Gangplank with Kalista
How to Synergize Gangplank and Kalista
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Gangplank Kalista Synergy Summary
Best Gangplank vs Kalista Counter Build
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Guide to Synergizing Gangplank and Kalista
Tips for Playing as Gangplank with Kalista
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 Kalista Will Play
Rend is a valuable last hitting aid, since its cooldown resets if it kills a target.
Entering a move order once to trigger Martial Poise will not clear Kalista's basic attack target.
Due to her passive, Kalista's Move Speed is effectively increased by Attack Speed.
Gangplank Kalista Synergy Stats
How to Play with Kalista as Gangplank in LoL
The Gangplank Kalista synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Kalista, 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 Kalista. His KDA went down from NaN to NaN. This negative change shows that Kalista helps Gangplank perform not as well in competitive LoL games. Yet, the small difference indicates that this performance change is not very impactful.
When Gangplank tries to synergize with Kalista, he observes a little decrease in his total damage output. This may signal that Kalista does not support by providing protection for him to deal more damage or that her presence on the team also helps extend the round's duration. Similarly, when Gangplank is played with Kalista on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing alongside Kalista.
Moreover, when Gangplank plays with Kalista on the same side, he typically takes a little less damage than when he fights alone. Getting dealt not as much damage may mean that Kalista does a decent job of covering Gangplank in teamfights.
Synergies between Gangplank and Kalista
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Is Gangplank better when played alongside Kalista?
There is no ideal ally for Gangplank that will 100% of the time be his top teammate. Yet, overall, Kalista is a good ally for Gangplank. By locking into the same team as Gangplank, she raises their win rate by 2.4% to 51.0%. This demonstrates that there is a somewhat important strategic relationship between Gangplank and Kalista that allows them to perform at the top of their game together than without each other.
Kalista has a lower difficulty than Gangplank. That means Gangplank players don't need to be careful when enlisting Kalista teammates to go into battle on the same side as, as they will require a lower level of skill to work well with you.
Fighting together, you will likely observe an overall large increase in your team’s ability to destroy wih physical damage. When paired, these champs should be able to take down targets with auto-attacks and other AD damage abilities.
In contrast, by grouping Gangplank and Kalista together, you may not be granting your side much support. Plan to include other champs on your team that nullifies this gap in their playstyle.
Regardless of your Kalista ally's ability, you need to focus on maximizing your gold 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 Kalista during both the laning and mid / late game phases of LoL matches, you should continue reading to learn additional tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and tips presented above, you will increase your win rate significantly.
The most crucial finished items to focus on in your Gangplank and Kalista synergy build consist of Lord Dominik's Regards, Essence Reaver, and The Collector. When Gangplank included at least these three great items in his build, he did much better when fighting alongside Kalista than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Gangplank boasted an average win rate of 51.0% when playing alongside Kalista with these items in his kit.
To have the highest probability of vanquishing your oponents, Gangplank players should use 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 players chose for this team composition, this order of runes yielded the top win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 51.0% win rate overall.
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