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Cassiopeia vs Gangplank

How to Beat Gangplank as Cassiopeia in LoLCassiopeia is in the a tier of champions
Mage
Fighter

How to Beat Gangplank as Cassiopeia

based on 535 Cassiopeia vs Gangplank matchups
Win Rate
51.4 %
K/D/A
2.08
Pick Rate
1.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of ranked LoL games each week. In our database, Cassiopeia fought Gangplank in 535 matches. Including so many matchups for Cassiopeia vs Gangplank provides us confidence in our capability to produce informative statistics and a pro build to counter your opposition. This pairing is fairly rare. Cassiopeia encounters Gangplank in only 1.5% of her matches.

Cassiopeia vs Gangplank Matchup Summary

Cassiopeia does a decent job of countering Gangplank. On average, she wins a acceptable 51.4% of the time the champions face off with one another in. In Cassiopeia versus Gangplank games, Cassiopeia’s team is 0.0% more probable to earn first blood, implying that she probably will be able to get first blood against Gangplank.

Best Cassiopeia vs Gangplank Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionTear of the Goddess

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeGlowing Mote

Core Cassiopeia Items

~22 Mins
Seraph's EmbraceRylai's Crystal ScepterLiandry's Torment

Optional Items

Zhonya's HourglassCosmic DriveRod of Ages

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Cassiopeia to level upe
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Second ability for Cassiopeia to level upq
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Last skill for Cassiopeia to max outw

Runes

PrecisionConquerorPresence of MindLegend: TenacityLast Stand
SorceryManaflow BandTranscendence
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Cassiopeia's passive ability p
Cassiopeia's q ability q
Cassiopeia's w ability w
Cassiopeia's e ability e
Cassiopeia's ultimate ability r
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E
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Q
3
W
4
E
5
E
6
R
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E
8
Q
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Guide to Countering Gangplank as Cassiopeia

Tips for Playing as Cassiopeia against Gangplank

Lead your enemy when targeting with Noxious Blast to ensure the hit.

Use Twin Fang on poisoned stationary targets like monsters and units stunned by her Petrifying Gaze for maximum damage.

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!

Cassiopeia vs Gangplank Counter Stats

Cassiopeia Image
Win Rate
51.4 %
VS
Win Rate
48.6 %
Gangplank Image
6.9
< Kills >
6.4
6.3
< Deaths >
6.3
6.2
< Assists >
6.6
1.59
< Killing Sprees >
1.48
183
< Minions Killed >
197
0.11
< Dragons Killed >
0.12
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.44
628
< Physical Damage >
17,151
22,372
< Magic Damage >
4,066
366
< True Damage >
4,362
23,367
< Damage Dealt >
25,580
28,275
< Damage Taken >
25,848
12,112
< Gold Earned >
14,025
1.99
< Towers >
2.08
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
7,532
< Total Healing >
6,684
15,883
< Experience >
15,989
20
< Vision Score >
17
9
< Wards Placed >
8
460
< Time Dealing CC >
303

How to Counter Gangplank with Cassiopeia in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here highlight several significant Cassiopeia versus Gangplank counter statistics that can help us interpret the distinctions between this set of champions. Cassiopeia’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Gangplank’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Cassiopeia may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Gangplank..

Cassiopeia usually has a similar longest kill spree as her opponent does. On average, she takes a similar amount of damage to Gangplank. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, but it can also illustrate that the champion with increased health has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Cassiopeia and Gangplank

Damage Types Compared

Cassiopeia
Gangplank
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Cassiopeia
Gangplank

Who is Better, Cassiopeia or Gangplank?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Cassiopeia usually wins when playing against Gangplank, with a 51.4% win rate. Therefore, Cassiopeia makes a good counter for Gangplank.

While Cassiopeia does have a higher winrate than Gangplank, when they face off with one another, Cassiopeia also has a greater difficulty level that makes her a more difficult champ to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Cassiopeia into Gangplankas her relative depth means you may not be able to unleash her full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Cassiopeia has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Gangplank. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Cassiopeia vs Gangplank matchups, Cassiopeia is the better champ with a higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.

Cassiopeia is a decent counter for Gangplank. Make sure you focus your gameplay on increasing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Cassiopeia against Gangplank.

Additional Information for Cassiopeia Players

How We Calculated Our Cassiopeia vs Gangplank Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Gangplank as Cassiopeia, we analyzed 535 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Gangplank as Cassiopeia comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Cassiopeia to counter Gangplank during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions shown above, you should increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Cassiopeia most often racks up a similar amount of CS compared to Gangplank. Champs who typically don't get many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values displayed here to do well.

The best items to have in your Cassiopeia versus Gangplank build include Seraph's Embrace, Rylai's Crystal Scepter, and Liandry's Torment. When Cassiopeia bought at least these three items in her build, she performed much better versus Gangplank than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Cassiopeia boasted an average win rate of 51.4% battling Gangplank with this counter build.

To have the greatest chance of crushing Gangplank as Cassiopeia, Cassiopeia players should equip the Conqueror, Presence of Mind, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Manaflow Band, and Transcendence runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune sets players picked for Cassiopeia vs Gangplank counter picks, this set of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 51.4% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Gangplank as Cassiopeia are shown for every ranked division. If you want to filter the statistics and builds to a specific rank, you should use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.