Gragas Mid build for patch 16.11, generated from current-patch ranked Emerald+ games. Below: comp-aware build path, runes, top 10 bans for the matchup, and how Gragas wins.
Gragas is an AP tank in the mid, and on patch 16.11 they grade out as a strong pick — a 53.8% win rate, 0.5% pick rate, 6,084 ranked games sampled. On the power curve, Gragas holds a fairly even power curve, staying relevant at every stage rather than relying on a single timing.
How Gragas wins: grouped 5-v-5 teamfights, where Gragas tips the fight, and winning the wave and turning push priority into map control. The kit grades 7/10 teamfighting, 7/10 waveclear, 7/10 disengage. Gragas grades low on siege (3/10), so don't take fights that turn on those dimensions.
The most-played core build is Hextech Rocketbelt, Lich Bane, Shadowflame, which holds a 59.9% win rate across 147 games this patch. Pick the enemy team to adapt each item slot to the specific matchup.
The matchup to respect is Ahri, where Gragas sits at just 43.8%, the lane swings the other way into Zed (59.4%), and on the team side, Gragas gains the most from a Sivir (+7.9% pair win rate).
The build Gragas Mid players run most on patch 16.11, shown with its live win rate. Choose the enemy team up top to tailor it to the comp you are facing.
Gragas Mid's worst matchups on patch 16.11, ranked by how often they win the lane. Ban these to smooth the game out.
Champions whose presence raises Gragas's win rate most as Mid, by pair WR delta over Gragas's solo performance.
Gragas is also played in these other roles this patch.
Drafting a whole team? The Team Builder coaches all 10 picks at once. Want Gragas's current standing? Open the Tier List.