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The King of Bop: A Competitive Jungle Gragas Guide

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Standard Tank Gragas Jungle

GRAGAS BUILD

MarkofAttack
Speed

SealofArmor

GlyphofCD
Reduction

GlyphofScaling
M.Resist

QuintofAbility
Power

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3x

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FIRST BACK < 700G FIRST BACK ~700G

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12

VIEWS

COMMENTS

VOTES

Hunter's
Talisman

Refillable
Potion

Warding
Totem

Hunter's
Machete

CORE ITEMS

COMMUNITYCUPS

Skirmisher's
Sabre



BOOTS



FEBRUARY

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Skirmisher's
Sabre
Cinderhulk

Bootsof
Speed

Oracle
Alteration

Bootsof
Swiftness

ARMOR

Mercury's
Treads

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DeadMan's
Plate

FrozenHeart

DAMAGE

Randuin's
Omen

Thornmail

Locketofthe
IronSolari

SpiritVisage

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EXAMPLE BUILD

[S6]Gragas[Support/Top]Blue
BellyBeerBuild
BYAWAKENINGAGATE

Skirmisher's
Sabre
Cinderhulk

Bootsof
Swiftness

Locketofthe
IronSolari

DeadMan's
Plate

SpiritVisage

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Randuin's
Omen

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ABILITY SEQUENCE

4
3

9
8

10

12

13
14

15

17

18

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11

16

MASTERIES

1/1

5/5

5/5

5/5

5/5

1/1

1/1

5/5

1/1

1/1

Ferocity:0

Cunning:18

Resolve:12

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NOTES

MasterYi

Inearlygameduels,MasterYiwillslowlybegintogainanedgeonyouashe
beginstostackuphisEnchantment:Devourer.However,youshouldbeable
totakehimpriortolevelsixaslongasyoucanBodySlamwhenhisAlpha
Strikeisoncooldown(toavoidMasterYiAlphaStrikingtoessentiallydodge
yourBodySlam).Inteamfights,youcanengageonMasterYiinmost

scenariosandwinthefightwithease.IfyouaretryingtopeelMasterYioffof
yourcarries,itisessentialthatyoulandyourBodySlambecauseBarrelRoll
won'tbeabletostophisHighlander.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction
Pros&Cons
Masteries
Runes
SummonerSpells
Abilities
AbilitySequence
Items
Jungling
Ganking
TeamFighting
AdvancedTricksandCombos
Gameplay
Credits

Introduction

Heyeveryone,I'mPluckinPenguin,andwelcometomy Gragasguide.I'vebeenplayingLeaugeofLegends
sincelateSeason1,andIamcurrentlyaDiamondIVJungleMaininsoloqueue.Inadditiontothat,Iamalsothe
startingjunglerforNorthCarolinaStateUniversity'sCollegiateStarLeagueTeam.
GragashasbeenoneofmyfavoritechampionssinceSeason1.IwasinspiredbyShushei'sastoundingAPGragas
performanceattheSeason1WorldChampionshiphowever,Gragashasgonethroughareworksincethenand
nowhasanincrediblydifferentplaystyle.Asof12/11,Ihavea71%winrateon Gragasin24gamesplayed.I
hopethatmyguidewillbeabletoenrichyourknowledgeandperformanceonGragas!

Pros & Cons

Pros

Cons

>Strongduelistforatankjungler

>CanbeveryreliantuponFlash

>Extremelytanky
>Stronggankerafterlevelsix

>Doesnotsnowballwell
>Yourultimatecanbackfireonyou

>Versatileteamfighter

>Isrelativelypronetoearlygamecounterjungling

>Strongdisengagewithultimate

Masteries
MASTERIES
5/5

1/1

5/5

1/1

5/5

1/1

5/5

1/1

5/5

1/1

Ioptforthe

Thunderlord'sDecreemasteryintheCunningtreeinordertoincrease

Gragas'sburst

throughoutthegame.However,itisalsoworthnotingthatallthreekeystonesintheResolvetreearealsoviable
choiceson Gragas.
Afterobtaining Thunderlord'sDecreeintheCunningtree,IputmylasttwelvepointsintheResolvetreeto
ultimatelyachieve Insightwhichreducesyour Flash'scooldownto255seconds.

