Gangplank vs Sona
How to Beat Sona as Gangplank
based on 1,330 Gangplank vs Sona matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Gangplank vs Sona Matchup Summary
Best Gangplank vs Sona Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Sona as Gangplank
Tips for Playing as Gangplank against Sona
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 Sona
Spread out when you see Sona so she can't make your entire team dance.
Kill Sona first, as she will heal up her team if left alone for too long.
Gangplank vs Sona Counter Stats
How to Counter Sona with Gangplank in LoL
The stats shown here emphasize several strategic Gangplank vs. Sona matchup stats that can help you explain the differences between the two. Gangplank’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Sona’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Gangplank may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Sona. This observation is in large part caused by the difference in kills.
Gangplank typically has a much larger longest killing spree than his foe does. On average, he takes more damage than Sona. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, yet it can also illustrate that the champion with more health has less mobility and thus is not able to escape additional damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Gangplank and Sona
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Who is Better, Gangplank or Sona?
Both League champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Gangplank usually fairs equally well when taking on Sona, with a 49.0% win rate. Thus, Gangplank makes an ok counter to Sona.
While Gangplank does have a lower win rate compared to Sona, when they face off with one another, Gangplank also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more difficult champion to learn. You should be careful when picking Gangplank into Sonaas his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Furthermore, Gangplank has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Sona. This 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 Sona matchups, Sona is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.
Gangplank is a somewhat poor counter to Sona. Focus your play on increasing your CS and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Gangplank against Sona.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Gangplank in order to counter Sona during both the lane 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 listen to the build and suggestions displayed above, you should grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Gangplank most often racks up much more CS compared to Sona. Champs who typically don't earn many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values shown on this page to do well.
The ideal items to have in your Gangplank versus Sona build include Bloodthirster, Essence Reaver, and The Collector. When Gangplank bought at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better vs Sona than with many other common builds. In fact, Gangplank had an average win rate of 49.0% when countering Sona with these items in his kit.
To have the greatest likelihood of coming out on top against Sona as Gangplank, Gangplank players should use the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Bone Plating, and Overgrowth runes from the Inspiration and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the runes we have analyed for Gangplank vs Sona fights, this mixture of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 49.0% win rate overall.
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