Gangplank with Sona
How to Synergize Gangplank and Sona
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Gangplank Sona Synergy Summary
Best Gangplank vs Sona Counter Build
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Guide to Synergizing Gangplank and Sona
Tips for Playing as Gangplank with Sona
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 Sona Will Play
Make sure to tag your allies while Sona's auras are active, but avoid getting caught out by enemies.
Save Crescendo for the game-altering moment.
Well-timed uses of Aria of Perseverance will grant you maximum survivability.
Gangplank Sona Synergy Stats
How to Play with Sona as Gangplank in LoL
The Gangplank Sona synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Sona, 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 Sona. His KDA fell from NaN to NaN. This negative change shows that Sona helps Gangplank perform poorer in ranked LoL rounds. Yet, the small difference demonstrates that this performance change is only marginal.
When Gangplank is an ally to Sona, he gets a little decrease in his full damage output. This difference could demonstrate that Sona does not provide protection for him to dish out more damage or that her allyship also helps increase the match's duration. Similarly, when Gangplank is played together with Sona on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays without Sona. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing with Sona.
Additionally, when Gangplank plays with Sona on the same team, he on average receives a little less damage than when he fights alone. Taking not as much damage could mean that Sona does a decent job of protecting Gangplank in team fights.
Synergies between Gangplank and Sona
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Is Gangplank better when played alongside Sona?
There is no perfect synergy for Gangplank that will always be his ideal teammate. However, overall, Sona is a very typical companion for Gangplank. By playing on the same team as Gangplank, she has no effect on their win rate by 0.0% to 48.6%. This clearly indicates that there is not really a strong strategic relationship between Gangplank and Sona that results in them performing at the same level together than alone.
Sona has a much lower diffuclty than Gangplank. That means you don't need to be very careful when finding Sona allies to play with, as they will have to have a much lower level of skill to be able to cooperate well with you.
Playing alongside, you should see an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to support your allies. When paired, these champs will help their other teammates secure a victory.
Although, by pairing Gangplank and Sona together, you probably will not be giving your team enough tankyness. We recommend you pick other champions on your team that neutralizes this relative hole in their kit.
Regardless of your Sona ally's skill level, you need to focus on maximizing your gold income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and clearing objectives. If you do this, you will do well, regardless.
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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing
To truly master Gangplank in order to synergize with Sona during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League rounds, you should keep reading to master some more tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and suggestions shown here, you will grow your win rate by a lot.
The most crucial items to build first in your Gangplank and Sona synergy build include Lord Dominik's Regards, Navori Quickblades, and The Collector. When Gangplank used at least these three great items in his build, he performed significantly better as an ally of Sona than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Gangplank had an average win rate of 48.6% helping carry Sona with these items in his kit.
To have the best likelihood of crushing your oponents, Gangplank players should equip the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Bone Plating, and Overgrowth runes from the Inspiration and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the runes players used for Gangplank and Sona pairings, this composite of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 48.6% winrate overall.
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