Cunning

Resolve

Savagery:Increasedjunglespeed
RunicAffinity:Increasedbufflengthisveryniceon
junglers
Merciless:Helpfulwhentryingtofinishofftargets
DangerousGame:Canbethedifferencefrom

Recovery:Increasesyoursustainatallpointsin
thegame
Explorer:Handymovementspeedwhenwalking
downtheriverorclearingscuttlecrab
RunicArmor:Synergizeswithyourpassive,Happy

survivingordyinginagank
Precision:Hybridpenetrationincreasesyour

Hour
Insight:ReducedcooldownonFlashisvery

damageoutput

importantonGragas

Thunderlord'sDecree:Significantlyincreasedburst
damageintheearlierstagesofthegame

Runes
MarksofAttackSpeedarestandardontankjunglersbecausetheyhelpincreaseclearspeed
significantly.Additionally,attackspeedcancomeinhandyforanyoftheearlymidgameskirmishes
youencounter.
Alternatives:

GreaterMarkofHybridPenetration,

GreaterMarkofMagicPenetration

SealsofArmorarestandardforalmostallroles,andjungleGragasisnodifferent.Ifyoudon'town
anyrunesandwouldliketojungle,armorsealsareverycriticaltomaintainingadecenthealthbarin
thejungle.
Alternatives:

GreaterSealofScalingHealth(bestpairedwith

GreaterQuintessenceofArmor)

GlyphsofCooldownReductionareverybeneficialforGragasasheisveryreliantonhisabilities
fordamageandcrowdcontrol.Inaddition,theseglyphsdospeedupyourjungleclearingand
increaseyourduelingpotential.
Alternatives: GreaterGlyphofAbilityPower,
GreaterGlyphofMagicResist

GreaterGlyphofScalingMagicResist,

GlyphsofScalingMagicResistwillprovideyouwithsomebonusmagicresistlateroninthe
game,butarehardlynoticeableearlieroninthegame.IwouldrecommendswitchingtheseScaling

MagicResistGlyphsoutforFlatMagicResistGlyphsagainstanAPjungler(e.g.
Alternatives:

GreaterGlyphofAbilityPower,

Nidalee,

Elise).

GreaterGlyphofMagicResist

QuintessencesofAbilityPowergiveGragasafasterjungleclearandanoticeabledamage
increaseinanyearlygameskirmishes.Also,giventhefactthatmostofGragas'sabilitiesareareaof
effectandhavedecentabilitypowerratios,thesequintessenceshelpoutimmensely.
Alternatives:

GreaterQuintessenceofArmor

Summoner Spells
Flashisamusthaveonalmosteverychampioninthegame.Furthermore,itisanecessitytohave
Flashon Gragasifyouhaveanyhopesofengagingwitha
(moreonthatlater).

Smiteisamusthavesummonerspellforalljunglers.

BodySlam+

Smiteenablesyoutosecureobjectives,

speedupyourjungleclear,andobtainbuffsfromjunglecamps.Aboveall,
purchase

Flashcombo

Smiteallowsyouto

Hunter'sMacheteandyoureventualjungleitemenchantment.

Abilities

HappyHour:Thispassivemakes

Gragasmuchtankierthanheseems,andprovideshiman

incredibleamountofsustain.Withaneightsecondcooldown,thispassivecanbecomeveryusefulin
extendedfightsearlyoninthegame.
TipsandTricks
Keepaneyeon HappyHour'scooldownduringyourfirstfewclearstomakesurethatyouare
usingyourotherabilitiestogetmaximumefficiencyoutof HappyHour
DrunkenRageonlyhasa30manacostandafairlyshortcooldownmeaningitaveryefficient
waytotrigger

HappyHourwhileroamingaroundthemap.

BarrelRoll:Thisisyourmaindamagesourceintheearlygameandawonderfulgankingtool.Ifyou
areabletoletthebarrelsitforalittlebitbeforecastingit,theextradamagemakesitaneffective
toolforclearingjunglecamps,andminionwaves.

TipsandTricks
Yourbarrelwillturnabrightredwhenitisfullyfermentedandabletoamplifytheslowanddamage
by150%.
Thisabilitycanbecastduringyour

BodySlamanimationwhichisveryusefulifyou'retryingto

burstatarget.
Don'tgettoogreedyandtrytoletyourbarrelfermentforthemaximumamountoftimeincombat.

DrunkenRage:Thisisaveryspammablesingletargetdamagespellinwhich
targetwithhisbarrel.Thisabilityalsomakes
ofdamagereductionthe

Gragasbopshis

Gragasincrediblytankywiththesubstantialamount

DrunkenRagesteroidprovides.
TipsandTricks

Trytochargeup

DrunkenRageasyou'reabouttogankalane.

Duetothefactthatyoucan'tautoattackwhilecasting
thebestpositionpossibleduringitscastinganimation.

