Game patch, matey 26.20Data Dragon 16.20.1

Arrr, reference patch 16.20.1

Gragas

the Rabble Rouser

Gragas be a spell-focused champion who plays 'round range, cooldowns and controlled areas. This overview keeps th' explanation practical and leaves patch-sensitive numbers to Riot's structured data and th' present in-battle tooltip.

JungleArrr, mostly magic damageArrr, melee attacks

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Arrr, usual roleJungle

ClassArrr, fighter · Mage

DifficultyArrr, medium · 5/10

Arrr, basic attacksMeleeArrr, melee basic attacks · 125 range.

Arrr, damage profileArrr, mostly magic damageMost normal kit pressure be magic. Magic resistance may lend a hand, but control, penetration and true damage still matter.

Arrr, reference patch16.20.1

Arrr, strengths and limits

What Gragas does well, and what can go wrong

These be kit-level patterns, nay a promise that every course or matchup plays th' same way.

Arrr, good patterns

Arrr, uses spells to shape space, punish predictable movement or control an approach.
Arrr, combines damage and durability in committed skirmishes or extended exchanges.

Arrr, limits to respect

Fit fer th' captain's eye pressure falls while key spells be overboard or miss their intended area.
Can be worn down or controlled afore reaching th' range where th' kit be strongest.
Basic attacks require belay access, so foe range, slows and displacement can deny a clean trade.

Arrr, riot ally tips

Use these while learning th' champion

Th' damage reduction from Drunken Rage be applied when ye set sail drinking, try to use it when ye see damage coming yer way.

Try to knock enemies back aboard into yer towers wit' Explosive Cask.

Try to combo Body Slam wit' Explosive Cask to set up kills fer yer crew.

Riot foe tips

What an foe be told to watch fer

Gragas can knock everybody astern wit' his ultimate. Be careful that ye don't get knocked into him or, worse, an foe tower.

Body Slam be on a very low cooldown, making it difficult to pursue Gragas. Don't overextend yourself chasing him.

Arrr, practical champion reading

Arrr, how to read Gragas in a real fight

Use these patterns to ask better questions afore choosing an gear, target or commitment. They describe th' kit, nay a promised result.

Arrr, damage delivery

Arrr, primarily magic pressure

Magic resistance can reduce th' broad spell profile, but positioning and cooldown tracking still decide whether th' fit fer th' captain's eye tricks connect.

Arrr, fight rhythm

Track th' shipshape trick cycle

Do nay judge th' champion from one control. Watch which setup, payoff and escape tools be available afore choosing a trade or commitment.

Arrr, range and access

Needs belay access fer basic attacks

Range, slows, displacement and terrain can deny th' clean contact this champion wants. Course th' course in as carefully as th' damage after arrival.

Typical crew job

Pick a sustainable commitment

Extended contact can favour th' kit, but only when th' champion reaches th' right target without losing too much hull on th' way in.

Control inspect

Identify th' exact movement restriction

Tenacity can shorten only eligible control. Displacements, airborne effects and repeated slows need their own positioning, blocking or movement captain's answer.

Arrr, protection and sustain

Inspect whether recovery changes th' fight

Anti-heal or anti-shielding be situational. Buy it only when th' effect be materially protecting targets and yer champion can apply th' captain's answer reliably.

Arrr, resource pattern

Arrr, mana and cooldowns both matter

A spell being available does nay mean th' shipshape sequence be sustainable. Watch th' resource bar as well as th' setup and escape cooldowns.

Defensive gear reference

What can help against Gragas?

Set sail wit' th' threat that be actually affecting th' clash. These be conditional comparisons, nay an automatic counter loadout.

Pre-battle choices

Arrr, dEFENSIVE BOOTS

Mercury's Treads most often fit better

Magic resistance addresses th' broad damage profile, while Tenacity can shorten reducible control.

Pick Plated Steelcaps instead only when physical basic attacks from this champion or th' rest o' th' crew be th' larger repeated threat.

Arrr, reducible controlDisplacementSlowsArrr, healing or sustain

Arrr, mAGIC DEFENCE

Arrr, magic defence

Kaenic Rookern · Force o' Nature

Magic resistance can reduce th' broad spell profile.

Pick a role-appropriate option only when repeated or burst magic damage be th' problem.

Arrr, cONTROL AND ONE KEY SPELL

Arrr, control and one key spell

Arrr, Mercury's Treads · Quicksilver Sash · Banshee's Veil · Edge of Night

Tenacity and a removable-control active can lend a hand agin' th' relevant disabling effects. Airborne and displacement effects be nay solved simply by stacking Tenacity.

