Gangplank with Blitzcrank
How to Synergize Gangplank and Blitzcrank
based on 2,110 Gangplank with Blitzcrank pairsHow We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL
Gangplank Blitzcrank Synergy Summary
Best Gangplank vs Blitzcrank Counter Build
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Guide to Synergizing Gangplank and Blitzcrank
Tips for Playing as Gangplank with Blitzcrank
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 Blitzcrank Will Play
Using Blitzcrank's grab to pull an enemy into your tower range followed by a Power Fist will allow the tower to get several hits on them.
The 1-2-3 combo of Rocket Grab, Power Fist, and Static Field can devastate an individual opponent.
Gangplank Blitzcrank Synergy Stats
How to Play with Blitzcrank as Gangplank in LoL
The Gangplank Blitzcrank synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Blitzcrank, 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 very large drop in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Blitzcrank. His KDA went down from NaN to NaN. This fall shows that Blitzcrank helps Gangplank perform poorer in ranked LoL rounds. Yet, the small difference demonstrates that this performance change is only marginal.
When Gangplank is paired with Blitzcrank, he observes a little increase in his total damage dealt. This change may signal that Blitzcrank supports by providing protection for him to deal more damage or that his presence on the team also helps extend the game's duration. Similarly, when Gangplank is played together with Blitzcrank on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays without Blitzcrank. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing synergisticly with Blitzcrank.
Additionally, when Gangplank plays with Blitzcrank on the same team, he often takes a little less damage than when he fights alone. Receiving not as much damage may mean that Blitzcrank does a decent job of protecting Gangplank during team fights.
Synergies between Gangplank and Blitzcrank
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Is Gangplank better when played alongside Blitzcrank?
There is no one best champion pairing for Gangplank that will no matter what be his ideal synergy. Yet, overall, Blitzcrank is a great companion for Gangplank. By locking into the same side as Gangplank, he improves their win rate by 3.9% to 52.5%. This shows that there is a very strong strategic relationship between Gangplank and Blitzcrank that results in them performing at the top of their game together than alone.
Blitzcrank has a much lower diffuclty than Gangplank. That means Gangplank players don't need to be cautious when enlisting Blitzcrank teammates to play with, as they will require a much lower level of skill to be able to cooperate well with you.
When playing cooperatively, Gangplank players should expect to witness an overall large increase in your team’s ability to to cover for your other teammates. Together, these two might be able to provide enough cover for their team's carries.
In contrast, by aligning Gangplank and Blitzcrank together, you probably will not be granting your other teammates a great deal of magical damage output. We recommend you pick other champions on your team that neutralizes this relative hole in their potential.
Regardless of the ability of your Blitzcrank ally, you should focus on increasing your income, outlasting your enemies, 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
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Gangplank to pair well with Blitzcrank during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends matches, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and tips presented above, you should increase your win rate by a lot.
The most important items to have in your Gangplank and Blitzcrank synergy build include Lord Dominik's Regards, Bloodthirster, and The Collector. When Gangplank used at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better when paired up with Blitzcrank than with most other typical builds. In fact, Gangplank boasted an average win rate of 52.5% when playing alongside Blitzcrank with these items in his kit.
To have the greatest probability of annihilating 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 runes that we analyzed for this team composition, this sequence of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 52.5% win rate overall.
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