Sett vs Graves — Top Lane Matchup Guide

How to win lane as Sett against Graves · 52.15% win rate over 5,760 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27

Verdict: Sett is favoured — Sett owns 5 of the 7 game windows to Graves's 2. Sett wins 52.15% of games vs Graves in top lane (5,760 Emerald+ games analysed).

Favour timeline — who owns each window

StageFavouredWhy
Level 1GravesGraves' double-dash Quickdraw and level-1 buckshot burst zone you before you can reach him.
Level 2SettBy level 2 your Grit and E threat start to punish his dash cooldowns.
Level 3SettLevel 3 E Facebreaker gives you the pull to catch him after Quickdraw is spent.
Levels 4-5SettThrough 4-5 your W trades beat his reload-gated damage windows.
Level 6SettYour level-6 R flips him past his dash range for a full combo.
First itemSettWith a first item your Grit sustain brawls through his early burst.
Two+ itemsGravesLate game his lethality scaling and Buckshot burst tilt the matchup back to him.

Early game (levels 1–5)

Graves owns level 1 with two Quickdraw charges and buckshot burst while you have no gap-closer — respect his range, farm safely, and soak Grit rather than eating a full Q.

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The full Sett 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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