MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Gragas vs Aurora
How often does Gragas beat Aurora in Top?
Gragas into Aurora in Top: 48% observed win rate across 153 ranked games.
Global ranked sample: games from every region and every rank pooled together, not one server's stats. Data runs through patch 26.12; curves updated 2026-08-07.
By 15 minutes the median game has Gragas behind by 381 gold.
Gragas at 15:00
- Gold: -381
- CS: -11
- XP: -128
Typical gap to Aurora, from 152 games that reached 15:00.
Does Gragas counter Aurora?
No counter here: Gragas sits at 48% over 153 games. The swing lives in the spots below, so play the side you know better and chase the row that moves the number the most in this lane, then hold that lead through the first back.
Beating Aurora: the Gragas game plan
A gold lead at 10:00 puts Gragas at 54% across 48 games. Flip the lead and Gragas falls to 45% across 105.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 54% | 48 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 45% | 105 |
| First blood | 55% | 53 |
Someone usually dies here around 5:43 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 5:48. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Gragas's Top build, with receipts
The most-finished Gragas core is Rod of Ages, Winter's Approach, Cosmic Drive: 52.7% across 763 games when all three got done. All matchups, patches 26.1-26.12.
Most games start Doran's Ring + Health Potion + Health Potion; the first finished item is usually Hextech Rocketbelt (6,382 games).
Skill plan: Gragas players max Q first and take Q at level 1.