Xerath vs Gangplank
How to Beat Gangplank as Xerath
based on 2,137 Xerath vs Gangplank matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Xerath vs Gangplank Matchup Summary
Best Xerath vs Gangplank Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Gangplank as Xerath
Tips for Playing as Xerath against Gangplank
If you stun an enemy with Shocking Orb, follow up with a guaranteed center hit on Eye of Destruction.
It's easier to land Arcanopulse on an enemy when they're moving toward or away from you, rather than side to side.
Eye of Destruction will make landing Arcanopulse easier as the target will be slowed.
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!
Xerath vs Gangplank Counter Stats
How to Counter Gangplank with Xerath in LoL
The stat comparisons provided here feature several influential Xerath vs. Gangplank matchup statistics that may help you distinguish the differences between the two. As an example, Xerath’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Gangplank’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Xerath may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Gangplank..
Xerath typically has a similar longest kill spree as his matchup does. Commonly, he receives less damage than Gangplank. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, but it can also indicate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from additional damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Xerath and Gangplank
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Who is Better, Xerath or Gangplank?
Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Xerath usually wins when trying to fight Gangplank, with a 53.5% win rate. Therefore, Xerath makes a great counter for Gangplank.
While Xerath does have a higher win rate than Gangplank, when they face off with one another, Xerath also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less complex character to pick up and master. You should be be fine when picking Xerath into Gangplankas his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.
Additionally, Xerath also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Gangplank. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Xerath vs Gangplank matchups, Xerath 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 late stage team fights.
Xerath is a great counter to Gangplank. Make sure you focus your tactics on maximizing your CS and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Xerath against Gangplank.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Xerath in order to counter Gangplank during both the laning 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 mind the build and suggestions shown above, you should increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Xerath typically racks up less CS compared to Gangplank. Champs who on average don't acquire many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values displayed here to do well.
The best items to have in your Xerath versus Gangplank build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Stormsurge, and Luden's Companion. When Xerath bought at least these three items in his build, he did much better countering Gangplank than with most other common builds. In fact, Xerath boasted an average win rate of 53.5% when countering Gangplank with these items in his kit.
To have the best likelihood of beating Gangplank as Xerath, Xerath players should use the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Manaflow Band, and Scorch runes from the Inspiration and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune builds we have analyed for Xerath vs Gangplank clashes, this blending of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 53.5% win rate overall.
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