Graves build guide
by shiri ♡Version 10Updated Sep 26, 2026Guide #788120
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This is probably my favorite way to play graves right now. you aren't as much of a frontline with this build but, more of a spirit nuke ghost for your team. your goal is to not take as much damage and cause a lot of disrupt and sustain for team fights :>
1Early game
Game stage · 8 items · Kinda solved early game but buy what feels right
Restorative Shot
I just have it here but personally skip it most lanes
Mystic Shot
this item scales with spirit and is really good burst on her due to always activating it...
Enchanter's Emblem
2Mid game
Game stage · 6 items · L-R but it is very loose
Divine Barrier
Built from Guardian Ward
best cleanse in the game
Toxic Bullets
Stamina Mastery
3Late game
Game stage · 8 items · Grab what you need
Transcendent Cooldown
I buy this to pressure everything faster or if I have a ton of actives and need to cycle them more often
Boundless Spirit
good way to round out her damage but I buy other items depending on the match
Spiritual Overflow
very good dmg increase and longer gravestones for better fights! this item is incredible and needs to be bought more
4Extra Support Itemsoptional
Author's category · 12 items · if you are behind or need something to counter someone look here
Rusted Barrel
good for when teamate is peaking a gun carry for way too long during lane / making it really hard for them to kill your summons (sell or upgrade)
Slowing Hex
no more movement abilities
Suppressor
5Veggiesoptional
Author's category · 10 items · she needs these sometimes
Weapon Shielding
Healbane
Restorative Locket
6
Author's category · 0 items · Graves is an off support / sudo frontline character. Your main goal is to fill in the gaps that are needed on your team. Her kit is really strong cc and debuff focused so grabbing more items that compliment that is very nice. Scourge feels like a must have in this current meta so I HIGHLY recommend grabbing it almost every game. Put it on yourself, other frontlines, carries that are getting active, or just however is getting focused in a fight.
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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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Guardian Ward
she isn't really the kind of support for building barriers but I like to get this if I have another support in lane that wants to get guadian ward to allow us to take really free trades every 30s
Spirit Shielding
Arcane Surge
Heroic Aura
goated item for movement and lots of summon burst from it. on top of that everyone gets res and fire rate how nice :D
Superior Duration
Scourge
pop this on yourself or a frontline and microwave everything... her kit is so cqc so this is extremely useful for survival and dmg
Echo Shard
it's good on the root for more area denial and zombie pressure. or, you can add more skulls to the mix + passively regening them feels amazing!
Spirit Burn
insane anti heal and burst
Tankbuster
everything is tanky so this item is very cool
Ethereal Shift
pop grave, sit inside this and hurt people :>
Arctic Blast
POV: you can't catch people so you press the "wait" button
Capacitor
another "wait" button + extra dps
Refresher
I get this with a very cordinated team so we can take mid boss with 2 grave stones and 3 million summons
Spirit Sap
-30 spirit power is insane during lane and makes the burst heroes a lot less affective
Decay
goated anti heal which is very needed in a lot of games!
Silence Wave
if silencer feels too expensive this item is incredible!
Disarming Hex
Built from Rusted Barrel
down viper, down!
Alchemical Fire
when you buy double root this item is extremely good to have amped dmg on big team fights
Cursed Relic
remove someone from a fight
Focus Lens
Built from Spirit Sap
Healing Nova
good sustain in fights for your entire team and allows you to boost fire rate / movement to NPCs and teamates with tempo
Healing Tempo
the support becomes noticable and she is super slippery with this item. also faster summons / wave after nova pop
Counterspell
Warp Stone
Spirit Resilience
Plated Armor
Diviner's Kevlar
Phantom Strike
Magic Carpet
| 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 12 | Essence Theft: 5 AP upgrade, step 13 |
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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 14 |
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