Jungle Matchup

Fiddlesticks vs Graves

Patch: 15.24 (25.24)
League: Platinum+
Fiddlesticks

Fiddlesticks

the Ancient Fear
Jungle
Fiddlesticks Jungle Overall Win Rate
50.15%

Matchup Win Rate

55.5%
Fiddlesticks vs Graves Wins
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44.5%
Graves vs Fiddlesticks Wins
Graves

Graves

the Outlaw
Jungle
Graves Jungle Overall Win Rate
49.17%

Fiddlesticks vs Graves - Jungle Matchup Guide Patch 15.24 (25.24)

Fiddlesticks Jungle vs Graves Jungle - Who is stronger?

Fiddlesticks Jungle performs well against Graves (55.5% win rate) based on 592 games. This matchup works well for Fiddlesticks players.

View detailed statistics below: items, runes, and counter builds for Fiddlesticks Jungle vs Graves Jungle in patch 15.24 (25.24), including win rates and pick rates. With proper study, this can improve your chances of victory up to 58.8% in this matchup.

Statistical Matchup Analysis

With 2.2% popularity, Fiddlesticks constantly encounters meta-dominant Graves (5.1%, 10th place out of 63 Jungle champions). Understanding how to play against this popular champion becomes essential for consistent Fiddlesticks performance in the current patch. Meta strength confirmed: Fiddlesticks's superior tier rating (B+ vs B) translates into a solid 55.5% matchup win rate. This performance explains why Fiddlesticks ranks 31st in win rate among Jungle champions. Amplify your advantage: The First Strike + Triple Tonic rune setup achieves 80.0% win rate (1.6% popularity), while the core build Trailblazer > Locket of the Iron Solari > Zeke's Convergence with Sorcerer's Shoes (58.8% win rate) lets you snowball advantages into guaranteed victories by 15 minutes.

Win through macro: Fiddlesticks takes the matchup (55.54%) despite falling behind in CS (5.62 vs 6.36/min). Your victories come through roaming, team fighting, and map pressure rather than 1v1 lane dominance. Quality over quantity: Fiddlesticks wins through smart play rather than raw damage - despite lower DPS (666 vs 821/min), the 55.5% win rate shows superior utility, positioning, and team fight impact. Statistical dominance: Fiddlesticks leads in both matchup win rate (55.5%) and KDA (2.70 vs 2.60) - complete superiority across all metrics.

Fiddlesticks vs Graves - Jungle Stats Comparison

Fiddlesticks Jungle
Fiddlesticks Jungle		Versus
Graves Jungle
Graves Jungle
B+TierB
55.5%Matchup Winrate44.5%
50.15%Role Winrate49.17%
#31Winrate Rank#47
2.2%Pickrate5.1%
2.7Average KDA2.6
426Gold per Minute454
5.62CS/Min6.36
0.08Wards per Minute0.17
666Damage per Minute821

How to Beat Graves as Fiddlesticks (Jungle)

The Fiddlesticks versus Graves matchup in the jungle is favorable with proper positioning. Use your statistical advantage and prevent the opponent from realizing their potential.

The magic damage that Fiddlesticks deals remains relevant in the late game. Look for opportunities to initiate or counter-initiate. Graves deals mainly physical damage (85.41%), additional items against this damage type may be required against snowballing or aggressive play.

Consider the farming superiority demonstrated by Graves, ranking 22nd (versus 52nd for Fiddlesticks) in farming efficiency among champions in this role. This means the opponent can build gold advantages more quickly. Meanwhile, their lower KDA (2.6 versus 2.7) suggests they are less effective in team fights.

Key aspects of the Fiddlesticks Jungle versus Graves Jungle matchup

Despite the statistical advantage in the matchup, overconfidence can be the main mistake. It is important for the Fiddlesticks player to maintain constant pressure on Graves, not allowing the opponent to safely scale up, and actively use the advantage gained to help their team.

