Xerath with Gangplank
How to Synergize Xerath and Gangplank
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Xerath Gangplank Synergy Summary
Best Xerath vs Gangplank Counter Build
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Guide to Synergizing Xerath and Gangplank
Tips for Playing as Xerath with Gangplank
If you stun an enemy with Shocking Orb, follow up with a guaranteed center hit on Eye of Destruction.
It's easier to land Arcanopulse on an enemy when they're moving toward or away from you, rather than side to side.
Eye of Destruction will make landing Arcanopulse easier as the target will be slowed.
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.
Xerath Gangplank Synergy Stats
How to Play with Gangplank as Xerath in LoL
The Xerath 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, Xerath 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 drop shows that Gangplank helps Xerath perform worse in ranked League games. Yet, the small difference indicates that this performance change is only marginal.
When Xerath is an ally to Gangplank, he sees a small increase in his complete damage output. This may demonstrate that Gangplank supports by providing protection for him to deal more damage or that his presence on the team also helps extend the match's duration. Similarly, when Xerath is played together with Gangplank on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing with Gangplank.
Moreover, when Xerath plays with Gangplank on the same team, he typically takes a little more damage than when he fights alone. Receiving more damage could indicate that Gangplank does a poor job of covering Xerath during team fights.
Synergies between Xerath and Gangplank
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Is Xerath better when played alongside Gangplank?
There is no universally accepted best ally for Xerath that will no matter what be his ideal ally. Yet, overall, Gangplank is a not very good ally for Xerath. By locking into the same side as Xerath, he drops their win rate by -2.8% to 47.8%. This shows that there is a bad bond between Xerath and Gangplank that allows them to perform not as well together than without each other.
Gangplank has a greater difficulty than Xerath. That means you need to be cautious when enlisting Gangplank teammates to go into battle on the same side as, as they will have to have a greater level of skill to be able to play well with you.
When playing cooperatively, you will likely witness an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to deal magic damage. When paired, these champions are able to dish out a surprising amount of magic type damage.
In contrast, by bringing Xerath and Gangplank together, you will not be granting your side a lot of utility. Make sure to include other champions on your team that neutralizes this gap in this pairing's potential.
Regardless of your Gangplank ally's ability, you should focus on increasing your gold income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and taking down objectives. If you do this, you will do well anyway.
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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Xerath to pair well with Gangplank during both the early game and mid / late game phases of LoL, you should keep reading to master a few extra tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and stats presented above, you will increase your win rate significantly.
The most crucial items to build first in your Xerath and Gangplank synergy build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Horizon Focus, and Luden's Companion. When Xerath incorporated at least these three items in his build, he performed much better when fighting alongside Gangplank than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Xerath boasted an average winrate of 47.8% when playing alongside Gangplank with this build.
To have the greatest chance of defeating your oponents, you should take the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Manaflow Band, and Scorch runes from the Inspiration and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players chose for this champion pairing, this composite of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 47.8% win rate overall.
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