How to win lane as Tryndamere against Graves · 53.19% win rate over 4,142 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Even / skill | Level 1 is an even farm opener before Graves reaches his power spike. |
| Level 2 | Graves | Level 2 belongs to Graves — Buckshot plus E burst and the W blind win the trade. |
| Level 3 | Even / skill | Level 3 evens out as your E all-in threat starts matching his lane-bully damage. |
| Levels 4-5 | Tryndamere | At levels 4-5 your E gap-close past Smoke Screen lets you commit favorably. |
| Level 6 | Even / skill | At level 6 his front-loaded burst versus your R makes it a skill coin-flip. |
| First item | Tryndamere | At first item your crit spike overtakes his burst-shaped kit, favoring you. |
| Two+ items | Tryndamere | With two-plus items your sustained autos and Q healing out-duel his front-loaded damage. |
Level 1 is an even opener, but level 2 is Graves' window — his Q Buckshot plus E dash burst and the Smoke Screen blind let him win the short trade hard, so give ground and don't contest until you have E.
The full Tryndamere 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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