Vi vs Graves JUNGLE Matchup Guide | LaneStomp

Vi vs Graves JUNGLE Matchup Guide | LaneStomp

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Overview

Use your strong early pressure and lockdown to threaten Graves in river and invade fights.
Prioritize landing to initiate and for guaranteed picks to snowball objectives.
Control vision around dragon and Herald to leverage your objective control advantage over Graves.

Jungle Plan

Path to invade Graves early when he commits to predictable camp routes and lanes show flash cooldowns.
Match or exceed Graves's clear speed to pressure river vision and secure dragon and Herald setups.
Track Graves's position to counter-gank and punish his ganks using lockdown and pick potential.

Danger windows

Avoid isolated river fights before level 6 when Graves's dash and burst can outmaneuver you.
Do not contest objectives without vision control, as Graves can force smite fights with his dueling and kiting.
Be cautious when low on health or after missing , as Graves can punish your reduced invade resistance.

Early game

Start with a three-camp clear if nearby lanes have flash down to enable early ganks or invades.
Contest first Scuttle only when your lanes have priority to avoid overextending against Graves's counter-invade.
Avoid isolated fights before level 6 without lane support due to Graves's ranged burst and mobility.

Power spikes

Level 6 unlocks lockdown, enabling reliable picks that secure early dragons or Heralds.
First completed item spike boosts your dueling and objective damage, strengthening counter-jungling versus Graves.
Respect Graves's level 3 clear speed spike by avoiding invades without lane priority or numerical advantage.

Win conditions

Use early ganks with and to force enemy flashes and snowball lane priority for objectives.
Deny Graves free farm by invading camps when lanes have priority and convert tempo leads into objective setups.
Leverage your lockdown and objective damage to force fights around vision-controlled river areas, securing smite fights and scaling denial.

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