DrunkenRage,trytopositionyourselfin

Ensurethatyouarespammingthisabilityallofthetimeinskirmishestosignificantlyreducethe
damageyoutake.
Because DrunkenRagedealsbonusmagicdamageonyournextautoattack,youonlyneedto
connectonemoreabilityorautoattackafterhittinganenemywitha DrunkenRageautoattack
toproc Thunderlord'sDecree.

BodySlam:Anessentialpartof Gragas'skitwhenitcomestoganking,mobility,andengaging.
Yourabilitytohit BodySlammakesitmucheasiertolandtheotherabilitiesin Gragas'skit.

TipsandTricks
Flashcanbecastedduring

BodySlamtoextendtherange,orredirectit.

Afterabriefknockback, BodySlamstunsyourtarget.Thus,beawareofwhichenemieshave
either Cleanseor QuicksilverSash.
Youcanuse

BodySlamtohopwallsandavoidwards.

ExplosiveCask:Thisisaverystrongdisengageanddisplacementtoolthat'susewilldefineyour

masteryof

Gragas.Incertainsituations,

ExplosiveCaskcanalsomakeforasplendid

engagementtoolaswell.

TipsandTricks
ExplosiveCaskcanbecastduringyour

BodySlamwhichallowsyoutohide

Explosive

Cask'sanimationandpotentiallycatchanenemyoffguard.
Beextracautiouswhenusing ExplosiveCaskasitmaybackfireonyouifyouknockthewrong
enemyawayorbackintoyourteam.
Yourultimatecanbeusedtodisruptanenemy'sattemptatengaging.Forexample,afteranenemy
championengages,looktopotentiallythrowan ExplosiveCasktoknockawaytheenemyteam's
backlinetosignificantlyreducefollowupdamage.

Ability Sequence

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>

>

ABILITYSEQUENCE
1

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

Forobviousreasons,youaregoingtowanttotakeapointin ExplosiveCaskatlevels6,11,and16.Asidefrom
yourultimate,youshouldmaxoutyour BarrelRollassoonaspossiblebecauseitdoesdecentdamageinthe
earlymidgame,andthereducedcooldownwillhelpoutaton.Aftermaxingyour BarrelRoll,youshouldmax
out DrunkenRagetoreduceitscooldownallowingyoutokeepyourdamagereductionsteroidactiveinagood
portionofskirmishes.Lastly,youwillwanttoputyourfinalpointsinto BodySlam.
Iwouldhighlyrecommendstickingtothisabilitysequence,butitisalsoaviableoptiontomaxout Drunken
Rageinsteadof BarrelRoll.Thisabilitysequenceusedtobefarmorepopularbefore DrunkenRagewas
nerfedinPatch5.17.

Items

StartingItems
Hunter'sTalisman:Thisitemgrants

Gragasanimmenseamountofsustaininthejungle

allowinghimtoeasilyfarmthejunglewithoutstartingwiththree HealthPotions.Thatbeingsaid,
Iwouldonlyusethisjunglestartifyouaren'tplanningongoingforagankatlevelthree.The
reasoningforthisisprimarilyduetothefactthat Gragasclearsfairlyslowlyincomparisontothe
Hunter'sMachetebruiserormarksmanjunglers.Moreinformationonthisbelow.
WHEN SHOULD I START HUNTER'S MACHETE?
RefillablePotion:Ifyouaren'tplanningongankingsometimebeforeyourfirstback,then
RefillablePotionisthestartforyou.Additionally, RefillablePotionwilllikelysaveyou100200gon
HealthPotionsoverthecourseofthegame.Ifyouareplanningonskirmishingbeforeyourfirst
back,I'dhighlyrecommendstarting3 HealthPotionsinsteadtomaintainthehighesthealthyou
canfordueling.NOTE:Iwouldnotrecommendupgrading RefillablePotionto
becauseitshouldn'tbetoodifficulttomanage Gragas'smanapool.

Hunter'sPotion

WardingTotem:Everybodystartsthegamewiththistrinketforareason. WardingTotemcan
aidyouinsafelypreventanenemyinvadeearlyoninthegame,andlightsupthemaptohopefully
locatethewhereaboutsoftheenemyjungler.Iwouldholdontothistrinketuntilyouarelevelnine
andcanswapitoutforthe

OracleAlteration.

