I remember buying him after he was on free rotation thinking "this guy is hilarious and not terrible to play or learn" AND NOW I REALIZE just why no one plays him - at least not regularly. I've tried to do AP and tank with him but both are hilariously outclassed.
Lovelle1 votesGragas takes time to learn. He has an answer for just about every situation. He is one of the few champions that can outplay near anyone in the roster.
His late game is completely dependent on how good you are with him.
Mistikal1 votesJungle him. Get a cinderhulk and go full tank until you get comfortable using his abilities. His base damage is more than enough to impact lanes during the lane phase and he get to an almost mundo level of unkillability (is that even a word?) with the added benefit of a gap closer and dat ult do.
If you aren't comfortable using your ult to separate one person from their team as an engage tool, don't use it that way. Use it as a peel for your carries. He's an extremely rewarding champion to play if you put in the time. You can build him different ways for different team comp.
for example: your team went zed mid with a quinn top (for arguments sake) and your bot lane support is someone semi tanky, you can opt into a runic echos instead of the tank build path and go ap.
it's just a matter of playing him and getting comfortable with his abilities and how/when to use them. Same as any other champ. Don't get too discouraged. He's actually in a pretty good spot right now.
JafarThePanda1 votesNew player warning - I have no clue how to gauge matchups solely by champion names, at least not zed and birdie.
Most of the time with Gragas I suck with the skill shots, and the Ult is really difficult to gauge where they will go. I usually try to knock them towards our turrets or back to me, but that doesn't actually work out
Base damage you're talking physical or ability power?