Gangplank with Azir
How to Synergize Gangplank and Azir
based on 806 Gangplank with Azir pairsHow We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL
Gangplank Azir Synergy Summary
Best Gangplank vs Azir Counter Build
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Guide to Synergizing Gangplank and Azir
Tips for Playing as Gangplank with Azir
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.
Advice to Understand How Azir Will Play
Be a bird!
In the lane, try to position your soldiers between the enemy's minions and the enemy champion. This way you can use them both to last hit and to project threat onto your lane opponent.
Be careful about putting down both of the soldiers stored by Arise! Unless you're going all-in, always have a soldier in your back pocket if you need to escape over a wall or if you misposition your other soldier and need damage now.
Think of Emperor's Divide as a defensive ability first and foremost. Use it when the enemy engages on you or your allies. Remember that your team can walk through the soldiers summoned by Emperor's Divide and use this to your advantage when enemy melee champions engage on you.
Gangplank Azir Synergy Stats
How to Play with Azir as Gangplank in LoL
The Gangplank Azir synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Azir, compared to his overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how his gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.
Overall, Gangplank sees a large worsening in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Azir. His KDA went down from NaN to NaN. This drop shows that Azir helps Gangplank perform worse in ranked League matches. Yet, the small difference proves that this performance change is only marginal.
When Gangplank tries to synergize with Azir, he sees a small increase in his complete damage dealt. This may demonstrate that Azir supports by providing protection for him to deal more damage or that his allyship also helps increase the match's duration. Similarly, when Gangplank is played together with Azir on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays without Azir. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing alongside Azir.
Moreover, when Gangplank plays with Azir on the same side, he usually receives a little more damage than when he plays alone. Taking more damage may indicate that Azir does a poor job of protecting Gangplank in teamfights.
Synergies between Gangplank and Azir
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Is Gangplank better when played alongside Azir?
There is no ideal synergy for Gangplank that will 100% of the time be his #1 synergy. However, Azir is a very typical companion for Gangplank. By being on the same side as Gangplank, he lowers their win rate by -0.3% to 48.3%. This clearly indicates that there is only a small bond between Gangplank and Azir that allows them to perform worse together than alone.
Azir has a lower difficulty than Gangplank. That means you don't need to be cautious when finding Azir teammates to play with, as they will have to have a lower level of skill to fight well with you.
When playing on the same side, Gangplank players will likely see an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to destroy wih physical damage. Combined, these champions should be able to take down targets with auto-attacks and other AD damage abilities.
Although, by bringing Gangplank and Azir together, you will not be granting your side a great deal of support. We recommend you bring other champions on your team that nullifies this gap in this pairing's potential.
Regardless of your Azir ally's ability, you should focus on increasing your income, warding to avoid ambushes, and taking down objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you will do well, regardless.
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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing
To learn all of the intricacies of Gangplank to pair well with Azir during both the lane and mid / late game phases of LoL matches, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this champion pairing. If you mind the build and stats displayed above, you will increase your win rate by a lot.
The ideal finished items to include in your Gangplank and Azir synergy build include Essence Reaver, Navori Quickblades, and The Collector. When Gangplank combined at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better as an ally of Azir than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Gangplank boasted an average winrate of 48.3% helping carry Azir with this build.
To have the greatest likelihood of beating your oponents, Gangplank players should equip the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Future's Market, Cosmic Insight, Bone Plating, and Overgrowth runes from the Inspiration and Resolve rune sets. Of all the runes we have analyed for this champion pairing, this combo of runes yielded the top win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 48.3% win rate overall.
By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to synergize Azir with Gangplank are shown for all skill levels combined. If you want to narrow the statistics and builds to an individual rank, you can use the selection menu located earlier on the page.