Gangplank vs Hecarim
How to Beat Hecarim as Gangplank
based on 1,408 Gangplank vs Hecarim matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Gangplank vs Hecarim Matchup Summary
Best Gangplank vs Hecarim Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Hecarim as Gangplank
Tips for Playing as Gangplank against Hecarim
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 Hecarim
Hecarim's ultimate causes opponents to flee in terror. Spread out to reduce his power in fights.
Hecarim gains life from nearby enemies with Spirit of Dread but lacks durability, use burst damage.
Gangplank vs Hecarim Counter Stats
How to Counter Hecarim with Gangplank in LoL
The stats provided here clarify some influential Gangplank against Hecarim matchup statistics that can help us grasp the distinctions between the pair. Gangplank’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Hecarim’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Gangplank may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Hecarim..
Gangplank usually has a similar longest kill spree as his enemy does. On average, he receives less damage than Hecarim. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also indicate that the champion with increased health has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from additional harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Gangplank and Hecarim
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Who is Better, Gangplank or Hecarim?
Both League champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Gangplank usually fairs equally well when playing against Hecarim, with a 49.9% win rate. As a result, Gangplank makes an ok counter to Hecarim.
While Gangplank does have a lower winrate than Hecarim, when they face off with one another, Gangplank also has a much greater learning curve that makes him a more difficult champion to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Gangplank into Hecarimas his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.
Additionally, Gangplank also has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Hecarim. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Gangplank vs Hecarim matchups, Hecarim is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.
Gangplank is a somewhat poor counter for Hecarim. You will do well by focussing your actions on maximizing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Gangplank against Hecarim.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Gangplank to counter Hecarim during both the laning 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 mind 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 on average picks up much more CS compared to Hecarim. Champs who typically don't acquire many minion kills often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values reported here to do well.
The top items to use in your Gangplank versus Hecarim build consist of Mortal Reminder, Essence Reaver, and Navori Quickblades. When Gangplank used at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better vs Hecarim than with many other typical builds. In fact, Gangplank boasted an average winrate of 49.9% when countering Hecarim with these items in his kit.
To have the highest probability of defeating Hecarim 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 Hecarim counters, this sequence of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 49.9% winrate overall.
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