Gangplank with Viktor
How to Synergize Gangplank and Viktor
based on 721 Gangplank with Viktor pairsHow We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL
Gangplank Viktor Synergy Summary
Best Gangplank vs Viktor Counter Build
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Guide to Synergizing Gangplank and Viktor
Tips for Playing as Gangplank with Viktor
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 Viktor Will Play
Make sure you choose the right augment at the right time.
Death Ray is a powerful poke and a strong area of denial tool. Use it in combination with Gravity Field to control your enemy's position.
Gangplank Viktor Synergy Stats
How to Play with Viktor as Gangplank in LoL
The Gangplank Viktor synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Viktor, 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 Viktor. His KDA decreased from NaN to NaN. This fall shows that Viktor helps Gangplank perform poorer in ranked League games. Yet, the small difference indicates that this performance change is only marginal.
When Gangplank is paired with Viktor, he sees a little decrease in his total damage output. This change may indicate that Viktor does not support by providing cover for him to deal more damage or that his allyship also helps extend the game's duration. Similarly, when Gangplank is played with Viktor 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 Viktor.
Additionally, when Gangplank plays with Viktor on the same side, he usually receives a little more damage than when he fights alone. Getting dealt more damage may mean that Viktor does a poor job of protecting Gangplank in teamfights.
Synergies between Gangplank and Viktor
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Is Gangplank better when played alongside Viktor?
There is no ideal synergy for Gangplank that will no matter what be his top teammate. However, overall, Viktor is a below average ally for Gangplank. By locking into the same team as Gangplank, he decreases their win rate by -2.7% to 45.9%. This proves that there is a negative bond between Gangplank and Viktor that results in them performing worse together than alone.
Viktor has a lower difficulty than Gangplank. That means Gangplank players don't need to be cautious when arranging Viktor comrades to go into battle on the same side as, as they will need a relatively low level of skill to fight well with you.
When playing together, you will likely see an overall large increase in your team’s capability to deal magic damage. When paired, these champions can blast through enemies with magic damage.
Although, by pairing Gangplank and Viktor together, you will not be granting your other allies enough crowd control. Plan to include other champs on your team that offsets this hole in this pairing's playstyle.
Regardless of your Viktor ally's ability, you should focus on increasing your income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and taking down objectives. If you do this, you will do well, regardless.
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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Gangplank in order to pair well with Viktor during both the laning and mid / late game phases of LoL, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you use the build and tips shown above, you should grow your win rate significantly.
The most crucial finished items to use in your Gangplank and Viktor synergy build include Lord Dominik's Regards, Navori Quickblades, and The Collector. When Gangplank bought at least these three finished items in his build, he did significantly better when paired up with Viktor than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Gangplank boasted an average win rate of 45.9% helping carry Viktor with this build.
To have the best likelihood of annihilating your oponents, Gangplank players should take 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 we have analyed for this champion pairing, this combo of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 45.9% winrate overall.
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