Galio with Gangplank
How to Synergize Galio and Gangplank
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Galio Gangplank Synergy Summary
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Guide to Synergizing Galio and Gangplank
Tips for Playing as Galio with Gangplank
You can release Shield of Durand even while crowd controlled.
You can use the minimap ally icons to cast Hero's Entrance.
You can use the step back from Justice Punch to dodge enemy spells.
Advice to Understand How Gangplank Will Play
Try placing Cannon Barrage on the path of escape to cut off fleeing enemies.
Parrrley applies On Hit effects like Frozen Mallet or Black Cleaver.
Paying attention to low-health enemies on the map can land you a surprise kill with Cannon Barrage.
Galio Gangplank Synergy Stats
How to Play with Gangplank as Galio in LoL
The Galio Gangplank synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Gangplank, compared to his overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how his gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.
Overall, Galio sees a large worsening in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Gangplank. His KDA worsened from NaN to NaN. This drop shows that Gangplank helps Galio perform not as well in ranked League games. Yet, the small difference demonstrates that this performance change is not very impactful.
When Galio tries to synergize with Gangplank, he sees a small decrease in his full damage output. This could indicate that Gangplank doesn't help protection for him to dish out more damage or that his support also helps extend the game's duration. Similarly, when Galio is played alongside Gangplank on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing synergisticly with Gangplank.
Moreover, when Galio plays with Gangplank on the same side, he typically receives a little more damage than when he fights alone. Receiving more damage may mean that Gangplank does a poor job of protecting Galio during team fights.
Synergies between Galio and Gangplank
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Is Galio better when played alongside Gangplank?
There is no top champion pairing for Galio that will always be his best synergy. However, overall, Gangplank is a very typical teammate for Galio. By playing on the same team as Galio, he increases their win rate by 0.8% to 51.4%. This clearly indicates that there is a weak synergy between Galio and Gangplank that allows them to perform stronger together than without each other.
Gangplank has a much greater difficulty compared to Galio. That means you must be careful when finding Gangplank teammates to fight alongside, as they will require a much greater level of skill to be able to do well with you.
Playing cooperatively, Galio players should expect to see an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to soak up damage. When paired, these champs will be a great protective duo.
Although, by bringing Galio and Gangplank together, you may not be giving your other allies a lot of anti-tank damage dealing potential. We recommend you bring other champs on your team that neutralizes this relative disparity in this pairing's kit.
Regardless of the skill of your Gangplank ally, you should focus on increasing your gold income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and taking down objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you will do well anyway.
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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing
To learn all of the intricacies of Galio to work well with Gangplank during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends rounds, you should continue reading to gather some more tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you use the build and stats shown here, you will increase your win rate by a lot.
The best finished items to build first in your Galio and Gangplank synergy build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Galio bought at least these three items in his build, he did much better as an ally of Gangplank than with most other typical builds. In fact, Galio boasted an average win rate of 51.4% helping carry Gangplank with these items in his kit.
To have the greatest probability of coming out on top against your oponents, you should equip the Electrocute, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Nimbus Cloak, and Scorch runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the runes players chose for Galio and Gangplank pairings, this mixture of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 51.4% win rate overall.
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