Takedowns on enemy wards cause friendly Zombie Wards to sprout from their corpses. In addition, damaging a champion after destroying a ward inflicts bonus magic damage.
Deal 7% more damage to low health champions. Gain AD/AP after kills or assists.
Offense
+9% Attack Speed
Flex
+5 AD or 9 AP
Defense
+6 Armor
WhyElectrocute
The burst damage from Electrocute is both easily accessible and highly beneficial to Graves wanting to blow up enemy champions
WhySudden Impact
Sudden Impact allows you to gain a bit of Lethality after sliding in with [E] for more burst damage.
WhyZombie Ward
Zombie Ward is a great rune choice on junglers who often look to invade for deep wards. The extra bit of extended vision allows you to keep track of the enemy jungler for long periods of time.
WhyRavenous Hunter
The high base damage on [Q] and [R] ultimately grant Graves significant healing in duels.
WhyLegend: Alacrity
Attack Speed is a nice stat on Graves to assist in faster clears and dumping his 2 shots as quickly as possible.
This is now your only source of Attack Speed due to the removal of Quints.
WhyCoup De Grace
Grave's loves to blow up squishes as quickly as he can and Coup De Grace excels at that.
If you find yourself in a draft against multiple tanks, Cut Down might be a better option for early to mid game skirmishes especially