Gangplank vs Zyra
How to Beat Zyra as Gangplank
based on 2,317 Gangplank vs Zyra matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Gangplank vs Zyra Matchup Summary
Best Gangplank vs Zyra Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Zyra as Gangplank
Tips for Playing as Gangplank against Zyra
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 Zyra
Moving closer to Zyra can be a smart move if she places plants too far away from herself.
Moving the fight to a different area will deprive Zyra of accumulated seeds.
Plants take fixed damage from attacks and effects, similar to wards. They also expire quickly on their own.
Seeds placed by Zyra's W are larger, a different color, and grant a small amount of vision to her team.
Zyra's seeds can be destroyed by stepping on them. If she tries to grow them as you do, dodge back at the last moment.
Gangplank vs Zyra Counter Stats
How to Counter Zyra with Gangplank in LoL
The stats shown here emphasize several important Gangplank versus Zyra counter stats that may help you interpret the differences and similarities between these two champs. Gangplank’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Zyra’s ratio of NaN, showing that Gangplank may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Zyra..
Gangplank usually has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his foe does. On average, he receives more damage than Zyra. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities; however, it can also imply that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Gangplank and Zyra
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Who is Better, Gangplank or Zyra?
Both LoL champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Gangplank usually loses when trying to fight Zyra, with a 44.8% win rate. Thus, Gangplank makes a poor counter for Zyra.
While Gangplank does have a much lower win rate compared to Zyra, when facing one another, Gangplank also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more difficult champion to learn. You should be very concerned when picking Gangplank into Zyraas his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Additionally, Gangplank also has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Zyra. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Gangplank vs Zyra matchups, Zyra 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 bad counter for Zyra. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on keeping up your gold income and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Gangplank against Zyra.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Gangplank in order to counter Zyra during both the laning 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 pay attention to the build and tips shown above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Gangplank often picks up much more CS relative to Zyra. Champions who typically don't get many minion kills often don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values shown on this page to do well.
The ideal items to have in your Gangplank versus Zyra build include Bloodthirster, Navori Quickblades, and The Collector. When Gangplank incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better versus Zyra than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Gangplank had an average win rate of 44.8% when countering Zyra with this counter build.
To have the best likelihood of defeating Zyra 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. Of all the runes players chose for Gangplank vs Zyra counters, this sequence of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 44.8% winrate overall.
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