Graves build guide

Jamlex Tank Graves

by JamlexVersion 122Updated Oct 10, 2026Guide #872212

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Author's notes

Tested + Played in Ascendant Keep refreshing, I'm updating + testing constantly. Resist + H Stack w/ item instance damage stacking. Torment + Tesla/Capacitor + Toxic x Escalating Exposure, - TCD (++ Siphon)

Item categories

1Early Game 1.
Author's category · 6 items · 25% constant spirit resist + 15 spirit
1. 1
  Restorative Shot
  Best Sustain item in lane, cannot miss with Graves, try to track CD and use on enemies in lane for +50 heal
2. 2
  Mystic Shot
  Can't miss, massive damage, 3 - 5k damage per game. Huge with Resto Shot to trade.
3. 3
  Extra Stamina
  Buy when you need it. No longer 2 stam victim
4. 4
2Early Game 2.optional
Author's category · 7 items · vs hard lanes + heavy burst. play if you are struggling
1. 1
  Restorative Shot
2. 2
  Grit
  Insanely strong Trading + Survivability in lane
3. 3
  Mystic Shot
4. 4
3Mid game
Game stage · 4 items · 42% spirit res with 1 target theft after EE
1. 1
  Torment Pulse
  Purple Spike AoE for Farm + Fight, another instance of spirit damage. IAD kite with range to get maximum value
2. 2
  Stamina Mastery
  Built from Extra Stamina
  IAD + more stam to be able to kite everyone and chase. Massive Power Spike + Green spike now
3. 3
  Toxic Bullets
4Late game
Game stage · 7 items · Roughly L -> R, but adjust the order to what you need! all items are good
1. 1
  Escalating Resilience
  Escalating Res 30% bullet resist with some Mag Size + Health
2. 2
  Spirit Lifesteal
  Extremely valuable to sustain and Fight longer and Win fights you shouldn't. Upgrade into Spirtual Overflow later.
3. 3
  Spiritual Overflow
5TCDoptional
Author's category · 2 items · Late
1. 1
  Superior Cooldown
  Cooldowns are good + we build into TCD to increase all our items damage output.
2. 2
  Transcendent Cooldown
  Built from Superior Cooldown
  Reduces CD on Mystic Shot, Torment Pulse, Tesla/Capacitor, Heroic Aura, Escalating Exposure, Siphon Bullets
6Upgrade Wheneveroptional
Author's category · 1 items
1. 1
  Capacitor
  Built from Tesla Bullets
  Major Damage Late game + active for picks + better AoE Escalating Exposure Spread
7Countersoptional
Author's category · 5 items · Putting Boundless Spirit back into the build for 200 spirit late game
1. 1
  Dispel Magic
  if you need would slot instead of spirit resilience
2. 2
  Counterspell
  if you need would slot instead of spirit resilience
3. 3
  Reactive Barrier
  Built from Grit
8optional
Author's category · 0 items
No items listed.
9optional
Author's category · 0 items · sell resto shot 1st when slot locken THEN mystic shot or enchanters/shield
No items listed.
10optional
Author's category · 4 items · Item Shelf - ignore
1. 1
  Spirit Shredder
  might test instead of MShot, it could be more damage with instance stack + EE to make it total 28% shred
2. 2
  Spirit Sap
  35% spirit resist shred with essence theft + mvuln + spirit shredder bullets
3. 3
  Mystic Vulnerability
  Spirit resist for you and Spirit Resist Shred on enemies 8% with MVuln, 22% with MVuln + Essence theft. Damage Amp for you + the team & nullify enemy spirit resist purchases

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 5	Jar of Dead: 2 AP upgrade, step 6	Jar of Dead: 5 AP upgrade, step 7