Gangplank vs Zed
How to Beat Zed as Gangplank
based on 1,994 Gangplank vs Zed matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Gangplank vs Zed Matchup Summary
Best Gangplank vs Zed Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Zed as Gangplank
Tips for Playing as Gangplank against Zed
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 Zed
Zed's Shadow Slash can only slow you if his shadow hits you with it.
Zed receives bonus effect from Attack Damage items he purchases, so Armor is super effective against him.
After Zed uses his Living Shadow, he is at his most vulnerable as his damage, slow, and mobility are both dependent upon it.
Gangplank vs Zed Counter Stats
How to Counter Zed with Gangplank in LoL
The stat comparisons shown on this page underscore several strategic Gangplank against Zed counter stats that can help you explain the differences between the two. Gangplank’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Zed’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Gangplank may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Zed..
Gangplank normally has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his enemy does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Zed. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also indicate that the champ with more HP has less agility and thus is not able to flee from additional harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Gangplank and Zed
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Who is Better, Gangplank or Zed?
Both League of Legends champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Gangplank usually fairs equally well when playing against Zed, with a 49.9% win rate. Thus, Gangplank makes an ok counter to Zed.
While Gangplank does have a lower win rate compared to Zed, when on opposite teams, Gangplank also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more complex champion to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Gangplank into Zedas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Moreover, Gangplank has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Zed. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Gangplank vs Zed matchups, Zed 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 for Zed. Make sure you focus your play on keeping up your CS and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Gangplank against Zed.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Gangplank in order to counter Zed during both the early game 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 stats presented here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Gangplank usually picks up a similar amount of CS as Zed. Champs who on average don't take many minion kills often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values shown on this page to do well.
The most important items to prioritize in your Gangplank versus Zed build include Infinity Edge, Essence Reaver, and The Collector. When Gangplank bought at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better against Zed than with most other common item sets. In fact, Gangplank boasted an average win rate of 49.9% when countering Zed with these items in his kit.
To have the greatest probability of vanquishing Zed as Gangplank, you should take the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Future's Market, 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 Zed face-offs, this sequence of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 49.9% win rate overall.
By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Zed as Gangplank are presented for every ranked division. To filter the stats and builds to a particular division, you may use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.