Gangplank with Jarvan IV
How to Synergize Gangplank and Jarvan IV
based on 785 Gangplank with Jarvan IV pairsHow We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL
Gangplank Jarvan IV Synergy Summary
Best Gangplank vs Jarvan IV Counter Build
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Guide to Synergizing Gangplank and Jarvan IV
Tips for Playing as Gangplank with Jarvan IV
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 Jarvan IV Will Play
Use Demacian Standard as a scouting tool when worried about incoming enemies.
You can use the Dragon Strike / Demacian Standard combo to get out of your own Cataclysm arenas.
Split your basic attacks on different champions at the beginning of fights to maximize damage.
Gangplank Jarvan IV Synergy Stats
How to Play with Jarvan IV as Gangplank in LoL
The Gangplank Jarvan IV synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Jarvan IV, 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 Jarvan IV. His KDA fell from NaN to NaN. This worsening shows that Jarvan IV helps Gangplank perform worse in competitive League games. Yet, the small difference shows that this performance change is not very impactful.
When Gangplank is an ally to Jarvan IV, he sees a little increase in his full damage dealt. This could signal that Jarvan IV supports by providing protection for him to dish out more damage or that his presence on the team also helps extend the match's duration. Similarly, when Gangplank is played with Jarvan IV 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 Jarvan IV.
Moreover, when Gangplank plays with Jarvan IV on the same team, he usually receives a little less damage than when he plays alone. Taking not as much damage could indicate that Jarvan IV does a decent job of covering Gangplank in teamfights.
Synergies between Gangplank and Jarvan IV
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Is Gangplank better when played alongside Jarvan IV?
There is no universally accepted best champion pairing for Gangplank that will always be his #1 synergy. However, overall, Jarvan IV is a not very good ally for Gangplank. By locking into the same side as Gangplank, he drops their win rate by -1.8% to 46.8%. This demonstrates that there is a negative strategic relationship between Gangplank and Jarvan IV that allows them to perform not as well together than without each other.
Jarvan IV has a much lower diffuclty than Gangplank. That means you don't need to be cautious when finding Jarvan IV teammates to play with, as they will require a much lower level of skill to work well with you.
When playing cooperatively, Gangplank players should expect to observe an overall large increase in your team’s capability to to cover for your other teammates. Together, these champions might be able to provide enough cover for their team's carries.
Although, by aligning Gangplank and Jarvan IV together, you probably will not be giving your other allies enough magic damage. Plan to have other champions on your team that nullifies this relative disparity in their abilities.
Regardless of your Jarvan IV ally's ability, you should focus on increasing your income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and clearing 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 Gangplank to work well with Jarvan IV during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League games, you should keep reading to master some more lessons on this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and tips presented here, you should grow your win rate significantly.
The best items to have in your Gangplank and Jarvan IV synergy build consist of Bloodthirster, Essence Reaver, and Navori Quickblades. When Gangplank combined at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better when fighting alongside Jarvan IV than with most other common item sets. In fact, Gangplank had an average winrate of 46.8% when playing alongside Jarvan IV with these items in his kit.
To have the greatest probability of beating your oponents, you should take the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Bone Plating, and Overgrowth runes from the Inspiration and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune combinations we have analyed for this team composition, this set of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 46.8% winrate overall.
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