CoreItems
Skirmisher'sSabre:Thisitemallowsyoutoduelorsurviveduelswithenemiesquiteeasily.This
maybemypersonalpreference,butitcaneasilybesubstitutedfor Stalker'sBladeor Tracker's
Knife. Stalker'sBladecanmakeiteasiertocatchenemychampionsoutofposition,butfaltersin
comparisonto Skirmisher'sSabrewhenitcomestodueling. Tracker'sKnifeisamore
supportiveroutethatallowsyoutolightupthemapwithwardswhichcanbeveryhelpful,butalso
sacrificesyourabilitytotakeacombat Smite.
Enchantment:Cinderhulk:Thisisafairlystraightforwardchoiceforatankjungler.Itprovides
youwithapassivesimilartothatof SunfireCape,andgrantsyouadecentchunkofbonushealth
asyoubuymoreandmorehealthitems.Iwouldnotrecommenddeviatingfromthe
Enchantment:Cinderhulkifyouareplanningonitemizing

Gragasasatank.

OracleAlteration:Averypowerfultrinketthroughoutthemidlategamethatallowsyoutoclear
outallvisionaroundthedragontobaronareainoneactivationifyouhaveoneortwoteammates
helpyouout.Ideally,youwillwanttoreplaceyourinitial WardingTotemwiththisaroundlevel
nine.

Boots
BootsofSwiftness:Currently,thesebootsoutclasstheircounterpart BootsofMobilityina
varietyofaspectsandarestandardacrossalmostalljunglers.Theyallowyoutomovearoundata

significantspeedwhileinandoutofcombat,andinaddition,arecheaperthantheotherbootchoices
byadecentmargin.Onanothernote,Iwouldhighlyrecommendtryingtobuythesebootsearlyon
inthegame,ideallyafteryoucompleteyour Enchantment:Cinderhulk.Iwouldmaketheseboots
yourdefaultchoiceuntiltheotherbootchoicesarebuffedor BootsofSwiftnessarenerfed.
Mercury'sTreads:Themagicresistanceon Mercury'sTreadsmaybenice,buttheprimary
reasonforbuyingthesebootsisforthetenacitytheyprovide.Iwouldrecommendpurchasingthese
bootsagainstteamswith3ormoreformsstuns,taunts,fears,silences,snares,orroots.Getting
thesebootsearlyonmayallowforyoutosafelyitemizearmorwithoutsacrificingtoomuchmagic
resist.
NinjaTabi:Ifyoucan'tjustifypurchasing Mercury'sTreads,then NinjaTabishouldbeyour
idealchoiceofboots.Theyprovideimmenseresistanceagainstmarksman,andotherautoattack
reliantchampionsinthegame.Anothersituationinwhichyoumayopttopurchase NinjaTabiis
ifyouarefacingateamcompositionthatisentirelyoralmostentirelyphysicaldamage.

Armor
DeadMan'sPlate:Thisismytypicalfirstpurchaseafter

Enchantment:Cinderhulkformultiple

reasons. DeadMan'sPlategrants Gragasnotonlyalittlebitmoredamage,butalittlebitmore

crowdcontrolandmovementspeed.Iwouldrecommendpurchasingthisitemwhentheenemies'
primarythreatisphysicaldamage,andyouareevenoraheadoftheenemyjungler.
FrozenHeart:Astellarfirstitemchoiceagainstattackspeedreliantteamcompositions,orperhaps
acouplestrongphysicaldamagedealers.Thisitemissuperbon Gragasduetotheimmensecool
downreductionandarmoritprovides.Ifyoudopurchasethisitemfirst,becarefularoundenemy
magesbecauseyouronlydefenseagainstthemwillbeyourhealthfrom Enchantment:
Cinderhulk.
Randuin'sOmen:Thisitemisagreatpurchaseasasecondorthirdarmoriteminmostsituations,
butIwoulddefinitelynotrecommendpurchasingthisasafirstitem.Themajorityofthevaluein
Randuin'sOmenisthereduceddamagefromcriticalstrikeswhichdoesn'treallycomeinhandyuntil
theenemymarksmanhas2ormorecoreitemscompleted.Considerswitching DeadMan'sPlate
outfor Randuin'sOmeninthelategamewhenyou'realreadysixitemsas
providessignificantlymoredurability.

Randuin'sOmen

Thornmail:Similarlyto Randuin'sOmen,thisitemisbestpurchasedlateroninthegame.The
reasoningforthisisprimarilyduetothefactthat Thornmail'spassive'sdamageissignificantly
increasedbyhowmucharmoryouhavealreadypurchased.Typically, Thornmailwillbethefinal
armoritemthatyoupurchase.

