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Qiyana with Gangplank

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How to Synergize Qiyana and Gangplank

based on 485 Qiyana with Gangplank pairs
Win Rate
42.1 %
K/D/A
2.06
Pick Rate
1 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We download the results of from millions of League matches straight from Riot Games each week. Qiyana has gone into battle with Gangplank in 485 recent, ranked games. By pooling so much great data directly from the hosts of League of Legends, we are totally sure that we can present to you high quality, insightful builds to help Qiyana play with Gangplank. It is very rare for Qiyana to play alongside Gangplank as teammates. This has only happened in approximately 1.0% of games with Qiyana.

Qiyana Gangplank Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Qiyana does a terrible job of teaming up with Gangplank. Typically, she wins a dismal 42.1% of rounds the champs fight alongside one another. If you want to do better as Qiyana when playing with Gangplank by figuring out how to better synergize your strategy with him, then dig into the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Qiyana vs Gangplank Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsLong Sword

Core Qiyana Items

~22 Mins
Youmuu's GhostbladeSerylda's GrudgeAxiom Arc

Optional Items

Profane HydraOpportunity

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Qiyana to level upq
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Second ability for Qiyana to level upw
>
Last skill for Qiyana to max oute

Runes

DominationElectrocuteSudden ImpactEyeball CollectionTreasure Hunter
PrecisionPresence of MindLast Stand
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Qiyana's passive ability p
Qiyana's q ability q
Qiyana's w ability w
Qiyana's e ability e
Qiyana's ultimate ability r
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W
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Q
3
E
4
Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Synergizing Qiyana and Gangplank

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.

Qiyana Gangplank Synergy Stats

Qiyana Image
Win Rate
42.1 %
VS
Win Rate
57.9 %
Gangplank Image
8.1
< Kills >
8.4
6.9
< Deaths >
6.9
6.1
< Assists >
5.9
1.85
< Killing Sprees >
1.91
146
< Minions Killed >
148
0.24
< Dragons Killed >
0.2
0.38
< Inhibitors >
0.37
19,580
< Physical Damage >
20,176
1,868
< Magic Damage >
1,860
948
< True Damage >
947
22,397
< Damage Dealt >
22,983
24,880
< Damage Taken >
24,375
12,192
< Gold Earned >
12,279
1.47
< Towers >
1.53
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
3,713
< Total Healing >
3,437
14,142
< Experience >
14,086
18
< Vision Score >
18
7
< Wards Placed >
7
102
< Time Dealing CC >
103

How to Play with Gangplank as Qiyana in LoL

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

Overall, Qiyana sees a very large drop in her KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Gangplank. His KDA went down from NaN to NaN. This fall shows that Gangplank helps Qiyana perform worse in competitive League of Legends matches. Yet, the small difference indicates that this performance change is only marginal.

When Qiyana is paired with Gangplank, she observes a small decrease in her full damage dealt. This may signal that Gangplank doesn't help protection for her to deal more damage or that his allyship also helps increase the match's duration. Similarly, when Qiyana is played alongside Gangplank on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when she plays without Gangplank. This is contrasting evidence that she is worse when playing with Gangplank.

Moreover, when Qiyana plays with Gangplank on the same team, she often receives a little more damage than when she plays alone. Receiving more damage could indicate that Gangplank does a poor job of covering Qiyana during teamfights.

Synergies between Qiyana and Gangplank

Damage Types Compared

Qiyana
Gangplank
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Qiyana
Gangplank

Is Qiyana better when played alongside Gangplank?

There is no universally accepted best champion pairing for Qiyana that will no matter what be her best teammate. However, Gangplank is a very bad ally for Qiyana. By locking into the same team as Qiyana, he drops their win rate by -5.7% to 42.1%. This shows that there is a very bad synergy between Qiyana and Gangplank that results in them performing worse together than without each other.

Gangplank has a greater difficulty than Qiyana. That means Qiyana players should be cautious when arranging Gangplank teammates to fight alongside, as they will need a greater level of skill to play well with you.

Playing on the same side, Qiyana players will likely witness an overall large increase in your team’s capability to to do a lot of AP damage. Together, these champions can blast through enemies with magic damage.

Although, by pairing Qiyana and Gangplank together, you probably will not be granting your side much sustained damage output. We recommend you bring other champs on your team that offsets this relative hole in their capabilities.

Regardless of your Gangplank ally's skill level, you should focus on increasing your income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and taking down objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you will do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Qiyana Players

How We Calculated Our Qiyana Gangplank Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Qiyana and Gangplank, we analyzed 485 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 Qiyana 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.

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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing

To truly master Qiyana in order to synergize with Gangplank during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League matches, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you mind the build and stats shown above, you should grow your win rate by a lot.

The ideal finished items to have in your Qiyana and Gangplank synergy build include Youmuu's Ghostblade, Serylda's Grudge, and Axiom Arc. When Qiyana incorporated at least these three items in her build, she did much better when fighting alongside Gangplank than with most other common builds. In fact, Qiyana had an average win rate of 42.1% helping carry Gangplank with this build.

To have the greatest likelihood of annihilating your oponents, Qiyana players should equip the Electrocute, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Last Stand, and Presence of Mind runes from the Domination and Precision rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players picked for Qiyana and Gangplank pairings, this combo of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 42.1% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to pair Gangplank with Qiyana are given for every ranked division. If you would like to scope the statistics and builds to a particular rank, you may use the selection menu earlier on the page.