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Gangplank with Elise

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How to Synergize Gangplank and Elise

based on 491 Gangplank with Elise pairs
Win Rate
47 %
K/D/A
2.02
Pick Rate
0.9 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We take in data from from millions of LoL rounds straight from Riot Games each week. Gangplank has been on the same team as Elise in 491 recently played, ranked matches. By gathering so much relevant data from the makers of League, we have complete confidence that we can provide you with robust, insightful builds to help Gangplank play with Elise. It is very rare for Gangplank to play with Elise as allies. This pairing has only taken place in approximately 0.9% of rounds with Gangplank.

Gangplank Elise Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Gangplank has done a below average job of playing alongside Elise. Typically, he wins a lowly 47.0% of games the champions appear on the same team. If you want to win more matches as Gangplank when playing alongside Elise by figuring out how to better synergize your gameplay with her, then check out the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Gangplank vs Elise Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordRefillable Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordSheen

Core Gangplank Items

~22 Mins
Essence ReaverNavori QuickbladesThe Collector

Optional Items

Trinity ForceLord Dominik's RegardsBloodthirster

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Gangplank to level upq
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Second ability for Gangplank to level upe
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Last skill for Gangplank to max outw

Runes

InspirationFirst StrikeMagical FootwearFuture's MarketCosmic Insight
ResolveBone PlatingOvergrowth
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Gangplank's passive ability p
Gangplank's q ability q
Gangplank's w ability w
Gangplank's e ability e
Gangplank's ultimate ability r
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E
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Q
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Synergizing Gangplank and Elise

Tips for Playing as Gangplank with Elise

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 Elise Will Play

Spider Form is most effective at finishing off enemies with low health; Human Form's Neurotoxin does more damage to healthy foes.

Elise's Spider Form and Spider Form abilities do not cost mana and can be prioritized when you are trying to conserve mana.

When in Spider Form, Spiderlings will attack the target that Elise uses Venomous Bite on.

Gangplank Elise Synergy Stats

Gangplank Image
Win Rate
47 %
VS
Win Rate
53 %
Elise Image
6.2
< Kills >
6.3
6.2
< Deaths >
6.2
6.3
< Assists >
6.5
1.43
< Killing Sprees >
1.46
200
< Minions Killed >
196
0.1
< Dragons Killed >
0.12
0.38
< Inhibitors >
0.43
16,756
< Physical Damage >
16,659
3,823
< Magic Damage >
3,873
4,628
< True Damage >
4,634
25,208
< Damage Dealt >
25,167
25,980
< Damage Taken >
26,246
13,937
< Gold Earned >
13,961
2.02
< Towers >
2.11
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
6,821
< Total Healing >
6,949
15,799
< Experience >
15,891
17
< Vision Score >
17
9
< Wards Placed >
8
311
< Time Dealing CC >
313

How to Play with Elise as Gangplank in LoL

The Gangplank Elise synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Elise, 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 Elise. His KDA worsened from NaN to NaN. This decrease shows that Elise helps Gangplank perform not as well in ranked League of Legends rounds. Yet, the small difference indicates that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Gangplank is paired with Elise, he sees a small increase in his total damage dealt. This could demonstrate that Elise helps provide cover for him to deal more damage or that her support also helps extend the game's duration. Similarly, when Gangplank is played alongside Elise on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays without Elise. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing synergisticly with Elise.

Additionally, when Gangplank plays with Elise on the same team, he often takes a little less damage than when he plays alone. Receiving not as much damage may mean that Elise does a decent job of covering Gangplank during team fights.

Synergies between Gangplank and Elise

Damage Types Compared

Gangplank
Elise
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Gangplank
Elise

Is Gangplank better when played alongside Elise?

There is no top synergy for Gangplank that will always be his #1 teammate. Yet, overall, Elise is a relatively poor teammate for Gangplank. By being on the same team as Gangplank, she drops their win rate by -1.6% to 47.0%. This signals that there is a harmful synergy between Gangplank and Elise that allows them to perform not as well together than without each other.

Elise has a lower difficulty than Gangplank. That means you don't need to be cautious when enlisting Elise teammates to play with, as they will have to have a lower level of skill to be able to play well with you.

Playing cooperatively, you should expect to observe an overall large increase in your team’s ability to dish out massive AD. Combined, these champs should be able to take down targets with auto-attacks and other AD damage abilities.

Conversely, by bringing Gangplank and Elise together, you probably will not be providing your other teammates a lot of utility. We recommend you pick other champions on your team that nullifies this gap in this pairing's capabilities.

Regardless of the ability of your Elise teammate, you should focus on increasing your gold income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and taking down objectives. If you do this, you should do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Gangplank Players

How We Calculated Our Gangplank Elise Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Gangplank and Elise, we analyzed 491 ranked and recent League of Legends matches. We perform advanced data cleaning and statistical methods to guarantee that our team synergy stats are accurate and reliable. You can be confident that our recommended build to pair Gangplank with Elise comes from actual data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view your division's most relevant stats and build.

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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 Elise during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends games, you should continue reading to pick up additional tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you mind the build and tips shown here, you will increase your win rate significantly.

The best items to have in your Gangplank and Elise synergy build include Essence Reaver, Navori Quickblades, and The Collector. When Gangplank combined at least these three items in his build, he did much better when paired up with Elise than with many other typical builds. In fact, Gangplank had an average winrate of 47.0% when synergizing his build and playstyle to Elise with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest probability of coming out on top against your oponents, you 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 rune builds players chose for this team composition, this mix of runes yielded the top win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 47.0% win rate overall.

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