Gangplank vs Skarner
How to Beat Skarner as Gangplank
based on 194 Gangplank vs Skarner matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Gangplank vs Skarner Matchup Summary
Best Gangplank vs Skarner Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Skarner as Gangplank
Tips for Playing as Gangplank against Skarner
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 Skarner
Skarner can't harm you very much outside of short range, so stay away from him!
Skarner is especially dangerous when inside Crystal Spire zones his team controls. Try to capture them ahead of time if a fight may break out around them.
Skarner's Move Speed is increased as long as his shield, Crystalline Exoskeleton, persists. Attack him to lower his speed.
Gangplank vs Skarner Counter Stats
How to Counter Skarner with Gangplank in LoL
The stats provided here highlight several vital Gangplank vs. Skarner matchup statistics that can help you interpret the differences between this set of champions. For instance, Gangplank’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Skarner’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Gangplank may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Skarner..
Gangplank typically has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his matchup does. Commonly, he receives less damage than Skarner. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also hint that the champion with more health has less mobility and thus is unable to escape further harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Gangplank and Skarner
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Who is Better, Gangplank or Skarner?
Both LoL champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Gangplank usually wins when trying to fight Skarner, with a 57.2% win rate. As a result, Gangplank makes a fantastic counter to Skarner.
While Gangplank does have a much higher winrate compared to Skarner, when facing one another, Gangplank also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes him a more difficult character to develop with. You should be be fine when picking Gangplank into Skarneras his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.
Moreover, Gangplank has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Skarner. This 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 in League of Legends, in Gangplank vs Skarner matchups, Gangplank is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.
Gangplank is a great counter to Skarner. Focus your strategy on increasing your CS and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Gangplank against Skarner.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Gangplank in order to counter Skarner during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and tips presented above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Gangplank most often picks up much more CS as Skarner. Champs who on average don't earn many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers shown here to do well.
The best items to focus on in your Gangplank versus Skarner build consist of Essence Reaver, Navori Quickblades, and The Collector. When Gangplank bought at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better vs Skarner than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Gangplank had an average winrate of 57.2% when playing against Skarner with this counter build.
To have the greatest probability of beating Skarner as Gangplank, you should take the Fleet Footwork, Presence of Mind, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Demolish, and Second Wind runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune builds that we analyzed for Gangplank vs Skarner face-offs, this combination of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 57.2% winrate overall.
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