MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Graves vs Nasus
How often does Graves beat Nasus in Jungle?
Graves into Nasus in Jungle: 51% observed win rate across 754 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 Graves ahead by 842 gold.
Graves at 15:00
- Gold: +842
- CS: +18
- XP: +631
Typical gap to Nasus, from 750 games that reached 15:00.
Does Graves counter Nasus?
No counter here: Graves sits at 51% over 754 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 Nasus: the Graves game plan
A gold lead at 10:00 puts Graves at 54% across 613 games. Flip the lead and Graves falls to 41% across 141.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 54% | 613 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 41% | 141 |
| First blood | 53% | 509 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 53% | 408 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 54% | 637 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 61% | 274 |
| 0 deaths at 15:00 | 70% | 112 |
Someone usually dies here around 8:01 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 6:56. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Graves's Jungle build, with receipts
Into Nasus specifically, Graves finishes Hubris first most often: 49.2% over 193 games of this matchup.
The most-finished core in this exact matchup is Hubris, The Collector, Lord Dominik's Regards: 45.9% across 85 games.
The most-finished Graves core is Hubris, The Collector, Lord Dominik's Regards: 56.8% across 21,800 games when all three got done. All matchups, patches 26.1-26.12.
Most games start Scorchclaw Pup + Health Potion; the first finished item is usually Hubris (51,316 games).
Skill plan: Graves players max Q first and take E at level 1.