Standard Gragas Mid

Gragas · Mid · by Qualitytime

Standard Gragas MidWritten by a player, not generated · its own page

Build

Mid lane
Summoners
FlashIgnite
Start470g
Doran's RingHealth Potion2
Core7,000g
Shushei's Mana Jug1Sorcerer's Shoes2Rabadon's Deathcap3
Full build12,555g
Shushei's Mana JugSorcerer's ShoesRabadon's DeathcapZhonya's HourglassVoid Staff
Situational
Zhonya's HourglassVoid Staff

Runes and masteries

Runes
  • x9Mark of Magic PenetrationMark
  • x9Seal of ArmorSeal
  • x3Glyph of Magic ResistGlyph
  • x6Glyph of Scaling Ability PowerGlyph
  • x3Quintessence of Ability PowerQuint
  • Ability Power +15.00
  • Magic Penetration +9.00
  • Armor +9.00
  • Magic Resist +4.20
  • Scaling Ability Power +1.20

Three flat magic resist glyphs for the lane, six scaling ability power ones for the rest of the game.

Rune page

Mid lane

Statistics

  • Ability Power+15.00
  • Magic Penetration+9.00
  • Armor+9.00
  • Magic Resist+4.20
  • Scaling Ability Power+1.20
Masteries30 points21 / 0 / 9
Offense21
0/1
0/4
4/4
2/2
0/4
4/4
0/1
3/3
0/1
1/1
0/2
0/2
3/3
0/1
0/1
0/3
4/4
0/1
Defense0
0/1
0/3
0/4
0/2
0/3
0/3
0/1
0/2
0/2
0/1
0/1
0/1
0/3
0/3
0/1
0/3
0/1
0/1
0/1
Utility9
1/1
0/3
3/3
0/1
0/1
3/3
2/3
0/2
0/4
0/1
0/3
0/1
0/2
0/4
0/3
0/1
0/1
0/3
0/1

21/0/9. Archmage and Arcane Knowledge are the two that matter.

Skill order

ultimate at 6, 11 and 16

Happy Hour

Barrel RollQ
Drunken RageW
Body SlamE
Explosive CaskR
  • Barrel Roll (Q) takes points at levels 1, 4, 5, 7, 9.
  • Drunken Rage (W) takes points at levels 2, 8, 10, 12, 13.
  • Body Slam (E) takes points at levels 3, 14, 15, 17, 18.
  • Explosive Cask (R) takes points at levels 6, 11, 16.

Q max. One point in W for the damage reduction, one in E for the engage.

Why these items

Openingsall within the 475 starting gold

  • Doran's RingHealth Potion2

    Doran's Ring startThe default — the mana regen is what lets you spam Q at the wave.

  • Boots of SpeedHealth Potion3

    Boots and potionsInto a lane that will hit you no matter where you stand.

Corein buy order

  • 1

    Shushei's Mana Jug2,600gThe mana problem, solved in one purchase — Gragas cannot spam Q without it.

  • 2

    Sorcerer's Shoes1,100gMagic penetration, and the boots you want on a champion who repositions with E.

  • 3

    Rabadon's Deathcap3,300gMultiplies everything above it. Buy it after the flat ability power, never before.

Situationalonly when the game asks for it

  • Zhonya's Hourglass3,260gAgainst an assassin, or any team that opens on you.

  • Void Staff2,295gThe moment two of them buy magic resist.

Notes

the author's own words

Standard mid Gragas. Shushei's Mana Jug into Rabadon's Deathcap, and the Zhonya's Hourglass active is what makes the Body Slam engage survivable.

The author published no write-up — this is the item, rune and mastery page exactly as it was set.

Build by Qualitytime, transcribed from the League Classic Wiki archive.