Inspect th' present tooltip and whether th' exact effect can be shortened, removed or blocked.

Arrr, rEPEATED SLOWS

Arrr, repeated slows

Arrr, Boots of Swiftness

Slow resistance can be more booty useful than Tenacity when repeated slowing strength be th' main problem.

It gives no armour or magic resistance, so compare th' rest o' th' opposing crew.

Arrr, mEANINGFUL HEALING

Arrr, meaningful healing

Arrr, bramble Vest or Thornmail · Morellonomicon · Mortal Reminder

A role-appropriate Grievous Wounds gear can reduce healing.

Buy it only when healing be materially changing fights and yer champion can apply it reliably.

Normal Draft and Ranked role sea chart

Where Gragas fits on Summoner's Rift

Each course be assessed separately. Unfurl a role to reach its queue-specific loadout and matchup preparation.

TopSecond berth

Old chart, matey. Recommendations await inspection. Gragas has a secondary station in this historical log, matey. It be less common than the main stations, but has a recognisable plan for that station.

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JungleArrr, primary role

Old chart, matey. Recommendations await inspection. Gragas has an established clear th' deck and sea chart course that can function without course income while contesting camps and prizes.

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MidUnestablished course

Old chart, matey. Recommendations await inspection. Gragas be normally played Jungle and does nay currently have a reviewed Mid course. Mid most often needs solo-course safe harbour plus wave control, roaming or reliable burst pressure. Treat this as a deliberate experiment, nay a standard recommendation.

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BotUnestablished course

Old chart, matey. Recommendations await inspection. Gragas be normally played Jungle and does nay currently have a reviewed Bot course. Bot most often needs dependable duo-course scaling and sustained damage wit' shared early pressure. Treat this as a deliberate experiment, nay a standard recommendation.

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SupportSecond berth

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Arrr, Situational AP purchase

Arrr, When should you buy anti-heal?

Arrr, Buy healing reduction when enemy healing or regeneration is deciding fights and you can keep damaging the relevant target. Grievous Wounds reduces healing; it does not reduce shields, magic damage or crowd control.

Arrr, Start with the component

Arrr, Oblivion Orb can provide healing reduction without immediately paying for a completed Morellonomicon. Fit the component around your core damage, mana and survival needs; check the current queue's item tooltip.

Arrr, Finish when it fits the fight

Arrr, Complete Morellonomicon when its stats and slot efficiency suit your build. Do not treat it as a mandatory first item just because your champion deals magic damage.

Arrr, Coordinate coverage

Arrr, Multiple Grievous Wounds sources do not add their percentages together. Another reliable applier may cover the same target, but you may still need your own source for a separate fight or target.

Arrr, Repeated spell damage and damage over time can maintain coverage more reliably than a single hit. Match the purchase to your actual spell access, enemy sustain and the teammates who can apply the debuff.

Arrr, Will the fight last long enough?

Arrr, If you die before dealing damage, you apply no healing reduction. If your target dies before healing, there is little healing to prevent. The debuff applies on qualifying damage immediately; it does not need to build up. It remains briefly after your last hit, so teammates can benefit even after you disengage.

Arrr, Only healing during the active debuff counts. For example, 40% reduction prevents 80 of a 200-point heal, or 400 of a 1,000-point heal, before other modifiers. Compare that with the damage, penetration or survival you delayed; neither example guarantees a kill. Healing after the debuff expires is unaffected.

Arrr, See the Arrr, oblivion Orb and Arrr, Morellonomicon Arrr, references for current effects and queue availability. These are situational decisions, not a measured best-build claim.

Arrr, kit reference

Gragas tricks

Trick names, descriptions and numeric fields come from Riot Data Dragon. Practical reads be independently written; th' present in-battle tooltip remains authoritative.

Tricks Data Dragon 16.20.1Cooldown / Cost / Range Data Dragon 16.20.1

Passive

Happy Hour

Arrr, what it doesEnglishGragas periodically heals upon using a skill.

Arrr, practical readHappy Hour be th' always-on rule shaping Gragas's normal trading and fight pattern. Watch its in-battle state afore committing.

Protection

Th' protection or sustain be part o' th' cast's value. Compare its timing wit' incoming damage rather than reading only th' offensive effect.

Q trick

Barrel Roll

Arrr, what it doesEnglishGragas rolls his cask to a location, which can be activated to explode or will explode on its own after 4 seconds. The potency of the explosion increases over time. Enemies struck by the blast have their Move Speed slowed.

Arrr, practical readBarrel Roll contributes a slowing effect. Its value changes wit' cooldown, range and target access; recognise th' setup afore moving into its effective area.

