Gangplank vs Soraka
How to Beat Soraka as Gangplank
based on 1,404 Gangplank vs Soraka matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Gangplank vs Soraka Matchup Summary
Best Gangplank vs Soraka Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Soraka as Gangplank
Tips for Playing as Gangplank against Soraka
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 Soraka
It's easier to focus Soraka than the ally she is healing.
Focus on attacking Soraka when she ever ventures to the frontline to heal her allies.
Take advantage of Soraka's long cooldown on Equinox if she uses it to harass.
Gangplank vs Soraka Counter Stats
How to Counter Soraka with Gangplank in LoL
The stat comparisons shown here clarify several influential Gangplank versus Soraka counter stats that can help you grasp the distinctions between the pair. As an example, Gangplank’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Soraka’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Gangplank may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Soraka. This observation is in large part fueled by the difference in kills.
Gangplank often has a much larger longest killing spree than his opponent does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Soraka. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, but it can also indicate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to escape further harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Gangplank and Soraka
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Who is Better, Gangplank or Soraka?
Both LoL champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Gangplank usually loses when facing off against Soraka, with a 48.7% win rate. Therefore, Gangplank makes a poor counter for Soraka.
While Gangplank does have a lower winrate than Soraka, when on opposite teams, Gangplank also has a much greater learning curve that makes him a more challenging champion to learn. You should be careful when picking Gangplank into Sorakaas his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash 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 Soraka. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Gangplank vs Soraka matchups, Soraka is the better champ with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.
Gangplank is a somewhat poor counter to Soraka. Make sure you focus your play on maximizing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Gangplank against Soraka.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Gangplank to counter Soraka during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and stats shown above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Gangplank often gets much more CS as Soraka. Champs who typically don't take many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values reported on this page to do well.
The ideal items to have in your Gangplank versus Soraka build include Bloodthirster, Navori Quickblades, and The Collector. When Gangplank used at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better against Soraka than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Gangplank had an average win rate of 48.7% when countering Soraka with these items in his kit.
To have the highest probability of crushing Soraka as Gangplank, you 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 rune builds players picked for Gangplank vs Soraka face-offs, this set of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 48.7% win rate overall.
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