MagicResist

LocketoftheIronSolari:Thisisagreatsupportivemagicresistitemthatsacrificesindividual
tankinessforatankyaurathatissharedwiththeteam.Iwouldhighlyrecommendpurchasingthis
itemearlyoninthegameifyouarefacingadoubleAPcomposition(e.g. KennenTop, Brand
Mid).However,thisitemshouldalsobepurchasedinsituationswhereyouarefacingafedAoE(area
ofeffect)mage(e.g. Ziggs).Ensurethatyoucommunicatewithyoursupportwhenyoupurchase
thisitembecausedouble LocketoftheIronSolariisnotidealinmostsituations.Ifyouhavea
tanktoplaner,considerputtingahigherpriorityonthisitembecauseitwillbeimportanttokeep
yourcarriesaliveinadoubletankteamcomposition.
SpiritVisage:Ideally,youwouldliketogetthisasyourfirstmagicresistitemon Gragasforthe
extrahealingfrom HappyHour,andcooldownreduction.Thisitemprovides Gragaswitha
substantialamountofhealth,magicresist,andcooldownreduction. SpiritVisageshouldbeyour
firstmagicresistitemwhenitisneithertheappropriatesituationtopurchase LocketoftheIron
Solari(NotfacingdoubleAPorAoEMage)northeappropriatesituationtopurchase Banshee'sVeil
(Littlebenefitfromspellshield).
Banshee'sVeil:Thisitemisspectacularon

Gragasbecausethespellshieldfrom

Banshee's

Veilallowsyoutoengagewithoutgettinginterruptedbyapeskycrowdcontrolability.However,I
wouldbehesitantaboutpurchasingthisitemifyouareagainstateamthatcaneasilypopyour
Banshee'sVeil,ordoesn'tnecessarilyhaveanyimportantabilitiesthatneedblocking.

Damage
IcebornGauntlet:Firstofall,Iwouldnotrecommendpurchasing IcebornGauntletunlessyou
areextremelyahead,oryouhaveatoplanetankonyourteam.Thisitemprovidesaneatpassive
thatallowsyoutopermaslowenemiesandengageinveryprolongedduels.Theissuewiththisitem
isprimarilythatitsacrificesalotofneededtankiness,andtheonlywaytoreallymakeuseofthis
itemisifyouaretankyenoughtoapplyyourpassivemultipletimesinfights.
AbyssalScepter:Firstofall,Iwouldnotrecommendpurchasing AbyssalScepterunlessyouare
extremelyahead,oryouhaveatoplanetankonyourteam.Thisitemletsyououtputalotmore
damagethan IcebornGauntletwiththemagicresistreducingaura.Iwouldrecommendthisitem
ifyouareonaheavymagicdamageteam,oryouarefacingalargeamountofmagicdamage.

Other
RighteousGlory:Thisisaverystrongitemifyourteamhasweakengage,oryouarereliedupon
forengage.Intermsofstats,itprovidesadecentchunkofhealth,butthedurabilityitprovidesis
lackingincomparisontosomeofthearmorandmagicresistitemsI'velistedabove.Youshouldaim
topurchasethisitemquiteearlyintothegame,butIwoulddefinitelynotrecommendpurchasingitif
youfallbehindearlyoninthegame.

Sightstone:Thisitemisseldomusedwiththeexistenceofthe Tracker'sKnifejungleitem,butit
isstillaviablemeanstogainvisioncontrolifyouhaveoptedforeither Stalker'sBladeor
Skirmisher'sSabre.Ifyoudopurchasethisitem,ensurethatyouupgradeitintooneofitsvarious
upgradeslateroninthegametomakeitsslotmoreefficient.However,don't

Jungling

GeneralTips
Alwaystrytothinkatleastthirtysecondsahead,soyoudon'twastetimefumblingoverwhattodo
next.
Becarefulaboutclearingthe RiftScuttlerifyournearbylanesdon'thaveenoughpressureto
coveryouiftheenemyjunglerfindsyou.
Saveyour Smitefor CrimsonRaptorifyouplantoganksoonafter.Thebuffallowsyouto
safelygoforganksknowingthatyouhaven'tbeenspotted.
Considergiving
Youcanuseyour
toit.

BlueSentineltoyourmidlaneronyoursecondclear.
BodySlamtostunthe

Don'tunderestimatethepowerofusing

RiftScuttleranddosignificantlyincreaseddamage

Smiteonthe

GreaterMurkWolf.It'sagreatuseof

Smiteifyouaresufferingfromcounterjunglingorifyourteamissimplybeingpressuredaround
thatsideofthejungle.
Trytosaveachargeof Smitebeforegankingifyouhaveoptedforeither Stalker'sBladeor
Skirmisher'sSabre,butdon'tunderestimatethevalueofthe Smitebufffromthe Crimson
Raptor.The CrimsonRaptorbuffallowsforonetomakesignificantlysaferganksand
counterganks.
Makesureyoupositionyourselfsoalljunglemonstersarehitby

BodySlam.

