Diana vs Gangplank
How to Beat Gangplank as Diana
based on 2,203 Diana vs Gangplank matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Diana vs Gangplank Matchup Summary
Best Diana vs Gangplank Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Gangplank as Diana
Tips for Playing as Diana against Gangplank
Use Moonfall and Lunar Rush to stay on targets and activate Moonsilver Blade for extra damage.
Consider when to cast Lunar Rush without Moonlight and when to wait for another Crescent Strike.
Landing Crescent Strike is critically important, but don't be afraid to miss. The cooldown is short and the mana cost is low.
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!
Diana vs Gangplank Counter Stats
How to Counter Gangplank with Diana in LoL
The stat comparisons provided here emphasize some strategic Diana against Gangplank matchup stats that can help you appreciate the differences between these two champions. As an example, Diana’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Gangplank’s ratio of NaN, showing that Diana may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Gangplank..
Diana normally has a slightly larger longest kill spree than her counter does. On average, she receives a similar amount of damage to Gangplank. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also show that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to escape further damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Diana and Gangplank
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Who is Better, Diana or Gangplank?
Both League champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Diana usually wins when taking on Gangplank, with a 51.1% win rate. Therefore, Diana makes a good counter for Gangplank.
While Diana does have a higher winrate than Gangplank, when facing one another, Diana also has a much lower learning curve that makes her a less difficult champion to develop with. You should be careful when picking Diana into Gangplank.
Moreover, Diana has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Gangplank. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Diana vs Gangplank matchups, Diana is the better champ with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.
Diana is a decent counter to Gangplank. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on increasing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Diana against Gangplank.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Diana in order to counter Gangplank during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions displayed here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Diana most often racks up less CS as Gangplank. Champs who typically don't get much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values displayed on this page to do well.
The top items to have in your Diana versus Gangplank build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Lich Bane, and Stormsurge. When Diana combined at least these three pieces in her build, she performed much better when fighting Gangplank than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Diana had an average winrate of 51.1% when countering Gangplank with these items in her kit.
To have the best chance of annihilating Gangplank as Diana, you should equip the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Magical Footwear, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune combinations we have analyed for Diana vs Gangplank fights, this blending of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 51.1% winrate overall.
By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Gangplank as Diana are given for all skill levels combined. If you want to narrow the statistics and builds to an individual rank, you may use the selection menu earlier on the page.