Can we make Graves an ADC again?
Before I say anything, I'm super biased as someone who used to play a lot of ADC Graves.
Ever since his rework (which was part of the larger ADC rework), Graves hasn't been able to effectively play his designated role. ATM the only place where he is actually viable is jungle, and I use the term viable lightly, as he's sitting at a 46% winrate, and is no longer the insanely meta psuedo-ranged carry jungle he was. ~~Not that anyone really wanted him out of botlane to begin with.~~
The main things keeping Graves out of bot lane are:
- His inability to hit targets through the minion wave
- His lack of range compared to most other ADCs
So, how do we fix the problem? With a few simple adjustments to his passive.
Firstly, Increase the length of his AA AoE cone, but reduce the width. This would give him a little bit more range, and make trades a little bit easier, but would slightly nerf his pushing power.
Secondly, give him the ability to shoot through the minion wave. This one is a bit more troublesome. It would be pretty disgusting if he could take out a whole minion wave with 1 or 2 autos, but he needs to be able to trade with other ADCs through minions, and to hit minions that aren't directly in front of him to CS. So my fix to this would be to make it so his AA pellets pass through targets, but that his damage be reduced by 50% if his shots pass through a target.