Gangplank vs Ashe
How to Beat Ashe as Gangplank
based on 3,593 Gangplank vs Ashe matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Gangplank vs Ashe Matchup Summary
Best Gangplank vs Ashe Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Ashe as Gangplank
Tips for Playing as Gangplank against Ashe
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 Ashe
Ashe has very few defensive options, and she's a good target to gank.
Be wary of moving around the map alone if Ashe has not recently cast her Enchanted Crystal Arrow.
Gangplank vs Ashe Counter Stats
How to Counter Ashe with Gangplank in LoL
The stats shown on this page show some valuable Gangplank versus Ashe counter stats that may help you explain the differences and similarities between the two. Gangplank’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Ashe’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Gangplank may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Ashe..
Gangplank often has a similar longest kill spree as his matchup does. On average, he receives more damage than Ashe. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also imply that the champion with higher HP has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Gangplank and Ashe
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Who is Better, Gangplank or Ashe?
Both League of Legends champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Gangplank usually fairs equally well when taking on Ashe, with a 49.6% win rate. Thus, Gangplank makes an ok counter for Ashe.
While Gangplank does have a lower winrate compared to Ashe, when facing one another, Gangplank also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more time consuming champion to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Gangplank into Asheas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Furthermore, Gangplank has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Ashe. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Gangplank vs Ashe matchups, Ashe is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.
Gangplank is a somewhat poor counter to Ashe. Focus your gameplay on increasing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Gangplank against Ashe.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Gangplank to counter Ashe during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and stats presented above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Gangplank most often gets a similar amount of CS as Ashe. Champions who on average don't take much CS often don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values reported on this page to do well.
The ideal items to use in your Gangplank versus Ashe build include Youmuu's Ghostblade, Navori Quickblades, and The Collector. When Gangplank combined at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better against Ashe than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Gangplank had an average winrate of 49.6% when playing against Ashe with this build.
To have the best chance of defeating Ashe 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. Out of all the runes that we analyzed for Gangplank vs Ashe counters, this set of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 49.6% win rate overall.
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