Gangplank with Bard
How to Synergize Gangplank and Bard
based on 1,604 Gangplank with Bard pairsHow We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL
Gangplank Bard Synergy Summary
Best Gangplank vs Bard Counter Build
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Guide to Synergizing Gangplank and Bard
Tips for Playing as Gangplank with Bard
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 Bard Will Play
Don't forget that enemies can also use your Magical Journey doorways, and that your ultimate can also hit your allies!
Let your Caretaker's Shrines charge up - they heal for a lot more when at full power.
It's important to collect chimes to improve your meep's attacks, but don't neglect your lane partner! Try to make a big entrance by bringing an ally into the lane with you with Magical Journey.
Gangplank Bard Synergy Stats
How to Play with Bard as Gangplank in LoL
The Gangplank Bard synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Bard, 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 Bard. His KDA went down from NaN to NaN. This decrease shows that Bard helps Gangplank perform not as well in competitive League matches. Yet, the small difference indicates that this performance change is only marginal.
When Gangplank is an ally to Bard, he gets a small increase in his complete damage dealt. This change may demonstrate that Bard provides cover for him to deal more damage or that his allyship also helps extend the match's duration. Similarly, when Gangplank is played with Bard on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing alongside Bard.
Additionally, when Gangplank plays with Bard on the same side, he on average takes a little less damage than when he fights alone. Receiving not as much damage could mean that Bard does a decent job of protecting Gangplank in teamfights.
Synergies between Gangplank and Bard
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Is Gangplank better when played alongside Bard?
There is no ideal ally for Gangplank that will no matter what be his best synergy. Yet, Bard is a top-tier teammate for Gangplank. By playing on the same team as Gangplank, he improves their win rate by 3.1% to 51.7%. This proves that there is a very strong strategic relationship between Gangplank and Bard that allows them to perform at the top of their game together than alone.
Bard has a lower difficulty than Gangplank. That means you don't need to be very careful when arranging Bard teammates to go into battle on the same side as, as they will need a relatively low level of skill to be able to do well with you.
Playing together, you will likely see an overall large increase in your team’s capability to deal physical damage. Combined, these champions should be able to take down targets with auto-attacks and other AD damage abilities.
In contrast, by pairing Gangplank and Bard together, you may not be giving your team enough magic damage. We recommend you pick other champions on your team that neutralizes this relative disparity in their kit.
Regardless of your Bard ally's ability, you should focus on maximizing your income, warding to avoid ambushes, and taking down objectives. If you do this, you will do well, regardless.
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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing
To truly master Gangplank to pair well with Bard during both the early game and mid / late game phases of LoL, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and suggestions displayed above, you should increase your win rate significantly.
The most crucial items to have in your Gangplank and Bard synergy build include Bloodthirster, Essence Reaver, and The Collector. When Gangplank included at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better when fighting alongside Bard than with many other common item sets. In fact, Gangplank had an average winrate of 51.7% helping carry Bard with this build.
To have the greatest chance of vanquishing your oponents, Gangplank players should equip the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Taste of Blood, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Inspiration and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune builds that we analyzed for this team composition, this blending of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 51.7% win rate overall.
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