Caitlyn vs Gangplank
How to Beat Gangplank as Caitlyn
based on 5,503 Caitlyn vs Gangplank matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Caitlyn vs Gangplank Matchup Summary
Best Caitlyn vs Gangplank Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Gangplank as Caitlyn
Tips for Playing as Caitlyn against Gangplank
Fire 90 Caliber Net away from the opponent to close the gap or hop over walls.
Avoid using Ace in the Hole in large team melees as it might be blocked by the wrong target.
Make use of her Yordle Snap Traps by placing them pre-emptively to ensure that you'll have one off of cooldown during combat.
Advice to Win Against Gangplank
Parrrley deals a high amount of physical damage. Items that grant Armor can help if an enemy Gangplank is doing well.
Once Gangplank reaches level 6, watch out for his global-range ultimate, Cannon Barrage!
Caitlyn vs Gangplank Counter Stats
How to Counter Gangplank with Caitlyn in LoL
The stat comparisons provided here highlight some strategic Caitlyn against Gangplank counter statistics that may help you grasp the distinctions between the two. As an example, Caitlyn’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Gangplank’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Caitlyn may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Gangplank..
Caitlyn often has a similar longest kill spree as her enemy does. Typically, she receives less damage than Gangplank. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, but it can also indicate that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from further damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Caitlyn and Gangplank
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Who is Better, Caitlyn or Gangplank?
Both League champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Caitlyn usually wins when taking on Gangplank, with a 52.6% win rate. Thus, Caitlyn makes a good counter for Gangplank.
While Caitlyn does have a higher winrate than Gangplank, when facing one another, Caitlyn also has a lower learning curve that makes her a less time consuming champ to develop with. You should be be fine when picking Caitlyn into Gangplank.
Furthermore, Caitlyn also has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Gangplank. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Caitlyn vs Gangplank matchups, Caitlyn is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.
Caitlyn is a good counter for Gangplank. Focus your play on maximizing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Caitlyn against Gangplank.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Caitlyn in order to counter Gangplank during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and tips shown here, you should increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Caitlyn most often picks up a similar amount of CS relative to Gangplank. Champions who on average don't get much CS often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers reported on this page to do well.
The top items to prioritize in your Caitlyn versus Gangplank build include Youmuu's Ghostblade, The Collector, and Opportunity. When Caitlyn combined at least these three pieces in her build, she did much better against Gangplank than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Caitlyn boasted an average win rate of 52.6% battling Gangplank with this counter build.
To have the best chance of crushing Gangplank as Caitlyn, you should equip the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Absolute Focus, and Gathering Storm runes from the Inspiration and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the runes players chose for Caitlyn vs Gangplank face-offs, this composite of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 52.6% winrate overall.
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