Gangplank vs Akshan
How to Beat Akshan as Gangplank
based on 1,232 Gangplank vs Akshan matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Gangplank vs Akshan Matchup Summary
Best Gangplank vs Akshan Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Akshan as Gangplank
Tips for Playing as Gangplank against Akshan
Try placing Cannon Barrage on the path of escape to cut off fleeing enemies.
Parrrley applies On Hit effects like Frozen Mallet or Black Cleaver.
Paying attention to low-health enemies on the map can land you a surprise kill with Cannon Barrage.
Gangplank vs Akshan Counter Stats
How to Counter Akshan with Gangplank in LoL
The stat comparisons shown here underscore some strategic Gangplank against Akshan matchup statistics that can help us interpret the differences between this set of champions. As an example, Gangplank’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Akshan’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Gangplank may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Akshan..
Gangplank normally has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his counter does. Typically, he takes more damage than Akshan. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, but it can also hint that the champ with higher health has less agility and thus is unable to flee from additional damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Gangplank and Akshan
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Who is Better, Gangplank or Akshan?
Both LoL champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Gangplank usually loses when facing off against Akshan, with a 47.9% win rate. Thus, Gangplank makes a bad counter to Akshan.
While Gangplank does have a lower winrate than Akshan, when on opposite teams, Gangplank also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more challenging champ to learn. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Gangplank into Akshanas his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.
Moreover, Gangplank also has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Akshan. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Gangplank vs Akshan matchups, Akshan is the better champion with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.
Gangplank is a garbage counter to Akshan. Make sure you focus your gameplay on increasing your CS and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Gangplank against Akshan.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Gangplank in order to counter Akshan during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats displayed here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Gangplank typically accumulates a similar amount of CS relative to Akshan. Champs who typically don't earn much CS typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values reported on this page to do well.
The most important items to prioritize in your Gangplank versus Akshan build consist of Bloodthirster, Essence Reaver, and The Collector. When Gangplank bought at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better when fighting Akshan than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Gangplank boasted an average win rate of 47.9% when countering Akshan with this build.
To have the highest likelihood of beating Akshan as Gangplank, you should equip the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Future's Market, Cosmic Insight, Bone Plating, and Overgrowth runes from the Inspiration and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune sets that we analyzed for Gangplank vs Akshan counters, this mix of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 47.9% winrate overall.
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