Gangplank with Zac
How to Synergize Gangplank and Zac
based on 1,172 Gangplank with Zac pairsHow We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL
Gangplank Zac Synergy Summary
Best Gangplank vs Zac Counter Build
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Guide to Synergizing Gangplank and Zac
Tips for Playing as Gangplank with Zac
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 Zac Will Play
Picking up goo chunks is very important to staying alive.
When Cell Division is ready, try to die in a position that makes it difficult for the enemy team to kill your bloblets.
Charging Elastic Slingshot from the fog of war will give opponents less time to react.
Gangplank Zac Synergy Stats
How to Play with Zac as Gangplank in LoL
The Gangplank Zac synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Zac, 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 Zac. His KDA went down from NaN to NaN. This worsening shows that Zac helps Gangplank perform poorer in competitive League rounds. Yet, the small difference shows that this performance change is not very impactful.
When Gangplank is paired with Zac, he observes a small increase in his complete damage dealt. This difference could signal that Zac provides cover for him to dish out more damage or that his allyship also helps increase the match's duration. Similarly, when Gangplank is played with Zac on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing with Zac.
Additionally, when Gangplank plays with Zac on the same side, he often takes a little less damage than when he fights alone. Receiving not as much damage could mean that Zac does a decent job of protecting Gangplank during team fights.
Synergies between Gangplank and Zac
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Is Gangplank better when played alongside Zac?
There is no ideal ally for Gangplank that will no matter what be his #1 teammate. However, overall, Zac is a pretty good companion for Gangplank. By being on the same side as Gangplank, he raises their win rate by 2.5% to 51.1%. This shows that there is pretty good synergy between Gangplank and Zac that allows them to perform stronger together than alone.
Zac has a lower difficulty than Gangplank. That means Gangplank players don't need to be cautious when arranging Zac teammates to fight alongside, as they will have to have a lower level of skill to fight well with you.
Working together, you should expect to observe an overall large increase in your team’s ability to to cover for your other teammates. Combined, these two will be a great protective duo.
Conversely, by aligning Gangplank and Zac together, you will not be providing your other allies enough utility. Make sure to include other champions on your team that fills this hole in this pairing's playstyle.
Regardless of your Zac ally's skill level, you should focus on maximizing your income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and clearing objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you should do well, regardless.
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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing
If you would like to truly master Gangplank to work well with Zac during both the laning and mid / late game phases of LoL, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and tips shown here, you will grow your win rate by a lot.
The best finished items to use in your Gangplank and Zac synergy build consist of Essence Reaver, Navori Quickblades, and The Collector. When Gangplank bought at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better when fighting alongside Zac than with many other common item sets. In fact, Gangplank had an average winrate of 51.1% helping carry Zac with this build.
To have the greatest likelihood of vanquishing your oponents, you should equip the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Future's Market, Cosmic Insight, Bone Plating, and Overgrowth runes from the Inspiration and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the runes we have analyed for Gangplank and Zac pairings, this combo of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 51.1% winrate overall.
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