Gangplank with Zilean
How to Synergize Gangplank and Zilean
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Gangplank Zilean Synergy Summary
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Guide to Synergizing Gangplank and Zilean
Tips for Playing as Gangplank with Zilean
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 Zilean Will Play
Time Warp is an effective way to enable allies to finish off enemies, or escape from a losing battle.
Chronoshift is a powerful deterrent to attacking your carries, but casting Chronoshift too early in a fight can cause the enemy to switch targets too soon, making it less effective.
You can combine the use of Time Bomb and Rewind to place two Time Bombs on a target quickly. Placing the second bomb will detonate the first and stun all nearby enemies.
Gangplank Zilean Synergy Stats
How to Play with Zilean as Gangplank in LoL
The Gangplank Zilean synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Zilean, 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 Zilean. His KDA worsened from NaN to NaN. This drop shows that Zilean helps Gangplank perform worse in competitive League of Legends matches. Yet, the small difference proves that this performance change is not very impactful.
When Gangplank is an ally to Zilean, he gets a marginal improvement in his full damage dealt. This difference may signal that Zilean provides cover for him to deal more damage or that his presence on the team also helps increase the round's duration. Similarly, when Gangplank is played together with Zilean 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 Zilean.
Additionally, when Gangplank plays with Zilean on the same team, he on average receives a little more damage than when he plays alone. Receiving more damage could indicate that Zilean does a poor job of protecting Gangplank during team fights.
Synergies between Gangplank and Zilean
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Is Gangplank better when played alongside Zilean?
There is no one best companion for Gangplank that will no matter what be his ideal ally. However, overall, Zilean is a not very good companion for Gangplank. By playing on the same team as Gangplank, he decreases their win rate by -1.4% to 47.2%. This shows that there is a negative bond between Gangplank and Zilean that allows them to perform worse together than alone.
Zilean has a much lower diffuclty than Gangplank. That means Gangplank players don't need to be cautious when arranging Zilean comrades to fight alongside, as they will require a much lower level of skill to work well with you.
When playing on the same side, you should witness an overall large increase in your team’s ability to deal magical damage. When paired, these champions can blast through enemies with magic damage.
In contrast, by pairing Gangplank and Zilean together, you may not be granting your side enough anti-tank damage dealing potential. We recommend you have other champions on your team that helps cover this gap in their playstyle.
Regardless of the ability of your Zilean teammate, you need to focus on increasing 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
If you would like to truly master Gangplank in order to synergize with Zilean during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League rounds, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you use the build and tips shown here, you will grow your win rate significantly.
The most crucial items to focus on in your Gangplank and Zilean synergy build include Lord Dominik's Regards, Navori Quickblades, and The Collector. When Gangplank included at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better when fighting alongside Zilean than with most other common builds. In fact, Gangplank boasted an average win rate of 47.2% helping carry Zilean with these items in his kit.
To have the greatest likelihood of vanquishing your oponents, you should use the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Future's Market, Cosmic Insight, Bone Plating, and Overgrowth runes from the Inspiration and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune sets players chose for Gangplank and Zilean pairings, this combination of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 47.2% winrate overall.
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