

Gragas Counters Patch 16.15: Best and Worst Picks against Gragas
Find the best Gragas counters for Top Lane using win rate data on LoLTheory. Beat Gragas in Champion Select during LoL Season 16 Patch 16.15.
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Best Picks vs Gragas
Champions with high win rates against Gragas across all game phases. Listed by win rate performance in Platinum ranked matches.
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Worst Picks vs Gragas
Champions that struggle against Gragas throughout the game. Ranked by lowest win rates when facing Gragas in Platinum matches.
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Maintain distance from teammates during objectives and teamfights — Gragas's R can knock your entire team into a disadvantageous position if grouped too closely.
Team Fight
Look for extended trades when Gragas's abilities are on cooldown — without his abilities, he can only auto-attack, giving you a significant advantage in extended exchanges.
Basic Lane Phase Skirmish
Position near minions but not directly in their cluster during laning — his E stops when he collides with an enemy, but has AoE damage that can still stun and damage you if you're too close to the impact zone.
Basic Lane Phase
Never position too far forward from your team — Gragas can use his R to knock you into his team, potentially resulting in a quick death and lost objectives.
Team Fight Skirmish
Move away immediately when Gragas places his Q barrel — after 2 seconds of fermentation, it deals 50% more damage and applies a significantly stronger slow.
Lane Phase Skirmish
Back off when Gragas activates his W — he gains meaningful damage reduction for a few seconds and his next attack deals significant bonus magic damage to nearby enemies.
Lane Phase Skirmish
Gragas can Flash during his E to unexpectedly extend his engage range and bypass minion blocks — be ready for sudden all-ins when both are available.
Advanced Lane Phase Skirmish
Harass Gragas consistently to keep his health low — this prevents him from positioning aggressively and makes him less effective in all-ins.
Basic Lane Phase


