Gangplank vs Nilah
How to Beat Nilah as Gangplank
based on 866 Gangplank vs Nilah matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Gangplank vs Nilah Matchup Summary
Best Gangplank vs Nilah Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Nilah as Gangplank
Tips for Playing as Gangplank against Nilah
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.
Gangplank vs Nilah Counter Stats
How to Counter Nilah with Gangplank in LoL
The stat comparisons shown on this page highlight some critical Gangplank against Nilah counter stats that can help us distinguish the differences and similarities between the two. Gangplank’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Nilah’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Gangplank may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Nilah..
Gangplank usually has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his counter does. On average, he receives a similar amount of damage to Nilah. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also indicate that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to escape further damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Gangplank and Nilah
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Who is Better, Gangplank or Nilah?
Both League of Legends champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Gangplank usually fairs equally well when playing against Nilah, with a 49.8% win rate. As a result, Gangplank makes an ok counter to Nilah.
While Gangplank does have a lower winrate compared to Nilah, when they face off with one another, Gangplank also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less complex champion to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Gangplank into Nilahas 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 almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Nilah. 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 one best champion in League of Legends, in Gangplank vs Nilah matchups, Nilah is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.
Gangplank is a somewhat poor counter to Nilah. Focus your gameplay on maximizing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Gangplank against Nilah.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Gangplank to counter Nilah during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips presented above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Gangplank typically picks up a similar amount of CS compared to Nilah. Champs who on average don't take much CS typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers shown on this page to do well.
The top items to have in your Gangplank versus Nilah build consist of Bloodthirster, Navori Quickblades, and The Collector. When Gangplank incorporated at least these three items in his build, he performed much better when facing Nilah than with many other typical builds. In fact, Gangplank boasted an average win rate of 49.8% when countering Nilah with this counter build.
To have the best probability of vanquishing Nilah 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. Of all the rune sets players used for Gangplank vs Nilah face-offs, this mixture of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 49.8% winrate overall.
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