Kha'Zix vs Gangplank
How to Beat Gangplank as Kha'Zix
based on 1,702 Kha'Zix vs Gangplank matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Kha'Zix vs Gangplank Matchup Summary
Best Kha'Zix vs Gangplank Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Gangplank as Kha'Zix
Tips for Playing as Kha'Zix against Gangplank
Enemies are considered isolated if they have no allies within a short distance. The damage of Taste Their Fear is massively increased against these targets.
Unseen Threat activates when Kha'Zix cannot be seen by the enemy team. Reactivate by using brush or Void Assault. Don't forget to apply Unseen Threat by autoattacking enemy champions.
Kha'Zix has a great deal of freedom to choose where and when to fight. Pick your battles carefully to succeed.
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!
Kha'Zix vs Gangplank Counter Stats
How to Counter Gangplank with Kha'Zix in LoL
The stats shown on this page highlight some influential Kha'Zix vs. Gangplank matchup statistics that can help us interpret the differences between the two. As an example, Kha'Zix’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Gangplank’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Kha'Zix may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Gangplank..
Kha'Zix usually has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his matchup does. On average, he receives more damage than Gangplank. This often reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also imply that the champion with increased health has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.
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Who is Better, Kha'Zix or Gangplank?
Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Kha'Zix usually wins when trying to fight Gangplank, with a 51.7% win rate. As a result, Kha'Zix makes a good counter for Gangplank.
While Kha'Zix does have a higher winrate compared to Gangplank, when on opposite teams, Kha'Zix also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less difficult champion to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Kha'Zix into Gangplank.
Moreover, Kha'Zix has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Gangplank. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Kha'Zix vs Gangplank matchups, Kha'Zix is the better champion with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.
Kha'Zix is a decent counter to Gangplank. You will do well by focussing your tactics on keeping up your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Kha'Zix against Gangplank.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Kha'Zix to counter Gangplank during both the laning 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 pay attention to the build and suggestions displayed here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Kha'Zix usually racks up a lot less CS compared to Gangplank. Champions who typically don't get many minion kills often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers reported here to do well.
The best items to prioritize in your Kha'Zix versus Gangplank build consist of Youmuu's Ghostblade, Serylda's Grudge, and Hubris. When Kha'Zix included at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better when facing Gangplank than with most other typical builds. In fact, Kha'Zix had an average winrate of 51.7% when countering Gangplank with this counter build.
To have the greatest probability of coming out on top against Gangplank as Kha'Zix, you should use the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Future's Market, Cosmic Insight, Sudden Impact, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Inspiration and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for Kha'Zix vs Gangplank counter picks, this combo of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 51.7% winrate overall.
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