CooldownArrr, 10/9/8/7/6 secCost80Arrr, listed rangeArrr, 850 units

W trick

Drunken Rage

Arrr, what it doesEnglishGragas samples his latest brew for 1 second. After finishing, he becomes boisterous and belligerent, dealing magic damage to all nearby enemies on his next basic attack and reducing damage received.

Arrr, practical readDrunken Rage contributes basic-attack interaction and damage. Its value changes wit' cooldown, range and target access; recognise th' setup afore moving into its effective area.

CooldownArrr, 5 secCost30Arrr, listed rangeArrr, 20 units

E trick

Body Slam

Arrr, what it doesEnglishGragas charges to a location and collides with the first enemy unit he comes across, dealing damage to all nearby enemy units and stunning them.

Arrr, practical readBody Slam contributes damage. Its value changes wit' cooldown, range and target access; recognise th' setup afore moving into its effective area.

CooldownArrr, 14/13.5/13/12.5/12 secCost50Arrr, listed rangeArrr, 600 units

Arrr, cast commitment

This cast has a wind-up, charge or channel. Movement, interruption or a changing target state can matter afore th' effect completes.

Ultimate

Explosive Cask

Arrr, what it doesEnglishGragas hurls his cask to a location, dealing damage and knocking back enemies caught in the blast radius.

Arrr, practical readExplosive Cask contributes damage. Its value changes wit' cooldown, range and target access; recognise th' setup afore moving into its effective area.

CooldownArrr, 100/85/70 secCost100Arrr, listed rangeArrr, 1000 units

Arrr, levels 1–18

Gragas · Health, arr / Mana, arr · Tricks

Base values exclude gear, runes, temporary buffs and mode-specific modifiers. Cooldowns be th' listed base cooldown afore trick haste.

Arrr, level 1640 Health, arr400 Mana, arr

Arrr, level 3810 Health, arr469 Mana, arr

Arrr, level 61,094 Health, arr586 Mana, arr

Arrr, level 111,649 Health, arr812 Mana, arr

Arrr, level 162,305 Health, arr1,080 Mana, arr

Arrr, level 182,595 Health, arr1,199 Mana, arr

Cooldown Data Dragon 16.20.1

Basic trickBarrel Roll

Can receive its first aboard point from level 1. Later ranks normally become available at levels 3, 5, 7 and 9.

Arrr, rank 1Arrr, 10 secArrr, rank 2Arrr, 9 secArrr, rank 3Arrr, 8 secArrr, rank 4Arrr, 7 secArrr, rank 5Arrr, 6 sec

Basic trickDrunken Rage

Can receive its first aboard point from level 1. Later ranks normally become available at levels 3, 5, 7 and 9.

Arrr, all ranksArrr, 5 sec

Basic trickBody Slam

Can receive its first aboard point from level 1. Later ranks normally become available at levels 3, 5, 7 and 9.

Arrr, rank 1Arrr, 14 secArrr, rank 2Arrr, 13.5 secArrr, rank 3Arrr, 13 secArrr, rank 4Arrr, 12.5 secArrr, rank 5Arrr, 12 sec

UltimateExplosive Cask

First aboard rank becomes available at level 6; later ranks normally become available at levels 11 and 16.

Arrr, rank 1Arrr, 100 secArrr, rank 2Arrr, 85 secArrr, rank 3Arrr, 70 sec

Unfurl every levelHull and mana from level 1 to 18

Rank	Health, arr	Mana, arr	Trick milestone
1	640	400 Mana, arr	Pick th' first aboard basic trick
2	723	434 Mana, arr	Stow another basic trick or rank
3	810	469 Mana, arr	Stow another basic trick or rank
4	900	506 Mana, arr	Spend one trick point
5	995	545 Mana, arr	Spend one trick point
6	1,094	586 Mana, arr	First aboard ultimate rank normally available
7	1,197	628 Mana, arr	Spend one trick point
8	1,304	671 Mana, arr	Spend one trick point
9	1,415	717 Mana, arr	Spend one trick point
10	1,530	764 Mana, arr	Spend one trick point
11	1,649	812 Mana, arr	Arrr, second ultimate rank normally available
12	1,772	863 Mana, arr	Spend one trick point
13	1,899	915 Mana, arr	Spend one trick point
14	2,030	968 Mana, arr	Spend one trick point
15	2,165	1,023 Mana, arr	Spend one trick point
16	2,305	1,080 Mana, arr	Arrr, final ultimate rank normally available
17	2,448	1,139 Mana, arr	Spend one trick point
18	2,595	1,199 Mana, arr	Spend one trick point

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