Stamina
Stamina is always lovely with graves as you only have 2 stam to begin with, swap with arcane if you are better with managing your stamina as it buffs all our abilites
Echo Shard
CORE ITEM!!! must buy with this build, swap for skulls if you want since the echo shard nerf technically didnt nerf them as they dont have a "cooldown"
Compress Cooldown
Escalating Exposure
Built from Mystic Vulnerability
Amazing shred amps up our damage big time
Transcendent Cooldown
Built from Superior Cooldown
This is pretty essential late game as we get all o
Bullet Resilience
if they have 3 or more gun carries this is always a nice item
Spirit Resilience
Dont reeeeeally need this as if you can just get your essence theft proc'd you steal enemy spirit resist anyways, we already have a bit of spirit resist in our build too.
Warp Stone
great item if you like it for movement
Scourge
crazy good item, huge spirit resist+ debuff resist
Siphon Bullets
Another gun option that is great for their heavy tanks, steals big hp lategame which can be helpful because we are kinda frail healthwise :<
Capacitor
Built from Tesla Bullets
Can upgrade earlier if you went tesla shred pivot instead
Mercurial Magnum
Lucky Shot
| Jar of Dead: 5 AP upgrade, step 16 |
Grasping HandsGrasping Hands | Grasping Hands: Ability unlocked, step 3 | Grasping Hands: 1 AP upgrade, step 8 | Grasping Hands: 2 AP upgrade, step 9 | Grasping Hands: 5 AP upgrade, step 10 |
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Essence TheftEssence Theft | Essence Theft: Ability unlocked, step 4 | Essence Theft: 1 AP upgrade, step 11 | Essence Theft: 2 AP upgrade, step 13 | Essence Theft: 5 AP upgrade, step 14 |
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Borrowed DecreeBorrowed Decree | Borrowed Decree: Ability unlocked, step 5 | Borrowed Decree: 1 AP upgrade, step 6 | Borrowed Decree: 2 AP upgrade, step 7 | Borrowed Decree: 5 AP upgrade, step 12 |
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Unlock1 / 2 / 5 AP upgrade costOrder only; no timings
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