MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Graves vs Taliyah
How often does Graves beat Taliyah in Jungle?
Graves into Taliyah in Jungle: 53% observed win rate across 718 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 36 gold.
Graves at 15:00
- Gold: +36
- CS: -1
- XP: -138
Typical gap to Taliyah, from 713 games that reached 15:00.
Does Graves counter Taliyah?
No counter here: Graves sits at 53% over 718 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 Taliyah: the Graves game plan
A gold lead at 10:00 puts Graves at 60% across 390 games. Flip the lead and Graves falls to 45% across 328.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 60% | 390 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 45% | 328 |
| First blood | 58% | 465 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 59% | 331 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 62% | 359 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 58% | 250 |
| 0 deaths at 15:00 | 70% | 90 |
Someone usually dies here around 6:57 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 6:57. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Graves's Jungle build, with receipts
Into Taliyah specifically, Graves finishes Hubris first most often: 51.6% over 246 games of this matchup.
The most-finished core in this exact matchup is Hubris, The Collector, Lord Dominik's Regards: 59.2% across 98 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.