Heimerdinger vs Gangplank
How to Beat Gangplank as Heimerdinger
based on 811 Heimerdinger vs Gangplank matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Heimerdinger vs Gangplank Matchup Summary
Best Heimerdinger vs Gangplank Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Gangplank as Heimerdinger
Tips for Playing as Heimerdinger against Gangplank
Spreading out Hextech Micro-Rockets leads to more reliable damage and more efficiency against multiple targets, but focusing it creates the biggest impact.
The success of Electron Storm Grenade is very important to Heimerdinger's survival. The slow and stun both are capable of keeping enemies in place long enough to punish them, but it is also the first line of defense against a surprise attack.
Turret placement can be a deciding factor in a battle. Against most enemies turrets are best when they can support each other, but if the enemy has a lot of area of effect damage your turrets can be destroyed quickly. Placing turrets in brush can lead to a surprise attack in your favor.
Advice to Win Against Gangplank
Parrrley deals a high amount of physical damage. Items that grant Armor can help if an enemy Gangplank is doing well.
Once Gangplank reaches level 6, watch out for his global-range ultimate, Cannon Barrage!
Heimerdinger vs Gangplank Counter Stats
How to Counter Gangplank with Heimerdinger in LoL
The stat comparisons shown on this page underscore some critical Heimerdinger versus Gangplank matchup statistics that may help you explain the differences and similarities between the two. As an example, Heimerdinger’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Gangplank’s ratio of NaN, showing that Heimerdinger may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Gangplank..
Heimerdinger usually has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his matchup does. Typically, he receives less damage than Gangplank. This typically indicates differing health capacities; however, it can also hint that the champion with higher HP has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from further damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Heimerdinger and Gangplank
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Who is Better, Heimerdinger or Gangplank?
Both League champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Heimerdinger usually wins when playing against Gangplank, with a 51.4% win rate. As a result, Heimerdinger makes a good counter to Gangplank.
While Heimerdinger does have a higher win rate compared to Gangplank, when on opposite teams, Heimerdinger also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less complex character to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Heimerdinger into Gangplankas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Additionally, Heimerdinger also has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Gangplank. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Heimerdinger vs Gangplank matchups, Heimerdinger is the better champ with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.
Heimerdinger is a decent counter for Gangplank. You will do well by focussing your actions on keeping up your CS and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Heimerdinger against Gangplank.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Heimerdinger to counter Gangplank during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats shown here, you should grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Heimerdinger often gets a similar amount of CS as Gangplank. Champs who typically don't earn much CS usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values displayed on this page to do well.
The best items to use in your Heimerdinger versus Gangplank build include Rylai's Crystal Scepter, Zaz'Zak's Realmspike, and Liandry's Torment. When Heimerdinger combined at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better when fighting Gangplank than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Heimerdinger had an average win rate of 51.4% battling Gangplank with this build.
To have the best chance of coming out on top against Gangplank as Heimerdinger, Heimerdinger players should use the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Absolute Focus, Scorch, Biscuit Delivery, and Magical Footwear runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players chose for Heimerdinger vs Gangplank counters, this mix of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 51.4% winrate overall.
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