Lee Sin vs Graves JUNGLE Matchup Guide

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Overview

Use Lee Sin's very high early pressure to force river fights and invade Graves before he builds tempo.
Prioritize early skirmishes and creative gank angles to snowball and deny Graves free farm.
Leverage Lee Sin's mobility and burst to punish Graves's slower first clears and scaling reliance.

Path aggressively toward Graves's jungle side when lanes show priority to force early river duels and steal camps.
Use and to secure vision and engage or disengage around dragon or Herald setups.
Track Graves's first clear to counter-jungle safely and punish overextensions without lane support.

Respect Graves's early invade timing when he has lane priority and can contest camps with fast clears and dash.
Avoid isolated river fights without vision or lane support, as Graves can kite and burst with and .
Be cautious during low-health clears or forced smite fights where Graves's burst can punish overcommitment.

Start with a three-camp clear enabling a level 3 invade or counter-invade near river Scuttles.
Contest first Scuttle only if nearby lanes have priority to support early river fights.
Avoid full clears that delay pressure; reset tempo with ganks or invades after successful skirmishes.

Level 3 unlocks full kit, enabling strong dueling and invade pressure; force fights before Graves scales.
Level 6 grants for impactful displacement in fights and objective control; isolate priority targets.
Graves scales with items; deny his tempo early to reduce his mid-game threat and carry potential.

Convert early invade and river control into objective setups by forcing Graves off camps and securing Scuttle or dragon.
Use Lee Sin's mobility and displacement to create picks and snowball lanes before Graves scales.
Maintain tempo through counter-jungling and timely ganks, denying Graves farm and forcing reactive play.

Tactical tip

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