Gangplank vs Vi
How to Beat Vi as Gangplank
based on 1,576 Gangplank vs Vi matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Gangplank vs Vi Matchup Summary
Best Gangplank vs Vi Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Vi as Gangplank
Tips for Playing as Gangplank against Vi
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 Vi
Vi cannot be stopped while using her ult. Remember to save your displacement effects until after she's done charging.
A fully charged Vault breaker deals double damage. If you see Vi start to charge you should back off or try to dodge it.
Vi will shred your Armor and gain Attack Speed if she manages to hit you three times in a row. Try not to engage in extended brawls with her.
Gangplank vs Vi Counter Stats
How to Counter Vi with Gangplank in LoL
The stat comparisons shown on this page underscore several influential Gangplank vs. Vi matchup statistics that may help you understand the differences and similarities between these two champs. As an example, Gangplank’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Vi’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Gangplank may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Vi..
Gangplank typically has a similar longest kill spree as his opponent does. Commonly, he receives less damage than Vi. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also illustrate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from further harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Gangplank and Vi
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Who is Better, Gangplank or Vi?
Both League champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Gangplank usually loses when taking on Vi, with a 46.5% win rate. Thus, Gangplank makes a bad counter for Vi.
While Gangplank does have a lower winrate compared to Vi, when they face off with one another, Gangplank also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes him a more difficult character to learn. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Gangplank into Vias his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.
Moreover, Gangplank has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Vi. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Gangplank vs Vi matchups, Vi is the better champ with a much lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.
Gangplank is a terribly counter for Vi. Focus your gameplay on keeping up your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Gangplank against Vi.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Gangplank in order to counter Vi during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips displayed here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Gangplank most often racks up much more CS as Vi. Champions who typically don't earn many minion kills often don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values reported on this page to do well.
The top items to have in your Gangplank versus Vi build include Lord Dominik's Regards, Bloodthirster, and Navori Quickblades. When Gangplank used at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better against Vi than with most other typical builds. In fact, Gangplank boasted an average win rate of 46.5% when playing against Vi with this counter build.
To have the greatest likelihood of crushing Vi as Gangplank, Gangplank players should equip the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Bone Plating, and Overgrowth runes from the Inspiration and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for Gangplank vs Vi fights, this combination of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 46.5% winrate overall.
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