Matchup · November 6, 2026
Graves vs Drifter
56.8%
Favoured146,970 matches
All Graves matchups & countersUpdated · Patch Nov 4, 2026
Deadlock Bible take
How Graves beats Drifter
Mystic vs Assassin
Keep your CC for their dive. One stun on an assassin is usually a kill for your team.
Your game plan as Graves
A necromancer who gets stronger every time something dies near her.
Lane
Farm deaths into Jar of Dead; Essence Theft steals weapon damage and Spirit Resist over long trades.
Mid game
Grasping Hands immobilises and cuts off retreats, so place it behind enemies, not in front.
Late game
Fight where things are dying: Jar of Dead turns deaths into Deadheads.
How to beat Drifter
A stalker who marks a target and then makes sure no one can save them.
- 01Stay with your team; Eternal Night isolates people who are already alone.
- 02Cleanse or out-heal Stalker’s Mark bleed rather than running.
- 03Peel for whoever he marks.
Respect
Punish
When Stalker’s Mark is on cooldown
Per match
Head-to-head
GravesDrifter
56.8%Win rate43.2%
0.95Kills per death1.20
+33.7Last-hit edge+0
+2.2Deny edge+0
+25Soul lead+0
+3.4KObjective damage edge+0
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Laning
Win the lane: Graves into Drifter
- 01Graves out-farms Drifter by ~33.7 last hits per match. Contest every orb and punish them for walking up to last-hit.
- 02Graves denies ~2.2 more orbs per match — keep shooting theirs.
- 03Drifter looks for burst windows. Don’t sit in lane at low health, and ping the moment they disappear — they’re hunting.
Skill order
Skill order for this matchup
63.1% win rate over 58,527 matches
Max firstYou out-farm Drifter: keep the standard order and push your lead with Grasping Hands.
Drifter’s kit
Threats
Drifter has no hard crowd control — take the trades.
Graves’s kit
Your tools
Grasping Hands
Root34s cd
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Mid & late game
Winning the fights after lane
- Graves averages 0.95 kills per death against Drifter.
- On average Graves finishes 25 souls ahead of Drifter — convert the lead into objectives.
- Graves deals 3.4k more objective damage per match than Drifter — push structures when you win lane.
- Track Eternal Night (145.0s cooldown). The window right after Drifter uses it is your best time to fight.
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FAQ
Matchup questions
Who wins Graves vs Drifter?
Graves wins 56.8% of 146,970 recent matches against Drifter — favoured.
How do I beat Drifter as Graves?
Graves out-farms Drifter by ~33.7 last hits per match. Contest every orb and punish them for walking up to last-hit. Track Eternal Night (145.0s cooldown). The window right after Drifter uses it is your best time to fight.