Ahri vs Gangplank
How to Beat Gangplank as Ahri
based on 1,577 Ahri vs Gangplank matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Ahri vs Gangplank Matchup Summary
Best Ahri vs Gangplank Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Gangplank as Ahri
Tips for Playing as Ahri against Gangplank
Initiate team fights using Charm, and chase down stragglers with Spirit Rush.
Spirit Rush enables Ahri's abilities, it opens up paths for Charm, helps double hitting with Orb of Deception, and closes to make use of Fox-Fire.
Use Charm to set up your combos, it will make landing Orb of Deception and Fox-Fire dramatically easier.
Advice to Win Against Gangplank
Parrrley deals a high amount of physical damage. Items that grant Armor can help if an enemy Gangplank is doing well.
Once Gangplank reaches level 6, watch out for his global-range ultimate, Cannon Barrage!
Ahri vs Gangplank Counter Stats
How to Counter Gangplank with Ahri in LoL
The stats provided here highlight several vital Ahri vs. Gangplank matchup statistics that may help you understand the distinctions between the pair. For instance, Ahri’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Gangplank’s ratio of NaN, showing that Ahri may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Gangplank..
Ahri normally has a similar longest killing spree as her enemy does. On average, she takes less damage than Gangplank. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, but it can also illustrate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from further harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Ahri and Gangplank
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Who is Better, Ahri or Gangplank?
Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Ahri usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Gangplank, with a 49.4% win rate. Therefore, Ahri makes an ok counter for Gangplank.
While Ahri does have a lower win rate compared to Gangplank, when they face off with one another, Ahri also has a much lower difficulty level that makes her a less difficult champion to develop with. You should be careful when picking Ahri into Gangplank.
Additionally, Ahri also has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Gangplank. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Ahri vs Gangplank matchups, Gangplank is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.
Ahri is a somewhat poor counter for Gangplank. Make sure you focus your play on keeping up your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Ahri against Gangplank.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Ahri in order to counter Gangplank during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and stats displayed above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Ahri most often accumulates a similar amount of CS compared to Gangplank. Champs who on average don't acquire much CS usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values displayed on this page to do well.
The best items to prioritize in your Ahri versus Gangplank build include Malignance, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Ahri used at least these three items in her build, she performed much better countering Gangplank than with most other typical builds. In fact, Ahri had an average win rate of 49.4% when playing against Gangplank with these items in her kit.
To have the greatest likelihood of crushing Gangplank as Ahri, you should take the Electrocute, Taste of Blood, Eyeball Collection, Ultimate Hunter, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Domination and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune sets we have analyed for Ahri vs Gangplank fights, this blending of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 49.4% winrate overall.
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