Gangplank vs Gwen
How to Beat Gwen as Gangplank
based on 1,037 Gangplank vs Gwen matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Gangplank vs Gwen Matchup Summary
Best Gangplank vs Gwen Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Gwen as Gangplank
Tips for Playing as Gangplank against Gwen
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 Gwen
Gwen must hit something to recast her Ultimate, try to evade her between casts.
Gwen needs to attack a few times to set up her damage, so try to get the jump on her.
Gwen's Hallowed Mist shroud will only follow her once, after that it will dissipate when she leaves.
Gangplank vs Gwen Counter Stats
How to Counter Gwen with Gangplank in LoL
The stats shown on this page emphasize some significant Gangplank against Gwen matchup statistics that can help you interpret the distinctions between this pair of champs. As an example, Gangplank’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Gwen’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Gangplank may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Gwen..
Gangplank often has a similar longest kill spree as his matchup does. Typically, he takes less damage than Gwen. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, but it can also show that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to flee from further harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Gangplank and Gwen
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Who is Better, Gangplank or Gwen?
Both League champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Gangplank usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Gwen, with a 49.8% win rate. Thus, Gangplank makes an ok counter to Gwen.
While Gangplank does have a lower winrate than Gwen, when on opposite teams, Gangplank also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes him a more challenging champ to learn. You should be careful when picking Gangplank into Gwenas his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.
Furthermore, Gangplank has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Gwen. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Gangplank vs Gwen matchups, Gwen is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.
Gangplank is a somewhat poor counter for Gwen. Focus your actions on keeping up your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Gangplank against Gwen.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Gangplank to counter Gwen during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats displayed here, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Gangplank on average racks up a similar amount of CS relative to Gwen. Champions who typically don't take much CS often don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers displayed on this page to do well.
The most crucial items to prioritize in your Gangplank versus Gwen build consist of Mortal Reminder, Essence Reaver, and The Collector. When Gangplank included at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better vs. Gwen than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Gangplank boasted an average win rate of 49.8% when countering Gwen with this counter build.
To have the greatest probability of vanquishing Gwen as Gangplank, Gangplank players should use 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 players chose for Gangplank vs Gwen face-offs, this mix of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 49.8% winrate overall.
If you want to get Gangplank versus Gwen tips and matchup stats and build suggestions for a an individual skill level, feel free to choose one from the selection menu above. By default, the statistics and strategies given are calculated using every round run with both champs.