Graves vs Rengar in Top lane is a hard lane on patch 26.14. The one thing to respect: his W heals back everything you land — bait it out before you commit. 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 · TOPRENGARthe Pridestalker

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Heavily unfavoredPre-6 HardPost-6 HardTake Ignite

How to play it

✓ DO

Bait his W heal

Battle Roar heals back the damage you land, so don't empty your combo into it — bait his W, then commit once it's spent.

Cut his heal

Ignite before you all-in — the grievous wounds slash the W heal so your burst actually sticks; take Exhaust instead if you'd rather survive his dive.

Out-sustain with BT

Bloodthirster is your answer to a champion who heals your damage — its lifesteal and shield let you win the war of attrition he'd normally out-heal.

✕ DON'T

⛔

Never dump your full combo while his W is up — he heals it all back and strolls away untouched.

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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