Fiddlesticks vs Graves: Jungle Summoner Spells

Most Popular

Flash
Flash Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
Smite
Smite Deals true damage to a monster or minion.
46.3% Win Rate27.0% Pick Rate

Highest Win Rate

Flash
Flash Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
Smite
Smite Deals true damage to a monster or minion.
66.8% Win Rate1.9% Pick Rate

Fiddlesticks vs Graves: Jungle Runes

Most Frequent Runes

Primary Path
Domination
Electrocute
Electrocute Hitting a champion with 3 separate attacks or abilities within 3s deals bonus adaptive damage.

Damage: 70 - 240 (+0.1 bonus AD, +0.05 AP) damage.
Cooldown: 20s

'We called them the Thunderlords, for to speak of their lightning was to invite disaster.'

Electrocute

Hitting a champion with 3 separate attacks or abilities within 3s deals bonus adaptive da…

Cheap Shot
Cheap Shot Damaging champions with impaired movement or actions deals 10 - 45 bonus true damage (based on level).

Cooldown: 4s
Activates on damage occurring after the impairment.

Cheap Shot

Damaging champions with impaired movement or actions deals 10 - 45 bonus true d…

Grisly Mementos
Grisly Mementos Collect 1 memento on champion takedowns, up to 18 total.

Gain 6 Trinket Haste for each collected. In game modes where vision Trinkets do not exist, instead gain 3 Summoner Spell Haste.

Grisly Mementos

Collect 1 memento on champion takedowns, up to 18 total.Gain 6 Trinket Haste fo…

Ultimate Hunter
Ultimate Hunter Your ultimate gains 6 Ability Haste, plus an additional 5 Ability Haste per Bounty Hunter stack. Bounty Hunter stacks are earned the first time you get a takedown on each enemy champion.

Ultimate Hunter

Your ultimate gains 6 Ability Haste, plus an additional 5 Ability Haste per Bou…

Secondary Path
Sorcery
Axiom Arcanist
Axiom Arcanist Your Ultimate has 12% increased damage, healing, and shielding.
(AoE damage is reduced to a 8% increase)

Scoring a takedown on an enemy champion reduces your Ultimate's current cooldown by 7%.

Axiom Arcanist

Your Ultimate has 12% increased damage, healing, and shielding. (AoE damage is …

Transcendence
Transcendence Gain bonuses upon reaching the following levels:
Level 5: +5 Ability Haste
Level 8: +5 Ability Haste
Level 11: On Champion takedown, reduce the remaining cooldown of basic abilities by 20%.

Transcendence

Gain bonuses upon reaching the following levels:Level 5: +5 Ability Haste Level…

Adaptive
Adaptive Force
Adaptive Force Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Adaptive Force

Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Adaptive Force
Adaptive Force Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Adaptive Force

Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Scaling Health
Scaling Health Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

Scaling Health

Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

43.5% Win Rate51.8% Pick Rate

Best Win Rate Runes

Primary Path
Inspiration
First Strike
First Strike Attacks or abilities against an enemy champion within 0.25s of entering champion combat grant 10 gold and First Strike for 3 seconds, causing you to deal 7% extra damage against champions, and granting 50% (35% for ranged champions) of bonus damage dealt as gold.

Cooldown: 25 - 15s

First Strike

Attacks or abilities against an enemy champion within 0.25s of entering champion combat g…

Triple Tonic
Triple Tonic Upon reaching level 3, gain an Elixir of Avarice.
Upon reaching level 6, gain an Elixir of Force.
Upon reaching level 9, gain an Elixir of Skill.

Triple Tonic

Upon reaching level 3, gain an Elixir of Avarice.Upon reaching level 6, gain an…

Cosmic Insight
Cosmic Insight +18 Summoner Spell Haste
+10 Item Haste

Cosmic Insight

+18 Summoner Spell Haste+10 Item Haste

Secondary Path
Sorcery
Axiom Arcanist
Axiom Arcanist Your Ultimate has 12% increased damage, healing, and shielding.
(AoE damage is reduced to a 8% increase)

Scoring a takedown on an enemy champion reduces your Ultimate's current cooldown by 7%.

