Gangplank with Vex
How to Synergize Gangplank and Vex
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Gangplank Vex Synergy Summary
Best Gangplank vs Vex Counter Build
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Guide to Synergizing Gangplank and Vex
Tips for Playing as Gangplank with Vex
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.
Gangplank Vex Synergy Stats
How to Play with Vex as Gangplank in LoL
The Gangplank Vex synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Vex, 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 Vex. His KDA decreased from NaN to NaN. This decrease shows that Vex helps Gangplank perform not as well in competitive League rounds. Yet, the small difference shows that this performance change is not very impactful.
When Gangplank plays on the same team as Vex, he sees a little drop in his complete damage output. This change may signal that Vex does not provide cover for him to deal more damage or that their presence also helps extend the game's duration. Similarly, when Gangplank is played together with Vex on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing synergisticly with Vex.
Additionally, when Gangplank plays with Vex on the same team, he on average takes a little more damage than when he plays alone. Taking more damage may indicate that Vex does a poor job of protecting Gangplank in team fights.
Synergies between Gangplank and Vex
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Is Gangplank better when played alongside Vex?
There is no top synergy for Gangplank that will 100% of the time be his top synergy. Yet, overall, Vex is a below average companion for Gangplank. By playing on the same side as Gangplank, they decreases their win rate by -2.5% to 46.1%. This demonstrates that there is a harmful bond between Gangplank and Vex that allows them to perform worse together than without each other.
Vex has a much lower diffuclty than Gangplank. That means you don't need to be cautious when finding Vex comrades to play with, as they will need a much lower level of skill to be able to cooperate well with you.
When playing alongside, Gangplank players should expect to see an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to deal 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 Vex together, you probably will not be providing your other allies very much magic damage. Make sure to bring other champs on your team that fills this hole in their abilities.
Regardless of your Vex ally's skill level, you need to focus on maximizing your gold income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and clearing objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, 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 synergize with Vex during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends games, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and tips shown above, you will increase your win rate significantly.
The ideal items to have in your Gangplank and Vex synergy build include Bloodthirster, Essence Reaver, and Navori Quickblades. When Gangplank combined at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better when fighting alongside Vex than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Gangplank boasted an average winrate of 46.1% when synergizing his build and playstyle to Vex with this build.
To have the highest probability 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. Of all the rune sets we have analyed for Gangplank and Vex pairings, this composite of runes yielded the top win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 46.1% win rate overall.
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