Graves · Urnlock

Recent patch changes

2026.09.16

Health per boon increased from 33 to 35

WeaponThe Teacher · Pistol

Weapon	Base		Max level
Damage per second	3535/39		5239/39
Bullet damage	3.636/39	+0.05	5.438/39
Pellets	110/39		1
Magazine	404/39		40
Shots per second	9.86/39		9.8
Reload	2.8s8/39		2.8s
Bullet velocity	635m/s11/39		635m/s
Falloff range	8–17m		8–17m
Light melee	509/39	+1.58	105.311/39
Heavy melee	1165/39	+3.67	244.55/39

Vitality

Vitality	Base		Max level
Health	73027/39	+35	1,95531/39
Health regen	128/39		1
Bullet resist	0%		0%
Spirit resist	0%		0%
Move speed	7m/s15/39		7m/s
Sprint speed	2.2m/s6/39		2.2m/s
Stamina	234/39		2

Spirit

Spirit	Base		Max level
Spirit power	0	+1.1	38.56/39

Max level assumes all 35 boons. Item effects are not included. The small number next to a value is its rank among released heroes (highest value = 1).

Tier: A; Tier
Win rate: 53.6%
Experienced: 53.9%
Pick rate: 26.3%
Games: 19,255

Why this tierExperienced win rate 53.9% (3/38) · Novice 53.3% (5/39) · Pick rate 26.3% (23/39)

Emissary+ ranked · last 14 days · same basis as tiersView tiers →

Playstyle

Hero average

All matches, last 14 days · compared across 39 heroes

Per-match averages

Stat	Graves	Hero avg.	Rank
Kills	6	6.7	27/39
Deaths	6.9	6.8	15/39
Assists	12.7	13.3	26/39
KDA	2.7	2.99	30/39
Souls	45,323	44,192	10/39
Last hits	200.1	177.3	7/39
Denies	5.3	3.4	2/39
Hero damage	39,867	35,981	5/39
Damage taken	29,932	36,104	32/39
Objective damage	8,826	6,823	8/39
Accuracy	0.0%	50.2%	39/39

All matches, last 14 days · compared across 39 heroes · Ranked from highest value (most deaths is #1 too).

Win rate trend

48%

50%

52%

54%

56%

58%

Patch

56.4%

Games

9/79/149/219/2810/5

Daily win rate (top) and games (bottom) across all matches over the last 30 days. The dashed line is 50%; vertical dashes mark patches.

Win rate by rank

56%

53%

50%

47%

44%

Ranked matches over the last 14 days, by average match rank. Bars rise above 50% and drop below it; faded bars have fewer than 300 games.

Win rate by match length

62%

56%

50%

44%

38%

59.3%

60.4%

54.8%

53.8%

Under 25 min25–35 min35–45 min45+ min

All matches over the last 14 days; longer games to the right.

Win rate by games played

15–29 games
52.2%
avg 47.3% · 1,845 games
30–99 games
53.8%
avg 49.1% · 7,779 games
100–299 games
54.3%
avg 50.5% · 6,793 games
300+ games
52.0%
avg 50.6% · 2,183 games

Win rate split by how many games players have on this hero (normal and ranked). The small number is the all-hero average for the same range. Emissary+ ranked · last 14 days · same basis as tiers

Damage breakdown

Hero damage39,867 · 34%
Objectives8,826 · 7%
Troopers51,485 · 44%
Neutrals17,665 · 15%

GravesHero avg.Per match · all matches, last 14 days

Matchups

Easiest opponents

The Doorman61.5%550
Viscous61.1%525
Shiv59.7%1,179
Venator59.3%1,242
Infernus57.7%1,340

Hardest opponents

Rat King41.7%715
Dynamo47.0%839
Paige47.1%1,237
Victor47.3%761
Seven48.6%899

Emissary+ ranked · last 14 days · Only opponents faced in 500+ matches. Win rate is for this hero.

Teammate synergy

Wins most with

Abrams59.1%582
Ivy59.1%572
Mo & Krill58.9%615
Rat King58.6%551
Paige57.9%591

Wins least with

Pocket45.9%523
Shiv47.2%682
Paradox48.7%522
Venator51.3%710
Infernus51.3%731

Emissary+ ranked · last 14 days · Only teammates played with in 500+ matches. Win rate is the team’s with both heroes.

Recommended builds

Elendili

Elendilli - Tempo Macro Graves

Updated October 4, 2026From a previous patch

Early game

Laning

Ult Tempo (buy and ult before objectives)

Mid/Late

BubbleGirl (double shield is good)

Luxury

Defensives

Skill order

Abilities	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16
Jar of Dead	1	2						8	9
Grasping Hands			3									12	13	14
Essence Theft				4	5	6									15
Borrowed Decree							7			10	11					16

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hoot

Updated September 16, 2026From a previous patch

Early Game

Mid Game-lategame

OPTIONAL TRY IF U WANT

Skill order

Abilities	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11
Jar of Dead	1										11
Grasping Hands				4	5	6
Essence Theft							7	8	9
Borrowed Decree		2	3							10

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Xera

Xera Capacitor M1 Graves or something idk

Updated September 10, 2026From a previous patch

Skill order

Abilities	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11
Jar of Dead	1										11
Grasping Hands				4	5	6
Essence Theft		2	3				7
Borrowed Decree								8	9	10

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OSES

Popular at top rank

twitch.tv/oses7

Updated August 24, 2026From a previous patch

Search the build ID in the in-game build browser to use it. Group names are as the author wrote them.