Allof Gragas'sabilityhaveacastanimationandthusitisbesttocastthemrightafterauto
attackingwhenclearingthejungleinordertoavoidcancellingyourautoattack.
Youcanstartonthetoplanesideofyourjungleifyourbotlaneplansonstartingacampbefore
theygotolane.Ifthisisthecase,simplyfollowthejungleroutethatyouwouldnormallyperform
ontheoppositeside(i.e.Ifyouareontheredsideandyoustartonthetopsideofyourjungle,
thenfollowtheclearingorderthatyouwouldfortheblueside).

BlueSideClear

S6 Gragas Guide: Blue Side Clear (Talisman)

VideoSummary:Startwith Hunter'sTalisman+ RefillablePotion.Headovertothe AncientKrug.

Levelup BodySlam.Havebottomlaneassistyouwiththe AncientKrugandclearit.Levelup BarrelRoll.
Headovertothe RedBrambleback.Considerusingyour WardingTotemnearittoevadetheleveltwo
invade.Clearthe RedBrambleback,andheadovertothe BlueSentinel.Clearthe BlueSentinel,and
levelup DrunkenRage.Headovertothe GreaterMurkWolf,andclearit.Headovertothe Crimson
Raptor,andclearit.Headbacktobase,andpurchase

Skirmisher'sSabre(oryourpreferredjungleupgrade).

NOTE:Yourclearwillbesignificantlyfasterandhealthierifyouareprovidedaleashfromyourlanersonthefirstcampofyourclear.

RedSideClear
S6 Gragas Guide: Red Side Clear (Talisman)

VideoSummary:Startwith Hunter'sTalisman+ RefillablePotion.Headovertoyour Gromp.Levelup

BodySlam.Havebottomlaneassistyouwith Grompandclearit.Levelup BarrelRoll.Headovertothe
BlueSentinel.Considerusingyour WardingTotemnearittoevadetheleveltwoinvade.Clearthe Blue
Sentinel,andheadovertothe RedBrambleback.Clearthe RedBrambleback,andlevelup BarrelRoll.
Headovertothe CrimsonRaptor,andclearit.Headovertothe GreaterMurkWolf,andclearit.Headback
tobase,andpurchase

Skirmisher'sSabre(oryourpreferredjungleupgrade).

NOTE:Yourclearwillbesignificantlyfasterandhealthierifyouareprovidedaleashfromyourlanersonthefirstcampofyourclear.

Ganking

GeneralTips
Knowledgeoftheenemyjungler'swhereaboutscanallowforyoutotakemorecalculatedrisks,or
potentiallysetupacountergankscenario. Tracker'sKnifeand VisionWardsarecriticalto
establishingthevisioncontrolinordertofindtheenemyjungler'slocationtoaccomplishthis.
Considerfocusingyourvisioncontrolaroundyourlanersthataremostpronetobeingganked.This
willusuallygiveyouopportunitiestocountergankorjustpreventtheenemy'sgankopportunity
altogether.
Askyourlanersforinformationonwheretheenemyhasplacedwardsinordertomakethe
stealthiestgankpossible.
Iwouldhighlyrecommendcommunicatingtoyourteammateswithasignificantamountofpings
whenyouaregankingtoensurethattheyareonthesamepageasyou.
Don'tbeafraidtogankalaneifyoucannotkilltheenemy.Insomescenarios,itcanbequite
effectivetogankjusttopressureanenemyoutoflane,orburnoneoftheirsummonerspells.

WhotoGankandWhentoGankThem
WhotoGank:
Ingeneral,itisbesttogankenemylanerswhohavelimitedmobility,lowhealth,orare
simplyoverextended.
Ganklanesthatcansnowballaleadefficiently.Ontheflipside,itmayalsobevaluableto
ganklanestopreventanenemyfromsnowballing.
Beextremelycautiouswhengankingforalanerwhoisatasignificantdisadvantage
comparedtotheenemy.Youdonotwanttomakethelaneworseforthembylosingina1
v2ora2v2scenario.
Itisusuallythesafestideatogankwinninglanesbecauseyouwilllikelywinaskirmishif
theenemyjunglershowsup.

