Background Image
How to Synergize Gragas with Gangplank on the Same TeamGragas is in the a tier of champions

Gragas with Gangplank

How to Win With Gragas and Gangplank Paired TogetherGragas is in the a tier of champions
FighterMage
Fighter

How to Synergize Gragas and Gangplank

based on 741 Gragas with Gangplank pairs
Win Rate
50.6 %
K/D/A
2.29
Pick Rate
1.1 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

Our servers download the stats from from millions of League games straight from Riot Games each week. Gragas has been on the same team as Gangplank in 741 recent, ranked matches. By accumulating so much relevant data straight from the hosts of League of Legends, we feel confident that we can give you high-quality, insightful builds to help Gragas synergize with Gangplank. It is very rare for Gragas to play alongside Gangplank as teammates. This has only occurred in approx. 1.1% of games with Gragas.

Gragas Gangplank Synergy Summary

Gragas does a ok job of playing alongside Gangplank. Normally, he wins an acceptable 50.6% of games the champions fight alongside one another. If you want to maximize your potential as Gragas when playing with Gangplank by figuring out how to better synergize your strategy with him, then review the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Gragas vs Gangplank Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsHextech Alternator

Core Gragas Items

~22 Mins
Lich BaneShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapHextech RocketbeltLuden's CompanionZhonya's Hourglass

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Gragas to level upq
>
Second ability for Gragas to level upe
>
Last skill for Gragas to max outw

Runes

DominationDark HarvestSudden ImpactEyeball CollectionTreasure Hunter
SorceryTranscendenceWaterwalking
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Gragas's passive ability p
Gragas's q ability q
Gragas's w ability w
Gragas's e ability e
Gragas's ultimate ability r
1
E
2
W
3
Q
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
E
9
Q
10
E
11
R
12
E
13
E
14
W
15
W
16
R

Guide to Synergizing Gragas and Gangplank

Tips for Playing as Gragas with Gangplank

Try to knock enemies back into your towers with Explosive Cask.

Try to combo Body Slam with Explosive Cask to set up kills for your team.

The damage reduction from Drunken Rage is applied when you start drinking, try to use it when you see damage coming your way.

Advice to Understand How Gangplank Will Play

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.

Gragas Gangplank Synergy Stats

Gragas Image
Win Rate
50.6 %
VS
Win Rate
49.4 %
Gangplank Image
6.2
< Kills >
5.9
6.2
< Deaths >
5.8
8
< Assists >
7.2
1.4
< Killing Sprees >
1.36
80
< Minions Killed >
109
0.86
< Dragons Killed >
0.59
0.42
< Inhibitors >
0.38
1,405
< Physical Damage >
1,474
18,272
< Magic Damage >
18,364
783
< True Damage >
641
20,461
< Damage Dealt >
20,480
32,120
< Damage Taken >
29,773
11,552
< Gold Earned >
11,274
1.42
< Towers >
1.47
0.2
< Baron Takedowns >
0.14
14,153
< Total Healing >
12,331
14,010
< Experience >
14,035
25
< Vision Score >
21
9
< Wards Placed >
8
418
< Time Dealing CC >
414

How to Play with Gangplank as Gragas in LoL

The Gragas Gangplank synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Gangplank, compared to his overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how his gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.

Overall, Gragas sees a large worsening in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Gangplank. His KDA decreased from NaN to NaN. This negative change shows that Gangplank helps Gragas perform not as well in ranked League games. Yet, the small difference shows that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Gragas is paired with Gangplank, he gets a small decrease in his total damage output. This difference could demonstrate that Gangplank doesn't help cover for him to dish out more damage or that his participation also helps increase the match's duration. Similarly, when Gragas is played with Gangplank on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing with Gangplank.

Additionally, when Gragas plays with Gangplank on the same side, he typically receives more damage than when he plays alone. Getting dealt more damage may indicate that Gangplank does a poor job of protecting Gragas in teamfights.

Synergies between Gragas and Gangplank

Damage Types Compared

Gragas
Gangplank
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Gragas
Gangplank

Is Gragas better when played alongside Gangplank?

There is no perfect ally for Gragas that will no matter what be his ideal teammate. However, overall, Gangplank is a decent companion for Gragas. By playing on the same team as Gragas, he improves their win rate by 2.7% to 50.6%. This shows that there is a somewhat important bond between Gragas and Gangplank that results in them performing at the top of their game together than alone.

Gangplank has a much greater difficulty compared to Gragas. That means Gragas players must be careful when finding Gangplank teammates to go into battle on the same side as, as they will need a much greater level of skill to be able to cooperate well with you.

Fighting alongside, Gragas players will likely observe an overall large increase in your team’s capability to tank a lot of damage. Combined, these two might be able to provide enough cover for their team's carries.

Conversely, by aligning Gragas and Gangplank together, you probably will not be granting your team enough crowd control. We recommend you pick other champions on your team that nullifies this gap in their kit.

Regardless of the skill of your Gangplank ally, you should focus on maximizing your gold income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and taking down objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you will do well anyway.

Additional Information for Gragas Players

How We Calculated Our Gragas Gangplank Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Gragas and Gangplank, we analyzed 741 ranked and recent League of Legends matches. We perform advanced data cleaning and statistical methods to guarantee that our team synergy stats are accurate and reliable. You can be confident that our recommended build to pair Gragas with Gangplank comes from actual data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view your division's most relevant stats and build.

Other Useful Resources

Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing

If you would like to truly master Gragas in order to synergize with Gangplank during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends games, you should continue reading to master additional tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and stats presented above, you will increase your win rate by a lot.

The best finished items to get in your Gragas and Gangplank synergy build include Lich Bane, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Gragas bought at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better when fighting alongside Gangplank than with most other common item sets. In fact, Gragas boasted an average winrate of 50.6% helping carry Gangplank with these items in his kit.

To have the highest likelihood of vanquishing your oponents, Gragas players should equip the Dark Harvest, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Transcendence, and Waterwalking runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the runes players picked for this champion pairing, this sequence of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 50.6% win rate overall.

If you need to get Gragas with Gangplank synergy tips and builds for a a distinct division, feel free to choose one from the selection menu shown above. By default, the statistics and guides shown are computed using all matches completed with both champions.