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How to Win Gangplank vs Kled Counter MatchupGangplank is in the a tier of champions

Gangplank vs Kled

How to Beat Kled as Gangplank in LoLGangplank is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Kled as Gangplank

based on 741 Gangplank vs Kled matchups
Win Rate
45.7 %
K/D/A
1.95
Pick Rate
1.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our counter stats from the millions of rated LoL rounds that we review each week. This guide on how to beat Kled as Gangplank resulted from an analysis of 741 ranked games where both champs engaged each other. This particular counter pairing is fairly rare. Gangplank is forced to battle against Kled in only 1.3% of his games.

Gangplank vs Kled Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Gangplank does a terrible job of countering Kled. On average, he wins a lowly 45.7% of matches the champs battle one another in. In Gangplank versus Kled rounds, Gangplank’s side is 0.2% less expected to earn first blood. This indicates that he probably won't get first blood against Kled.

Best Gangplank vs Kled Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordGlowing Mote

Core Gangplank Items

~22 Mins
BloodthirsterEssence ReaverNavori Quickblades

Optional Items

Lord Dominik's RegardsSpear of ShojinThe CollectorTrinity Force

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Gangplank to level upq
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Second ability for Gangplank to level upe
>
Last skill for Gangplank to max outw

Runes

InspirationFirst StrikeMagical FootwearFuture's MarketCosmic Insight
ResolveBone PlatingOvergrowth
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Gangplank's passive ability p
Gangplank's q ability q
Gangplank's w ability w
Gangplank's e ability e
Gangplank's ultimate ability r
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E
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Q
3
W
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Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Kled as Gangplank

Tips for Playing as Gangplank against Kled

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 Kled

Watch Kled's courage bar when he's off his mount - when it reaches 100%, he will remount and regain a significant amount of health.

Kled is much more threatening when he has Violent Tendencies ready.

Kled generates courage by damaging enemies with his Pocket Pistol and basic attacks, killing minions, and attacking structures or epic monsters.

Gangplank vs Kled Counter Stats

Gangplank Image
Win Rate
45.7 %
VS
Win Rate
54.3 %
Kled Image
5.8
< Kills >
7.3
6.4
< Deaths >
5.7
6.7
< Assists >
6.5
1.29
< Killing Sprees >
1.65
191
< Minions Killed >
170
0.09
< Dragons Killed >
0.09
0.37
< Inhibitors >
0.61
16,729
< Physical Damage >
21,539
3,884
< Magic Damage >
131
4,840
< True Damage >
969
25,455
< Damage Dealt >
22,640
25,156
< Damage Taken >
37,776
13,404
< Gold Earned >
12,671
2.08
< Towers >
3.12
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
6,359
< Total Healing >
6,480
15,302
< Experience >
15,057
16
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
8
318
< Time Dealing CC >
103

How to Counter Kled with Gangplank in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page highlight several valuable Gangplank against Kled counter stats that can help you distinguish the differences between the pair. Gangplank’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Kled’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Gangplank may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Kled..

Gangplank typically has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his enemy does. Commonly, he receives less damage than Kled. This typically indicates differing health capacities; however, it can also illustrate that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to flee from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Gangplank and Kled

Damage Types Compared

Gangplank
Kled
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Gangplank
Kled

Who is Better, Gangplank or Kled?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Gangplank usually loses when playing against Kled, with a 45.7% win rate. Thus, Gangplank makes a bad counter for Kled.

While Gangplank does have a much lower win rate than Kled, when facing one another, Gangplank also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more time consuming character to develop with. You may get destroyed when picking Gangplank into Kledas his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Gangplank also has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Kled. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Gangplank vs Kled matchups, Kled is the better champion with a much lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Gangplank is a garbage counter for Kled. You will do well by focussing your strategy on keeping up your gold income and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Gangplank against Kled.

Additional Information for Gangplank Players

How We Calculated Our Gangplank vs Kled Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kled as Gangplank, we analyzed 741 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Kled as Gangplank comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

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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 Kled during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats presented here, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Gangplank often gets a similar amount of CS compared to Kled. Champs who typically don't get much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They 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 have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers displayed here to do well.

The top items to focus on in your Gangplank versus Kled build include Bloodthirster, Essence Reaver, and Navori Quickblades. When Gangplank combined at least these three items in his build, he did much better vs Kled than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Gangplank had an average win rate of 45.7% battling Kled with these items in his kit.

To have the best probability of coming out on top against Kled as Gangplank, Gangplank players 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 players picked for Gangplank vs Kled counterpicks, this mixture of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 45.7% win rate overall.

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