WhentoGank:
Ingeneral,youshouldgankwhenyouandyourlanerhaveanoticeableadvantageoverthe
enemylanerandtheirjungler.
Whenyouhavetheappropriateamountofhealthtosurvivethe2v1or3v2scenario.
Wheneitheryouoryourlanerhashitacoreitempowerspike(e.g.

TrinityForceon

Irelia),andisdefinitivelystrongerthantheirrespectiveopposition.
Youshouldgankwhenyouhaveastrongsenseofwheretheenemyjungleris,oratleast
knowthatyouandyournearbyallycanwinthepotentialskirmish.
Typicallyyouwillneedtoinitiatetheganks(unlessyourteammatehasareliablecrowd
controlspell).Trytoengagethegankwhentheenemyisfurthestupinthelaneandideally
whentheenemyhasusedamobilityspell(e.g.

LivingShadow,

Whenyouhaveknowledgethattheenemylaner's

Shunpo).

Flashoralternativeescape

summonerspellisoncooldown.

BeforeLevelSix
Whileapproachingtheenemychampion,beginchargingupyour

DrunkenRage.

Ifyouareinrangefor BodySlam,goforit.Ifnotconsiderthepossibilityof BodySlam+

Flashingorusing BarrelRolltoslowtheenemy.Onlyuse BodySlam+Flashifyour
teammatecaneasilyhelpyoufinishtheenemyoffduringthedurationofthecrowdcontrol,orif
theenemychampionisfairlyeasytogankwhentheir
haveto Flashafteryou BodySlam+ Flash.
Ifyouconnect

BodySlam,useyour

Flashisdown(Reasoning:Theywilllikely

BarrelRollimmediatelyafterifyoucanburstthem

duringthedurationofthecrowdcontrol.Ifyoucannotbursttheenemy,thenyoushouldsave
BarrelRolluntilthe

BodySlamcrowdcontrolhasfinishedtolayeryourcrowdcontrolefficiently.

Ifyouhaveapproachedanenemyfrombehind,don'tuseyour
willhavetoruntowardsyoutoescapeorfightitout.Useyour

BodySlambecausetheenemy
BodySlamoncetheygainsome

separationdistancefromyou.
Iftheenemychampion
their

Flashesyour

BodySlam(acommonoccurrence),throwyourbarrelat

Flashlocationandconsiderwhetherornotitisworthtopursuethegankanyfurther.

SVENSKEREN'S GRAGAS GANK (BEFORE 6)

AfterLevelSix
Chargeupyour

DrunkenRageasapproachingtheenemy.Ifyouarein

BodySlamtheenemyandimmediatelycast

BodySlamrange,

ExplosiveCasktoknockthemintoyourlaner

(assumingtheenemyisn'tcapableofkillingyourlaner).Becarefulaboutusingyour

Drunken

Rageautoattackbeforecasting

ExplosiveCask.Thereisawindowwheretheenemyisableto

Flashoutbeforeyour ExplosiveCasklandsifyouautoattackafter BodySlam,butcasting

ExplosiveCaskimmediatelyafter BodySlamguaranteesforthe ExplosiveCasktoconnect.
Ifyouarenotinrangeof
with

BodySlam+

BodySlam,youhavethreeoptions:dothecombodescribedabove

Flashinstead,goforthe

BodySlamtogetinrangeoftossing
Don'tbeafraidtouseyour

ExplosiveCasktoknocktheenemyback,or

ExplosiveCask.

ExplosiveCasktofinishofflowhealthenemies.

Ingeneral,towerdivesshouldonlybeperformedwhenyouhaveasignificantadvantageoverthe
enemylaneandhavetheknowledgetoexecutethetowerdiveinasafemanner.
Inmosttowerdivingsituations,eitheryouorthesupportwilltankthetowerwhileallowingforyour
alliestoexertthemaximumamountofdamagepossible.

GankingthroughLane
Theideaofgankingthroughlaneistosimplysneakthroughthebrushesineitherthetoporbottom
laneandpunishtheenemy'saggressionorengageontheenemyyourselfwhentheygetcloseto
thebrush.
Anadvantageofaninlanegankisitssurprisefactorbecausethisstyleofgankingisnotallthat
commonespeciallyatlowerrankings.
Theprimaryreasonstolanegankwouldbeiftheenemylanerhaswardedtheothermeansof
gankingoriftheenemy'sminionwaveispushing.Thereasonwhyyouwanttheenemy'swaveto
bepushingisduetothefactthattheenemywillbeforcedtomoveupthelaneclosertoyour
locationiftheirminionsarepushing.
Executionofagankthroughthelaneisnodifferentthanwhatisstatedabove,butusuallyrequires
alittlebitmorepatiencethenyourstandardgank.

