Gangplank vs Warwick
How to Beat Warwick as Gangplank
based on 2,282 Gangplank vs Warwick matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Gangplank vs Warwick Matchup Summary
Best Gangplank vs Warwick Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Warwick as Gangplank
Tips for Playing as Gangplank against Warwick
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 Warwick
Warwick's attacks heal him at low health. Save your disables to finish him off.
Warwick's ultimate cast range scales with his Move Speed.
Warwick is empowered versus low health enemies. Manage your health to keep him at bay.
Gangplank vs Warwick Counter Stats
How to Counter Warwick with Gangplank in LoL
The stats provided here clarify several significant Gangplank vs. Warwick matchup stats that may help us distinguish the differences and similarities between the pair. As an example, Gangplank’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Warwick’s ratio of NaN, showing that Gangplank may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Warwick..
Gangplank typically has a similar longest killing spree as his matchup does. Commonly, he receives less damage than Warwick. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities; however, it can also show that the champ with increased health has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from further damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Gangplank and Warwick
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Who is Better, Gangplank or Warwick?
Both LoL champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Gangplank usually loses when playing against Warwick, with a 47.9% win rate. Therefore, Gangplank makes a poor counter for Warwick.
While Gangplank does have a lower win rate than Warwick, when facing one another, Gangplank also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more difficult character to pick up and master. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Gangplank into Warwickas his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.
Additionally, Gangplank also has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Warwick. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Gangplank vs Warwick matchups, Warwick is the better champion with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.
Gangplank is a garbage counter to Warwick. You will do well by focussing your play on maximizing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Gangplank against Warwick.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Gangplank in order to counter Warwick during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips presented here, you should increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Gangplank usually gets much more CS compared to Warwick. Champs who typically don't acquire much CS usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values displayed on this page to do well.
The most crucial items to have in your Gangplank versus Warwick build include Mortal Reminder, Navori Quickblades, and The Collector. When Gangplank incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better vs. Warwick than with most other typical builds. In fact, Gangplank boasted an average winrate of 47.9% battling Warwick with these items in his kit.
To have the best likelihood of beating Warwick as Gangplank, Gangplank players should use 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 combinations we have analyed for Gangplank vs Warwick fights, this sequence of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 47.9% win rate overall.
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