Zyra vs Gangplank
How to Beat Gangplank as Zyra
based on 2,317 Zyra vs Gangplank matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Zyra vs Gangplank Matchup Summary
Best Zyra vs Gangplank Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Gangplank as Zyra
Tips for Playing as Zyra against Gangplank
Seeds grant vision to your team.
Placing a seed in your spell's path after you have cast it gives you the best chance of having a seed in the proper spot.
Zyra is a great ambusher - look for opportunities to set a trap of seeds in brush, then lure enemies in.
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!
Zyra vs Gangplank Counter Stats
How to Counter Gangplank with Zyra in LoL
The stats shown here feature some vital Zyra vs. Gangplank matchup stats that can help you interpret the differences and similarities between this pair of champs. As an example, Zyra’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Gangplank’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Zyra may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Gangplank. This observation is in large part caused by the differences in assists.
Zyra often has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than her foe does. Typically, she takes less damage than Gangplank. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also show that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Zyra and Gangplank
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Who is Better, Zyra or Gangplank?
Both League champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Zyra usually wins when facing off against Gangplank, with a 55.2% win rate. Therefore, Zyra makes a fantastic counter for Gangplank.
While Zyra does have a much higher win rate compared to Gangplank, when they face off with one another, Zyra also has a lower level of difficulty that makes her a less challenging champ to pick up and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Zyra into Gangplankas her relative depth means you may not be able to unleash her full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Furthermore, Zyra has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Gangplank. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Zyra vs Gangplank matchups, Zyra 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 late stage team fights.
Zyra is a great counter for Gangplank. Focus your tactics on increasing your CS and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Zyra against Gangplank.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Zyra in order to counter Gangplank during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and tips displayed here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Zyra typically racks up a lot less CS as Gangplank. Champions who on average don't take many minion kills often don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers displayed here to do well.
The best items to focus on in your Zyra versus Gangplank build include Rylai's Crystal Scepter, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Liandry's Torment. When Zyra included at least these three items in her build, she performed much better countering Gangplank than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Zyra boasted an average winrate of 55.2% battling Gangplank with this counter build.
To have the highest likelihood of defeating Gangplank as Zyra, Zyra players should use the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Taste of Blood, and Relentless Hunter runes from the Sorcery and Domination rune sets. Of all the runes we have analyed for Zyra vs Gangplank face-offs, this mix of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 55.2% winrate overall.
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