Gangplank vs Anivia
How to Beat Anivia as Gangplank
based on 802 Gangplank vs Anivia matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Gangplank vs Anivia Matchup Summary
Best Gangplank vs Anivia Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Anivia as Gangplank
Tips for Playing as Gangplank against Anivia
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.
Advice to Win Against Anivia
Try to gank Anivia when she's laning. With multiple people, it is easier to ensure that her egg dies.
If you're playing a ranged champion, stay far enough away from Anivia so you can dodge Flash Frost more easily.
Try to fight Anivia in the lanes. In the jungle she can block pathways with lower ranks of Crystallize.
Gangplank vs Anivia Counter Stats
How to Counter Anivia with Gangplank in LoL
The stats shown on this page clarify several significant Gangplank versus Anivia matchup statistics that may help you distinguish the distinctions between this pair of champions. Gangplank’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Anivia’s ratio of NaN, showing that Gangplank may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Anivia..
Gangplank normally has a similar longest killing spree as his foe does. Commonly, he takes a similar amount of damage to Anivia. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also hint that the champ with more HP has less agility and thus is not able to escape further damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Gangplank and Anivia
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Who is Better, Gangplank or Anivia?
Both LoL champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Gangplank usually loses when trying to fight Anivia, with a 43.9% win rate. Therefore, Gangplank makes a poor counter to Anivia.
While Gangplank does have a much lower winrate compared to Anivia, when facing one another, Gangplank also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less difficult champion to learn and master. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Gangplank into Aniviaas his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Moreover, Gangplank also has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Anivia. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Gangplank vs Anivia matchups, Anivia is the better champ with a much lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.
Gangplank is a terribly counter for Anivia. Focus your gameplay on increasing your CS and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Gangplank against Anivia.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Gangplank in order to counter Anivia during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips displayed above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Gangplank on average accumulates a similar amount of CS as Anivia. Champions who on average don't acquire many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values shown on this page to do well.
The ideal items to focus on in your Gangplank versus Anivia build consist of Bloodthirster, Essence Reaver, and Navori Quickblades. When Gangplank combined at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better versus Anivia than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Gangplank had an average winrate of 43.9% when playing against Anivia with this counter build.
To have the highest chance of annihilating Anivia as Gangplank, Gangplank players should take the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Future's Market, Cosmic Insight, Bone Plating, and Overgrowth runes from the Inspiration and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for Gangplank vs Anivia matchups, this mix of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 43.9% winrate overall.
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