Axiom Arcanist

Your Ultimate has 12% increased damage, healing, and shielding. (AoE damage is …

Gathering Storm
Gathering Storm Every 10 min gain AP or AD, adaptive.

10 min: + 8 AP or 5 AD
20 min: + 24 AP or 14 AD
30 min: + 48 AP or 29 AD
40 min: + 80 AP or 48 AD
50 min: + 120 AP or 72 AD
60 min: + 168 AP or 101 AD
etc...

Gathering Storm

Every 10 min gain AP or AD, adaptive.10 min: + 8 AP or 5 AD 20 min: + 24 AP or …

Adaptive
Adaptive Force
Adaptive Force Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Adaptive Force

Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Adaptive Force
Adaptive Force Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Adaptive Force

Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

+65 Health
+65 Health +65 Health

+65 Health

+65 Health

Scaling Health
Scaling Health Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

Scaling Health

Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

80.0% Win Rate1.6% Pick Rate

Fiddlesticks vs Graves: Jungle Item Builds

Most Popular Build

Starting Items
Scorchclaw Pup
Scorchclaw Pup (450 gold) Jungle Companions
Summon a Scorchclaw that assists you against monsters.
Scorchclaw's Slash
The companion grows as you hunt monsters, empowering your Smite. When fully grown, it periodically imbues your next Attack or Ability to burn enemies and Slow them. Killing large monsters readies this immediately.
Health Potion
Health Potion (50 gold) Consume
Restores 120 Health over 15 seconds.
49.9% Win Rate21.1% Pick Rate
Popular Boots
Sorcerer's Shoes
Sorcerer's Shoes (1100 gold) 12 Magic Penetration
45 Move Speed
50.1% Win Rate62.8% Pick Rate
Symbiotic Soles
Symbiotic Soles (900 gold) 40 Move Speed
Voidborn
Gain Empowered Recall.
Symbiosis
After traveling 150000 units of distance, transform into Synchronized Souls.
52.1% Win Rate17.0% Pick Rate
Boots of Swiftness
Boots of Swiftness (1000 gold) 60 Move Speed
Fleetfooted
Reduce the effectiveness of Slows by 25%.
52.8% Win Rate6.2% Pick Rate
Core Build
Lost Chapter
Lost Chapter (1200 gold) 40 Ability Power
300 Mana
10 Ability Haste
Enlighten
Levelling up restores 20% max Mana over 3 seconds.
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Malignance
Malignance (2700 gold) 85 Ability Power
600 Mana
15 Ability Haste
Scorn
Gain 20 Ultimate Ability Haste.
Hatefog
Damaging a champion with your Ultimate burns the ground beneath them for 3s, dealing magic damage per second and reducing their Magic Resist.
Liandry's Torment
Liandry's Torment (3000 gold) 70 Ability Power
300 Health
Torment
Damaging Abilities burn enemies for 2% max Health magic damage per second for 3 seconds.
Suffering
For each second in combat with enemy champions, deal 2% bonus damage, up to 6%.
Zhonya's Hourglass
Zhonya's Hourglass (3250 gold) 105 Ability Power
50 Armor

Time Stop
Enter Stasis for 2.5 seconds.
50.8% Win Rate6.8% Pick Rate
Final Build
Rabadon's Deathcap
Rabadon's Deathcap (3600 gold) 130 Ability Power
Magical Opus
Increases your total Ability Power by 30%.
53.9% Win Rate27.5% Pick Rate

