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How to Win Trundle vs Gangplank Counter MatchupTrundle is in the s tier of champions

Trundle vs Gangplank

How to Beat Gangplank as Trundle in LoLTrundle is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Gangplank as Trundle

based on 3,503 Trundle vs Gangplank matchups
Win Rate
55 %
K/D/A
1.81
Pick Rate
1.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of ranked League of Legends games each week. In our data, Trundle engaged Gangplank in 3503 games. Using so many matchups for Trundle vs Gangplank provides us a lot of faith in our capability to prepare useful statistics and a pro build to wreck your rival. This champ matchup is relatively rare. Trundle is forced to battle against Gangplank in only 1.5% of his matches.

Trundle vs Gangplank Matchup Summary

Trundle has done a great job of beating Gangplank. Normally, he wins a terrific 55.0% of games the champions fight one another in. In Trundle versus Gangplank matches, Trundle’s side is 0.1% more probable to obtain first blood, indicating that he probably will get first blood versus Gangplank.

Best Trundle vs Gangplank Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
DaggerSheen

Core Trundle Items

~22 Mins
ThornmailBlade of The Ruined KingTitanic Hydra

Optional Items

Experimental HexplateHullbreakerWit's EndRavenous Hydra

Summoner Spells

summonerhaste summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
InspirationMagical FootwearApproach Velocity
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Trundle's passive ability p
Trundle's q ability q
Trundle's w ability w
Trundle's e ability e
Trundle's ultimate ability r
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W
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Q
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Guide to Countering Gangplank as Trundle

Tips for Playing as Trundle against Gangplank

Use Subjugate to soften a powerful enemy tank or to create a target for your team to focus fire.

Trundle excels at fighting within his Frozen Domain. Try to draw enemies onto it.

Chomp is good for lowering the physical damage of enemies; try to focus it on enemy physical damage dealers.

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!

Trundle vs Gangplank Counter Stats

Trundle Image
Win Rate
55 %
VS
Win Rate
45 %
Gangplank Image
5.9
< Kills >
6.3
6.2
< Deaths >
6
5.3
< Assists >
6.3
1.36
< Killing Sprees >
1.44
152
< Minions Killed >
196
0.49
< Dragons Killed >
0.11
0.86
< Inhibitors >
0.39
15,979
< Physical Damage >
16,762
2,320
< Magic Damage >
3,868
506
< True Damage >
4,612
18,805
< Damage Dealt >
25,243
37,540
< Damage Taken >
24,969
12,981
< Gold Earned >
13,772
3.61
< Towers >
1.95
0.12
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
17,227
< Total Healing >
6,614
15,291
< Experience >
15,830
19
< Vision Score >
16
8
< Wards Placed >
8
338
< Time Dealing CC >
318

How to Counter Gangplank with Trundle in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page highlight several influential Trundle vs. Gangplank counter stats that can help us explain the distinctions between the pair. For instance, Trundle’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Gangplank’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Trundle may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Gangplank..

Trundle normally has a similar longest kill spree as his foe does. Typically, he receives more damage than Gangplank. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities; however, it can also show that the champion with more health has less agility and thus is unable to escape further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Trundle and Gangplank

Damage Types Compared

Trundle
Gangplank
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Trundle
Gangplank

Who is Better, Trundle or Gangplank?

Both LoL champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Trundle usually wins when trying to fight Gangplank, with a 55.0% win rate. As a result, Trundle makes a great counter for Gangplank.

While Trundle does have a much higher win rate compared to Gangplank, when they face off with one another, Trundle also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes him a less difficult champion to develop with. You should be be fine when picking Trundle into Gangplank.

Moreover, Trundle also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Gangplank. This often 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 in League of Legends, in Trundle vs Gangplank matchups, Trundle is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Trundle is a great counter to Gangplank. Make sure you focus your gameplay on maximizing your CS and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Trundle against Gangplank.

Additional Information for Trundle Players

How We Calculated Our Trundle vs Gangplank Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Gangplank as Trundle, we analyzed 3,503 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 Trundle 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Trundle in order to counter Gangplank during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips displayed above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Trundle typically accumulates a similar amount of CS as Gangplank. Champions who typically don't take much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The most important items to focus on in your Trundle versus Gangplank build include Thornmail, Blade of The Ruined King, and Titanic Hydra. When Trundle incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better when facing Gangplank than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Trundle boasted an average winrate of 55.0% when playing against Gangplank with this build.

To have the best chance of annihilating Gangplank as Trundle, Trundle players should use the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Approach Velocity, and Magical Footwear runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players chose for Trundle vs Gangplank matchups, this combination of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 55.0% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Gangplank as Trundle are given for all skill levels, merged. If you would like to filter the statistics and builds to a distinct player tier, you may use the selection menu located earlier on the page.