Sylas vs Gangplank
How to Beat Gangplank as Sylas
based on 1,840 Sylas vs Gangplank matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Sylas vs Gangplank Matchup Summary
Best Sylas vs Gangplank Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Gangplank as Sylas
Tips for Playing as Sylas against Gangplank
Clever use of enemy ultimates can open up new possibilities to approach teamfights.
Wait for you or your enemy to reach low health before using Kingslayer for maximum effect.
Space out your ability usage to get maximum effect from Petricite Burst.
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!
Sylas vs Gangplank Counter Stats
How to Counter Gangplank with Sylas in LoL
The stat comparisons shown on this page show some important Sylas against Gangplank counter statistics that may help us explain the differences between the pair. Sylas’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Gangplank’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Sylas may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Gangplank..
Sylas usually has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his opponent does. Typically, he takes more damage than Gangplank. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also imply that the champ with more HP has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from additional damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Sylas and Gangplank
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Who is Better, Sylas or Gangplank?
Both League champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Sylas usually fairs equally well when playing against Gangplank, with a 49.0% win rate. Thus, Sylas makes an ok counter to Gangplank.
While Sylas does have a lower win rate than Gangplank, when facing one another, Sylas also has a much lower learning curve that makes him a less challenging character to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Sylas into Gangplank.
Moreover, Sylas also has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Gangplank. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Sylas vs Gangplank matchups, Gangplank is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.
Sylas is a somewhat poor counter to Gangplank. Make sure you focus your gameplay on increasing your CS and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Sylas against Gangplank.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Sylas in order to counter Gangplank during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions displayed above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Sylas often gets less CS as Gangplank. Champions who typically don't take much CS usualy don't need 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 several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values reported here to do well.
The most crucial items to have in your Sylas versus Gangplank build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Shadowflame, and Luden's Companion. When Sylas included at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better versus Gangplank than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Sylas boasted an average winrate of 49.0% when playing against Gangplank with this build.
To have the highest probability of annihilating Gangplank as Sylas, Sylas players should equip the Conqueror, Presence of Mind, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Second Wind, and Unflinching runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the runes players used for Sylas vs Gangplank counterpicks, this set of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 49.0% win rate overall.
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