Best Win Rate Build

Starting Items
Doran's Shield
Doran's Shield (450 gold) 110 Health
Enduring Focus
Restore 4 Health every 5 seconds.
After taking damage from a champion, restore Health over 8 seconds.
Helping Hand
Attacks deal 5 bonus physical damage to minions.
Health Potion
Health Potion (50 gold) Consume
Restores 120 Health over 15 seconds.
67.2% Win Rate0.2% Pick Rate
Highest Winrate Boots
Boots of Swiftness
Boots of Swiftness (1000 gold) 60 Move Speed
Fleetfooted
Reduce the effectiveness of Slows by 25%.
52.8% Win Rate6.2% Pick Rate
Symbiotic Soles
Symbiotic Soles (900 gold) 40 Move Speed
Voidborn
Gain Empowered Recall.
Symbiosis
After traveling 150000 units of distance, transform into Synchronized Souls.
52.1% Win Rate17.0% Pick Rate
Plated Steelcaps
Plated Steelcaps (1200 gold) 25 Armor
45 Move Speed
Plating
Reduces incoming damage from Attacks by 10%.
51.7% Win Rate1.4% Pick Rate
Core Build
Winged Moonplate
Winged Moonplate (800 gold) 200 Health
4% Move Speed
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Trailblazer
Trailblazer (2400 gold) 250 Health
40 Armor
4% Move Speed
Lead the Way
While moving, build up to 20 bonus Move Speed.
At max speed:
  • Create a trail that grants allied champions Move Speed equal to 15% of yours.
  • If you are Melee, your next Attack Slows the target by 50% for 1 second.
    • Locket of the Iron Solari
    Locket of the Iron Solari (2200 gold) 200 Health
    25 Armor
    25 Magic Resist
    10 Ability Haste
    Devotion
    Grant nearby allies a 200 - 360 Shield that decays over 2.5 seconds.
    Zeke's Convergence
    Zeke's Convergence (2200 gold) 300 Health
    25 Armor
    25 Magic Resist
    10 Ability Haste
    Frostfire Tempest
    Casting your Ultimate summons a storm around you for 5 seconds. The storm deals 30 magic damage per second to enemy champions and Slows them by 30%.
    58.8% Win Rate3.5% Pick Rate
    Final Build
    Mejai's Soulstealer
    Mejai's Soulstealer (1500 gold) 20 Ability Power
    100 Health
    Glory
    Takedowns grant Glory, up to 25. 10 Glory is lost on death.
    Gain 5 Ability Power per Glory and 10% Move Speed at 10 or higher Glory.
    68.5% Win Rate4.4% Pick Rate
    Other Items
    Void Staff
    Void Staff (3000 gold) 95 Ability Power
    40% Magic Penetration
    54.5% Win Rate20.9% Pick Rate
    Shadowflame
    Shadowflame (3200 gold) 110 Ability Power
    15 Magic Penetration
    Cinderbloom
    Magic and true damageCritically Strikes enemies below 40% Health, dealing 20% increased damage.
    53.0% Win Rate13.3% Pick Rate
    Morellonomicon
    Morellonomicon (2950 gold) 75 Ability Power
    350 Health
    15 Ability Haste
    Grievous Wounds
    Dealing magic damage to champions applies 40% Wounds for 3 seconds.
    45.5% Win Rate8.4% Pick Rate
    Banshee's Veil
    Banshee's Veil (3000 gold) 105 Ability Power
    40 Magic Resist
    Annul
    Grants a Spell Shield that blocks the next enemy Ability.
    51.3% Win Rate7.8% Pick Rate
    Hextech Rocketbelt
    Hextech Rocketbelt (2600 gold) 60 Ability Power
    350 Health
    15 Ability Haste
    Supersonic
    Dash in target direction, unleashing missiles that deal magic damage.
    42.9% Win Rate5.4% Pick Rate
    Mejai's Soulstealer
    Mejai's Soulstealer (1500 gold) 20 Ability Power
    100 Health
    Glory
    Takedowns grant Glory, up to 25. 10 Glory is lost on death.
    Gain 5 Ability Power per Glory and 10% Move Speed at 10 or higher Glory.
    68.5% Win Rate4.4% Pick Rate
    Rylai's Crystal Scepter
    Rylai's Crystal Scepter (2600 gold) 65 Ability Power
    400 Health
    Rimefrost
    Damaging Abilities Slow enemies by 30% for 1 second.
    52.9% Win Rate4.3% Pick Rate