Team Fighting

GeneralTips
BodySlam+ Flashisaveryusefulcomboon
fightswhereyour Flashisn'tup.

Gragas,soIwouldadviseyoutoavoidteam

Ensurethatyoulayeryourformsofcrowdcontrolwithyourallies.
Don'tunderestimatethevalueofusing

ExplosiveCaskmerelytodisorienttheenemyteam's

positioning.Thisisespeciallyusefulifyoucanpreventtheenemycarriesfrombeingabletodo
damageforacouplesecondsormore.
Youcanuse
moment.

ExplosiveCaskasameansofdisengageifyoudon'twanttoengageinafightatthe

BodySlam+

Flashingonanenemycarrycanbeusedmerelytodisruptanenemycarry,or

tocatchthemoutwhentheymispositioninthefight.

Initiation
WhentoInitiate:
1. Youaretheonlyformofinitiationonyourteam.
2. Aprioritytarget(ADcarry,orAPcarry)isseverelyoutofposition(i.e.inrangeof
Slam+

Flashor

BodySlam+

Body

ExplosiveCask)andcanbecaughtoutbyoneof

themethodsbelow.
3. Youarefacingapokecompositionandyouneedtopullthetriggerbeforeyouandyour
teammatesarewhittleddown.
4. Whenyourfullteamispresent,oryouhavecompleteknowledgethatthefightyou'reabout
toengagehasevennumbersornumbersinyourfavor.
HowtoInitiate:Youcaninitiateintheexactsamewaythatyouwouldgankanenemyafterlevel
six.Youcanengagebysimplythrowingyour ExplosiveCaskandknockingsomeoneback(use
BodySlamifyouneedtogetclosertotossyour
BodySlam+

Flashfollowedupbyan

ExplosiveCask),oryoucanuse

BodySlamor

ExplosiveCask.

XMITHIE'S GRAGAS INITIATION

Peeling
WhentoPeel:
1. Anallyonyourteamisstrongenoughthattheirsurvivalinafightisaguaranteedvictory.
2. Ifyouaren'trelieduponforengage.
3. Anearbycarryissufferingandyoucandosomethingaboutit.
4. Your

Flashisdown,oryouwouldhavearoughtimegettingontheenemybackline.

5. Inthelategame,evenifyouengage,peelbackforyourmarksmanastheyarelikelythe
strongestthreatonyourteam.
HowtoPeel:Youshouldstandbetweentheenemyyouaretryingtopeeloffofyourallyandyour
allyinordertoblockskillshotsandforcetheenemytopatharoundyou.Inadditiontothat,use
yourformsofcrowdcontrolinordertokeeptheenemyoffofyourallyhowever,don'tforgetthat
killingathreatisthebestwaytonullifyit.

Advanced Tricks and Combos

StandardCombos

StandardCombos
Thesecombosarethemostimportantcombostoknowhowtoexecuteinordertoplay Gragasatahighlevel.
Thesecombosarebestusedinordertocatchanenemyoutofposition.Thus,thesecombosarealsoveryeffective
whengankinganenemylaner.
STANDARD COMBO W/ FLASH (PRE-6)

STANDARD COMBO W/ FLASH (POST-6)

BurstCombos
ThesecombosareprimarilyseenwhenplayingAP Gragas,butstillhavesomeusesifyouareplayingthe
standardtank Gragas.Thesecombosarebestusedinordertofinishoffalowhealthenemyordamagethemas
muchaspossible.Youwillrarely(onceeveryfiveorsogames)findpropersituationstousethesecombos,butthey
arenicetoknow.
BURST COMBO

BURST COMBO W/ FLASH

LONG RANGE BURST COMBO

Gameplay
IEM SAN JOSE: TEAM SOLO MID VS LGD GAMING GAME 1 (SVENSKEREN)

IEM SAN JOSE: COUNTER LOGIC GAMING VS UNICORNS OF LOVE GAME 1 (XMITHIE)

IEM SAN JOSE: COUNTER LOGIC GAMING VS UNICORNS OF LOVE GAME 2 (XMITHIE)

Credits
SpecialThanksTo...
jhoijhoi:ImadeuseofsomeofherwonderfultemplatesfromherguideaboutMakingAGuide.
PsiGuard:ImodeledagoodportionofthisguideoffofPsiGuard'swellmade

NocturneGuide,

HaunttheJungle.
utopus:Forgivingmealotofconstructivecriticismtohelpimprovemyguide.
NCSUTeamAlpha:Forallowingmetoperfectmy

Gragasplayinateamenvironment.

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