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Graves vs Tryndamere

GravesYOU · TOP
TryndamereENEMY · TOP
VS
Heavily unfavoredPre-6 HardPost-6 HardTake Ignite

How to play it

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Respect his E
Since his auto-attack range buff, his Spinning Slash (E) gap-close pretty much always lands a free auto on you too: respect it.
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Save your Ghost
Save Ghost for his Ghost: if you can't match his speed when he engages or disengages, the extended fight goes his way.
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Play around Fleet
Time your trades around your Fleet Footwork procs: the movement speed is what lets you reposition out of his range.
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Never leave the wave unpushed: that's what invites the dive that decides this lane, since you're entirely at your jungler's mercy here.
Runes
PRECISIONPRECISION
Press the Attack
Lethal Tempo
Fleet Footwork
Conqueror
Absorb Life
Triumph
Presence of Mind
Legend: Alacrity
Legend: Haste
Legend: Bloodline
Coup de Grace
Cut Down
Last Stand
INSPIRATIONINSPIRATION
Hextech Flashtraption
Magical Footwear
Cash Back
Triple Tonic
Time Warp Tonic
Biscuit Delivery
Cosmic Insight
Approach Velocity
Jack Of All Trades
SHARDS
Adaptive
Attack Speed
Ability Haste
Adaptive
Move Speed
Health Scaling
Health +65
Tenacity
Health Scaling
Spells
FlashFLASH
IgniteIGNITE
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
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QQQQQ
WWWWW
EEEEE
RRR
MAXQQ→EE→WW
Graves · Top · Patch 26.17 · Ranked Solo · Updated Sep 5, 2026

Graves vs Tryndamere in Top lane is a hard lane on patch 26.17. The one thing to respect: his Spinning Slash (E) gap-close now guarantees a follow-up auto since his range buff, this isn't a free trade anymore.

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