    Fiddlesticks vs Graves: Jungle Skill (abilities) Orders

    Most Frequent Skill Order

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    Q
    Q
    Terrify Fiddlesticks damaging enemies with spells while unseen or targeting an enemy with Terrify's activation strikes a target unit with fear, causing it to flee in terror for a duration.
    Q
    Q
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    Q
    W
    W
    Bountiful Harvest Fiddlesticks drains health from nearby enemies, dealing bonus execute damage at the end of the duration.
    W
    W
    W
    W
    W
    E
    E
    Reap Fiddlesticks slashes an area with its scythe, slowing all enemies hit and silencing enemies hit in the center of the slash.
    E
    E
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    E
    E
    R
    R
    Crowstorm A murder of crows flock wildly around Fiddlesticks, dealing damage per second to all enemy units in the area.
    R
    R
    R
    Max Order: W > Q > E
    55.4% Win Rate32.7% Pick Rate

    Highest Win % Skill Order

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    R
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    Terrify Fiddlesticks damaging enemies with spells while unseen or targeting an enemy with Terrify's activation strikes a target unit with fear, causing it to flee in terror for a duration.
    Q
    Q
    Q
    Q
    Q
    R
    W
    Bountiful Harvest Fiddlesticks drains health from nearby enemies, dealing bonus execute damage at the end of the duration.
    W
    W
    W
    W
    W
    R
    E
    Reap Fiddlesticks slashes an area with its scythe, slowing all enemies hit and silencing enemies hit in the center of the slash.
    E
    E
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    E
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    R
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    Crowstorm A murder of crows flock wildly around Fiddlesticks, dealing damage per second to all enemy units in the area.
    R
    R
    R
    Max Order: W > Q > E
    84.0% Win Rate2.5% Pick Rate

    Playing Against Graves

    • Graves deals mostly physical damage so Armor is an effective counter.
    • Leaving the Smoke Screen's area of effect removes the harmful effect immediately.

    Fiddlesticks Jungle other Matchups

    Fiddlesticks
    +5.5%
    Kayn

    Fiddlesticks vs Kayn

    Fiddlesticks
    +5.3%
    Lillia

    Fiddlesticks vs Lillia

    Fiddlesticks
    +2.3%
    Diana

    Fiddlesticks vs Diana

    Fiddlesticks
    +2.2%
    Vi

    Fiddlesticks vs Vi

    Fiddlesticks
    +2.2%
    Master Yi

    Fiddlesticks vs Master Yi

    Fiddlesticks
    +2.1%
    Kha'Zix

    Fiddlesticks vs Kha'Zix

    Fiddlesticks
    +1.4%
    Ekko

    Fiddlesticks vs Ekko

    Fiddlesticks
    +1.4%
    Naafiri

    Fiddlesticks vs Naafiri

    Fiddlesticks
    +1.3%
    Shaco

    Fiddlesticks vs Shaco

    Fiddlesticks
    +1.1%
    Talon

    Fiddlesticks vs Talon

    Fiddlesticks
    +0.6%
    Pantheon

    Fiddlesticks vs Pantheon

    Fiddlesticks
    -0.3%
    Warwick

    Fiddlesticks vs Warwick

    Fiddlesticks
    -1.1%
    Zed

    Fiddlesticks vs Zed

    Fiddlesticks
    -1.5%
    Viego

    Fiddlesticks vs Viego

    Fiddlesticks
    -1.8%
    Volibear

    Fiddlesticks vs Volibear

    Fiddlesticks
    -2.1%
    Lee Sin

    Fiddlesticks vs Lee Sin

    Fiddlesticks
    -2.4%
    Briar

    Fiddlesticks vs Briar

    Fiddlesticks
    -2.7%
    Trundle

    Fiddlesticks vs Trundle

    Fiddlesticks
    -3.0%
    Amumu

    Fiddlesticks vs Amumu

    Fiddlesticks
    -3.5%
    Xin Zhao

    Fiddlesticks vs Xin Zhao

    Fiddlesticks
    -3.6%
    Jarvan IV

    Fiddlesticks vs Jarvan IV

    Fiddlesticks
    -4.9%
    Nocturne

    Fiddlesticks vs Nocturne