Official popular items

WeaponSpiritVitality

The same Valve data as the in-game shop’s Popular Items (September 29, 2026). As in the game, each item shows the phase it is bought most in and that buy rate, 10% and up.

Popular at top rank

juhwooce

19 players · 27 games

Juhwooce's PVZ Map Maker Graves (NEVER SLEEP)

Updated October 2, 2026From a previous patch

hard lane

Restorative Shot

Early Game - Play around ult and objs

pick 1 if needed (never more than 1)

anti heal

counter items

Late game

Gun Pivot (silencer over inhib if they all spirit)

Late Game Survivability

Skill order

Abilities	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16
Jar of Dead	1	2													15	16
Grasping Hands			3	4	5				9
Essence Theft						6					11		13	14
Borrowed Decree							7	8		10		12

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Hudini

23 players · 26 games

Hudini's spooky scary skeletons

Updated October 3, 2026From a previous patch

Skill order

Abilities	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16
Jar of Dead	1												13		15	16
Grasping Hands		2	3			6			9
Essence Theft				4						10		12		14
Borrowed Decree					5		7	8			11

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farmingbip

12 players · 25 games

YT Farmingbip Spirit Build Annotated

Updated September 30, 2026From a previous patch

Early Game ( L-->R) sell resto shot/healbane late

CORE (L->R) boundless+rapid recharge > echoshard

Main Defense items if not spirit res game (1-2 needed)

if not going rapid at 3.2k

Late Game all op items get whats needed L->R by usefulness

defensive items left -> right by usefulness

Skill order

Abilities	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16
Jar of Dead	1	2								10	11
Grasping Hands			3				7	8	9
Essence Theft				4		6									15	16
Borrowed Decree					5							12	13	14

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Popular at top rank = builds most often picked at match start in Oracle+ games over the last 14 days (top 3, any author, builds used in at least 10 games). Popular is not the same as good, and samples are too small to judge win rates. Builds not edited for 45 days are left out.

Skill order

Abilities	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16
Jar of Dead	1	2													15	16
Grasping Hands			3					8	9	10
Essence Theft				4							11		13	14
Borrowed Decree					5	6	7					12

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High-rank core items

Early · before 10 min

Restorative ShotBought 84% · 1:22
Monster RoundsBought 18% · 3:43
Extra StaminaBought 87% · 6:47
Mystic ShotBought 53% · 7:11
Arcane SurgeBought 65% · 7:47
Extra SpiritBought 67% · 7:50

Mid · 10–20 min

Enchanter's EmblemBought 46% · 11:31
Improved SpiritBought 69% · 12:37
Duration ExtenderBought 51% · 14:30
Heroic AuraBought 64% · 16:15
Stamina MasteryBought 46% · 19:26
Toxic BulletsBought 48% · 19:27

Late · after 20 min

Superior DurationBought 55% · 21:05
Mystic VulnerabilityBought 32% · 21:29
Echo ShardBought 44% · 24:02
Superior CooldownBought 40% · 24:18
Boundless SpiritBought 39% · 30:06
Transcendent CooldownBought 23% · 32:01

Emissary+ ranked · last 14 days · Share of this hero’s matches where the item was bought, and the average buy time. Item win rates are skewed by match length, so they are left out.

WeaponThe Teacher · Pistol

Vitality

Spirit

Playstyle

Per-match averages

Win rate trend

Win rate by rank

Win rate by match length

Win rate by games played

Damage breakdown

Matchups

Easiest opponents

Hardest opponents

Teammate synergy

Wins most with

Wins least with

Recommended builds

Early game

Laning

Ult Tempo (buy and ult before objectives)

Mid/Late

BubbleGirl (double shield is good)

Luxury

Defensives

Situational

Skill order

Early Game

Mid Game-lategame

OPTIONAL TRY IF U WANT

Skill order

Early game

sometimes

Middle Late Game whatever man

Good Situational Items

Good T4 Items To Think About

Skill order

build

Late on choice

surv

Official popular items

Popular at top rank

hard lane

Early Game - Play around ult and objs

pick 1 if needed (never more than 1)

anti heal

counter items

Late game

Gun Pivot (silencer over inhib if they all spirit)

Late Game Survivability

Item Graveyard

Skill order

Early game

Category 6

Mid to Late

Greens

Consider

Bait

Skill order

Early Game ( L-->R) sell resto shot/healbane late

CORE (L->R) boundless+rapid recharge > echoshard

Main Defense items if not spirit res game (1-2 needed)

if not going rapid at 3.2k

Late Game all op items get whats needed L->R by usefulness

defensive items left -> right by usefulness

Skill order

Skill order

High-rank core items

Early · before 10 min

Mid · 10–20 min

Late · after 20 min