How to win lane as Zaahen against Graves · 52.65% win rate over 3,487 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Even / skill | Levels 1-2 are even farming before spells matter. |
| Level 2 | Even / skill | Level 2 stays even as neither champ's kit is fully online. |
| Level 3 | Graves | At Level 3 Graves's Buckshot plus blind and reload autos out-DPS you. |
| Levels 4-5 | Zaahen | Your Levels 4-5 R engage punishes a used Quickdraw and swings the window to you. |
| Level 6 | Even / skill | Level 6 is even as his burst answers your ult commit. |
| First item | Graves | On his first lethality item Graves's burst out-trades your sustain. |
| Two+ items | Zaahen | In the 2-item window you out-brawl a squishy, peel-less Graves in extended fights. |
Levels 1-2 are even; Graves has strong autos but you match his last-hitting and neither kit dominates before abilities come online.
The full Zaahen 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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