How do I counter Lash, Rem, Venator as Graves in Deadlock?

Build Extra Charge, Extra Spirit, Mystic Shot to counter their primary threats. Heavy CC team: Unstoppable or Debuff Reducer is essential. Getting chain-CC'd will lose fights regardless of your build.

What items should Graves buy against Lash in Deadlock?

Start with Extra Charge, Extra Spirit, Mystic Shot, Enchanter's Emblem for laning, then transition to Spirit Lifesteal, Duration Extender, Arcane Surge, Veil Walker mid game.

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Graves

Counter-build vs Lash, Rem, Venator

59%EASYavg WR vs team

Heavy CC team: Unstoppable or Debuff Reducer is essential. Getting chain-CC'd will lose fights regardless of your build.

Lash

55%

Spirit BurstMelee

Rem

60%

SummonsSust. Spirit

Venator

61%

CCSpirit Burst

WeaponSpiritVitality

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Lane (auto) · 0 spent

Spirit Lifesteal

T2 · 1,600 souls

Sustain for extended fights

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Same logic as the in-game HUD (counters, your items, scouted enemy items). The build below is a whole-game plan that also weighs live win rates, so the two can differ.

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Laning Phase

Early game items (T1-T2) to win your lane

4,800 souls

Extra ChargeT1800

Faster ability rotations

Extra SpiritT1800

Scales your spirit damage

Mystic ShotT21,600

Scales your spirit damage

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Enchanter's EmblemT21,600FLEX

3 of 3 enemies deal spirit damage

ShieldSpirit Resist

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Mid Game

Core items (T2-T3) for team fights and objectives

8,000 souls

Spirit LifestealT21,600

Sustain for extended fights

Sustain

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Duration ExtenderT21,600

Faster ability rotations

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Arcane SurgeT21,600

Spirit burst damage

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Veil WalkerT33,200FLEX

Mobility for repositioning

Mobility

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Late Game

Power spike items (T3-T4) to close out the game

25,600 souls

Diviner's KevlarT46,400

Survivability against burst damage

Shield

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WitchmailT46,400

3 of 3 enemies deal spirit damage

Spirit Resist

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Arctic BlastT46,400

Slows Lash, Venator

SlowAoE Damage

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Magic CarpetT46,400

Mobility for repositioning — high win rate item on this hero

Mobility

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Why This Build Works

This counter-build for Graves is optimized against Lash, Rem, Venator. The enemy team has a mixed damage profile, so the build balances multiple defensive needs.

Key counters needed: spirit resistanti ccshieldslow

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