Rengar vs Gangplank
How to Beat Gangplank as Rengar
based on 2,041 Rengar vs Gangplank matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Rengar vs Gangplank Matchup Summary
Best Rengar vs Gangplank Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Gangplank as Rengar
Tips for Playing as Rengar against Gangplank
Make sure to take paths through brush when chasing opponents to take advantage of Rengar's passive.
Use Rengar's ultimate to find and assassinate high priority targets in team fights and skirmishes.
A lot of Rengar's power comes from empowered abilities he uses at the right moment - choose wisely!
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!
Rengar vs Gangplank Counter Stats
How to Counter Gangplank with Rengar in LoL
The stat comparisons provided here underscore several strategic Rengar versus Gangplank counter statistics that may help us interpret the differences and similarities between this pair of champs. As an example, Rengar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Gangplank’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Rengar may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Gangplank..
Rengar usually has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his matchup does. On average, he receives more damage than Gangplank. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also imply that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from additional harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Rengar and Gangplank
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Who is Better, Rengar or Gangplank?
Both LoL champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Rengar usually wins when trying to fight Gangplank, with a 52.2% win rate. As a result, Rengar makes a good counter to Gangplank.
While Rengar does have a higher win rate than Gangplank, when on opposite teams, Rengar also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less difficult champ to learn and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Rengar into Gangplankas his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.
Furthermore, Rengar also has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Gangplank. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Rengar vs Gangplank matchups, Rengar is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.
Rengar is an above average counter to Gangplank. Focus your play on maximizing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Rengar against Gangplank.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Rengar to counter Gangplank during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats presented here, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Rengar often gets a lot less CS compared to Gangplank. Champs who typically don't earn many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities 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 values displayed here to do well.
The best items to focus on in your Rengar versus Gangplank build include Axiom Arc, Hubris, and Profane Hydra. When Rengar combined at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better countering Gangplank than with many other common item sets. In fact, Rengar boasted an average win rate of 52.2% when countering Gangplank with this build.
To have the highest chance of vanquishing Gangplank as Rengar, Rengar players should equip the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Future's Market, Cosmic Insight, Sudden Impact, and Ultimate Hunter runes from the Inspiration and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players picked for Rengar vs Gangplank counterpicks, this blending of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 52.2% winrate overall.
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