Graves build guide

Jamlex Overflow Merc Mag Graves

by JamlexVersion 97Updated Sep 15, 2026Guide #808758

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In-game favourites: 18 (as last synced by the API; not match usage)

Author's notes

1v11 carry Graves Spirtual Overflow + Merc Mag who would have thought.

Item categories

113.6k
Author's category · 7 items · - adjust toxic timer to stay relevant
1. 1
  Improved Spirit
  early sustain + damage, I usually extra spirit -> extra health -> stam -> imp. can resto but I prefer not to.
2. 2
  Extra Health
  +210 health on lowest base health char, most soul efficent health possible to make us durable since we close range M1
3. 3
  Extra Stamina
  no more 2 stam + needed to hit the dirty green spike
4. 4
  Tesla Bullets
  force for huge damage since it's flat, earlier you get it the better, very easy to farm T2s + waves without relying on skull charges
5. 5
  Capacitor
  Built from Tesla Bullets
  disgutingly strong early game, upgrades proc chance %, max jump targets + range, insane item + AoE, active cripples movement characters, procs mvuln, spirit burn, EE etc.
6. 6
  Enchanter's Emblem
  18% res with 15 spirit (17 w/ boundless) big spike, my favourite 1600 green but can shield if you want
7. 7
  Stamina Mastery
  Built from Extra Stamina
  graves doesn't consume ammo on AD, learn to IAD + slide to not comsume ammo and kite enemies, used to hit green spike and increase mag size while we wait for titanic
2optional
Author's category · 2 items · wip, testing orders, will adjust annos
1. 1
  Restorative Shot
2. 2
  Golden Goose Egg
320k
Author's category · 1 items
1. 1
  Spiritual Overflow
  best item in the game 5 stats we want, stacks before toxic so toxic benefit of +40 spirit (x boundless), make sure IAD + Slide, then your damage is nuclear
426k
Author's category · 2 items
1. 1
  Boundless Spirit
  Built from Improved Spirit
  mega damage spike +50 spirit, good base stats aswell all round. Most effective Damage Increase we can buy for the soul cost!
2. 2
  Mystic Vulnerability
  22% spirit resist shred with ET, used to help hit 4.8k but mandatory item anyways and should match when enemies have 18%+ resist
531.2k
Author's category · 2 items
1. 1
  Toxic Bullets
  sell EH if slot locked, this is your major major spike, your major damgae spike before you spam T4s ->
2. 2
  Titanic Magazine
  merc mag lasts until reload, 2x magazine + stam mastery IAD Slides can give you 120 -> 160 bullets of merc ROUGHLY. just trust me
6optional
Author's category · 0 items
No items listed.
737.6k
Author's category · 2 items
1. 1
  Mercurial Magnum
  Mercurial Magnum will always give the full Spirit damage on bullet hit bonus, regardless of charge-up.
2. 2
  Quicksilver Reload
844k
Author's category · 1 items
1. 1
  Leech
  this item is designed for hybrid, every stat we could ever want the heal is insane with jar of dead passive heal in mid fights etc
948.8k
Author's category · 1 items
1. 1
  Escalating Exposure
  Built from Mystic Vulnerability
  late late game item, only good on graves with methods to stack it like: toxic, tesla, capacitor, merc mag, sburn etc + TCD gives full stack 2s earlier
10optional
Author's category · 0 items
No items listed.
11optional
Author's category · 1 items
1. 1
  Siphon Bullets
  just broken if you go after leech nuke everyone and you can't be killed unless you mess up
12optional
Author's category · 0 items
No items listed.
13optional
Author's category · 0 items
No items listed.
14optional
Author's category · 0 items · wip, s = spirit, g = gun, subtext number = skull dmg each damage test was raw vs 0% res at the correct boon level to the respective souls
No items listed.
1511.2k, @6 + 66% fr, 2.48s reload -> 1.07soptional
Author's category · 5 items
1. 1
  Fleetfoot
2. 2
  Return Fire
3. 3
  Rusted Barrel
4. 4
16TCD Stack Tech + Tox/Merc/Capoptional
Author's category · 2 items
1. 1
  Transcendent Cooldown
  2s earlier full stack EE, 5s shorter sburn, doesnt affect merc mag
2. 2
  Spirit Burn
  procs AoE on capacitor mega nuke in mid boss bit can full stack EE
17optional
Author's category · 0 items
No items listed.
18100%+ gun and spirit lifestealoptional
Author's category · 4 items
1. 1
  Vampiric Burst
2. 2
  Infuser
  insanely overstated item, active to boost skulls or turn fights, huge late game item. with res +/ theft and high damage you get insane benefit from active to turn (+ heal in EShift)
3. 3
  Healing Booster
4. 4
19optional
Author's category · 5 items
1. 1
  Ethereal Shift
2. 2
  Magic Carpet
3. 3
  Silencer
4. 4
20optional
Author's category · 0 items
No items listed.
21optional
Author's category · 9 items
1. 1
  Mystic Shot
  big poke damage off cd, scales up to 300 procs on 8s CD (activates procs on hit suppressor, mvuln etc), start aggressive trading with this and win lane
2. 2
  Spirit Shredder
  build mid to late if spirit resist is issue and no one has this, does 28% spirit resist shred with mvuln and ET
3. 3
  Extra Spirit

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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 5			Jar of Dead: 2 AP upgrade, step 8	Jar of Dead: 5 AP upgrade, step 9