Yeah, yeah Graves's cigar, end of an era, RIP in Pepe old meme, old friend.
But what the fuck Riot? We were told by the most reliable source around, Cactopus, that Graves VAPES now.
So who's the bamboozler? Huh? Did my boy the memelord of Riot bamboozle? Did Marc Merrill bamboozle? I demand answers, goddammit!
And just when I thought your lore writers were getting better....
Blame the Balance Team.
Graves kicked the cigar, started vaping, got in shape, and started tearing up the Rift as a Jungler. They thought his desire to be pick-ban in the LCS would die down over time, but it didn't. Players complained that they wanted him nerfed, but normal nerfs just weren't cutting it. They had to make him weaker, almost like he was before...
So they made a deal with Teemo and got him hooked on his old habits. Shouldn't be long before the smoke starts weakening him again.
You see, this cigar is actually the Runeterran version of an E-cigarette. It's a Hextech-Cigarette. In the Bilgewater lore update Graves even said he planned on going to Piltover
Graves tried to kick the habit, but ever since that MASSIVE nerf, he's fallen back into smoking.
