Max order
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Max orderQ›W›EStart
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Runes, masteries, skill order and items on this page mirror what is actually being played in Classic on patch 26.16, not a reconstruction of a 2013 patch.
Top Gragas, rolling the barrel and opening fights with Body Slam.
+0.87 magic penetration×9
+1.41 armor×9
+1.34 magic resist×9
+2.01 magic penetration×3Skill Leveling Order
Max order Q → E → WQQQQQWWWWWEEEEE
RRRMax in the order Q → E → W.
Item Build
Off-meta buildBuild path · Doran's Shield → Health Potion → Sorcerer's Shoes → Rod of Ages → Rabadon's Deathcap → Rylai's Crystal Scepter
An off-meta build people actually run in Classic. Stat sites do not track it, so this one is curated from how the abilities scale in this patch — treat it as a starting point, not measured data.
Sorcerer's Shoes››
Masteries
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1/1
0/4
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0/1
1/1
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1/1
0/1
0/3
4/4
1/1
0/1
0/3
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0/3
0/1
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0/1
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1/1
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0/1
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0/4
0/3
0/1
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0/3
0/121/0/9 split, shaped around the ability this build actually scales.
Playstyle
Barrel Roll shoves the wave and Body Slam opens a trade, which is enough to hold a lane. Rod of Ages stacks health and power together so the damage arrives without dying for it, and Drunken Rage cuts what the trade costs. Fights are Body Slam in, then Explosive Cask to split their side apart.
+0.87 magic penetration×9+1.41 armor×9+1.34 magic resist×9
+4.95 ability power×3
Skill Leveling Order
Max order Q → W → EQQQQQWWWWWEEEEERRRMax in the order Q → W → E, taking R at 6, 11 and 16.
Item Build
Live Classic, patch 26.16Data collected 2026-08-16Build path · Doran's Ring → Health Potion → Sorcerer's Shoes → Rabadon's Deathcap → Athene's Unholy Grail → Deathfire Grasp
Open with Doran's Ring + Health Potion.Sorcerer's Shoes››
Masteries
Open in simulator →1/10/43/40/20/44/40/13/30/11/10/20/23/31/10/10/34/41/10/10/30/40/20/30/30/10/20/20/10/10/10/30/30/10/30/10/10/11/10/33/31/10/13/30/30/20/41/10/30/10/20/40/30/10/10/30/121 points into Offense to push early damage share.
Base Stats
Lv1 · growth · Lv18Skills
Passive · Q · W · E · R
On ability use, Gragas takes a drink restoring 2% of his max health over 4 seconds.
Gragas rolls his cask to a location, which can be activated to explode or will explode on its own after 5 seconds. Enemies struck by the blast have their attack speed lowered.
Gragas guzzles down brew from his cask for 1 second, restoring his mana. After finishing, he becomes drunkenly empowered, increasing his damage dealt and reducing damage received.
Gragas charges to a location and collides with the first enemy unit he comes across, dealing damage to all nearby enemy units and slowing their movement. Damage is split among units hit.
Gragas hurls his cask to a location, which explodes on impact, dealing damage and knocking back enemies caught in the blast radius.
Champion Tips
Riot officialPlaying as
- The buff from Drunken Rage is applied at the end of the channel, so try to use it before going into fight.
- Try to knock enemies back into your towers with Explosive Cask.
- Try to combo Body Slam with Explosive Cask to set up kills for your team.
Playing against
- Gragas can knock everybody away with his ultimate. Be careful that you don't get knocked into him or, worse, an enemy tower.
- Body Slam is on a very low cooldown, making it difficult to pursue Gragas. Don't overextend yourself chasing him.
Frequently Asked
The quick answers, straight from this buildWhat runes for Gragas?
Marks Greater Mark of Magic Penetration 9, Seals Greater Seal of Armor 9, Glyphs Greater Glyph of Magic Resist 9, Quints Greater Quintessence of Ability Power 3
What mastery setup for Gragas?
21/0/9 split. 21 points into Offense to push early damage share.
What is Gragas’s skill order?
Max in the order Q → W → E, taking R whenever available. Max in the order Q → W → E, taking R at 6, 11 and 16.
What is Gragas’s item build?
Start: Doran's Ring + Health Potion → Boots: Sorcerer's Shoes → Core: Rabadon's Deathcap · Athene's Unholy Grail · Deathfire Grasp
How do you build Top Gragas?
Top Top — Doran's Shield → Health Potion → Sorcerer's Shoes → Rod of Ages → Rabadon's Deathcap → Rylai's Crystal Scepter. Top Gragas, rolling the barrel and opening fights with Body Slam.
Who is Gragas weak against?
Kassadin
Lore
The only thing more important to Gragas than fighting is drinking. His unquenchable thirst for stronger ale has led him in search of the most potent and unconventional ingredients to toss in his still. Impulsive and unpredictable, this rowdy carouser ...
