How to win lane as Warwick against Graves · 53.25% win rate over 1,538 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Warwick | Warwick's level 1 sustain edges out Graves before his shotgun spike online. |
| Level 2 | Graves | Graves's level 2 shotgun Q and Quickdraw dash out-trade a gap-closerless Warwick. |
| Level 3 | Even / skill | Level 3 is an even spacing fight as both trade cooldowns. |
| Levels 4-5 | Even / skill | Levels 4-5 stay skill-based over dash timing and poke windows. |
| Level 6 | Warwick | Level 6 Infinite Duress suppresses Graves through Smoke Screen and stops his kite. |
| First item | Graves | Graves's first shotgun item spike lets him blind-and-burst ahead of you. |
| Two+ items | Warwick | Late, Blood Hunt reveal-chase and your lifesteal out-duel his slippery burst kit. |
Level 1 is yours on raw sustain, but by 2 Graves spikes with his shotgun Q burst and Quickdraw dash and can out-trade a Warwick who has no gap-closer yet; hold back, farm safe, and don't walk into his Q from range.
The full Warwick 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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