Graves build
Most Graves players start with Restorative Shot, Extra Stamina and Extra Spirit, move into Duration Extender and Spirit Lifesteal in the mid game and finish with Boundless Spirit and Superior Duration.
Based on how often players buy each item on Graves in each stage of the match. Updated 22 October 2026.
- Spirit items
- 61%
- Weapon items
- 22%
- Vitality items
- 17%
Backbone
Core items
Items that stay among the most popular picks across stages of the match. Build around these.
Laning: cheap stats that win trades and secure souls.
Early game
- 1
Restorative Shot Weapon · 800 souls 74% 58% win - 2
Extra Stamina Vitality · 800 souls 50% 59% win - 3
Extra Spirit Spirit · 800 souls 47% 58% win - 4
Improved Spirit Spirit · 1,600 souls 29% 60% win - 5
Mystic Shot Weapon · 1,600 souls 29% 60% win - 6
Arcane Surge Spirit · 1,600 souls 25% 60% win - 7
Monster Rounds Weapon · 800 souls 17% 58% win - 8
Extra Charge Spirit · 800 souls 11% 57% win
Once fights spread across the map and objectives fall.
Mid game
- 1
Duration Extender Spirit · 1,600 souls 37% 59% win - 2
Spirit Lifesteal Vitality · 1,600 souls 29% 58% win - 3 Improved Spirit Spirit · 1,600 souls 28% 57% win
- 4
Heroic Aura Weapon · 3,200 souls 25% 62% win - 5
Enchanter's Emblem Vitality · 1,600 souls 24% 59% win - 6
Compress Cooldown Spirit · 1,600 souls 24% 59% win - 7 Extra Stamina Vitality · 800 souls 23% 57% win
- 8 Arcane Surge Spirit · 1,600 souls 22% 57% win
Big tier 3 and 4 items that decide team fights.
Late game
- 1
Boundless Spirit Spirit · 6,400 souls 45% 60% win - 2
Superior Duration Spirit · 3,200 souls 29% 58% win - 3
Echo Shard Spirit · 6,400 souls 28% 60% win - 4
Transcendent Cooldown Spirit · 6,400 souls 28% 59% win - 5
Toxic Bullets Weapon · 3,200 souls 26% 56% win - 6
Superior Cooldown Spirit · 3,200 souls 25% 58% win - 7
Escalating Exposure Spirit · 6,400 souls 24% 61% win - 8
Stamina Mastery Vitality · 3,200 souls 23% 55% win
How to read this: the big number is how often Graves players buy the item at that stage. Win rates sit close to 50% for cheap items everyone buys, so treat them as context, not a ranking.
Quick answers
Graves build questions
- What is the best Graves build?
- Most Graves players start with Restorative Shot, Extra Stamina and Extra Spirit, move into Duration Extender and Spirit Lifesteal in the mid game and finish with Boundless Spirit and Superior Duration. The core items most Graves players keep buying are Improved Spirit.
- What should Graves buy first?
- Restorative Shot, Extra Stamina, Extra Spirit and Improved Spirit. Together they cost 4,000 souls.
- What are good late game items for Graves?
- Boundless Spirit, Superior Duration, Echo Shard and Transcendent Cooldown are the most common late game buys.
- Is Graves built around gun or spirit damage?
- Spirit items make up 61% of the most popular Graves items, followed by weapon at 22%.