Zilean vs Gangplank
How to Beat Gangplank as Zilean
based on 625 Zilean vs Gangplank matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Zilean vs Gangplank Matchup Summary
Best Zilean vs Gangplank Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Gangplank as Zilean
Tips for Playing as Zilean against Gangplank
Time Warp is an effective way to enable allies to finish off enemies, or escape from a losing battle.
Chronoshift is a powerful deterrent to attacking your carries, but casting Chronoshift too early in a fight can cause the enemy to switch targets too soon, making it less effective.
You can combine the use of Time Bomb and Rewind to place two Time Bombs on a target quickly. Placing the second bomb will detonate the first and stun all nearby enemies.
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!
Zilean vs Gangplank Counter Stats
How to Counter Gangplank with Zilean in LoL
The stats provided here clarify some vital Zilean against Gangplank matchup stats that may help you explain the distinctions between this pair of champions. For instance, Zilean’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Gangplank’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Zilean may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Gangplank. This observation is largely fueled by the differences in assists.
Zilean often has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than his opponent does. Typically, he receives less damage than Gangplank. This commonly reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also show that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to escape further damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Zilean and Gangplank
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Who is Better, Zilean or Gangplank?
Both League of Legends champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Zilean usually loses when taking on Gangplank, with a 48.6% win rate. Therefore, Zilean makes a poor counter for Gangplank.
While Zilean does have a lower win rate compared to Gangplank, when facing one another, Zilean also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less time consuming character to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Zilean into Gangplank.
Furthermore, Zilean has a great 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 is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Zilean vs Gangplank matchups, Gangplank is the better champion with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.
Zilean is a somewhat poor counter to Gangplank. You will do well by focussing your strategy on increasing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Zilean against Gangplank.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Zilean to counter Gangplank during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions presented here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Zilean often accumulates a lot less CS compared to Gangplank. Champions who on average don't take much CS often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values displayed here to do well.
The most crucial items to focus on in your Zilean versus Gangplank build include Shurelya's Battlesong, Solstice Sleigh, and Imperial Mandate. When Zilean bought at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better when fighting Gangplank than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Zilean had an average winrate of 48.6% when countering Gangplank with this build.
To have the best chance of coming out on top against Gangplank as Zilean, Zilean players should use the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Waterwalking, Cheap Shot, and Relentless Hunter runes from the Sorcery and Domination rune sets. Of all the runes players picked for Zilean vs Gangplank LoL games, this order of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 48.6% win rate overall.
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