MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Graves vs Sylas
How often does Graves beat Sylas in Jungle?
Graves into Sylas in Jungle: 52% observed win rate across 4,498 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 244 gold.
Graves at 15:00
- Gold: +244
- CS: +11
- XP: +282
Typical gap to Sylas, from 4,479 games that reached 15:00.
Does Graves counter Sylas?
The count says yes: across 4,498 ranked Jungle games into Sylas, Graves takes 52%. That edge is worth playing for. Check the rows below to see how much a gold lead at 10:00 adds, and what a bad start costs Graves.
Beating Sylas: the Graves game plan
A gold lead at 10:00 puts Graves at 62% across 2,569 games. Flip the lead and Graves falls to 39% across 1,926.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 62% | 2,569 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 39% | 1,926 |
| First blood | 58% | 2,839 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 64% | 1,697 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 59% | 2,990 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 64% | 1,195 |
| 0 deaths at 15:00 | 75% | 444 |
Someone usually dies here around 6:32 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 7:00. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Graves's Jungle build, with receipts
Into Sylas specifically, Graves finishes Hubris first most often: 54.2% over 1,384 games of this matchup.
The most-finished core in this exact matchup is Hubris, The Collector, Lord Dominik's Regards: 61.2% across 502 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.