Graves vs Olaf in Top lane is a hard lane on patch 26.14. The one thing to respect: when he hits R, don't fight it — run; trying to duel him through Ragnarok is how you die. Below is the exact page the OTP runs — runes, skill max order, summoner spells, item build and the four tips that decide the lane, plus a quick quiz before you lock in.

⇄ ChangeYOU · TOPGRAVESthe Outlaw

⇄ ChangeENEMY · TOPOLAFthe Berserker

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Heavily unfavoredPre-6 HardPost-6 HardTake Ignite

How to play it

✓ DO

Run from his R

Run away whenever he R's — don't try to fight him down while Ragnarok is up.

Play for mobility

Prioritise movement speed and disengage so you can kite him instead of standing to brawl.

Never facetank

This is a run-and-kite matchup — every fight should be you creating distance, never committing to a straight duel.

✕ DON'T

⛔

Never try to out-duel him once Ragnarok is up — disengage and reset instead.

Runes

PRECISION

INSPIRATIONuniversal page

SHARDS

No rune change for this matchup — run the universal page, our every-game default.

Spells

FLASH

IGNITE

Items

Start

Core

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Graves flexes lethality and crit every game, but the constant is Bloodthirster first for the lifesteal and shield that keep him healthy in lane, then Youmuu's Ghostblade to snowball. Rush an early Cloth Armor or Hexdrinker into heavy AD/AP bursts, and grab Boots of Swiftness when you need to stick to a target.

Skill order

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
	Q			Q	Q		Q	Q
			W											W	W		W	W
		E							E	E		E	E
						R					R					R

MAXQ→E→W

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