Gangplank with Thresh
How to Synergize Gangplank and Thresh
based on 2,227 Gangplank with Thresh pairsHow We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL
Gangplank Thresh Synergy Summary
Best Gangplank vs Thresh Counter Build
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Guide to Synergizing Gangplank and Thresh
Tips for Playing as Gangplank with Thresh
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 Thresh Will Play
Communication is key when making use of Thresh's lantern. Let your teammates know how you like to use it.
Death Sentence and Flay can be combined in either cast order for powerful combinations.
Thresh can collect souls without needing to kill units himself. Planning your map position to be near the most deaths will help to maximize soul collection.
Gangplank Thresh Synergy Stats
How to Play with Thresh as Gangplank in LoL
The Gangplank Thresh synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Thresh, 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 Thresh. His KDA fell from NaN to NaN. This fall shows that Thresh helps Gangplank perform worse in competitive League matches. Yet, the small difference proves that this performance change is only marginal.
When Gangplank tries to synergize with Thresh, he sees a marginal improvement in his full damage output. This change could signal that Thresh helps provide cover for him to dish out more damage or that his support also helps extend the round's duration. Similarly, when Gangplank is played with Thresh on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing with Thresh.
Additionally, when Gangplank plays with Thresh on the same side, he on average receives a little less damage than when he plays alone. Taking not as much damage could indicate that Thresh does a decent job of covering Gangplank in teamfights.
Synergies between Gangplank and Thresh
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Is Gangplank better when played alongside Thresh?
There is no ideal ally for Gangplank that will 100% of the time be his ideal synergy. However, Thresh is a very typical ally for Gangplank. By locking into the same side as Gangplank, he decreases their win rate by -0.4% to 48.2%. This clearly indicates that there is a weak bond between Gangplank and Thresh that results in them performing worse together than alone.
Thresh has a lower difficulty than Gangplank. That means you don't need to be cautious when lining up Thresh allies to go into battle on the same side as, as they will require a lower level of skill to be able to do well with you.
Playing cooperatively, Gangplank players should observe an overall large increase in your team’s ability to dish out massive AD. Together, these champs can provide a great amount of sustained physical damage.
Conversely, by aligning Gangplank and Thresh together, you will not be granting your team much magic damage. We recommend you include other champions on your team that offsets this relative disparity in their potential.
Regardless of the skill of your Thresh ally, you need to focus on maximizing your gold income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and taking down objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, 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 work well with Thresh during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League, you should keep reading to pick up additional tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and stats displayed here, you will increase your win rate significantly.
The most crucial finished items to include in your Gangplank and Thresh synergy build include Bloodthirster, Navori Quickblades, and The Collector. When Gangplank combined at least these three finished items in his build, he performed a lot better when fighting alongside Thresh than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Gangplank had an average win rate of 48.2% helping carry Thresh with these items in his kit.
To have the best probability of annihilating your oponents, you 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 builds that we analyzed for this team composition, this mix of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 48.2% win rate overall.
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