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Gragas combos

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3 Gragas combos explained key by key: in which order to cast the abilities, when to use them and what each step does. The main combo is Q › W › AA. Further down: every ability's cooldown, cost and range, and the skill max order measured over ranked games.

Gragas combos

Written guide · based on the official ability texts

Harassment

W AA AA

When: An enemy is within barrel range.

Barrel Roll explodes on demand, its power increases over time and it slows; Drunken Rage sets up an area attack.

The engage

E AA AA

When: Several enemies are grouped.

Body Slam charges and stuns every enemy near the first one hit; Explosive Cask knocks back the enemies hit by the explosion.

Defense

When: You are being targeted.

Drunken Rage reduces the damage you take and deals damage to all nearby enemies with your next attack.

Common mistakes

Detonating the barrel too early: its power grows with time.
Casting the ultimate and knocking enemies back toward their allies.
Using Body Slam with no plan for what follows.

Cooldowns, costs and ranges

A combo only comes back once its abilities are off cooldown: these values (rank 1 to max rank, in seconds) tell how long to wait between two combos. Source: Data Dragon 16.19.1.

Ability	Cooldown (s)	Cost	Range
Q · Barrel Roll	10/9/8/7/6	80 Mana	850
W · Drunken Rage	5	30 Mana	20
E · Body Slam	14/13.5/13/12.5/12	50 Mana	600
R · Explosive Cask	100/85/70	100 Mana	1000

Official ability descriptions

PassiveHappy Hour

Gragas periodically heals upon using a skill.

QBarrel Roll

Gragas 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.

WDrunken Rage

Gragas 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.

EBody Slam

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

RExplosive Cask

Gragas hurls his cask to a location, dealing damage and knocking back enemies caught in the blast radius.

Skill order

Max order: Q > E > W64.1% · 39 games

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
Q	●			●	●		●		●
W			●											●	●
E		●						●		●		●	●
R						●					●

The order shows which abilities reach rank 5 first; the grid shows the most-played level-up sequence with that order (measured over 51 games).

Riot's official tips for playing Gragas

The damage reduction from Drunken Rage is applied when you start drinking, try to use it when you see damage coming your way.
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.

How to play around Gragas's combos

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 questions

What is Gragas's main combo?

Harassment: Q › W › AA. An enemy is within barrel range. Barrel Roll explodes on demand, its power increases over time and it slows; Drunken Rage sets up an area attack.

Which ability should I max first on Gragas?

The most-played max order is Q > E > W (39 games, 64.1% win rate).

What is the cooldown of Gragas's ultimate?

Explosive Cask has a 100/85/70 second cooldown depending on its rank.

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