Anivia vs Gangplank
How to Beat Gangplank as Anivia
based on 802 Anivia vs Gangplank matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Anivia vs Gangplank Matchup Summary
Best Anivia vs Gangplank Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Gangplank as Anivia
Tips for Playing as Anivia against Gangplank
Timing Flash Frost with Frostbite can lead to devastating combinations.
It can be very difficult for enemy champions to kill her egg early in game. Seize the advantage by playing aggressively.
Anivia is extremely reliant on Mana for Glacial Storm. Try getting items with Mana or going for a Crest of the Ancient Golem buff on Summoner's Rift.
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!
Anivia vs Gangplank Counter Stats
How to Counter Gangplank with Anivia in LoL
The stat comparisons shown on this page clarify some significant Anivia vs. Gangplank matchup statistics that may help you appreciate the differences between this set of champions. For instance, Anivia’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Gangplank’s ratio of NaN, showing that Anivia may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Gangplank..
Anivia usually has a similar longest killing spree as her enemy does. Commonly, she takes a similar amount of damage to Gangplank. This typically indicates differing health capacities, yet it can also show that the champ with higher health has less mobility and thus is unable to escape further harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Anivia and Gangplank
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Who is Better, Anivia or Gangplank?
Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Anivia usually wins when playing against Gangplank, with a 56.1% win rate. Therefore, Anivia makes a fantastic counter to Gangplank.
While Anivia does have a much higher winrate than Gangplank, when they face off with one another, Anivia also has a greater level of difficulty that makes her a more complex character to learn and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Anivia into Gangplankas her relative depth means you may not be able to reach her full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.
Additionally, Anivia also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Gangplank. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Anivia vs Gangplank matchups, Anivia is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.
Anivia is a great counter to Gangplank. Make sure you focus your tactics on increasing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Anivia against Gangplank.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Anivia in order to counter Gangplank during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions shown above, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Anivia on average racks up a similar amount of CS as Gangplank. Champs who on average don't take much CS typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers displayed here to do well.
The ideal items to have in your Anivia versus Gangplank build include Seraph's Embrace, Malignance, and Rod of Ages. When Anivia used at least these three items in her build, she did much better countering Gangplank than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Anivia had an average winrate of 56.1% when countering Gangplank with these items in her kit.
To have the highest probability of coming out on top against Gangplank as Anivia, Anivia players should use the Electrocute, Cheap Shot, Eyeball Collection, Relentless Hunter, Presence of Mind, and Coup de Grace runes from the Domination and Precision rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations we have analyed for Anivia vs Gangplank clashes, this set of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 56.1% winrate overall.
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