Graves A

8,277 matches · 2026-09-16 to 2026-09-21 · Measured since 09-16-2026 Update

#9 of 38Easy

51.6%Win rate

29.8%Pick rate

−3.4Skill gap

−0.4Since the patch

Soul investment

Weapon damage+62%8,800 souls
Bonus health+38%4,800 souls
Spirit power+10030,400 souls

The core build · 12 items3,723 games, 52.1% won · +0.5 vs this hero's 51.6%

Skill path

The order most players level abilities in, step by step.
Jar of Dead	◆	1													2
Grasping Hands			◆					1	2	3
Essence Theft				◆							1	2	3
Borrowed Decree					◆	1	2							3

Buy order

Early game0 – 12 min

800Restorative Shot
1,600Mystic Shot
800Extra Spirit
800Extra Stamina
1,600↑Arcane Surge
1,600↑Improved Spirit

Mid game12 – 22 min

1,600Enchanter's Emblem
3,200Heroic Aura
1,600Duration Extender
1,600Compress Cooldown
3,200↑Stamina Mastery
3,200↑Superior Duration
3,200Toxic Bullets

Late game22+ min

6,400Echo Shard
3,200↑Superior Cooldown
6,400↑Boundless Spirit
6,400KeyRefresher
6,400↑Transcendent Cooldown

Every purchase in order, components included — a tier 4 is built, not bought. The arrow marks a step that upgrades something already bought.

Situational — depends who you face

Diviner's Kevlaragainst Silver, Lady Geist, Yamato
Knockdownagainst Vindicta, Seven, McGinnis
Dispel Magicagainst Mirage, Infernus, The Doorman
Slowing Hexagainst Apollo, Mina, Viscous
Metal Skinagainst Haze, Vyper, Silver

The current patch doesn't have enough games yet, so these builds also include games from before it — unlike the tier list above.

Phantom+, 2026-09-06 to 2026-09-20. Each item measured against players who reached the same minute with the same souls and spent them on something else.

What practice buys

Win rate goes from 50.4% with 10+ games on this hero to 52.0% with 250+.

50.4%10+ games1,513
51.1%50+ games1,190
52.4%100+ games1,656
52.0%250+ games1,422

Measured inside one rank band, so the lobby level is held fixed. It does not separate learning the hero from being a better player to begin with.