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How to Win Soraka vs Gangplank Counter MatchupSoraka is in the a tier of champions

Soraka vs Gangplank

How to Beat Gangplank as Soraka in LoLSoraka is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Gangplank as Soraka

based on 1,404 Soraka vs Gangplank matchups
Win Rate
51.3 %
K/D/A
2.89
Pick Rate
1.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of recently ranked LoL rounds each and every week. In our database, Soraka battled Gangplank 1404 times. Having so many games with Soraka vs Gangplank provides us a lot of faith in our capacity to produce informative data and a pro build to defeat your opposition. This counter pairing is fairly rare. Soraka is forced to battle against Gangplank in only 1.6% of her games.

Soraka vs Gangplank Matchup Summary

Soraka does a decent job of countering Gangplank. On average, she wins a acceptable 51.3% of the time the champs clash against each other in. In Soraka versus Gangplank rounds, Soraka’s side is 0.0% more expected to obtain first blood, indicating that she most likely will be able to get first blood versus Gangplank.

Best Soraka vs Gangplank Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeGlowing Mote

Core Soraka Items

~22 Mins
RedemptionDream MakerDawncore

Optional Items

Ardent CenserStaff of Flowing WaterShurelya's BattlesongMoonstone Renewer

Summoner Spells

summonerexhaust summoner spell D
summonerflash summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Soraka to level upw
>
Second ability for Soraka to level upq
>
Last skill for Soraka to max oute

Runes

ResolveGuardianFont of LifeBone PlatingRevitalize
InspirationBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Soraka's passive ability p
Soraka's q ability q
Soraka's w ability w
Soraka's e ability e
Soraka's ultimate ability r
1
Q
2
W
3
E
4
W
5
W
6
R
7
W
8
Q
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W
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Q
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Q
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E
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E
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R

Guide to Countering Gangplank as Soraka

Tips for Playing as Soraka against Gangplank

Equinox can be used as a powerful zoning tool to keep enemies at bay.

You can use Wish on your allies from across the map to save them from otherwise fatal events.

Soraka is a powerful ally in battle, using her strong healing to keep the party moving forward.

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!

Soraka vs Gangplank Counter Stats

Soraka Image
Win Rate
51.3 %
VS
Win Rate
48.7 %
Gangplank Image
0.8
< Kills >
5.9
5.3
< Deaths >
5.9
14.5
< Assists >
6.2
0.09
< Killing Sprees >
1.38
26
< Minions Killed >
193
0.03
< Dragons Killed >
0.1
0.53
< Inhibitors >
0.42
581
< Physical Damage >
16,921
4,729
< Magic Damage >
3,975
345
< True Damage >
4,606
5,655
< Damage Dealt >
25,503
16,295
< Damage Taken >
25,236
8,066
< Gold Earned >
13,667
2.12
< Towers >
2.1
0
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
24,286
< Total Healing >
6,818
10,603
< Experience >
15,501
55
< Vision Score >
16
24
< Wards Placed >
8
196
< Time Dealing CC >
308

How to Counter Gangplank with Soraka in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page feature some vital Soraka versus Gangplank counter statistics that can help you distinguish the distinctions between this set of champs. Soraka’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Gangplank’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Soraka may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Gangplank. This observation is in large part caused by the differences in assists.

Soraka often has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than her opponent does. On average, she takes less damage than Gangplank. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, but it can also show that the champ with increased HP has less agility and thus is not able to escape further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Soraka and Gangplank

Damage Types Compared

Soraka
Gangplank
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Soraka
Gangplank

Who is Better, Soraka or Gangplank?

Both League champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Soraka usually wins when trying to fight Gangplank, with a 51.3% win rate. As a result, Soraka makes a good counter to Gangplank.

While Soraka does have a higher winrate compared to Gangplank, when facing one another, Soraka also has a much lower learning curve that makes her a less difficult champ to learn. You should be careful when picking Soraka into Gangplank.

Moreover, Soraka has a great 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 a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Soraka vs Gangplank matchups, Soraka is the better champ with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.

Soraka is a decent counter to Gangplank. Make sure you focus your gameplay on keeping up your CS and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Soraka against Gangplank.

Other Champion Matchups Against Soraka

Soraka Loses Against

TrundleTrundle45% winrateSingedSinged45.5% winrateMaokaiMaokai45.6% winrateBlitzcrankBlitzcrank45.9% winrate

Soraka Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee55.6% winrateSejuaniSejuani55.4% winrateYuumiYuumi54.9% winrateEzrealEzreal54.8% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Soraka Players

How We Calculated Our Soraka vs Gangplank Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Gangplank as Soraka, we analyzed 1,404 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Gangplank as Soraka comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

Other Useful Resources

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Soraka to counter Gangplank during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions shown here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Soraka most often picks up a lot less CS relative to Gangplank. Champs who typically don't get many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The top items to have in your Soraka versus Gangplank build consist of Redemption, Dream Maker, and Dawncore. When Soraka bought at least these three pieces in her build, she did significantly better when facing Gangplank than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Soraka had an average winrate of 51.3% battling Gangplank with these items in her kit.

To have the greatest likelihood of beating Gangplank as Soraka, Soraka players should take the Guardian, Font of Life, Bone Plating, Revitalize, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Resolve and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune builds players used for Soraka vs Gangplank fights, this set of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 51.3% winrate overall.

If you want to see Soraka x Gangplank tips and counter builds for a a distinct rank, feel free to select one from the selection menu above. By default, the statistics and guides given are computed using every game played with both champs.