Gangplank with Lucian
How to Synergize Gangplank and Lucian
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Gangplank Lucian Synergy Summary
Best Gangplank vs Lucian Counter Build
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Guide to Synergizing Gangplank and Lucian
Tips for Playing as Gangplank with Lucian
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 Lucian Will Play
For optimal burst, try to combine Relentless Pursuit into Piercing Light.
Ardent Blaze actually explodes in a star pattern. Try to line it up so the spokes hit enemy champions.
Because of Lightslinger, Lucian benefits more from Attack Damage than he does from Attack Speed.
Once you have chosen an angle for The Culling, you cannot change it. Pick your moment well!
Gangplank Lucian Synergy Stats
How to Play with Lucian as Gangplank in LoL
The Gangplank Lucian synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Lucian, 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 Lucian. His KDA went down from NaN to NaN. This negative change shows that Lucian helps Gangplank perform worse in competitive LoL rounds. Yet, the small difference shows that this performance change is not very impactful.
When Gangplank is an ally to Lucian, he observes a little increase in his complete damage output. This difference could signal that Lucian provides protection for him to deal more damage or that his presence on the team also helps increase the round's duration. Similarly, when Gangplank is played with Lucian on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays without Lucian. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing alongside Lucian.
Additionally, when Gangplank plays with Lucian on the same team, he on average takes a little less damage than when he plays alone. Taking not as much damage may indicate that Lucian does a decent job of covering Gangplank during teamfights.
Synergies between Gangplank and Lucian
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Is Gangplank better when played alongside Lucian?
There is no top ally for Gangplank that will no matter what be his best synergy. Yet, Lucian is a very typical companion for Gangplank. By being on the same side as Gangplank, he lowers their win rate by -1.0% to 47.6%. This signals that there is only a small strategic relationship between Gangplank and Lucian that results in them performing not as well together than without each other.
Lucian has a much lower diffuclty than Gangplank. That means Gangplank players don't need to be cautious when arranging Lucian comrades to fight alongside, as they will need a much lower level of skill to be able to fight well with you.
Fighting alongside, Gangplank players will likely observe an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to destroy wih physical damage. When paired, these champs can tear through the other team with a lot of physcial damage.
In contrast, by bringing Gangplank and Lucian together, you may not be giving your side a great deal of utility. Plan to pick other champions on your team that fills this relative disparity in their potential.
Regardless of your Lucian ally's skill level, you should focus on maximizing your income, outlasting your enemies, and taking down objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you should do well, regardless.
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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing
To learn all of the intricacies of Gangplank to synergize with Lucian during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends rounds, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this champion pairing. If you use the build and stats presented above, you will grow your win rate significantly.
The most crucial items to build first in your Gangplank and Lucian synergy build include Essence Reaver, Immortal Shieldbow, and The Collector. When Gangplank used at least these three great items in his build, he performed much better when paired up with Lucian than with most other common item sets. In fact, Gangplank had an average win rate of 47.6% when synergizing his build and playstyle to Lucian with these items in his kit.
To have the greatest probability of annihilating your oponents, Gangplank players should take 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 combinations players picked for Gangplank and Lucian pairings, this combination of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 47.6% winrate overall.
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