Hecarim with Gangplank
How to Synergize Hecarim and Gangplank
based on 1,323 Hecarim with Gangplank pairsHow We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL
Hecarim Gangplank Synergy Summary
Best Hecarim vs Gangplank Counter Build
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Guide to Synergizing Hecarim and Gangplank
Tips for Playing as Hecarim with Gangplank
Devastating Charge deals more damage based on the distance traveled. Try using Onslaught of Shadows or Summoner Spells such as Ghost or Flash to maximize this damage.
Spirit of Dread restores Health when nearby enemies take damage, including damage dealt by allies. Cast this during a large fight to maximize Hecarim's survivability.
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.
Hecarim Gangplank Synergy Stats
How to Play with Gangplank as Hecarim in LoL
The Hecarim 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, Hecarim sees a very large drop in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Gangplank. His KDA worsened from NaN to NaN. This decrease shows that Gangplank helps Hecarim perform poorer in competitive League games. Yet, the small difference demonstrates that this performance change is only marginal.
When Hecarim is an ally to Gangplank, he gets a little increase in his total damage dealt. This could indicate that Gangplank provides cover for him to deal more damage or that his presence also helps extend the round's duration. Similarly, when Hecarim is played together with Gangplank 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 synergisticly with Gangplank.
Additionally, when Hecarim plays with Gangplank on the same side, he usually receives a little more damage than when he plays alone. Getting dealt more damage could mean that Gangplank does a poor job of covering Hecarim in teamfights.
Synergies between Hecarim and Gangplank
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Is Hecarim better when played alongside Gangplank?
There is no top champion pairing for Hecarim that will 100% of the time be his ideal synergy. Yet, Gangplank is a very typical companion for Hecarim. By locking into the same side as Hecarim, he improves their win rate by 0.1% to 48.6%. This signals that there is only a small bond between Hecarim and Gangplank that results in them performing better together than without each other.
Gangplank has a greater difficulty than Hecarim. That means Hecarim players need to be very careful when lining up Gangplank allies to fight alongside, as they will require a greater level of skill to be able to do well with you.
Playing on the same side, Hecarim players will likely observe an overall large increase in your team’s capability to deal physical damage. When paired, these champs should be able to take down targets with auto-attacks and other AD damage abilities.
Although, by aligning Hecarim and Gangplank together, you may not be granting your other teammates enough support. Plan to include other champions on your team that neutralizes this relative disparity in this pairing's playstyle.
Regardless of your Gangplank ally's ability, you need to focus on maximizing your gold income, warding to avoid ambushes, and taking down objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you should do well anyway.
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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing
If you would like to truly master Hecarim to synergize with Gangplank during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League matches, you should continue reading to master a few extra tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you mind the build and suggestions presented here, you will increase your win rate by a lot.
The top items to have in your Hecarim and Gangplank synergy build consist of Spear of Shojin, Sundered Sky, and Eclipse. When Hecarim included at least these three finished items in his build, he performed much better when paired up with Gangplank than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Hecarim had an average win rate of 48.6% helping carry Gangplank with this build.
To have the best chance of annihilating your oponents, you should equip the Phase Rush, Nimbus Cloak, Celerity, Waterwalking, Legend: Tenacity, and Triumph runes from the Sorcery and Precision rune sets. Of all the rune sets players chose for this team composition, this order of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 48.6% winrate overall.
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