Dr. Mundo vs Graves — Top Lane Matchup Guide

How to win lane as Dr. Mundo against Graves · 55.12% win rate over 4,113 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27

Verdict: Winnable despite the lane — Graves owns 5 of the 7 game windows to Dr. Mundo's 2, yet the win rate favours Dr. Mundo: survive their windows and the game is yours. Dr. Mundo wins 55.12% of games vs Graves in top lane (4,113 Emerald+ games analysed).

Favour timeline — who owns each window

StageFavouredWhy
Level 1GravesLevel 1 is Graves' — a single Buckshot out-damages your unarmored HP.
Level 2GravesLevel 2 favours him as his shell reload and E armor win short trades.
Level 3GravesLevel 3 stays his: full Q plus E True Grit out-trades your early kit.
Levels 4-5Dr. MundoLevel 4 tips to you — E Blunt Force Trauma lets you stick and Q through his kite.
Level 6GravesLevel 6 favours Graves because Smoke Screen into Buckshot bursts you before your ult stabilizes.
First itemDr. MundoOn first item your W and sustain out-value his reload cadence, favouring you.
Two+ itemsGravesWith two-plus items Graves' crit-lethality burst punches through your armor, so he edges the late game.

Early game (levels 1–5)

Graves owns the first three levels — double Buckshot shells plus E True Grit's armor let him out-trade and out-armor you, so farm at range and never walk into a fresh Q with your E on cooldown.

Read the rest of this matchup

The full Dr. Mundo vs Graves report continues with the mid-game plan, the late-game and teamfight plan, every power spike to play around, and the win conditions for both sides — plus cooldown tracking and the live enemy-jungle tracker inside the app.

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